A conman has been handed a one year jail sentence suspended for two years after being found guilty of unfair trading and fraud offences following an investigation by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service.
Exeter Magistrates Court heard how Henry Smith, 36, cheated three Devon residents, two of which were elderly, out of nearly £1,300 between 2012 and 2013 by fraudulently making false representations for computer repair work that he claimed to have carried out. The case concluded with guilty verdicts on all eight charges following a two day trial.
Newton Abbot based Centek has been placed seventh in the 2014 Sunday Times BDO ‘Profit Track 100’, the influential survey which identifies UK private companies with the fastest growing profits.
It is the only company from Devon & Cornwall to feature in the Top 100 and one of only 26 manufacturing businesses to appear in this year’s survey which was published this week.
Centek are world leaders in designing and manufacturing bow spring centralisers which are used by the oil and gas industries in the drilling process to keep casing centred in holes before they are...
Two stages packed with some of the very best live acts in the UK.
Musicians from all over Britain have got together on mass to raise money for the ‘Breathe For Jo Campaign.’
An eclectic mix of folk, Jazz, Gypsy Swing, Rock, Hip-Hop, Pop, Ska, Reggae, Acoustic & R&B set in the beautiful surrounding of Northernhay Gardens, featuring Adam Isaac Band, Melosa, Roger Styles, Carnivala, Luke Potter and many more!
All proceeds from this spectacular event will go towards possible life saving treatment for Jo Smith who has been diagnosed with 2 terminal diseases. You...
The A30 at Exeter has reopened following a serious road traffic collision earlier today. Emergency services were called at 7.35am to a collision between a lorry and a JCB digger on the eastbound carriageway at Alphington. The lorry driver was trapped in his vehicle and had to be released by the fire service. He was airlifted to Derriford Hospital by air ambulance while the JCB driver was treated at the RD&E for a neck injury.
Thankfully their injuries were less severe than initally thought and both drivers ave now been released from hospital. The eastbound carriageway was...
Stagecoach South West has today announced plans to introduce a new route replacing the 50, 51, 315 and 377 services.
The new route, the 5, will be introduced on Easter Monday and will see the frequency of buses between Exeter and Crediton increase to once every 15mins.
Beyond Crediton there will be an hourly service to Copplestone. At Copplestone the service splits, with regular onwards connections to Hatherleigh and Okehampton (5A, up to every 2 hours); North Tawton, Winkleigh, Great Torrington and Barnstaple (5B, up to every 2 hours) and Chulmleigh (5C, up to every hour...
Join us at our adoption centre on Friday 18 April from 11am there will be plenty of fun for all!
There will be an Easter egg hunt, magician, bird of prey display, fun dog agility show, a selection of stalls, cream teas, ice cream, barbecue, and prizes to be won from our raffles and tombolas.
To make your trip to the centre complete, you can meet our adorable cats and kittens. We have many playful, loving and affectionate feline companions ready and waiting for a home like yours!
A public forum with world-leading IPCC Fifth Assessment Report authors
Did you know that the South West is home to one the largest concentrations of climate science researchers in the world? Exeter as a city contributes more to the UN’s iconic Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report than any other city in the world.
During this interactive event you will be able to speak directly to world-leading climate change researchers. Climate scientists will talk about how their research contributes to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), and you will be able to...
IPCC Report is Good News for South West Jobs, Say Greens
South West Green Party has responded enthusiastically to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body responsible for climate change policy. They are calling on UK politicians at all levels to endorse the call for a rapid transition to a renewable energy future.
The IPCC says that clean energy will have to increase threefold by 2050 if the earth is to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, with an emphasis on wind and solar power. [1] Like the Greens, the IPCC is...
Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) will be taking over a ground floor office complex in the Civic Centre – giving it a more prominent location in the city centre.
The bureau, which provides free advice to the people of Exeter, has signed a lease on the building with Exeter City Council.
Dennis Mardon, chair of Exeter CAB, said: ‘We are delighted to be moving into new premises. We will be able to offer a more modern environment for our clients, staff and volunteers.
‘In many ways we will be sorry to be leaving our current offices in Wat Tyler House as they have...
