Six new potentially lifesaving throw line boards and reach poles have been installed at locations around Exeter Quay with the aim to reduce drownings around the area.
Between 2015 and 2019, confirmed fatality statistics show that ten lives have been lost on Exeter's waterways.
Nationally, around half of people who drown had no intention of being in water – they may have been walking, running, or jump in the water after their dog. There is also an increased likelihood after drinking alcohol. According to the latest national data, double the number of people drowned after...
Most sports lovers are passionate about their favorite sports, teams, and players. They always find a way to show this off in their dressing, stickers on cars, logos on doors, etc. But do you know you can rep your team or sports in your home décor and interior design?
You can add several creative and beautiful ways to integrate your love for sports into your home décor. Consider using suitable sports-themed wall art. There are several ideas and concepts you can use.
Are you unsure about the sports-themed artwork suitable for your wall space? We'll help you get some ideas...
Exeter City Council’s Planning Officer has recommended that an application by the University of Exeter to build an Estates Services Centre on the eastern edge of the campus be approved.
If you like to walk along Belvidere Road, in the Duryard Valley or around the Green Circle this will have a significant impact on your enjoyment.
An ‘estates services centre’ is not an office block. It is an industrial facility.
Birdsong will be replaced by the sounds of machinery including fork lift trucks, pressure washers, tractors and HGVs.
For the third year running, Ecclesiastical Insurance Group is giving away £1million to charities with the return of its Movement for Good awards.
From today, people in Devon can nominate a cause close to their hearts for a potential £1,000 award to help make a difference. 500 charities will each receive £1,000 during the first phase of the campaign. A second phase of giving will happen later this summer.
Since the initiative began in 2019, nearly 4,000 Devon residents have nominated causes they care about, leading to the Movement for Good awards gifting £11,000 to...
Road verges cover 1.2% of land in Great Britain – an area the size of Dorset – and could be managed to help wildlife, new research shows .
University of Exeter researchers used Google Earth and Google Street View to estimate that verges account for 2,579 km2 (almost 1,000 square miles) of land.
About 27% of these verges are frequently mown, 41% is wilder grassland, 19% is woodland and the rest is scrub.
There are "significant opportunities" to improve verges by reducing mowing and planting trees, the researchers say.
Devon residents and community groups are being called on to help clean up the county, as Keep Britain Tidy's nationwide annual Great British Spring Clean returns.
The national litter picking campaign aims to clean up our nation through a #MillionMileMission. The event has been organised to start from 28 May to 13 June.
Clean Devon , a multi-agency partnership is backing the campaign, encouraging residents across the district to organise a group clean-up or pledge to do their own individual litter pick whilst following the Covid-19 guidance .
Virtual reality devices at heritage sites in France and the UK have been adapted so tourists can ‘visit’ an attraction in lockdown – and in the case of Exeter Cathedral even listen to the choir sing.
The VISTA AR project, led by the University of Exeter Business School and part of the EU’s Interreg France (Channel) England programme, has worked closely with Exeter Cathedral, Château de Fougères in Brittany and others to develop digital devices that create new kinds of visitor experiences using augmented and virtual reality.
Second doses of the Covid-19 vaccination are being brought forward for people aged over 50, frontline health and social care workers and people who are in at-risk groups (cohorts 1-9) . This follows the government announcement last week reducing the time between doses for those groups from 12 to around 8 weeks. This is to ensure people across the UK have the strongest possible protection from the virus at an earlier opportunity.
People in cohorts 1-9, who have an appointment before 25 May, should attend as planned.
Those with later appointments will be contacted to make...
Managed Service Provider and South West based IT Experts Bluegrass Group are delighted to announce that they have won Best Community IT Provider South West England in the 2021 UK Enterprise Awards run by SME News.
David Thomas Joint MD comments “2020 was not the year that any of us expected. One of the toughest most businesses have ever experienced in fact. Which is why winning this award means even more to us.
"The Exeter and South West community is our home, it’s incredibly important to us and throughout the pandemic we were determined to support businesses within the...
Generally, when you step outside, you apply sunscreen to your exposed skin. However, it is not that simple; in order to make sure that your sunscreen is working properly, try to understand when, where and how you can apply sunscreen.
Before we explain some of the tips for using Korean sunscreen , let's understand...
Why is sunscreen so important?
It is essential that you use a sunscreen rated SPF 30 or greater in order to keep your skin younger-looking, protected as well as resilient. If you use sunscreen with other protective measures, you can decrease the risk of skin...
