Police in Exeter are so pleased with the results of Operation Slug that they are hoping to expand the operation.
The scheme has seen a 90% reduction in crime and allotment thefts using Smartwater, an invisible property-marking solution.
Launched across 26 of the city’s allotment sites, Op Slug has prevented burglaries to sheds and outbuildings. 1300 allotment holders have been protected, and their expensive garden tools from being stolen.
Each kit allows plot owners to mark their possessions with a unique forensic code that is traceable. This can then be used by the...
Eilis Rainsford, Chief Executive of St Loye’s Foundation and Community Care Trust, is set to speak at a national conference. Eilis will be speaking at the forthcoming ERSA (Employment Related Services Association) on Tuesday 8 December in London. Other speakers at the event include Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, Employment Minister of State and a number of other high profile leaders in the sector. Eilis has been invited to speak on the work of St Loye’s Foundation in the delivery of the Specialist Employability Support (SES) programme to support disabled people to work-related support. She said: “...
A rare opportunity to see some top young footballers and potential stars of the future is on offer when Exeter City’s Under 21 team play West Ham Under 21s on Wednesday 2 December in the Premier League Under 21 Cup Round of 32. The game is at Exeter City’s St James Park stadium with a 7pm Kick Off.
West Ham has one of the foremost football academies in the country producing an endless supply of young talent. Most famously they developed Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters who were all World Cup winners with England in 1966.
A blustery weekend is expected across England and Wales this weekend with winds strengthening from the west on this morning (Saturday).
Gusts around coastlines exposed to the westerly or southwesterly winds could reach 60 mph at times.
Inland gusts will be less frequent but could still reach 50 to 55 mph. Further strengthening from the west is expected tomorrow where gusts around western coasts could locally reach 70 mph.
Elsewhere gusts of 60 mph are possible, particularly in western areas.
The Met Office detailed forecast for the weekend is as...
Extra trains will run on Sundays between Exeter Central and Exmouth for Christmas, starting on 29 November and finishing on 20 December.
On these four Sundays, trains will run every half hour through the day, instead of the usual hourly service. All trains will call at Digby & Sowton, Newcourt, Topsham and Lympstone stations.
The additional trains are being run through a partnership between Great Western Railway (GWR) and Devon County Council.
GWR Regional Development Manager Dan Okey said: "Helping to support the local community and businesses we serve, I am...
Rob Baxter has spent this week reminding his Exeter Chiefs players to make home advantage tell in their quest for honours this season.
With just two home defeats in 14 months, the term ‘fortress’ has been touted loud and proud by many observers, including those within the Sandy Park corridors.
The impressive run of form has not only helped to secure vital points within the Aviva Premiership and progression within various cup competitions for the Devon club, but it’s also been the foundation from which Baxter has been able to build for the future.
Exeter’s Gemma Wensley is planning the holiday of a lifetime - an astonishing trip for a woman who a few years ago was planning her funeral.
The popular city nurse is celebrating surviving six years since her brain tumour terminal diagnosis. Five years of gruelling chemotherapy seems to have worked and Gemma is now well enough and can just about afford the insurance to holiday in Dubai, Australia and New Zealand where she will be visiting friends.
“My brain tumour is still inoperable but I’m still here and I feel confident that I am going to live longer, “said Gemma. “...
People hoping to attend the TEDxExeter conference on 15 April 2016 will need to act fast when tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 1 December.
Each year, since the event began in 2012, tickets have sold out faster than the year before.
Last year tickets for the popular event at Exeter Northcott Theatre were all gone in two hours, with concessionary tickets sold in 20 minutes. This year there will be twice as many tickets available, with a simultaneous livestream from the Northcott Theatre to the adjacent Alumni Auditorium at Exeter University. However, tickets are still...
A consultation reviewing how school crossing patrols should be funded and provided in the county is being launched by Devon County Council.
The authority is exploring ways to maintain the service while looking to save £250,000 from the service’s budget in the coming financial year. It is part of £110 million of savings required over the next four years.
Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highway Management, said: “We know how highly school communities value the crossing patrols. The County Council holds them in equally high regard and we...
