A group of six Devon Young Farmers and four volunteers from the Farming Community Network (FCN) have completed the Three Peaks Challenge.
The team consisted of Emma and Georgina Davie from Newton St Cyres YFC, Jamie Packham and Alice Giles from Bow YFC, Devon YFC county organiser Nick Creasy, past county chairman Chris Berry, alongside Jo Jones, Colin Smallacombe, Sarah Pateman and Sara Holland from the FCN.
The team worked together to reach the summit of Ben Nevis (1344m) in Scotland, Scafell Pike (978m) in England and Snowdon (1085m) in Wales – approximately 27 miles, all...
A Physicist at the University of Exeter has received a substantial grant to help improve the sustainability of commercially valuable crops.
Professor Julian Moger has received a share of the £885,781 grant to fund pioneering research into how to improve the uniformity and resilience in Brassica seeds – which include cabbages and mustard plants.
The research will develop new varieties of Brassica seeds that are not affected by the effects of adverse temperature conditions during the early stages of production.
The crucial research is one of six projects nationwide...
Over 40 members of Moose International from Crediton, Exmouth, Teignmouth, Taunton, Tiverton and WheatleyLodge in Exeter are pictured at their lunch at Downes Crediton Golf Club.
After lunch, the Governor of the Wheatley Lodge, Brian Gould, thanked Mayor of Crediton Frank Letch for a fascinating talk on REACH and his lifestyle.
Mr Letch demonstrated how he does everything with his feet as he has no arms.
A cheque for £150 was presented to Mr Letch for REACH.
Prepare to be moved, inspired, challenged and amused as talks from this year’s TEDxExeter conference go live online today for anyone to enjoy. Viewing figures from past talks indicate that they have the potential to be watched by millions of people in hundreds of countries around the world.
“Brilliant”, “thought-provoking”, “a feast of learning”, “you can hear people thinking”. These are some of the comments that were flying around Twitter during April’s conference. With a line-up that was arguably the best yet, the day was full of ideas worth sharing.
A severe weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for Devon on Friday.
Forecasters say isolated severe thunderstorms are likely to develop on Friday, which will be succeeded by a band of more widespread heavy rain and occasional thunderstorms, affecting much of the region into the early hours of Saturday morning.
The public should be aware that there is a chance of some very localised significant disruption, mainly from surface water flooding. Lightning and hail could also cause some impacts.
The Exeter-based agency’s chief forecaster said: “An area of warm,...
Work on the latest phase of the Stop Line Way walking and cycling route has started this week (Monday 8 June).
The one kilometre section which will be developed by Devon County Council over the next 16 weeks, will provide an off-road connection from the cemetery, near Marsh Lane, in Seaton, to Colyford Common near the junction of Seaton Road/Popes Lane, in Colyford.
The route was granted planning permission in September 2011.
Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway Management, said: “This is another important step in the development...
This September and October, England will host Rugby World Cup 2015. Three of the tournament’s matches will be played at the Sandy Park ground in Exeter.
With support from Exeter City Council, Phonic FM is inviting proposals for original creative audio portraits of Exeter and its communities, in some way exploring the reach and influence of the Rugby World Cup 2015 matches in the city.
These hour-long works will be broadcast on Phonic FM around the time of the matches at Sandy Park. They will also be posted online, shared with other broadcasters and deposited for posterity...
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has” I’ve been reflecting on this famous though underrated quote from anthropologist Margaret Mead in regard to recent events, including the General Election. One of the weaknesses in our embryonic democracy is that we seek to elect people to represent us but often let them get on with it until we are called to express our choices at the next round of voting. Most of us do not seem to engage with politicians for much of the time and effectively do not take our own...
Hospiscare, the local charity, which runs Exeter’s hospice will be giving talks this month at the University of Exeter about dying and grief.
Everybody is welcome to attend the talk, from professionals working in these areas, to members of the public interested in finding out more.
Hospiscare’s education team leader David Rainbow will be giving the talks. The first talk on Monday 15 June, 2pm-4pm, at Reed Hall, is entitled: Why is it so difficult to talk about death and dying?
This will be a chance to share any concerns and fears we may have about having...
