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...
Best friends and colleagues, Karen King & Clare Aldrich, faced their fears to experience the exhilaration of a tandem Skydive and raise over £1,380 for Exeter Leukaemia Fund! Karen & Clare, who both work at North Tawton Primary School, were securely harnessed to their instructors on 21 June as they jumped from 15,000ft. They were able to take in views including the South & North Devon coastlines, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset and the Bristol Channel to South Wales! Following the Skydive Clare said, “It’s one of the bravest things I’ve ever done and one of the best experiences I’ve...
The UK’s leading marine charity says people visiting the beach this summer should keep their eyes peeled for wobbly visitors who act as a barometer of the seas. After a slow start this year, jellyfish blooms started increasing in June and July as our coastal waters warmed up.
Every summer hundreds of reports of jellyfish sightings are made to the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) National Jellyfish Survey, which is in its 10th year. During the last decade, 7,500 jellyfish reports have been made by the public to MCS. The survey is providing valuable information about where and...
Stagecoach South West has announced that, starting 30 September 2013, they are introducing two brand new ‘Stagecoach Gold’ routes which will operate between Torquay, Paignton, Totnes and Plymouth or Dartmouth. The introduction of the flagship ‘5-star’ brand to Devon is a coup for customers, reserved for only a select number of locations across the country.
The two ‘Gold’ routes will operate up to every 30 minutes, 7 days a week between Torquay, Paignton and Totnes. The routes will then connect the English Riviera to either Dartmouth or Plymouth via Ivybridge, with each location...
