Dartmoor National Park to receive a £150,000 of funding for urgent repairs following the winter storms and flooding, the government announced today. The funding will be used to repair the numerous footpaths and bridleways damaged in the storms and drainage infrastructure will be restored. The funding is the largest single share from a governmental pot of nearly £400,000 set aside for the national parks worst affected by the severe winter weather. Exmoor is set to receive the second largest sum of £99,197 in order to repair the severe flooding damage to paths and passengers
People who want to vote in this year's elections must make sure that they are on the electoral register by Tuesday 6 May.
This is the last chance for those not yet on the register to be able to vote in the Exeter City Council and European Parliamentary elections taking place on Thursday 22 May.
City Council elections are taking place for seats in 13 of the City’s 18 wards. The wards involved this year are: Alphington, Cowick, Duryard, Exwick, Heavitree, Mincinglake, Newtown, Pennsylvania, Pinhoe, Polsloe, Priory, St. David’s and Whipton Barton. European Parliamentary...
The first phase of the Exeter Flood Defence Scheme is due to start this summer as part of a £36bn programme of infrastructure developments across the UK. The scheme which will cost around £30m is expected to bring an estimated £200m of direct economic benefit to Exeter. Exeter City Council and Devon County Council are each contributing £3 million to the scheme with the remainder is being funded by flood defence grant in aid. The city’s current flood defences were built in the 1960s and 70s after devastating flooding affected more than 1,000 properties and while Exeter was largely spared in...
A symposium, entitled 'Art of the Edgelands', will take place at the University of Exeter on Saturday 26th April.
Speakers will consider the significance of ‘edgelands’ and other marginal spaces, neither urban nor rural, as sites for artistic inquiry, and as cultural spaces.
A light lunch is also available if pre-booked via Eventbrite for £4.89.
The symposium, which will take place between the hours of 10am-4pm, is a free event, although booking is essential.
To book your place please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/symposium-art-of-the-edgelands-...
A private investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire Tiverton pub after an initial probe by fire investigators proved ‘inconclusive’.
Forensic investigators have been hired by owners of the Twyford Inn, Enterprise Inns, to determine the cause of the blaze which took 50 firefighters close to 10 hours to extinguish last week. The company which specialises in insurance losses including fires, explosions, accidents and engineering problems will provide teams of forensic scientists to study photographs taken before the blaze, which could help with the enquiry....
Visual artist and musician Mathew Sawyer will be performing and showcasing his work as part of 'White Male, 36 Years Old, Average Height, No Pets, Out of Shape and Anxious’ at the Spacex Gallery.
His work will be available to view from Saturday 17 May up until Saturday 12 July.
The exhibition will open at 4pm on Saturday 17 May and end at 6pm.
In ‘White Male, 36 Years Old, Average Height, No Pets, Out of Shape and Anxious’ artist and musician Mathew Sawyer presents new and existing documentary and conceptual artworks spanning the past fifteen years. Dry humour and...
A great weekend of live folk music is set to take place at The George Hotel, South Molton.
On Friday 25th April folk music star Geoff Lakeman will perform. His performance will start at 8.30pm with tickets costing £8.00.
On Saturday 26th April accomplished keyboard player Jenna Witts and talented songstress Amy Newton will be performing. Their performance will begin at 8.30pm with tickets costing £8.50.
Tickets for both performances can be booked online at http://www.wegottickets.com , or by visiting The George at 1 Broad Street, South Molton, EX36 3AB or by ringing...
Torquay United came from behind to win 2-1 at St James Park at the expense of Exeter City in Sky Bet League 2.
A win for the Gulls means that their seemingly-inevitable relegation is prolonged for another week, while Exeter City still have work on to ensure that they will still be a Football League club next season.
It looked like things were going to go swimmingly when Scot Bennett turned in a low shot after quarter of an hour, but Courtney Cameron’s free-kick after the interval tied things up.
Southernhay Clinic, John Lewis, Woodbury Hotel & Golf Club & Exeter College, along with, and in aid of, Princesshay’s 2014 chosen local charity; Dream-A-Way have come together to create a fantastic make-over event taking place on Thursday 8 May.
The event will have a whole host of activities to be enjoyed including a fashion show provided by John Lewis, consultations with Southernhay Clinic practitioners and mini manicures on offer from Exeter College students.
Tickets for this great event are limited and can be booked online through the website of Southernhay...
Two friends from Exeter have raised over £2,200 between them for local charity Hospiscare. Suzanne Lovelace and Sadie Evans, landlady at The Royal Oak, St Thomas set themselves the “Channel Challenge”; swimming the width of the channel within a two week window in February. The channel is 22 miles long, the equivalent of 1,408 lengths of a 25 meter pool. Suzanne, who is 70 in June said she would “do it all over again” upon completion of the challenge. She also added that next on her challenge bucket list is to complete a triathlon! Suzanne and Sadie met whilst swimming at the Riverside,...
