At this time of year, charity shops across Britain see an influx of donations. As new toys and gifts have arrived in many homes over Christmas, they quickly become the new favourites as older ones are abandoned for the latest playthings. It can sometimes become a struggle to accommodate them all and more often than not, a rehoming exercise ensues.
It’s not just the children who might find an abundance of gifts under the tree either, grown-ups may also find their wardrobes and drawers in need of a ‘sort out’ as brand-new outfits, coats, shoes, boots, bags and accessories have...
A Devon & Cornwall Police officer has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to policing in the New Year Honours List.
Temporary Inspector Mark Ruston, who has served with the Force for 26 years, has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in policing. He has led multiple multi-agency responses to civil major incidents and has worked across operations, events and contingency planning in the Force.
He played a key role in the planning for the G7 World Leaders’ Summit in June 2021 which was the largest and most complex event ever...
It's the incredibly awesome direct conversion of sunlight into energy, with no moving parts, no radioactive waste or radiation, no chemical processes, no greenhouse gasses released, no noise, and no maintenance (unless you want to wash them off every once in a while).
It seems to be too wonderful to be true, but it isn't. The biggest disadvantage in the past was simply the high cost. But everything has changed now. Around the previous decade, manufacturers all over the globe have increased manufacturing capacity, and the cost of solar has plummeted by almost 80%! As a result, it...
National Highways is advising drivers travelling southbound on the M5 near Exeter to be aware of delays during the New Year holiday period.
A half-mile section of lane one of the southbound carriageway between junctions 30 and 31 has been closed for safety reasons due to a bridge defect.
The fractured bridge expansion joint plate was detected by a monitoring system in operation on the Exe viaduct, carrying the M5 over the River Exe, and will require specialist repair work early in the new year.
The lane closure is causing significant delays during peak travel...
Arts and crafts can be wonderful hobbies that allow you to develop new skills, but they can also help to soothe your mind and boost your mood. While crafting can be an excellent way to pass the time, it can often mean a lot of different materials and the need for space to work on your creations. Some people might be happy to work off the kitchen table, but if you would prefer to have a dedicated space where you can escape for arts and crafts, why not convert a garden shed into your studio? Below are some tips on how you can do this.
Law firm Browne Jacobson has strengthened its real estate offering in the South-West with the appointment of senior associate Anna Clifford into its Exeter office.
Anna who came from law firm TLT, previously worked at Browne Jacobson for seven years, having joined the firm as a trainee. Anna specialises in acting for many regional and national housebuilders in relation to the acquisition and disposal of greenfield and brownfield land for development including site assembly, collaboration agreements, ancillary easements and covenants, statutory agreements and transfer of land to...
Local people urged to choose the right service for their needs Devon’s acute hospitals and ambulance service are extremely busy, with people waiting a very long time in emergency departments to be seen and treated.
The local NHS, including South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, is appealing for people to choose the most appropriate service for their needs – to ensure people who need life-threatening and critical care can be treated as quickly as possible.
Speaking on behalf of Devon’s acute hospitals, Prof Mark Hamilton, Medical Director at University Hospitals...
Feeling the burnout from the chaos of the city? Nothing sounds more grounding than turning off the devices and heading on a family trip to a US national park. The US boasts holiday requires some preparation, with 58 gorgeous gardens to consider. Here are the top national parks to include in your upcoming or future holidays in America . Choose one or try them all!
Grand Canyon
Most of the six million tourists visiting the Grand Canyon each year go to the main viewpoint. But there are still 4926 km2 of breathtakingly beautiful land to discover in the national park....
A dentist and former football manager whose life has changed dramatically since his ALS diagnosis has appealed with others who have the disease to join him in a new brain imaging study to help the race to find new treatments.
The University of Exeter’s world-leading Neurodegeneration Imaging Group, led by Professor Marios Politis, is appealing for people who have ALS (also known as motor neurone disease) to get in touch, and take part in a year-long study.
ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the...
By the way of the formation of images architecture belongs to the non-imaginative (tectonic) types of art that use signs that do not allow recognition of any real objects, phenomena or actions in the images and appeal directly to the associative mechanisms of perception. The aesthetic evaluation of a work of architecture is determined by the notion of its ability to serve its functional purpose.
Architecture refers to the spatial (plastic) types of art, works of which:
exist in space without changing and evolving in time
