It seems that over the coming year, the roads in the South West of England will be seeing an influx of dashboard cameras (dash cams) and it will be drivers themselves who are fuelling the demand for their journeys to be captured on camera, according to new research by GPS company Garmin.
The Garmin Driver Safety research found that attributing fault is the biggest problem for drivers in the South West region who find themselves involved in road accidents, with one in five (20%) stating that lack of evidence was to blame for a past claim going unsettled. Just under half (47%)...
Exeter’s Great West Run will be taking place on Sunday 18th October 2015.
This established half marathon is an annual fixture in the city’s calendar, and expects to attract around 4,000 runners, many of whom are fundraising for local and national charities. Using the city’s streets for the race will cause changes to usual traffic routes for a limited period on Sunday 18th October.
In planning the event every effort is made to minimise the disruption caused with the closing of roads.
Where closures occur, and where possible, diversions will be in place to ensure...
A £100 million investment and further growth will be unlocked at Exeter Science Park, thanks to additional funding provided by Devon County Council.
The County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 14 October) agreed to use the remainder of a £2.5 million funding package to develop vital infrastructure at the Science Park. It is using Growth Deal Funding awarded from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership in April.
The infrastructure is needed to meet challenging targets for the opening of the Met Office’s £100 million supercomputer facility and collaboration...
Hooker Jack Yeandle admitted it was an “easy decision” to pen a new contract extension with the Exeter Chiefs.
Signed in 2012 from Championship side Doncaster Knights, the 25-year-old forward has quickly settled to Aviva Premiership and European rugby life with his hometown club - and his influence, both on and off the field, was recently rewarded by head coach Rob Baxter, who entrusted him with the role of club captain for the new season.
A key figure in the recent rise of the Devon club, Yeandle has already amassed 50 appearances in English rugby’s top flight, as well as...
Work is set to commence on the Devon coastline as part of Natural England’s plans to create an England Coast Path, it has just been announced.
The news is welcomed by the South West Coast Path Association – the charity set up to represent everyone who loves the Coast Path, as it will see the implementation of new ‘coastal access’ legislation that will help to improve the route and safeguard its future.
Steve Church, the Secretary of the Association, said: “The announcement made by Natural England is great news for us as it will help to secure the existing route of the Coast...
A Devon holiday park is set to open its doors all year round, launching a new pool membership as a thank you to local residents.
For the first time in its 73-year history, Ladram Bay Holiday Park, on the Jurassic Coast between Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton, will open its swimming pool complex from November to March.
The redeveloped complex, including a main pool, children’s zone, sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi, gym and poolside café, will open at the family run park, which first saw campers pitch up in 1943.
Ladram Bay enjoyed its most successful summer this year,...
Entrepreneurs, start-ups and businesses from the South West are being urged to learn about opportunities in ‘big data’ at a free networking event in Exeter next month.
The event, called Next Tech Wave, is being jointly held by SETsquared, Europe’s top university business incubator, and the UK Space Agency and will bring together some of the country’s leading space related big data SMEs to explore opportunities for start-ups developing new infrastructure, software and services.
Big data has a £10billion global market, including next generation opportunities within the...
Andy Baylis a cricket coach from Exeter, was rewarded for his work promoting grassroots cricket after receiving the MCC Spirit of Cricket Award at the Chance to Shine Annual Awards last week (7th October).
The awards lunch at Nomura Bank in London celebrated and rewarded the achievements of people involved in the Chance to Shine Schools programme.
Special guests included England and Kent rising star Sam Billings alongside England women coaching ambassadors Tammy Beaumont and Kate Cross and Chance to Shine Vice-President Mark Nicholas who hosted the event.
Devon’s Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants increased by 56 claimants between August and September 2015 to 3,297 claimants in total.
However, the overall claimant rate for Devon - the proportion of the county’s working age population - remains the same at 0.8 per cent, still far below the UK average of 1.7 per cent.
At a district level, Exeter and East Devon have experienced falls of 20 and 24 claimants each, while the remaining districts, with the exception of North Devon, experienced increases no higher than 15 claimants
Exeter School Sixth Formers got a taste of the working world when they experienced two weekends of practice interviews.
The Upper Sixth Formers were interviewed by local and national professionals, including Exeter School alumni, at Gilbert Stephens LLP Solicitors and the Research, Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building in Exeter.
Every year, during late September and early October, Exeter School’s Upper Sixth pupils are given the chance to experience a general interview away from school.
Every effort is made to match the pupil to an interviewer with...
