The British Geological Survey has launched the world’s first 3D virtual fossil collection to the public, including some from Exeter's RAMM.
Thousands of 3D digital fossil models, plus several thousand high quality images, many in 3D, can now be browsed and downloaded for free.
The GB3D Type Fossils Online project, funded by Jisc, has taken fossils from museum displays and dusty drawers and made them available for academics, researchers and fossil enthusiasts to enjoy at their leisure.
A holotype specimen from the collections at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum...
A GCSE German pupil from Exeter School has taken first prize in a prestigious Goethe Institut competition.
Middle Fifth (Year 10) pupil Katie Hayman was awarded first place in the News Reading category of the Digital Days Competition for which she had to film herself reading the news in German.
Katie beat almost 150 applicants to win a £50 prize and impressed the panel of judges who said it was very difficult for the selection panel to come to a decision.
The idea for Katie’s entry was judged to be extraordinarily unique and creative and the panel praised Katie’s...
Independently owned Vehicle Save Contract Hire & Leasing Limited based in Exeter has supplied a second corporate aviation bus for Exeter International Airport. The new vehicle will be used for escorting private passengers using chartered or privately-owned jets, from their aircraft to the terminal or their own onward transport.
Delivery of the distinctive Vauxhall Vivaro was taken by Group Corporate Aviation Manager Chris Beer who heads a team of three offering a premier corporate concierge service, bespoke to the needs of private passenger clients. The team marshall the...
A FORMER University of Exeter student who has battled cancer found a retreat to the French Alps has helped her on the road to recovery.
Elizabeth Mawer, 54, spent a week in Samoëns with Nourish & Flourish retreats, which runs not for profit courses for people affected by breast cancer.
The mum-of-two, who underwent a gruelling course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, says she now feels recharged.
Elizabeth, who trained to be a teacher at St Luke’s College of Education, said: “It was coming up to a year after treatment and I had become really unfit. I had put on...
A new book about the London to Land's End cycle route which is a great source of information for cyclists in the Exeter area will be previewed in Topsham next month. It is written in such a way that it can be used either to ride short route sections or to go for a full-on adventure. The book also makes the route London - Exeter or Exeter - Land’s End an achievable journey for all! Every section is graded, with information on whether it is on-road or off-road and whether it is hilly or flat. GPS-tracks for outdoor navigation devices/apps and route updates are available on-line. “The...
If you are into cycling you might want to head to Route 2, Topsham’s coolest Café Bar with its own Cycle Shop and Cycle Hire, on Saturday 14 September between 10 am until 4 pm. Author Eric van der Horst will be present with his latest London-Land's End Cycle Route Book, designed for those who love cycling, but don't like traffic. Come over to find out more about the route and of course, to purchase a signed copy of the book! See also www.london-landsendcycleroutebook.com
Tom Hayes expects a real shift in focus from the Exeter Chiefs over the coming week as the countdown to the new Aviva Premiership draws ever closer, writes Mark Stevens.
The Devon club will wrap up their pre-season programme this Saturday when they welcome Glasgow Warriors to Sandy Park (3pm) – and just one week before they kick-off their league opener away to Northampton Saints.
Having overcome Scarlets (23-15) and Bristol (51-7) in their opening two friendlies, Irishman Hayes expects the visiting Scotsmen to pose a stern test in the club’s final work-out.
High demand for premises from small firms has seen East Devon District Council let all its available business units over the last month.
Four units have been taken up in Axminster at Millwey Rise with the new firms trading including commercial vehicle agents for Italian car manufacturer Piaggio, a fishing bait manufacturer, a caravan refurbishment business and a glazier.
In Seaton a car cleaning and valeting business has moved into the one of the Riverside Workshops whilst in Sidmouth a unit at the Manstone Workshops has just been taken on by a bespoke carpenter and joiner...
Cross the threshold of Higher Uppacott, Dartmoor National Park Authority's Grade 1 Listed longhouse, and step back in time to Medieval Dartmoor as part of Heritage Open Days 2013. This year Dartmoor National Park Authority has arranged a number of free visits to this unique building as its contribution to the national heritage celebration which runs from 12 to 15 September 2013. A longhouse is a medieval farmhouse in which both people and cattle were accommodated under a single roof. Higher Uppacott is rare and of national importance. It is one of the few remaining examples of this...
Police in Teignmouth are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in the leg in the town.
At around noon on Sunday 25 August, on the area of Clampitt Lane, a 32-year-old man received a serious knife wound to his leg in the assault.
The victim, who lives in Paignton, received treatment for the wound at Torbay Hospital before being later discharged.
A 55-year-old man from Teignmouth was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, interviewed and later released on police bail until 3 October 2013.
