Sir David Attenborough is calling on the public to become back garden wildlife detectives this summer by taking part in the world’s largest butterfly survey.
Butterfly Conservation president Sir David will take part in citizen science project the Big Butterfly Count in an effort to count one million butterflies over three weeks of British summertime.
More than 46,000 people took part in the Count last year counting more than 800,000 butterflies and day-flying moths in their gardens, parks and local countryside.
Butterflies rallied last summer after their worst year...
A Devon conservation charity has taken another step to help save a threatened native species.
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, based at Paignton Zoo, has teamed up with the Environment Agency and Buglife to rear white-clawed crayfish.
The white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is one of the largest freshwater invertebrates in the UK but is under threat of extinction in the wild because of the introduced North American signal crayfish, which out-competes its British counterpart for food and carries a killer plague.
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg insists that persuading victims to report crime is far more important than presenting lower crime figures after the latest round of crime figures were released by the Office of National Statistics.
The figures confirmed that, while Devon and Cornwall has one of the lowest rates for serious acquisitive crime, the peninsula has high levels of reported of violent and sexual crime.
Residents here are at a low risk of domestic burglary or vehicle crime but the Force ranks sixth highest overall for violent crime and sexual offences, and the...
Fire crews from Exeter were called to tackled a blaze at Galahad Close in the Beacon Heath area of the city this morning, after a report of alarms sounding and smoke issuing from a building.
On arrival, just before 1am, crews found a fire involving a chip pan in the kitchen of a flat.
One hose reel jet and a fire blanket were used to extinguish the fire.
Crews rescued one occupant from the flat, extinguished the fire and ventilated the property.
An independent restaurant based in the city-centre is recognised as a top performing food and drink destination by globally recognised TripAdvisor; renowned as an unbiased holiday and restaurant review forum. Lloyd’s Kitchen based in Catherine Street, has been awarded the ‘2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence’ following consistently excellent reviews direct from its customers.
This highly acclaimed award is bestowed to outstanding hospitality businesses that have received praise and recognition in reviews by TripAdvisor members. To be eligible for this award, businesses must...
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning from tonight with lightning, hail and even possible tornadoes.
A spokesman said: "In this situation large amounts of energy are available in the atmosphere and this coupled with high moisture content can lead to torrential downpours along with frequent lightning activity, large hail and locally strong gusts."
The five day forescast is as follows:
Today:
A cloudy start for many, with some hill or coastal fog possible. This will lift and break through the morning, leaving a generally fine and dry day, with...
Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau has received £9,307 to fund a financial education programme for disadvantaged people in Exeter. The donation was provided by the Santander Foundation which offers grants to UK registered charities for projects that help disadvantaged people in local communities. The grant, which was received through the Advice Exeter Partnership, will enable Exeter CAB to provide financial education sessions to disadvantaged people in and around Exeter.
The training sessions are designed to help people manage their money and equip them with the knowledge and skills to...
Police have secured a Crack House Closure Order on a property in Exeter after police received numerous complaints about drug dealing at the property.
The matter was heard before Exeter Magistrates’ Court today (17 July) where evidence was given in relation to the high level of antisocial behaviour endured by local residents living near 84 Chaucer Grove, in the Polsloe area of the city.
After hearing the evidence and representations, the magistrates were satisfied that a closure order was necessary and ordered the property to be boarded up and closed immediately for a period...
Over 30 ping pong tables will be popping up across Exeter over the summer.
From today (17 July) tables will be popping up at various places including Princesshay Shopping Centre, Exeter Quay and Piazza, Exeter Library, Exeter City Football Club, Heavitree Park, Northernhay Gardens, Wonford Sports Centre and Double Locks. The tables are for everyone to enjoy - to join in the fun, simply borrow a bat from the side of the table and play ball.
Ping! Exeter is part of a national programme from Table Tennis England and Sport England in partnership with Sing London. Ping! Exeter...
