Cadet Adam Brooks, 16, from 2469 (Exeter St Thomas) Squadron, Air Training Corps, recently competed in the South West region Swimming Championships, winning a gold medal for coming first in the 100m individual medley.
Not content with his gold medal, he also won a silver medal in the 50m butterfly as well a bronze medals as a member of both the 4x50m medley relay team and the 4x50m freestyle relay team.
Adam has been a member of the Air Training Corps since October 2011, when he first joined 2469 Squadron as a junior cadet. Since then he has progressed to senior cadet and...
Work to find out more about the cost of living in Exeter continues to take place following the conclusion of a comprehensive survey.
The University of Exeter carried out the research on behalf of Exeter City Council into the impact that low wages and high costs of living has on people living in Exeter. The work is part of a City Council-led Cost of Living Forum which was set up last year.
Although a report by the University on the findings of the survey has now been produced and will go before the City Council's Scrutiny Economy Committee on Thursday (13 November), the...
Devon County Council's adoption team has won a major industry award as part of National Adoption Week.
The British Association of Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has announced Devon County as Local Authority Adoption Team of the Year 2014.
The team received their accolade at the awards ceremony last night week at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.
The evening was hosted by BAAF patron and broadcaster Nicky Campbell and the Children’s Minister Edward Timpson MP will be the charity’s special guest.
BAAF Patrons, actress and adoptive mother Clare...
Prospective Exeter MP Dom Morris held discussions with the Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin to press home the importance of the roads infrastructure to the city.
Yesterday (Monday) Prime Minister David Cameron reaffirmed his commitment to make improvements to the A303 which it is hoped will help relieve congestion and improve Exeter's connections to the rest of the country.
After the meeting, Dom said: “With unemployment down by 49% in Exeter since the Conservatives came to power, we are leading the South West’s recovery but improving our transport system is crucial to...
This popular local choir will be preforming again this year in the Events Square, by the Christmas tree, in the Harlequins Centre. They will be singing a mix of traditional carols and songs from the shows.
This year they'll be collecting donations on behalf of Devon Air Ambulance Trust.
The preformance starts at approximately 10.30am until 12pm and is undercover in the middle of the Centre.
From the Guildhall Shopping Centre just follow the sound over the Paul street bridge, ( Follow the walkway down the side of Primark,) or come past Taste (Our cafe) off the Queen...
The East Devon District Council Countryside team are offering an exciting opportunity to explore the heathland after dark, at Fire Beacon Hill near Sidbury between 6pm and 8pm on Friday 14 November.
Search for owls, look at the stars, listen to the sounds in the darkness and find out how good your night time vision really is!
Suggested donation £3.
Suitable for adults and children of 8 years upwards. Booking is essential as places are limited, call 01395 517557 or email Countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk
Princesshay’s security team are to take on a 21 hour endurance walk to raise money for Princesshay’s charity of the year Dream-A-Way starting at 7pm on Friday 21 November and finishing at 4pm the following day on Saturday 22 November.
Dream-A-Way is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year and to mark the occasion and to raise money, Princesshay’s management and security team have been actively fundraising since the beginning of the charity partnership in January.
Mike Kerswell, Security Supervisor has rounded up the troops to take part in the 21 hour endurance walk...
A £659,000 project to deliver even cleaner seas off Teignmouth gets under way today.
South West Water will be constructing a 500 cubic metre underground storage tank in Teignmouth station car park.
This additional storm water storage capacity will reduce the number of discharges from the sewerage network during extremely wet weather. The project is designed to improve bathing water quality at Teignmouth ahead of the European Union's revised Bathing Water Directive, which comes into effect in 2015.
Senior Project Manager Mike Court said: "This represents a major...
The University of Exeter has been named the best university in the UK for international student satisfaction. The StudyPortals International Student Satisfaction Awards 2014 are based on 16,427 comments made by 6,923 international students in Europe. These reviews provide rare insights into universities’ performance from an international student perspective. The universities included in the award had to have received more than 20 reviews during the last academic year. Institutions were given an Outstanding Student Satisfaction Award if their average rating was 9.5 or higher out of 10. The...
A unique development that will provide 18 affordable highly energy efficient homes in Dartmoor National Park, is about to start on-site.
The £3.6million project in Christow is being led by the Christow Community Land Trust (CCLT) and supported by Teign Housing, which has invested £574k and will manage the properties once built.
Most of the properties will be built to full PassivHaus standards, which is one of the highest standards of environmental building. Almost no heating is required and it is believed that the total energy bills for these properties will be just £100 a...
