Public consultation for solar park

Local residents, councillors and other members of the community have been invited to a public consultation for a proposed solar farm at Shepherds Farm, near Clyst St. Mary.

The consultation will be held on Tuesday 25th February from 6.45 pm to 9 pm at Clyst St Mary Primary School, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1BG and will provide an opportunity for people to view the proposals, provide feedback and meet the developers.

The proposed development, by Wiltshire-based Solstice Renewables, is for a 9.4 Mega Watt (MW) solar park that would generate enough renewable electricity to...

Exeter Folk Festival returns to Canal Banks

After the success of last year’s festival, plans are well underway for the second year of Exefest – Exeter Canalside Folk Festival.

Headliner Melrose Quartet, nominated for Best Group at the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, is the coming-together of multi-award winning duo Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, and legendary Sheffield duo Richard and Jess Arrowsmith.

Also featured are Luke Jackson, nominated for both the Young Folk Award and the Horizon Award at the 2013 Folk Awards, and newcomers The Dovetail Trio and The Black Hares.

There is also a special ‘Showcase Exeter’...

Exciting times ahead for Exmouth Rowing Club

The future is looking promising for Exmouth Rowing Club as they look to refurbish their new premises at the old lifeboat station on the seafront in Exmouth.

As part of East Devon District Council's regeneration of the seafront, the club has been able to relocate from their old premises, adjacent to the old lifeboat station. The old premises are currently in the process of being demolished as part of the regeneration of Queen’s Drive.

Councillor Andrew Moulding, Deputy Leader of East Devon District Council and Chairman of the Exmouth Regeneration Programme Board said: “The...

Deliberate fire results in two casualties

Two men have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire was deliberately started in Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh, this morning.

Three appliances from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service attended the incident, which took place at just after midnight this morning ( Sunday 23rd February).

Upon crews arrival there was found to be a small fire in the basement of a 2 storey building. Crews extinguished the fire using 2 breathing apparatus, 1 hose reel jet and one possitive pressure ventilation fan.

The fire, which is believed to be deliberate, resulted in two...

10 Things Men Are Better Than Women At

Here at TED we like to be fair. So as we posted up yesterday about all the things women are better at, we thought it only fair to highlight the areas of speciality a man posesses...

#1 – Do It Yourself

Tools – the main item of the male wish list and the reason for ‘tool envy’ the world over. And yes, men are undoubtedly better than women at D.I.Y, just as women are better at applying nail varnish – fact. Even better, it keeps them out of the way too.

#2 – Football

It’s the sport that men live, breathe and dream of. They organise their wedding date around it...

Exeter City had shots but no goals in home defeat

Report: Exeter City 0 Rochdale 1

Exeter City fell to a 1-0 defeat against Rochdale at St James Park.

It was a goal by Jamie Allen on the stroke of half-time that proved the difference between the two teams – both teams had more chances to find the net but the visitors travelled back to Lancashire with all three points.

There were two changes for the Grecians from the midweek meeting against Morecambe as an Irish duo led the line to begin. Jimmy Keohane and John O’Flynn were recalled into the starting XI, with Eliot Richards and Tom Nichols primed amongst the subs...

Vainikolo out to make his mark

Tongan star Fetu’u Vainikolo will be out to make his mark when Exeter Chiefs tackle Saracens in the Aviva Premiership tomorrow (3.15pm).

The 29-year-old winger is set to make only his second top flight start as he is one of two inclusions Rob Baxter has made to the Chiefs starting XV ahead of their trip to Allianz Park.

Vainikolo – who was signed last summer from Irish side Connacht – comes in for Tom James on the wing, whilst Henry Slade’s inclusion in the centre means Phil Dollman reverts to full-back at the expense of Luke Arscott.

The opportunity, however, is...

A377 still closed

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 02/22/2014 - 6:24pm

A377 Devon - A377

Cowley Hill in Cowley is closed in both directions between the St Andrew's Road junction and the Langford Road junction, because of a landslip and emergency repairs.

Diversion in operation - A3072 and A396 via Bickleigh.

Drivers are warned to expect congestion.

Nursing home rescue

Two appliances from Devon and Somerset Fire were called to Knappe Cross Nursing Home in Exmouth to rescue two people from its lift.

Crews attended the incident at 6.05 this morning ( Saturday 22nd February).

On arrival members of the Fire Service found two people stuck in a lift cage.

They were released from the lift cage with the use of small tools.

Fire Crews attend after fire at Tiverton pub

Fire crews were called to The Trout Inn, Tiverton, in the early hours of this morning due to a vehicle being on fire in the car park.

One appliance from Tiverton attended a car fire in the car park of the public house. The vehicle was well alight on their arrival and crews got to work using two breathing apparatus and two hosereel jets.

The vehicle was severely damaged.

The Police also attended and are now investigating the incident.

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