A Devon community project has won this year’s Prince of Wales Award for its work in tackling isolation, loneliness and ill health in rural communities.
The Community Support Group, based in the village of Newton St Cyres near Crediton and sees volunteers offered assistance to local people as part of the Neighbourhood Health Watch Scheme. The project, part of the Neighbourhood Health Watch Scheme, is the first community health project to win the accolade which is normally awarded to local services or the environment. The award, which will be presented at the Devon County Show (May...
Do you have a burning question about climate science?
The University of Exeter will be letting their researchers take over the @UofE_Research Twitter account on Thursday 8 May between 11.30 – 12.30.
Professors Neil Adger, Mat Collins, Peter Cox, Richard Betts, and Dr Saffron O'Neill will be on hand to answer your questions on the latest developments in climate science.
Each of their participants has contributed to the recently published Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report.
Birdsong, the world famous novel by Sebastian Faulks, will be brought to life on stage at Exeter Northcott Theatre.
The show opens tonight (6 May) and runs until saturday 10 May.
In pre-war France, a young Englishman, Stephen Wraysford, embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with the beautiful Isabelle Azaire that turns their worlds upside down.
As the war breaks out, Stephen must lead his men through the carnage of the Battle of the Somme and through the sprawling tunnels that lie deep underground. Faced with the unprecedented horror of the war, Stephen...
A vehicle has been left severely damaged after suffering from a fire at Trago Mills Petrol Station.
Two fire appliances from Newton Abbot attended the incident, at 12.28pm, with the fire believed to be accidental.
The vehicle had been pushed off of the forecourt before the fire service arrived.
On arrival, crews found the vehicle to be well alight. They used two breathing apparatus wearers, two hose reel jets and four dry powder extinguishers.
The fire resulted in the engine compartment of the vehicle being severely damaged by fire.
South West Communications Group has been named among the finalists for two categories of the Comms Dealer Sales Awards 2014.
The Exeter-based telephony, Internet connectivity and data centre company has been shortlisted for the Reseller Sales Team of the Year, for businesses with more than a £7.5 million turnover, and in the Reseller Marketing Campaign category.
The Sales Team entry was based around South West Communications Group’s rapid rise to ShoreTel’s Circle of Excellence and Gold Partner status in the first year of reselling its unified communications solutions....
Devon and Cornwall Police are looking for new members to join their community focus panel and help inform decisions made by the police.
The panel has been established to help increase consultation with residents on the various subjects affecting the force.
As a panel member you will be contacted via email and invited to take part in online surveys. The subject areas will vary, for example questions may be asked on the perceptions of single/double crewing on foot patrol or the visibility of police officers depending on what information the force requires. All responses to...
Recently retired Exeter Chiefs rugby player, James Hanks, traded the pitch for the classroom this week as he spoke to almost 100 children from Magdalen Court School and St Michael’s Primary Academy at the fifth University of Exeter Sporting Stars day of 2014.
Run at the Sports Park on Streatham Campus and organised by a student committee, Sporting Stars days are designed to educate and inspire children in the field of sport.
A University of Exeter Alumnus (Exercise and Sports Science, 2006), and former first team player himself, James explained how he had first got into...
Plans for a 12-bed hotel with 38 units of self-catering holiday accommodation at Seaton Heights were last week given the go-ahead by EDDC.
The proposal was initially refused because of objections from Natural England who were concerned about potential interference with bat movements in the area.
A revised plan was submitted, showing a two-metre wide ‘bat corridor’ on the site, which satisfied the requirements of Natural England.
The two-storey hotel building and holiday units, with a central amenities building housing a restaurant and leisure club, plus car parking...
The biggest ever guide to Exeter was published this weekend offering tourists an array of places to visit and stay in what is fast becoming one of the region’s top city break destinations.
Latest figures confirm that in total almost £187m was spent by visitors whilst on holiday in the city (2012).
Spend by UK holidaymakers staying overnight in Exeter increased from £66m to £80m and for overseas visitors from £30.2m to £38.7m (between 2011 and 2012). In just four years, spend by overseas visitors in Exeter has almost doubled, from £20.9m in 2009 to £38.7m in 2012.
Leading Devon law firm, WBW Solicitors have achieved a six figure pay out for a client following a serious road traffic accident approximately four years ago.
The man concerned, who wishes to remain anonymous, was involved in a high speed head on collision and suffered a serious brain injury and pelvic injuries.
He was in intensive care for several weeks undergoing many operations. As a result of his injuries he has been left with memory problems, fatigue, significant scarring and walks with a limp and will have to undergo further surgery in the future.
