Devon & Cornwall Police are urging people not to use illegal taxi services after a night out.
The warnings follow a surge of people using social media sites to advertise unlawful taxi services to those seeking a cheap lift home.
“People are getting into non-licensed vehicles, potentially risking their safety” said Superintendent Keith Perkin.
“They may as well climb into a strangers car, not knowing anything about the driver. They don’t know whether the driver can drive legally, with no idea whether they have been drinking and how much. And, in the event of an...
Jamie’s Italian will officially open on Monday 2 February 2015 at noon in Princesshay.
The restaurant is the first Jamie's Italian to open in the West Country.
Jamie Oliver’s Italian mentor and celebrity chef, Gennaro Contaldo will be welcoming guests to the restaurant on Tuesday 3 February, the day after the official opening. The Italian legend is said to have taught Jamie Oliver everything he knows about Italian food.
Jamie’s Italian has won thousands of fans for its delicious and affordable food and its friendly and welcoming service. The menu is based on dishes...
Exeter City fell to successive home defeats by suffering a 2-0 reverse at the hands of Northampton Town.
After Exeter saw plenty of chances come and go in the opening quarter of an hour, the scoring was opened at the other end by a close-range header from Marc Richards.
The scoring was completed just before the half-hour mark when former Bristol Rovers man John-Joe O’Toole was fed by ex-Exeter loanee Lawson D’Ath to hook in a second for the visitors.
Midfielder David Noble returned to the starting XI for the Grecians for the fixture – his inclusion was the only...
East Devon District Council cabinet has recommended that an extensive refurbishment and replacement programme be put in place to improve the current provision of its popular beach huts and chalets at Sidmouth, Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Seaton and Beer.
To ensure the economic viability and sustainability of the beach huts, as an enduring local amenity, a sinking fund of £19,000 will be established, which will enable new beach hut schemes to be created. It will also mean that old huts, which have reached the end of their life, can be replaced.
The schedule for construction of the Decoy Link Road has been announced by Devon County Council, Teignbridge District Council and Galliford Try, the company responsible for building the road.
Kingskerswell Road is to be closed from just past the entrance to Buckland Athletic Football Club through to the junction with Priory Road for approximately four months while road widening and straightening takes place. Priory Road will remain open.
The Decoy Link Road is a £2.6million scheme which will improve the narrow roads around the area and provide cycling and pedestrian...
The managing director of Devon’s leading housebuilder says he’s delighted with the company’s most recent results and says his team is gearing up to deliver even more in 2015. Simon Perks, managing director of Persimmon Homes South West says the strong performance in 2014 was a real team effort. “Nationally there was an increase of 17% in legal completions in 2014 to 13,509. This is compared to 11,528 in 2013. Our average selling price rose 5% from £180,941 to £190,500 and our full year revenues increased 23% over 2013 to £2.6 billion. “Our focus is now on continuing to deliver new homes...
The Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced that Paul Jepson has been engaged as its new Artistic and Executive Director. Paul has an extensive background in the performing arts. He has been joint Artistic Director of two Arts Council funded new writing theatre companies and an associate of the Nottingham Playhouse. He is also an experienced dramaturg and a published playwright. He has directed at the Royal National Theatre, major regional theatres and in the West End, and has over twenty years of extensive public sector producing experience. Chair of Exeter Northcott Theatre Board of...
Dartmoor National Park has been chosen as one of the 101 British landmarks that Visit Britain will be featuring in their £1.6m marketing campaign in China - GREAT Names for GREAT Britain
The campaign is designed to encourage Chinese people to learn more about Britain by inviting them to come up with the most fitting, meaningful and memorable Chinese names for British places and experiences.
This is especially important as some British names are difficult to translate or pronounce in Chinese.
Over the next week, Dartmoor National Park will be promoted in China across...
Rob Baxter insists there will be no ditching the Exeter Chiefs game plan despite the club slipping to three successive Aviva Premiership defeats.
Having headed into the festive period safely ensconced in the division’s top four, they head into Round 13 of this season’s competition having dropped to sixth place following losses to Sale Sharks, Bath and Gloucester.
Today (Sunday) the Chiefs face London Irish at the Madejski Stadium (3pm) looking to get their campaign firmly back on track before they break for the next stages of European and LV= Cup battle.
A leading local law firm has been named as one of the top 100 firms to work for in the UK, according to the influential Sunday Times list.
Stephens Scown LLP, which took part in the Sunday Times Best Companies survey for the first time, has also received its prestigious two star accreditation for outstanding levels of employee engagement, which is an exceptional achievement for a company on its first attempt.
Stephens Scown’s position in the top 100 will be revealed at an awards ceremony in London on 26 February.
The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for is an...
