As solar farms begin to play an important role in addressing the UK’s electricity needs and aiding the drive towards cheaper, cleaner electricity bills for the consumer, this maturing industry now plays a vital role supporting the economic stability of the agricultural sector and creating full time employment for local communities in the South West.
Lightsource Renewable Energy, the UK’s leading solar energy generator currently operates over 40 solar farms in the South West of England with an Operations satellite office based in Bath.
The Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel celebrated the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau 2013 by cycling the equivalent distance from Exeter to Paris on a static bicycle to raise money for their nominated charity Hospiscare.
The staff at the hotel took it in turns to ride the static bike on Thursday 21st November between 7am and 7pm, covering 374 miles in 12 hours. The team cycled in 15 minute slots and were supported with donations from hotel guests.
Tamsyn Parsons, Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel Sales Manager, says, “The static cycle was a massive commitment from the staff but a...
Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police are involved in a three week operation aimed at reducing road casualties and collisions in the force area. Operation Fatigue will run over a period of three weeks during the months of November and December and will involve the stopping and checking of goods vehicles as they travel through both counties. This will include both national and foreign based vehicles. The operation is being carried out in partnership with VOSA.
Coordinator of the operation, Sergeant Richard Gordon from Camborne said: “There are many operators who obey the laws and...
Essential geotechnical and environmental investigations will be taking place around, and under, the Mamhead Slipway in Exmouth from Monday 2 December.
This investigation work is expected to last two to three weeks and is necessary as preparation for the longer term replacement or improvement of the slipway, a key project within the Exmouth Vision.
Engineers will drill boreholes through the slipway to gain information about the makeup of the geology beneath the seabed.
Trial trenches and shallow boreholes will also be opened in the Mamhead Gardens area to check the...
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found evidence of a link between poverty and attention defect hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
An analysis of more than 19,500 UK children aged 13 and under found that there was a significantly higher number of children from families living below the poverty line had been diagnosed with ADHD.
The study also found that a child with ADHD was roughly three times more likely to have parents who live in social housing than owned their own home.
There was also a rise in incidence of children with ADHD from single...
A 47 year-old man may lose his sight after an unprovoked attack in an Exeter night club.
The victim was hit in the eyes with a bottle or glass while in Club Rococo early on Sunday Morning (24 November).
The man was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery but there is still a concern that the damage to his sight may be permanent.
Police investigating the assault are currently studying CCTV but as yet no arrests have been made. A police spokesman said: “We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed anything in the club in Mary Arches Street on Saturday night...
This year’s Devon stage of the Tour of Britain had the largest turnout in the tour’s seven year history bringing almost £5.9 million of additional spending to the county along the course of the tour.
250,000 spectators are thought to have turned out to watch the race along the 85 mile route between Sidbury and Dartmoor.
Around 62,000 people are thought to have stayed in the county overnight bringing extra trade to the local tourism industry.
A TV audience of more than 2.8 million people in the UK tuned into the coverage of the Devon Stage on ITV4 and Eurosport. The...
Forty pupils from local primary schools "took over" East Devon District Council for a day and had a go at running things.
They even got a ‘taste’ of the work done by EDDC’s Environmental Health inspectors when they visited Sam ’n Ella’s kitchen at Knowle in Sidmouth for a food hygiene check.
On Friday 22 November pupils from the following five schools visited the Council’s HQ to learn more about its services and meet Staff and Councillors:
• St Martin’s in Cranbrook • All Saints’ in Axminster • Bassetts Farm in Exmouth • Branscombe Primary School • Broadhembury...
In May 2013 Exeter Leukaemia Fund launched the third offering in their Community Support Programme when they entered into an agreement with Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau to offer welfare and benefits advice to Haematology patients and their loved ones. Although initial appointments are booked through Emma Gray, ELF Community Support Co-ordinator at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, the reception staff at the Citizens Advice Bureau have been pro-active in passing on client details to Freya Searle, the dedicated advisor for the ELF Advice Service, once they realise the client is a...
A new range of luxury student apartments in Exeter has sold out in less than seven weeks due to an unprecedented demand from investors Private investors from both the UK and overseas have bought into the £17 million scheme on Longbrook Street in Exeter city centre guaranteeing them a potion of the rental costs on the properties.
The main contractor Create Construction, has begun work on the site and expect the project to be completed for the 2014/15 student intake Vita Student at Portland House is just off the high street in Exeter and is a short walk to the main university campus...
