East Devon District Council has a new Council Plan, which together with its Transformation Strategy, sets out how it aims to improve its service delivery by working towards four priorities that will ensure East Devon continues to be an outstanding place to live, work, visit and enjoy.
Each part of the Plan, which covers the period 2016-2020, has a role to play in a joined-up approach that will provide better service delivery.
However, the priorities also focus on how the council will ensure successful end results across all its responsibilities, such as housing, planning,...
Never one to get carried away in victory or defeat, Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter remained level-headed after seeing his side slip to a second successive Aviva Premiership defeat.
Sale Sharks maintained their unbeaten home record this season by inflicting a 23-17 loss on their rivals from Devon at the AJ Bell Stadium.
Johnny Leota, Nev Edwards and Mike Haley all crossed for first half tries as the Sharks stormed into a 17-0 lead at the break. The Chiefs, however, were much improved after the interval and countered with converted scores of their own through Jack...
Painting the sunny beaches of Perth, Western Australia, or the changeable scenery of Devon?
For Devon Artist Network painter Julie Dunster, there is no contest - and she is celebrating her return home with her first solo art exhibition in this country, at the Boston Tea Party in Honiton from 27 February to 7 May 2016.
The exhibition will feature original oil paintings produced through sketches and photographs on location and completed in her Mid Devon studio. Julie captures the season’s differences, whether depicting avocets at tide’s out in deserted Dawlish Warren, or the...
A third (33 per cent) of South West parents want their children to have professional careers, a poll from Action for Children has revealed with two thirds (65 per cent) wanting their children to go to university once their compulsory education is completed.
The results are from a survey of over 2000 parents across the UK, with the South West subsample showing that the second most popular sector behind professional was public services (11.7 per cent).
A further sub sample, of parents who think their children will struggle to get a job in the area they want them to work in,...
Greg Hancock returned to the UK in 2012 after many years overseas and quickly established himself as a regular performer on the music scene in Exeter and the surrounding region.
He has been writing his own songs ever since he first picked up a guitar at the age of ten. He always tries to find innovative and surprising new song structures and to avoid musical and lyrical cliches.
His songs deal with a wide range of topics – from love-gone-wrong and personal emotions to topical issues and current affairs but all share an unusual, slightly skewed view of the world and...
Alzheimer’s Society has launched the UK’s largest research trial of support for carers of people with dementia.
Nine in 10 carers for people with dementia experience feelings of stress or anxiety several times a week – and a further 80% find it difficult to talk about the emotional impact of caring, finds an Alzheimer’s Society survey.
Alzheimer’s Society and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are launching Caring For Me and You – a research trial that will test tailored online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and support specifically designed to help carers find ways of...
The huge success of Exeter community energy group’s recent call for investment will make possible some significant new renewable energy projects in the region.
Stephens Scown has advised Exeter Community Energy on a range of projects, including the installation of solar panels on the roofs of buildings across the city in 2015, at Wonford Community Centre, Exeter Central Library, Great Moor House and Shillingford Organics.
With four projects under their belt, Exeter Community Energy will not be stopping any time soon. There are five projects in the pipeline which, together...
Famed for their love of cake and classical quartet repertoire, a group of dedicated young musicians formed the Kruger Quartet in 2014 with the aim of giving audiences a chance to experience intimate performances of the works of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, played using 18th Century instruments and bows. The Quartet was inspired originally by Marc Destrube's Microcosmos quartet, whose style of playing reflects the composers' intentions as closely as possible. "The Quartet performs in smaller spaces, such as living rooms, galleries and intimate concert halls, so their style is perfect for...
Concerts in the West is delighted to welcome the exciting young cellist Amy Jolly, who together with pianist Gemma Beeson, will be making exhilerating music at venues in Devon, Somerset and Dorset from April 21 to 23, 2016. A recent graduate of the Halle/RNCM String Leadership Diploma at the Royal Northern College of Music, Amy Jolly won the 2014 Charles Halle Award and is currently undertaking postgraduate studies at Stavanger University of Music, Norway. She graduated with distinction from the MA programme at the Royal Academy of Music, achieving a DipRAM for an outstanding final recital...
Equipment hirer GAP Hire Solutions is continuing with its robust growth strategy and will be opening three new depots in the South West of England in February 2016. Langage Park in Plymouth has opened its doors to new Non-Mechanical Plant and Welfare Services locations, whilst Bristol’s Rockingham Park has welcomed the addition of a Non-Mechanical Plant depot. Already well established in both cities, GAP currently has a Plant & Tool Hire and Survey & Safety Hire depot in Bristol’s Avonbridge Trading Estate, whilst Jubilee Way hosts Lifting Hire & Sales and Welfare Services...
