FOLLOWING the Council’s decision in July to relocate, four locations have now been short-listed as the possible home for East Devon District Council’s new offices. The short-list was produced by elected Members scoring the 15 possible sites against a set of desired outcomes (see bulleted tick list below).
Councillors were briefed on the locations – Cranbrook, Skypark, Winslade Park and Heathpark – at the end of October and a stakeholder group heard about the options at a meeting today (Friday 8 November).
A Devon based Royal Marine has been found guilty of murder after shooting dead an injured prisoner in 2011. Two other marines were acquitted at the Military Court Centre in Wiltshire. The marines known only as Marines A, B, and C due to an anonymity order placed due to fears for the safety of their family. Two further marines, known only as Marines D and E, had charges against them dropped in connection to the case. The three marines had denied murdering the unknown man while on patrol in Helmand province in 2011. Marine A was convicted at a Military court martial after the prosecution...
Teignmouth and Dawlish have joined the rest of Teignbridge car parks in being free on Sundays.
Teignbridge-owned car parks in the two seaside resorts have re-joined the successful scheme which sees all 35 of the council's car parks free of any charges on a Sunday.
The free parking scheme is aimed at boosting local trade and cutting costs to motorists.
Sundays are free of charge throughout the year for all urban and rural parts of the district. Charges apply through the summer months in Teignmouth and Dawlish.
Now the peak season is over, the two resorts have...
Sunday's big game sees the in-form league leaders Arsenal travel to Manchester United for what is perhaps their most significant test of the season to date. David Moyes' men have had a mixed start under his leadership and would fall 11 points behind the Gunners if they were to lose.
Elsewhere Chelsea, Spurs and Man City will each look to make up ground on the leaders should Arsenal slip up at Old Trafford. At the other end of the table, can Sunderland capitalise on Man City's inconsistent away form? Can Norwich bounce back against West Ham after their mauling at the Etihad? And how...
This time last year Exeter Chiefs wing Jack Nowell burst onto the scene in the LV= Cup – and he’s determined to remind everyone of his talents again this weekend against Harlequins. The 20-year-old enjoyed a superb season last time out with the Chiefs before helping England Under-20s lift the Junior World Championship for the first time in their history. Two tries in Exeter’s LV= Cup clash with London Welsh last season gave Nowell a platform and he went on to make his Aviva Premiership debut two weeks later. The Chiefs, though, eager to avoid burnout, have kept Nowell under lock and key so...
An ancient village church has been reprieved from closure and is now entering an exciting new phase with the opening of a mini community library.
On Saturday St Mary’s Church, Poltimore, just outside Exeter, will be opening a mini-library in its building and will also be celebrating the reprieve.
When villagers realised their Grade 1 listed church, in the centre of the village was about to be closed because two longstanding churchwardens were retiring, they sprang into action.
Villager Jan Davey and parish clerk Jenny Edwards stepped forward to become new...
First Great Western (FGW) train cleaners have walked out for a third time in a dispute over pay and zero-hours contracts.
South West members of the RMT union working for cleaning contractors Mitie went on strike at 6am on Thursday 7 November and are not due to return to work until 5.59am on Saturday (9 November).
London-based workers will not work thier shifts between 6am on Friday 8 November 2013 and 5.59am on Monday 11 November 2013.
MITIE said it was continuing to talk with the RMT and had "contingency plans" in place.
Exeter City Council has been stepping up patrols in Belmont Park following the unfortunate incident back in August when a dog was attacked and killed in front its elderly owner.
Diana Walton, the owner of a 9-year old Yorkshire terrier Folly need medical attention after a much larger dog bit and shook Folly to death in August this year.
The dog was initially thought to be a banned breed and was seized by Police but has since been confirmed to be a Bull Terrier by Exeter City Council. Recognising that this was an isolated incident, the Council decided not to take immediate...
Vodafone has been singled out as the worst provider of 3G mobile internet in the UK by telecoms watchdog.
The watchdog, Ofcom, published tests showing the Vodafone has breached the terms of its spectrum licence by missing its legal obligation to extend its coverage of 3G to 90% of the country.
This 90% is to cover the majority of the country’s population rather than the landmass meaning remote areas are still unlikely to get good coverage.
Vodafone is the only phone network in the UK to fail this test failing behind rivals O2,EE and Three. Despite being the only UK...
UK retail is finally beginning to show the signs of economic recovery with a rise in the number of businesses renting premises in the South of England. In a survey conducted by the Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors (RICS) showed that those surveyed are reporting a rising demand in retail spaces. Although they have welcomed the increased demand RICS have cautioned that overall demand is still historically low. Exeter City Centre Manager, John Harvey has welcomed the news: “This is another encouraging signal that we appear to be in a period of recovery. “Exeter is definitely ahead of the...
