Devon County Council has U-turned on a plan to charge for new disabled parking bays from April.
As part of the Conservative-run council’s new budget, it proposed a new fee of £200 for the cost of putting in new disabled bays outside homes, saving an estimated £100,000 a year.
That’s come in for considerable criticism, not least from the opposition Liberal Democrats who describe the idea as a “disability tax” which will hit the most vulnerable.
Councillors scrutinising the budget also suggested it should be...
The riotously fun Oh My God! It’s The Church will be coming to Exeter Phoenix on May 5th .
Dearly Beloved Miscreants! We are gathered here today to announce the riotous and delightfully devilish OH MY GOD! IT’S THE CHURCH will release their second EP ‘Revelations’ on Good Friday, April 15 - their own soundtrack to the End of Days, followed by a full UK Tour!
The first single, ‘Kiss My ApocaLips’ out Feb 25 , is a hot-as-Hades, salacious Rock’n’Roll belter to answer your prayers and save the planet from fire and brimstone, whilst serving up the most fun you can have with...
The riotously fun Oh My God! It’s The Church will be coming to Exeter Phoenix on May 5th .
Dearly Beloved Miscreants! We are gathered here today to announce the riotous and delightfully devilish OH MY GOD! IT’S THE CHURCH will release their second EP ‘Revelations’ on Good Friday, April 15 - their own soundtrack to the End of Days, followed by a full UK Tour!
The first single, ‘Kiss My ApocaLips’ out Feb 25 , is a hot-as-Hades, salacious Rock’n’Roll belter to answer your prayers and save the planet from fire and brimstone, whilst serving up the most fun you can have with...
Plymouth’s Falcon Property recently scooped two separate accolades at the Experts in Property Awards 2021.
With the ceremony held via Zoom, the Experts in Property Awards 2021 was well-attended by its member agencies across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol and celebrated what was most important in agency in 2021, majoring on training, online marketing and community involvement.
Falcon won two awards across the seven awards categories.
Best Trained Agency Staff
The first Falcon award was a Silver win in the Training category. the Experts in...
The Post-Mortem Live arrives in Exeter on 19th April for one event offering attendees the chance to solve a murder. Working with award-winning human anatomist Sam Piri in this 4-hour long experience you’ll get into the bowls of CSI, pathology, and forensics to determine how the victim Rachel Harris met her death.
In this rare insight into a post-mortem, you will actually dissect the human body to learn about the organ systems including a real kidney, stomach, intestines, lungs and heart.
The NHS in Devon has announced the launch of a new health and wellbeing app library for local people, powered by the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA).
Effectively a comparison website, the localised site for Devon allows patients and healthcare professionals to search and download from a wide range of apps, making it quicker and easier for people across Devon to access safe and accredited health and wellbeing applications on their computer or smart phone.
Founded by NHS clinicians, ORCHA is used widely for health application evaluation and...
Cumberland Grange care home, in Exeter, was filled with red roses, cupcakes and music in celebration of St Valentine’s Day.
Staff and residents celebrated the day of love by creating heart-shaped decorations to decorate the home with. They had special messages on them showing ‘what love means to me’ which was heart-warming to read and understand how everyone feels and see’s love differently. Residents also enjoyed a wonderful sing-a-long session with Sound Easy, who came in to sing. Head Chef John also made some scrumptious Valentines inspired cupcakes for residents to enjoy –...
Bradfords Building Supplies, which has a popular branch in Exeter, has won Builders’ Merchant of the Year (21-50 branches) at the latest annual Builders’ Merchants Awards, for the third year in a row.
The family-run business was first established in the South West just over 250 years ago and also won the Sustainable & Environmental Initiative of the Year for its efforts to educate and support local constructors and home renovators in making environmentally sustainable choices for their building projects.
Now in its 20th year, the Builders’ Merchants Awards is the...
Essential work will be carried out on the bridge on Monday 21 February and Tuesday 22 February and due to the narrow road width over the bridge it will need to be closed on both days for the safety of public and staff working on site.
The parapet on the Tiverton side of the structure needs to be repaired after being damaged by a vehicle.
Tree debris which has built up against the piers of the bridge will be removed to reduce the risk of scour damage to the structure’s cutwaters. The closure will also enable fencing work to be undertaken.
Exeter Chamber continues to go from strength to strength with its dynamic and progressive board. Current board director Steve Gates has been appointed to join Tim Wadsworth as joint vice chair of the Chamber.
Steve Gates is the managing director of Taking Care - part of AXA Health and is an experienced and inspirational senior business leader with extensive understanding of the private health, insurance, and financial services markets.
Steve has previously held the position of vice president of the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce and chair of the local Chamber committee in...
