Many of the gates and barriers found on Devon’s shared cycle and walking routes will be removed to help ensure that those with disabilities and mobility problems can access them more easily.
Devon’s popular National Cycle Network is one of the most spectacular in the country – almost 150miles in length, the route takes you through picturesque communities, over moorlands, along coastlines and canals and through woodland.
However, most of the routes include chicane gates and barriers at given points, and these barriers can deter some people, including mobility scooter...
The UK’s largest regional airline, Loganair, has increased its flight schedule for summer 2023, announcing more services across key regional routes as it responds to growing demand from leisure and business travellers.
As part of Loganair’s summer 2023 schedule, the airline has increased services between Edinburgh and Exeter as it responds to growing customer demand.
Commencing from Monday 19th June 2023, tickets for the new timetable are on sale from today (Wednesday 5 October).
Up from the six flights per week operated this summer, Loganair has increased...
This October, F.Hinds, Exeter joins the fight against Prostate Cancer by partnering exclusively with Rotary Watches, an avid supporter of the national charity, Prostate Cancer UK.
For a limited time only, customers to the F.Hinds store will be able to see Rotary Watches’ Limited Edition 1IN4 timepiece, and for each one sold, F.Hinds will match Rotary’s donation of 10% plus VAT to the charity.
“This is one of the most exclusive and important partnerships we have committed to in recent times,” says Martin Preston, Watch Buyer for F.Hinds. He added: “The 1IN4 is a stunning...
The project manager of Exeter’s St Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre has been crowned the Construction Manager of the Year in recognition of his work on the development.
Joe O’Connell, from Exmouth, who works for Kier Construction, was named the winner of the Public and Leisure category at this year’s Chartered Institute of Building’s prestigious CIOB Awards, where he was also selected as the coveted Construction Manager of the Year. Joe’s project team were also winners on the night in the Team of the Year category.
Joe was chosen following his management of the St Sidwell’...
Referee Emily Willett from Coalville, Leicestershire, was this week nominated by the RFU as the third referee who will join 49 other inspiring female officials at Twickenham this November – all to inspire more women into refereeing.
Emily will join fellow referees on the pitch at the England v Japan Autumn International minutes before kick off as part of the nationwide #INSPIRE campaign to celebrate female rugby referees around the country.
Having referred for 3 years, Emily said: “I started playing rugby when I was 15 after going to watch a Leicester Tigers match and...
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A leading housebuilder is marking its 50th anniversary by donating 1,550 trees to The Queen’s Green Canopy, helping to celebrate and honour the life of Queen Elizabeth II.
This represents a donation of 50 trees for each of our operating companies – including four regional businesses based in the South West – and head office, demonstrating the housebuilder’s commitment to enhancing the biodiversity of its sites across Britain.
Fran Leedham, Group Sustainability Director, says: “I’m proud that in our 50th year we’re able to honour and celebrate the remarkable life of Queen...
Online wine merchant Independent Wine has won the title of Best Small Online Wine Retailer of the Year at the Decanter Retailer Awards 2022.
This follows on from success in 2021, when Independent Wine took the title of Runner-Up in the same category. It's also the second consecutive year that the company made the shortlist for Best Specialist Retailer Italy.
The Decanter Retailer Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the UK's top wine retailers. These prestigious awards are judged over three stages, with an expert panel looking at Quality, Value, Range and Service in...
Exeter Community Initiatives (ECI), a local charity based in Exeter, has received a £10,195 funding boost to run a furniture upcycling workshop for the unemployed.
Funded by the European Social Fund, the 10-week workshop starts on 7 October but will accept starters for up to three weeks. It is open to anyone registered unemployed or economically inactive and considering moving towards employment or education.
Run by ECI’s Remade project, the workshop will teach attendees how to restore old pieces of furniture such as a chest of drawers and side table which can then...
