A series of remarkable new camera trap videos set up with the help of Exeter University biologists has revealed some of the first ever footage of a critically endangered bird, the Sira Currasow, and has confirmed the presence of the vulnerable spectacled bear, on which the children’s character Paddington Bear is based, in the Sira Communal Reserve of Peru.
The hidden cameras also captured 30 species of mammals including jaguar, giant anteater, Brazilian tapir and puma.
Biologists from the Universities of Exeter and Glasgow, along with scientists from Peru, captured the...
Budleigh Salterton-based Hilary Mantel’s controversial story ‘The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher’ has made the shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award 2015 with Book Trust. Unpublished stories by ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ author Mark Haddon, Jonathan Buckley, Frances Leviston, and Jeremy Page are also in the running for this year’s Award. The shortlist of five stories was announced yesterday evening (Wednesday 16 September) during BBC Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’.
Now celebrating its tenth birthday, the Award is one of the most prestigious for a...
The Great Big Rhino Project is gathering momentum. Paignton Zoo is now inviting artists to submit designs for life-size rhino figures to be displayed around Exeter and the English Riviera in 2016.
But what’s it like to paint a full-size, three-dimensional figure? Here, artists involved in the Zoo’s 2013 Great Gorillas Project share their experiences.
Penny Robson, from Torquay, is an artist and art tutor and has spent many years in adult education. She enjoys working in watercolours and oils and her subject matter usually includes plants; she is an RHS silver medal winner...
A free 90 minute talk given by Exeter Red Coats guides. Find out about some of the sport played in Exeter from Roman times right up to the present day, including reference to and anecdotes of some of the great sporting personalities that have graced the city of Exeter over the years.
Custom House Sunday 27th September 11.00 a.m. Custom House Friday 9th October 2.00 p.m. Custom House Thursday 22nd October 2.00 p.m.
A free 90 minute talk given by Exeter Red Coats guides. Find out about some of the sport played in Exeter from Roman times right up to the present day, including reference to and anecdotes of some of the great sporting personalities that have graced the city of Exeter over the years.
Custom House Sunday 27th September 11.00 a.m. Custom House Friday 9th October 2.00 p.m. Custom House Thursday 22nd October 2.00 p.m.
A free 90 minute talk given by Exeter Red Coats guides. Find out about some of the sport played in Exeter from Roman times right up to the present day, including reference to and anecdotes of some of the great sporting personalities that have graced the city of Exeter over the years.
Custom House Sunday 27th September 11.00 a.m. Custom House Friday 9th October 2.00 p.m. Custom House Thursday 22nd October 2.00 p.m.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died following a road traffic collision on the A38 southbound at Chudleigh, near Newton Abbot.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the fatal collision, involving a single vehicle, which happened just past the petrol station shortly after 12.15am on Wednesday 16 September.
The 22-year-old male driver of the silver Ford Focus, from Saltash, suffered serious head injuries following a collision with a tree and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Exeter and Exmouth based Chartered Accountants and business advisers Thompson Jenner LLP have taken on four new recruits as it continues to expand its team of young professionals.
Joining the firm are; Sam Laskey, Leonie Reynolds, Stephanie Hills and Alastair Baxter.
Ruskin Wilson, Partner at Thompson Jenner’s Exmouth office, said: “We are delighted to welcome all our new joiners and have no doubt they will quickly become valued members of our team.
The firm puts immense time and effort into the recruitment and development of its young members of staff and our...
Devon schoolboy Olly Croker who died after a freak accident during a football match has given the gift of life to five other children.
The 12-year-old was struck by a wooden pole during the match between Bradninch and Bampton on Saturday and was flown to Frenchay hospital in Bristol by air ambulance.
However, his family have selflessly turned the tragedy into hope for others
On a Facebook page set up in Olly's memory, his mum Pippa said: "We would very much like you all to feel so proud of Oliver this evening, through organ donation he has given life to 5 other...
Someone somewhere in the city next month is going to have a monopoly - on Exeter MONOPOLY. That's because they will get their hands on the very first board in the city. The game officially launches at 10am in the heart of the Cathedral city at a venue to be announced. It is to be a public event and the whole city is being invited to the launch! But before then one person is going to get their hands on the much-anticipated official board. They will be presented with it by Mr MONOPOLY, the board’s moustached (and costumed) icon, at 9am on October 14th -Exeter MONOPOLY launch date – and it...
