Early statistics for autumn 2013 suggest it has been a fairly normal season overall with temperature, rainfall and sunshine amounts all quite close to the long-term average, the Met Office says in its latest blog (below):
Our early season assessment for autumn (Sep-Nov) uses figures from 1 September to 27 November, then assumes average conditions for the final few days of November.
According to that estimate, the UK mean temperature for the season is currently 9.8 °C, just 0.4 °C above the long-term average.
UK rainfall over the same period was 331.7mm, which is...
Six students from Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education will be getting involved in the “Get Set to Make a Change” initiative managed by the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association.
Six students attended a roadshow yesterday (28 November) where they met both an Olympian and Paralympian. They will also learn how to plan, organise and deliver community projects and events inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The roadshow is the first step, the next is to plan and run the community event, guided by a programme mentor. We will be giving...
Residents of the area covered by Sidmouth Town Council, which includes Sidbury, Sidford and Salcombe Regis, are being invited to vote on how they would spend £250,000 available for sports provision in an event being held on Friday 6 December.
Sidmouth Town Council and East Devon District Council are taking their voting stall to Sidmouth late night shopping on Friday 6 December from 5pm to 8pm in the area near the Sidmouth Market and the Sidmouth Christmas tree, opposite Fields department store.
The money has come from developers who have built new homes in the parish (...
Knightshayes, a National Trust property on the outskirts of Tiverton is looking for feedback from dog walkers, runners and den builders alike.
Newly-appointed Senior Ranger, Raef Johnson, is looking to meet and get to know as many users of the grade II listed parkland and woods as possible when he hosts two walks in December.
Knightshayes has recently seen the creation of a new ranger team, whose role it is to care specifically for the park and woodland areas of the estate. Raef joined the team at the end of October, after a number of years working for the Forestry...
Set to celebrate Christmas’ past, present and yet to come, Killerton is preparing to charm visitors with displays depicting Dickens’ timeless classic A Christmas Carol throughout the house and estate.
Killerton invites visitors to imagine Ebenezer Scrooge journeying through time to learn the meaning of Christmas.
Displays in the eighteenth century family home range from lavish Victorian shop-fronts lining the corridors, to old-fashioned silhouettes and wreath decorations setting the scene.
Stately rooms are decorated to capture both the traditional and the modern,...
Christmas is fast approaching and Exeter Racecourse will be getting into the spirit of the festivities at its first December meeting next Friday (December 6) when the trees will be decked in decorations and a mouth-watering seven race card will prove the perfect start for a long weekend.
The total prize money for the meeting has been increased to £80,000 and a new handicap chase worth £25,000 has been added to the card.
Exeter’s general manager Tim Darby said: “It’s a very popular meeting. A particularly strong card coupled with full boxes for corporate hospitality mean...
Leading South West law firm, Stephens Scown LLP is celebrating being crowned Private Client Team of the Year in the 2013 British Legal Awards at a glittering awards ceremony in Old Billingsgate Market, London.
The firm beat off tough competition from four leading London law firms and was the only firm shortlisted from the South West. This recognises the joint work of the family law and private client teams across the region.
Robert Camp, managing partner, said: “Stephens Scown was pitched against some of the best law firms both nationally and internationally and this...
This December design and marketing agency sfimedia Ltd have turned Portland Street in Exeter into a giant Advent calendar.
Each day one and sometimes two new window displays will be revealed by residents in the street. The very last window is in The Globe facing Portland Street on Christmas Eve.
Bring your children and walk down the street to see how everyone has joined together as a community and used their imagination to create seasonal scenes.
Follow the event as it unfolds at www.facebook.com/sfimedia
Christmas is just around the corner but as the shops start to get busier, Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a day away from the crowds.
The annual Christmas celebration at the historic Cricklepit Mill may only be a few minute’s walk from the High Street, but to the tired Christmas shopper it will feel like a world away.
Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Saturday 7 December from 10.30am to 3.30pm and is a day of free family activities.
Visitors will have the chance to make their own willow star Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their tree at home. There...
