The adopted Devon Waste Plan is now available online.
Devon County Council approved the adoption of the Plan at last week’s Full Council meeting, and it now forms part of the development plan for Devon to 2031.
Its adoption follows the examination hearings into the Devon Waste Plan and the receipt of the Inspector’s Report earlier this year.
The new Devon Waste Plan now provides the policy framework for waste management proposals, and the waste implications of other development, in the county over the next 16 years. It sets out measures to ensure that the proportion...
The co-educational independent school for pupils aged 7-18 is winner of the 2013 Good Schools Guide Award for Excellence for Boys taking AS Level Physics and the 2013 Good Schools Guide Award for Excellence for Girls taking AS Level World Development.
This is the sixth year in a row that Exeter School has received an award for excellence in Science and the fifth award for World Development.
Every year, the Good Schools Guide gives awards to schools to celebrate teaching excellence in individual subjects, basing these awards on WOW Factor calculations which are a combination...
The final leg of the Rugby World Cup 2015 volunteer selection events, the Try Outs, concluded in Twickenham yesterday following six months on the road.
The search for the 6,000 volunteers who will make up The Pack launched in February 2014 and England Rugby 2015 was delighted to receive over 20,000 applications. Over 10,000 applicants have since been part of the Try Outs with events held in every Rugby World Cup 2015 Host City. The search for The Pack has spanned 1,320 miles, across 13 venues and included over 3,333 hours of interviews. Prospective volunteers have ranged from age...
The number of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants in Devon has fallen again in November, in line with the national trend to the lowest figure on record.
Total claimants now stand at 4,019, representing 99 fewer claimants than in October (a 2.5% fall month on month).
The fall is slightly less than for the UK as a whole, which experienced a 4.7% drop between October and November. However, as a proportion of the working age population Devon’s JSA rate is far lower at 0.9% compared with the UK rate at 2.1%.
At a district level, JSA claimant numbers fell for half of...
Police in Teignbridge are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault on an elderly man in Exminster on Thursday 11 December between 6.15pm and 7pm.
It appears that the victim was approached by a man or group of men who asked him what was in his shopping bag before assaulting him and stealing money from the victim. One of the suspects is described as having a blue tattoo on his hand or forearm.
Sergeant Mark Ruston, Neighbourhood Sergeant for the area said: "The exact circumstances of this assault currently remains unclear as the victim remains in hospital. It is very...
THE Bishop of Exeter, the Rt Revd Robert Atwell, said today he was thrilled by the appointment of Revd Libby Lane as the Bishop of Stockport, his previous role.
Bishop Robert left Stockport last year to become the Bishop of Exeter.
He said: “This is a great day for the Church of England. I am thrilled to bits for Libby personally and for the diocese of Chester and for the people of Stockport.”
Bishop Robert worked closely with Libby, who is vicar of Hale with Ashley and also Dean of Women in Ministry for the diocese of Chester.
For the fourth year in succession, financial services company Provident Financial has made an award to Exeter’s charity for people who are homeless.
“We’re really impressed with the work that St Petrock’s does," said Cathy Atkinson, Community Affairs Executive.
“We are delighted to be in a position where we are able to provide £30,000 this year to support it’s valuable work as part of our community partnership programme."
For St Petrock’s, it’s very welcome news.
Mel Hartley, the charity’s manager said: “We are very grateful to Provident Financial...
The next phase in a major programme of resurfacing will be carried out in the new year as part of Devon County Council’s ongoing road repairs following last winter’s storms.
More than £650,000 of work will be carried out on behalf of the County Council at 11 sites across the county in January and February using funding awarded to Devon from the Department for Transport.
A £16 million programme of improvements is underway using the Government’s Pothole Repair Funding and Severe Weather Recovery Funding, which is restoring around 120 miles of roads in Devon. The cash is not...
Tongan winger Fetu’u Vainikolo says Exeter Chiefs can expect a stern test when they resume European Challenge Cup action in the New Year.
Although top of Pool Two after four rounds, Rob Baxter’s side have yet to shake off the shackles of Irish rivals Connacht, who kept up their pursuit of the Devon club by themselves recording a French double in recent weeks.
With the Chiefs having claimed maximum rewards in both of their European encounters against La Rochelle, Connacht also collected a healthy nine-point haul from their two clashes with Bayonne to lie just two points...
Jo Pavey was born in Honiton and is a member of the Exeter Harriers.
Jo is a British long-distance runner. She won the 10,000 m gold medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich, ten months after giving birth to her second child, to become the oldest female European champion in history at the age of 40 years and 325 days.
Pavey is a four-time Olympian, having represented Great Britain in every Olympic Games from 2000 to 2012. She is also the 2012 European Championship silver medallist in the 10,000 m and a two-time 5000 m medallist at the Commonwealth Games, winning...
