Dartmoor National Park Authority has recruited local Olympian and Team GB Pistol Shooter, Georgina (Gorgs) Geikie, as a Dartmoor Ambassador, with a remit to promote the National Park as an activity destination.
As part of her role Gorgs has just finished filming A Dartmoor Adventure. This new film promotes outdoor recreation as part of a healthy lifestyle and showcases the variety of outdoor recreational opportunities that can be enjoyed on Dartmoor.
This inspirational film shows how people with a basic fitness level can make the most of what Dartmoor has to offer but also...
The first consultation for the new Exeter Mathematics School (EMS) will be held on 28 August at the University of Exeter.
The new school will be a mathematically oriented, academic sixth form, providing an environment in which those with an interest in, and aptitude for, mathematics can be stimulated, developed and stretched.
The EMS is due to open in September 2014, with 30 year 12 students drawn from Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and Somerset and is co-sponsored by the University of Exeter and Exeter College.
One of only two specialist mathematics schools in the UK, the...
A Stagecoach employee who has spent 42 years ‘on the buses’ has hung up his keys for the last time.
As an examiner Colin Kneeshaw was the man whose approval many drivers had to win before passing their test. But despite his intimidating role, he was a popular member of the team who, during his time, made a piece of company history.
Colin, 66, joined the former Devon General as a conductor after leaving the army. He only intended working for six months “until something better came along” but stayed for 12 and was then asked to train as a driver.
Better data recording by hospitals is needed to share best practice and drive up standards, says Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
More than three quarters (79%) of the parents of babies in neonatal units are seen by senior healthcare professionals within 24 hours of admission and the majority of parents report positive experiences, but there is room for improvement in areas such as breastfeeding rates and levels of hypothermia in newborns, according to the 6th Annual National Neonatal Audit Programme 2012 (NNAP). The report is published today by the Royal College of...
Since 2010, East Devon District Council has provided eligible private home-owners with subsidised finance totalling £56,140.
The Home Improvement Loan (HIL) scheme is still available to eligible private homeowners across East Devon needing to make essential repairs to their homes.
Summer can be a good time to make repairs to your home to ensure it is safe, suitable for your needs and warm for the winter. Work included under the scheme ranges from roof repairs, boiler replacement, essential electrical, plumbing and structural works, damp remediation and any other works...
Have you got a question you’d like to ask Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer?
Mr Sawyer will be taking to social networking site Twitter on Monday, 19 August and Tuesday, 20 August, to answer questions and issues being raised by anyone following the hashtag #LiveChiefTweet
He’ll be tweeting from Devon and Cornwall’s main account DC_Police which already has more than 20,000 followers and will also be talking to local media about the events and how the tweeting has gone.
Mr Sawyer said: “I want to utilise as many channels as possible to talk to the...
Richard Henderson, born 23 August 1970, went missing on 8 August 2013 from his home address in Sandford Walk, Exeter. His neighbours believed he was due to go camping on 7 August 2013 and he may be in possession of a tent and camping equipment.
Mr Henderson is described as a white male, about 5ft 11in tall, of slim build with short cropped fair hair, he has links to Exmouth, Exeter and the Dawlish areas.
Any campsites across Devon and Cornwall may have been occupied and Police would urge their employees to take note of Mr Henderson’s image.
Two John O’Flynn first half goals settled this attractive SkyBet League Two fixture at a damp St James Park.
On a day when the club celebrated the historic links with Brazil fittingly in front of Brazilian TV cameras, the weather was not at all Brazilian but the football at times approached it. It could be said that, with City in yellow shirts for the day, it was almost like watching Brazil!
Manager, Paul Tisdale, surprised the SJP faithful by handing a debut to first year pro, Matt Grimes, and there was also a welcome return to...
As part of an innovative digital art and performance project, a series of new short films about Exeter are being released in weekly episodes on screens across the city as well as online. The micro-documentaries – 12 in total have been created by filmmaker David Salas and are based on the experiences and memories of Exeter residents.
Divided into two strands – A Tale of Two Cities and The Potential for Important Moments to Occur in Non-Descript Places – the documentaries focus on unknown aspects of the city and bring to light the personal experiences of some of its residents....
Devon and Somerset Fire Chief Lee Howell must be given a straight choice between a full-time role in Devon and Somerset and a position in Wales, the Fire Brigades Union have said.
Howell’s new position as part-time fire advisor to the Welsh Government was revealed earlier last month.
Devon and Somerset Fire Brigades Union Brigade Secretary Trevor French said: “The public and fire crews of Devon and Somerset deserve a full-time fire chief; especially at a time when the service appears to be spiralling out of control.
“For the sake of fire safety here and in Wales,...
