An East Devon Church school is celebrating after being declared an outstanding school.
Otterton Church of England VA Primary School was upgraded from good to outstanding in the latest report by the National Society Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools.
Headteacher Carron Saunders said: “We are delighted. There is a lovely ethos here, our children are spiritual, thoughtful and caring and we see that on a day to day basis. It’s good to see it recognised by an outside body.”
The report said: “The school is a welcoming and nurturing community in which all learners...
Much more needs to be done to improve UK children’s health, and acting early will save taxpayers’ money, the Chief Medical Officer has said in a frank assessment of the state of the health of the nation’s children.
Her latest report - which has the backing of several children’s charities - calls on government, the whole health service, social care and education professionals to take action and make improvements now. It highlights a strong economic case for doing more, sooner. For example, reducing obesity by just one percentage point among children and young people could lead to...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park has been shortlisted in two categories in the 2013 Devon Tourism Awards in recognition of its business tourism facilities and services.
The family owned attraction has been shortlisted in the Tourism Superstar Award for Customer Service and the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year award categories.
As a finalist in the Tourism Superstar Award for Customer Service, the efforts of the Guest Services Team at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park have been recognised. The team are committed to delivering great customer service day-to-day and...
John Grant, Exeter University Lemon Grove, Wednesday 16 October 2013
Before you read this, do yourself a favour and have a listen to Queen Of Denmark , the 2010 debut solo album by former Czars frontman John Grant. If you don't already know it, it is an awed and heartbroken classic; a frank dissection of its author's troubled life and loves as well as a proud declaration of his homosexuality: sad, touching, funny and nostalgic, it is one of the finest records of recent years: a bold lyrical honesty couched in honeyed melodies.
Update 2.30pm: On the M5 southbound in Somerset there are currently long delays between junctions J21 and J23 due to an earlier incident. All lanes are now open.
Lane 3 remains closed northbound for emergency repairs after the incident.
Update 12.30pm: The M5 Southbound carriageway remains closed between J22 and J23 following earlier collisions, causing delays of approximately two hours between junctions J21 and J22. The road is expected to re-open from 2.30pm. Northbound between J22 and J23, only one lane remains closed, however taffic is still very slow-moving.
A group of Exeter University students are taking part in the prestigious Npower’s future leaders challenge, which sees those teams involved setting up a project to promote sustainable living in their local community.
The successful team will win a trip to the Brazilian Amazon, spending 10 days helping tribes people set up solar panels. As part of the Npower’s future leaders challenge students Sophie Walton, Flo Taylor, Catriona Patterson, and Harriet Miller have created the Exeter Style Cycle, an online shopping clothes swapping forum.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered a novel genetic cause of severe obesity which, although relatively rare, demonstrates for the first time that genes can reduce basal metabolic rate - how the body burns calories.
Previous studies (performed by David Powell and colleagues at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals in Texas) demonstrated that when the gene KSR2 (Kinase Suppressor of Ras 2) was deleted in mice, the animals became severely obese. As a result of this research, Professor Sadaf Farooqi from the University of Cambridge's Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic...
Share in the wonder that objects and their stories can arouse. Inspired by the early Cabinets of Curiosity, local people display their own collections of objects to represent their lives, past and present, and their aspirations for the future.
In creating these displays, Exeter’s Youth Inclusion and Support Team, young people, parents, carers and others discovered how objects and their stories can help connect us to other times and places, understand how our world became the place it is and help us find our own place in it.
What objects would tell the story of your life?...
Creative Cow present William Shakespeare's epic and delightful comedy. A rollicking tale of marraige, fidelity, trickery and more.
The puffed up and degenerate Sir John Falstaff, a Knight of the Garter, is seized with the outrageous idea that to seduce two of Windsor’s wealthy merry wives will prove his virility and give him access to their money, but with female cunning and a devilish plot involving their husbands, Falstaff is repeatedly tricked by the women.
Evening performances at 7.30pm, matinee on 2 November at 2pm.
Community groups in Devon and Cornwall have got just over a week to apply for a share in a £200,000 cashpot. Applications for the first round of the small grants scheme, which aims to help small community groups which work to reduce crime and make people feel safer, must be submitted by 31 October. Already over 60 applications have been received for grants up to £5,000 for projects. In my Police and Crime Plan I promised to find new ways to help organisations to help themselves and I am encouraged by the early response from groups looking for grass-roots funding, I urge anyone who is...
