Schools in the least fairly funded local areas across the South West will benefit from a £390 million cash boost in the biggest step towards fairer schools funding in a decade, Schools Minister David Laws has announced.
In March, the Government announced that it would take action to tackle the unfair and complicated system of allocating local school funding, and launched a consultation on how to deliver an additional £350 million to schools in the least fairly funded areas by setting minimum funding levels.
The Government has published details of how an extra £390 million...
People in Exeter are to be told about the biggest change to the electoral registration system for almost 100 years.
Over the summer, Exeter’s Electoral Registration Officer will write to 90,000 residents in the city introducing the new system.
The letter will explain that a new, more secure, system of Individual Electoral Registration is being introduced to replace the old Victorian system where the “head of household” registered everyone living in a property. Now, each individual will be responsible for registering themselves.
Leading property consultancy JLL is warning that a continual lack of available industrial and distribution space in Exeter and the region is curbing economic growth.
JLL’s Exeter team has been inundated by enquiries from businesses seeking commercial space to grow their operations, but it does not have the supply to meet the demand.
According to the firm’s latest figures, Exeter, by example is currently operating at less than two per cent availability, compared to three per cent last year. In previous years, the figure has been as high as 15 per cent of industrial property...
To celebrate the start of the Commonwealth Games 2014, Princesshay, Exeter is giving away a gold themed prize each time a member of Team England win a gold medal.
The Commonwealth Games starts on 23 July in Glasgow and hopes are high for English athletes who were ranked third in the 2010 Games winning 37 gold medals.
Mo Farrah Britain's biggest long-distance star will be expected to repeat his double gold from London 2012 and Nicola Adams who won her first ever Olympic gold in women's boxing are both looking promising for this year’s Commonwealth Games.
If you want to know how to plan the perfect wedding – look no further. Here are five wedding top tips pulled together by our fabulous Wedding Planner, Harriet Weeks.
As a very busy wedding planner in Exeter, as well as being just weeks away from her own Devon wedding, Harriet is about as well placed as you can get for offering the best advice for planning your wedding in Devon. Read on for an insider’s view on how to plan your wedding with minimal stress, plus advice on how to avoid the pitfalls and, low and behold, ways to actually enjoy it!
Exeter Airport is at the forefront of an exciting and innovative period for aviation navigation as pilots will soon be able to fly new Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) instrument approaches.
The airport’s LPV approaches will use Global Positioning System satellites (GPS) and suitable flight deck equipment. They will soon be introduced so that Exeter will have an alternative to the ground-based Instrument Landing System (ILS).
David Burrows, Air Traffic Services Manager at Exeter Airport said: “We offer an array of instrument approach options but the...
Join Peppa and her friends for an all-singing, all-dancing adventure full of songs, games and muddy puddles!
The nursery roof is leaking and Peppa and her friends need to fix it - quick! As they set up a fete to raise the money for the repairs, they’ll need your help to make sure everything goes smoothly.
Join Peppa, George, Mummy and Daddy Pig, as well as Danny Dog, Pedro Pony and Suzy Sheep as they have fun putting up bunting, running stalls and organising a great day out. There’s also a Champion Puddle Jumping competition judged by Mr Potato where everyone gets wet and...
The tiny plastic particles polluting our seas are not only orally ingested by marine creatures, but also enter their systems through their gills, according to a new study led by the University of Exeter.
Scientists also discovered that when microplastics are drawn in through this method they take over six times longer to leave the body compared with standard digestion.
Lead author Dr Andrew Watts of the University of Exeter said: “Many studies on microplastics only consider ingestion as a route of uptake into animals. The results we have just published stress other routes...
On average, a woman lives 5-10 years longer than a man. Among people who exceed 100 years old, 85% are women. The ‘gap’ between men and women has been explained by biological determination or by the fact that women are more careful, but the amplitude of differences suggests there is a more complex determination.
What is the secret? There are a few that elucidate why all statistics, with no exception, show women as more long-lived.
1 – Unhealthy Habits Excessive smoking, alimentation rich in fats, sedentary activities and consumption of alcohol are typical to men, and...
A Roman road discovered on an archaeological dig has repairs to the road surface, showing that pot holes in Devon's roads are nothing new.
The excavation at Ipplepen, run by the University of Exeter, is back on site following the discovery of a complex series of archaeological features thought to be part of the largest Romano-British settlement in Devon outside of Exeter.
Wheel ruts found in the newly excavated road surface are thought to be like those at Pompeii caused by carts being driven over them. This is cause for excitement according to archaeologist Danielle Wootton...
