Neil Parish has welcomed the Government’s announcement that schools in some of the least fairly funded local areas in the country will benefit from a £390 million cash boost in the biggest step towards fairer schools funding in a decade. The schools budget in Devon will increase by £16.7 million making a real difference to children in Tiverton and Honiton.
Schools in Tiverton and Honiton will see their per pupil funding increase by 4.7% or £194.
Neil Parish MP, who has long campaigned for fairer funding for Devon’s schools, commented: "Children in Devon deserve the very...
Award winning digital agency WNW Digital formerly known as WNW Design, has relocated its headquarters to the hub of Exeter business centre in prestigious offices in Dix’s field, having left its Exmouth base after eleven years.
The new offices will bring us closer to the majority of our clients and enable us to attract more of the high calibre staff we require to support our clients in the future.
The change of name is being made to better reflect the range of services WNW Digital offer, design being only one element of the digital toolbox. The re-brand and relocation of WNW...
Neil Parish MP joined the prince of Wales and the duchess of Cornwall as they visited riverside cottage HQ in East Devon on Tuesday 15 July.
The royal couple toured park farm which is a working organic smallholding, their royal highnesses have an interest in local, seasonal food and supporting British producers. They visited river cottage because it is widely known for its ground breaking work for the use of seasonal, ethically produced ingredients and championing the cause of sustainability in the food industry.
Their royal highnesses chatted to the staff and members of...
The great news for rock, live music lovers and aspiring musicians in and around Exeter, is that Chantel will be playing in her band at Exeter Phoenix on Tuesday 9 September and put simply; this will be a night to remember and one show not to miss!
Winning four awards in the last three years is indicative of her increasing popularity in and outside of the UK and in an industry where male guitarists have been dominant and received most of the limelight on and off stage, what a refreshing and justifiable change, that Chantel was the first female artist to be voted Guitarist of the...
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies (HMIC) has today published its latest inspection into the value for money provided by Devon and Cornwall Police.
Previous reports have highlighted the considerable challenges faced in Devon and Cornwall and the current report reiterates that the challenge remains larger here than in many other areas because the Force already spends less than others and receives a lower level of funding than other forces.
In response to the question “How well does the Force provide value for money?” the report says that Devon and Cornwall provides...
2013 proved a record year for jellyfish sightings, and a large number of sightings have already been reported in 2014
A new report by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and the University of Exeter takes stock of where and when UK jellyfish occur in UK seas for the first time in over 40 years.
The report, published in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association, details over 5,000 reports of jellyfish sightings of eight different species sent to MCS by the British beach going public between 2003 and 2011 for their MCS National Jellyfish Survey.
Water supplies in the South West are looking healthy as thousands of tourists head to the region for the start of the summer holidays.
South West Water, which provides clean drinking water to homes across Devon and Cornwall, expects this year to be its 18th consecutive year without water restrictions.
Total storage in the region's 21 reservoirs now stands at 90% compared to 83% at this time last year. Ground water sources supplying most of East Devon are also high.
South West Water's overall drinking water quality remains good after the Drinking Water Inspectorate...
Flower was abandoned by her mother, Holly, who had her first litter of four kits at Escot.
Initially, Flower was cared for by her mother but as she got older, the nature rangers noticed that Flower was not getting fed as much as her brothers and sisters and eventually her mother stopped caring for her.
Nature Rangers, Kerry and Victoria, stepped in to save the baby red squirrel who was getting weaker and weaker and have been successfully hand rearing her.
Just like a human baby Flower initially needed feeding every three to four hours and took her milk from a small...
Plymouth Olympic diver Tom Daley was involved in a dramatic mid-air emergency as his plane was forced to land in Russia after developing a technical fault.
The Virgin Atlantic flight VS251 was travelling from Shanghai to London Heathrow this morning when it ran into trouble forcing it to land at Irkutsk Airport.
Tom wrote on Instagram: "Just had to make an emergency landing in Irkutsk, Russia on the way back from Shanghai. Here's the pic of the fuel dump before landing."
After the landing he wrote on Twitter: "Scary to emergency land in RUS after recent events, yet...
