Devon County Council has praised a unique mobile phone app aimed at motorcyclists that has helped improve safety for bikers on Devon’s roads.
The i-Biker app was launched a year ago on the iPhone and other smartphones. Since then it has been downloaded more than 13,000 times and it is now free to download.Among the routes that have seen an effective reduction in collisions since the launch of the software are:
On the A3072 Crediton to Tiverton - 9 before and 2 after.
Each year this event attracts tens of thousands of people to watch an array of aircraft take to the sky at this award winning air show.
This year the fun runs over two days.
The Family Fun Day takes place on The Lawn in Dawlish on Friday where you will find sideshows, stalls, and ground displays offering something for everyone.
The main flying display takes place on Saturday and is scheduled to begin at 11.30am. The Red Arrows are expected to arrive over Dawlish at around midday. Also displaying will be the likes of Typhoon, Falcons, RV8tors and, towards the close...
Teignbridge has once again scored a hat trick in the prestigious Green Flag Award scheme.
The top quality trio, Decoy Country Park and Courtenay Park, Newton Abbot, and The Den, Teignmouth, have picked up the prestigious accolade, confirming them as among the best parks and open spaces in Britain.
The Green Flag is seen as the national benchmark for quality parks, and to win an award a place must perform well against eight set criteria:
• A welcoming place • Healthy, safe and secure • Clean and well maintained • Sustainability • Conservation and heritage • Community...
The London Fire Brigade said today that the number of incidents involving people being stuck or trapped in objects like handcuffs and toilet seats has risen over the last three years. The new figures have prompted calls from fire chiefs for people to think carefully before dialling 999.
The Brigade has attended over 1,300 incidents involving people being trapped or stuck, often in everyday household items, since 2010. The Brigade said that each incident costs taxpayers at least £290, meaning the incidents have cost at least £377,000.
