New park and ride site planned near A30

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/04/2016 - 11:24am

An application for a new Park and Ride site serving Exeter is due to be submitted next week (w/c 8 February).

The proposed 556-space “Round Field” Park and Ride facility, next to the A30 slip road on the south west outskirts of the city, will go before the County Council's Development Management Committee later in the year – with April being the earliest it would be considered.

The scheme will provide increased choices for people travelling into Exeter city centre from the south and west of the city, and is expected to reduce pressure on the Alphington Road corridor and...

RNIB and Action for Blind People call for volunteers

Are you keen to make a real difference in 2016? We're in need of volunteers to join our Team and help to make every day better for people living with sight loss or blindness.

We are running a series of information events across the country in January and February where you can meet Staff and existing volunteers, find out about current opportunities and sign up as a volunteer.

From setting up a fundraising group with friends to arranging and helping at collections, speaking about the charity to potential supporters, helping in our local Vision Hotel or providing technology...

How to Increase the Value of your Home in 3 Easy Steps

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/04/2016 - 9:55am

In the current climate, selling a property can be exceptionally difficult. Not only have rapidly increasing prices triggered a surge in the number of aspiring vendors on the market, for example, but the bottom line cost of real estate in prime areas such as London is also forcing many buyers out of contention. With this in mind, you may be better served by waiting for the market’s growth to subside slightly before selling your property.

This is also fraught with risk, however, especially as you will need to optimise the value in your home prior to completing a sale. Consider the...

Time Travellers' Club

Event Date: 
06/02/2016 - 10:00am to 12/03/2016 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathdral

Saturday mornings 6th February to 12th March 2016, 10.00-12.00 Come along to explore the fascinating and gruesome parts of history Travel back in time to a different period of history every week with themed crafts, costumes, and horrible history facts!

Each session takes place in the Pearson Education Centre between 10.00 and 12.00, and children can be dropped off and left for the entire session.

RUTHLESS ROMANS - 6th February Find out about the people who lived in Roman Isca.

Take part in our Roman crafts! Make your own wax writing tablet, and create the perfect...

The weekend forecast in five letters... SOGGY

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/04/2016 - 8:23am

You don't have to be a forecaster to take a guess as to what the weather is going to be like this weekend.

But if you are in the welly boot or umbrella business, you could be in for a profitable few days!

The Met Office five-day forecast is as follows...

Today: After early patchy rain it will be a mostly dry but cloudy day, especially around windward coasts and hills. Some heavy outbreaks of rain will return into the afternoon but the rain will become lighter into the evening. Feeling milder. Maximum Temperature 12°C.

Tonight: It will be mostly dry but...

Thomson Reuters pledges support for children's charity

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has pledged another year of support to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) by signing up to sponsor one of the colour zones at this year’s popular Rainbow Run.

Digita chose the Children’s Hospice as its nominated charity for 2015 and has pledged to continue the support by extending its fund-raising efforts throughout 2016.

CHSW provides hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their whole family across the South West. The care is wide-ranging and...

Extreme weather threatens Britain’s coastline

Britain’s rocky coastline is being reshaped and eroded by the increasingly common extreme weather, University of Exeter researchers have found.

Rock coasts erode quickly and are more vulnerable to stormy weather than previously thought, a new study shows.

According to the first data collected on how they behaved before, during and after a storm large boulders can shift daily. It is hoped the research will allow erosion risk and sediment supplied from rocky coasts to be more accurately measured in future.

The data also shows that rock coasts have the potential to...

Cancer death rates drop in South West

People across the South West are being urged to show their support for World Cancer Day today (February 4) as Cancer Research UK releases new figures revealing that cancer death rates in the region have fallen by 9 per cent over the last 10 years.

The charity is encouraging everyone in the region to wear a Unity Band or make a donation to demonstrate their support for people affected by cancer.

The Unity Band is made of two parts, knotted together, to represent strength in unity. They are available for a suggested donation of £2 from all Cancer Research UK shops and at www....

Stephens Scown advises Mongoose Energy on the acquisition of three solar farm sites

A leading South West law firm has advised on the acquisition of three large scale solar sites by Mongoose Energy.

The Renewables team at Stephens Scown LLP acted for Mongoose Energy, a spin off of Bath & West Community Energy, in its acquisition of the sites from Anesco Ltd, adding to its existing portfolio of community solar projects in the UK.

Mongoose Energy is looking to accelerate the development of its pipeline of renewables projects across the UK as part of its long-term commitment to the UK's renewables industry and community energy.

Mongoose Energy is a...

Sainsbury’s recalls Camembert cheese products

Sainsbury’s is recalling a number of its Camembert cheese products with use by dates up to and including 6 March 2016 due to low levels of Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause foodborne illness, particularly among vulnerable groups – these are pregnant women, unborn and newborn babies, those over 60 years old and anyone with a weakened immune system.

The following products with use by dates up to and including 6 March 2016 are being recalled:

  • Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference French Camembert Cheese, 250g
  • ...

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