Despite poor weather, Met Office solar PV has generated more than estimated in first year.
A year after a 250 kW solar PV array was installed at the Met Office HQ Exeter, and – despite some terrible weather over the past 12 months – the system has still out-performed initial estimations.
The sun may be in full view now (with the Met Office predicting below average rainfall and above average temperatures throughout July) but official statistics show that 2012 was one of the wettest years on record for the UK and June 2012 was the least sunny in records dating back to 1910....
East Devon District Council has a message for readers of local and national newspapers in the district.
The message is: If you put your old newspapers into the recycling bin, within seven days they may well be back on your doormat in the form of the latest edition. By recycling in this way, you reduce the number of trees felled for paper-making.
This great news is part of a campaign that EDDC is running this summer thanking residents for recycling, encouraging them to keep recycling and urging others to join in so we can pass the 50% recycling rate and head towards our...
BBC One’s ever-popular Sunday evening programme Antiques Roadshow will be filming for its 36th series on Exeter Cathedral Green on Thursday 12 September, 2013.
Presenter Fiona Bruce says, “This will be my 6th year on the Antiques Roadshow and I still feel so lucky to be presenting the programme. Every week is different; a new location and thousands of new visitors. The only constant is the pleasure of the unexpected – we never know what will turn up, from the most fabulous Fabergé to the most humble object with a riveting story..."
With only a few days until the Recharge and Achieve More Event, I have been reflecting on how I made this event happen for you. It has been a struggle getting to Friday, I had to turn away partners who wanted to be involved; the day we launched our website crashed due to the high demand and my web team managed to get it back up and running; and I had to make tough decisions on who I wanted to speak at the event. I had a few who wanted to speak to sell their products, but I had to say no to them as this event is totally the opposite to what that is about.
Exeter Racecourse’s stunning River Room will be transformed into a wedding breakfast for 40 guests for two weeks during August, enabling brides-to-be to get a taste of what it would be like to have a wedding on Haldon Hill.
The room will be fully laid out with cutlery, crockery and glassware plus chair covers, swags, table decorations and lighting to give the wedding party some ideas for their big day.
The open weeks are in conjunction with Cover Cupboard who have their unit at the racecourse.
The room, with breathtaking views across the racecourse, will be open...
Visit the Toy and Train Collectors Fair - a new show coming to Westpoint.
Catering for all collectors, walk, browse and look for those elusive and hard to find models - the list is endless: Dinky, Corgi, Minichamps, Hornby Bassett Lowke, Meccano, Spot-On, Marklin, Scalextric, EFE, Actionman, Dolls,Teddies .......and much more all under one roof!
Open 10.30am - 3pm.
Admission: £3.50 adults, children under 15 free with an accompanying adult.
If Antiques are your thing, then don't miss the new International Westpoint Antiques & Collectors Fair at Westpoint Arena.
With up to 400 stands from all over the UK, offering an extensive range of antiques and collectables, the fair provides a great day out for people who love all things Antique. There will be a huge selection of antiques and collectables including furniture, porcelain, silver, gold, vintage clothing, paintings, lighting, militaria, toys stamps and much more.
With ample free parking, a licensed restaurant, and catering vans, Westpoint provides a...
Three young partnerships from Honiton Gymnastics Club were named South West champions and one more took a bronze medal at last weekend’s South West Novice Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships.
The results, which confirmed Honiton’s junior gymnasts as among the best in the region, were a fitting end to the acrobatic gymnastics season, which began in February with a similar haul of medals.
Medal-winning performances came in a variety of disciplines. Erin Blackmore and Shelley Quick earned the highest scores of the whole competition to take the Grade 1 girls’ pair title – ahead...
South West Communications Group has signed a deal to deploy a ShoreTel Unified Communications (UC) solution to gas turbine and turbine components experts Centrax.
The gas turbine manufacturers and turbine components supplier has been at the forefront of the industry for more than 65 years and has been based in Newton Abbot since 1955.
Centrax will take delivery of its new telephone system this summer to serve the needs of its 700-plus employees and to link its multiple plants and workshops at its Newton Abbot site, and to begin enjoying the efficiencies created by unified...
