Weather is a national obsession and in Exeter we are fortunate to have the National Meteorological Library and Archive on our doorstep.
Here you can view the national memory of the weather, including a wide range of fascinating instruments and artefacts.
On display is an early barometer which belonged to the founder of the UK Met Office Admiral FitzRoy and the first ever published newspaper weather forecast which appeared in The Times on 1 August 1861.
Other advances in meteorology including the use of weather ships right up to today’s aviation and satellite...
CS Lewis is remembered this year in Shadowlands, a new production by the Unleashed Theatre Company, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death.
Hosted by Buckfast Abbey, as part of its regular programme of artistic events, they have commissioned the Unleashed Theatre Company, made up of gifted and enthusiastic people drawn from Baptist, Anglican, Catholic & Pentecostal churches from across South Devon to produce a high quality drama which entertains but also raises difficult issues concerning the Christian faith.
The National Trusts Collections and Engagement Archaeologist, Nancy Grace, will be at A la Ronde on Thursday 1 August between 11 am and 4pm.
Bring your discoveries for identification and see if you can stump the archaeologist. Learn how to use a sorting tray when on digs, have a go at recording your objects, find out how to draw recreations of whole objects from fragments; and get nose to nose with articles from the past 40,000 years.
This year A la Ronde was featured in ITVS Britain’s secret homes programme. Discover more about the collection of archaeological objects on...
The National Trust's Collections and Engagement Archaeologist, Nancy Grace, will be at A la Ronde on Thursday 1 August between 11 am and 4pm.
Bring your discoveries for identification and see if you can stump the archaeologist. Learn how to use a sorting tray when on digs, have a go at recording your objects, find out how to draw recreations of whole objects from fragments; and get nose to nose with articles from the past 40,000 years.
This year A la Ronde was featured in ITV's Britain’s Secret Homes programme. Discover more about the collection of archaeological objects on...
Aspect Windows is the only windows solution company in the South West to offer its customers a Passive House Design service, following confirmation that director of sales and special projects, Andrew Seller, has passed an exam making him a Certified Passivhaus Design Consultant.
The course is written and taught by leaders in UK Passivhaus development and, as such, Aspect Windows has become the only, full solutions, window company offering a consultant certified in Passive House design in Devon.
After sitting the exam several weeks ago in Plymouth, Andrew was delighted to...
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has submitted a file of evidence in the Thomas Orchard investigation to the Crown Prosecution Service.
On 3 October 2012, Mr Orchard was restrained and arrested in Exeter on suspicion of a public order offence and was taken at about 11.10am by police van to custody at Heavitree Road Police Station.
Just over an hour later Mr Orchard was taken by ambulance to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital as he was unresponsive in his cell. Mr Orchard subsequently died on 10 October 2012.
Exmouth Coastguard report that a full team were called to action at 7.56pm last night following the report of a person found at the foot of cliffs, just North of Darlings Rock, Lympstone.
The Coastguard reported on Facebook: "As we arrived on the scene it was confirmed by Paramedics and Police that the person was deceased.
"After Police had concluded their on scene investigations and due to the state of the tide, Exmouth Coastguards requested Exmouth Inshore Lifeboat to assist with the Recovery of the deceased.
"Our thoughts are with her family at this time."...
Both companies and individuals can often benefit from the process of working remotely whether this be ‘on the go’ or from home. Being ‘out of the office’ is no longer a taboo subject, with the advantages clearly obvious to all parties involved.
We’ve all become accustomed to enabling our ‘out of office’ settings for annual leave and lengthy meetings, but consider the ever increasing number of people for whom this effective practice is the norm. See for yourself the benefits for all parties of remote working:
Crew volunteers from Exmouth RNLI were called to the aid of a yacht, two speed boats and a missing kite surfer on Sunday 28 July. Relief Coxswain Matt Simpson from Ilfracombe RNLI led the yacht rescue in Lyme Bay.
At 2.05pm, Brixham coastguard initially tasked the inshore lifeboat to the aid of Misty, a yacht in difficulty one and a half miles off Maer Rocks. The all-weather lifeboat, Margaret Jean stood by in heavy rain and force five/six wind conditions whilst the inshore lifeboat, George Bearman attempted to reach the casualty.
The summer holidays got off to a ‘flying’ start for local youngsters when EDDC’s Countryside Team joined other local organisations with a rural theme at the annual Natural Seaton Festival.
The event was organised by the Seaton Visitor Centre Trust to celebrate the geological and ecological wealth of the town.
The first EDDC Countryside event of the weekend was Meet the Bats led by Fiona Mathews, Senior Lecturer in Mammalian Biology at Exeter University. Eleven of our 15 native species of bat have been recorded on the Axe Estuary Wetlands in Seaton, and electronic bat...
