Planning approval was secured yesterday (18 November) at East Devon District Council’s Development Management Committee for improvements to Mamhead Slipway and for the construction of a new building on Camperdown Terrace to be used by Exmouth Sea Cadets.
These decisions provide a major boost to the regeneration of Exmouth seafront and the start of the proposed development of Camperdown Creek.
The redevelopment of Mamhead Slipway follows its closure on safety grounds. The new, improved slipway will be realigned and enlarged with better vehicle manoeuvring.
Following the World Cheese Awards on Friday - leading traditional clothbound Cheddar producer, Quickes, is celebrating winning three gold medals for their Mature, Extra Mature and Vintage Cheddars.
The latest achievements followed an intensive day’s judging that took place at Olympia London alongside 2014’s Good Food Show. There were more than 2,700 entries from all around the globe including cheese from Brazil and New Zealand. A panel of almost 250 cheese experts took part in the process of grading the cheeses and awarding medals accordingly.
Devon and Cornwall police has launched a murder investigation in Barnstaple.
A murder investigation was launched following the discovery of the body of a 59 year old woman at a property in Barnstaple, North Devon on Monday 17th November.
Officers attended a property in Sunflower Road, Barnstaple on Monday 17th November at 2.20pm after a call from the ambulance service.
The death was initially treated as unexplained but following enquires a 38 year old local man was arrested during the evening on Tuesday 18th November on suspicion of murder.
If you have dry skin, keeping it in tip-top condition and your makeup looking flawless can feel hard enough to achieve even when it’s sunny outside and skin is naturally more glowy. Finding a routine that is ideal for you isn't easy. However, if you follow a daily routine that is meant to help your skin, you will see results quickly. This will help you regain your confidence, making your skin shine.
At this time of the year, when dry air sucks away any remaining moisture, leaving skin flaky, red and dehydrated, it can feel impossible to achieve dewy skin. However, here are a few...
Local Website Design and Digital Marketing Company, Optix Solutions, have recently become involved in a project to help raise money for Children’s Hospice South West.
The project involves selling as many cookies as possible to businesses in and around the Devon area, the cookies can be ordered over the phone or online, and are freshly baked and delivered to the office on set days. There is a minimum subscription order of 10 cookies to be delivered on a weekly basis for 5 weeks, costing a total of £60, or a one-off delivery of 10 cookies for £15 (delivery is included in these prices...
Britain's bass stocks have collapsed, with commercial fishermen and even recreational anglers facing drastic cuts in what they're allowed to catch. West Country boats are laid up after a total ban on fishing for skate — the latest evidence of our continuing failure to manage our seas properly.
But it is not all bad news. Tough decisions to slash cod quotas in the North Sea in recent years, vigorously opposed by the fishing industry at the time, have led to the stock beginning to recover. But still far too little is being done to ensure we have a healthy, sustainable marine...
One of the South West’s largest conservation charities has announced its results for the year.
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust is the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, as well as several nature reserves in Devon.
And while Paignton Zoo visitor numbers were down, Newquay Zoo and Living Coasts both saw increases.
In the twelve months to the end of October 2014 Paignton Zoo Environmental Park received 439,716 visitors compared with 462,660 for the same period last year, a drop of 22,944. The Zoo’s business...
There's still time for people in the catering business to book a place on a workshop looking at new legislation involving allergens in food.
New regulations become law from December for the way restaurants, pubs, cafes inform customers about the allergens contained in meals or snacks.
Exeter City Council is running a Food information for Consumers/Allergy Awareness workshop on Tuesday (25 November) from 10am to 12 noon. The cost of the course is £10 per delegate.
From 13 December there are new requirements for declaring allergens in foods. The Food Information...
Kay Transport, based in Cullompton, is to benefit from a new Digital Information Hub developed by Palletways Group, Europe’s largest dedicated network for the express delivery of palletised freight.
As one of 100 plus independent transport providers that make up the Palletways distribution network in the UK, Kay Transport will be able to take full advantage of a new digital system – an industry first - to greatly enhance operational efficiencies and the customer experience by optimising the use of live data.
The Digital Information Hub provides extensive operational and...
Twenty two students and staff from the University of Exeter made the journey to RAF St Mawgan to observe the Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) deployed on Exercise ARRCADE FUSION, 14 November 2014.
The post-graduate students are studying a range of political, civil, military, and diplomatic relations topics at Exeter’s Strategy and Security Institute.
One aim of their visit was to see how policy at the strategic level begins to take shape in an operational headquarters in order to be implemented at a tactical level. Walking the ground and seeing how planning...
