An East Devon community has given its backing to a local population of wild beavers.
160 people attended a ‘beaver meeting’ in Ottery St Mary on Tuesday 19 August. The meeting had been specially convened by the Devon Wildlife Trust in an attempt to give everyone what the charity called, ‘a chance to make their views known about the future of their new and unusual neighbours.’
Beavers are a species that were once native to England and were widely found, including in Devon. However they were hunted to extinction several hundred years ago. The source of this wild beaver...
Experts at leading wealth manager Brewin Dolphin warn that many self-employed workers are not taking advantage of all the tax allowances they can, particularly those ‘olderpreneurs’ who have become self-employed later in life.
“Being self-employed can be great in terms of flexibility and freedom, but it is a double-edged sword,” said Tim Walker, Head of Brewin Dolphin in Exeter.
“Employees who go freelance miss out on employee based benefits such as life and health insurance and pensions, and many do not know how to replace them. By maximising the tax savings from self-...
Police attended a serious road traffic collision on the A361 North Devon link road on Friday morning, 22nd August, at around 11.30am near South molton.
Three vehicles were involved in the collison, a Peugeot 206, a Triumph Spitfire and a Renault Megane.
The Peugeot was travelling towards Barnstaple followed by the Triumph. The Renault was travelling in the opposite direction towards Tiverton
Two surf boards came off the roof bars of the Peugeot and flew into the air, one hitting the female passenger of the Triumph Spitfire (convertible) as the driver tried to take...
Exeter City and York City played out a 1-1 draw at St James Park, as the wait for the first win of 2014/15 continued for both sides.
The teams were level for just seven minutes, before David Wheeler rose brilliantly above marker Femi Ilesanmi to head home Matt Oakley’s delivery from deep.
However it was centre-half Keith Lowe that earned York’s equaliser, heading in a swinging corner from Luke Summerfield with ten minutes left on the clock.
Exeter had to defend solidly throughout but also created chances to win the...
Exeter Tennis Centre has unveiled a revamped coaching programme specially designed to make it easier for local families to pick up a racquet.
The new programme features an exciting selection of toddler, mini, junior, teen and adult sessions timed to make it possible for children, siblings and parents to be on-court at the same time.
Director of Tennis Will McNally explained: “Families are incredibly busy so we wanted to find the best way for them to make the most of tennis.
“We’re in the privileged position of having 10 fabulous indoor courts which allows different...
First Great Western have named one of their high speed trains in celebration of the Red Arrows’ 50th display season.
The power is named “Red Arrows: 50 Seasons of Excellence” . The train naming, which took place at Exeter St David’s Station, celebrated the start of the 2014 Dawlish Air Show and marks a significant milestone for the Red Arrows.
First Great Western’s General Manager, West, David Crome, said: “I’m delighted we’re able to celebrate the Red Arrows 50th display season and we’re proud to be naming one of our high speed trains in honour of them.
Two new Parkinson’s Nurse Specialists have joined the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital to improve care for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Stacey Andrew and Samantha Moore will help to ensure patients receive the right specialist care when they are in hospital. Their part-time posts have been funded by the charity Parkinson’s UK for the first two years.
Stacey and Samantha will help to ensure patients with Parkinson’s are identified at the earliest opportunity following admission, and will then provide an outreach service to review inpatients and ensure they are receiving the...
Exeter ranked among the best airports for customer service in Which? survey
Exeter Airport’s focus on customer service has helped it gain a coveted ‘Recommended Provider’ status from leading consumer organisation Which?
The airport is among just eight to secure the award from Which? in its annual survey involving 7,000 Which? members rating their satisfaction at 35 UK airports.
All the ‘Recommended Provider’ accolades went to airports in the small airports category (fewer than 4 million passengers per year) leading Which? to conclude that small airports are, on...
Children and young people who are having oncology treatment on Bramble ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital can now enjoy two newly refurbished rooms thanks to Dawlish charity Richard’s Wish.
Richard’s Wish was set up in memory of seventeen year old Richard Cridge, who had oncology treatment for Ewings Sarcoma on Bramble ward before he passed away in 2008.
The refurbished rooms, which have been designed with teenagers and young people in mind, were recently opened by Richard’s parents, Jo and Dave Cridge, along with representatives from the charity and the Exeter...
With the August bank holiday upon us doctors in Devon have reminded people where they can find medical help if they need it.
Dr Tim Burke, a family doctor from Devon and chair of the Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group, said people should choose the most appropriate NHS service so they can get fast and effective advice and treatment for their health issue.
Every year emergency departments (A&E) at hospitals in Devon see approximately 300,000 patients, a number of which have common illnesses or ailments, which may be better treated elsewhere...
