A rainstorm in the Atlantic that was once Hurricane Bertha has prompted the Met Office to release a severe weather warning for Sunday.
Despite reports that the storm would ravage the South of England, Bertha has been downgrading in severity since it left the Bahamas, becoming a ‘tropical storm’, and then an ‘Atlantic storm’. By the time it reaches the South West, if indeed it does, it is likely to be just another wet and windy Sunday. However, there is a chance that the rain will be heavy and accompanied by strong winds, bringing a chance of flooding. The Met Office’s warning shows...
Exeter City chief executive, Guy Wolfenden, has resigned with immediate effect after less than a year at the club.
In a statement Wolfenden said: “I would like to thank everyone at the club for all their hard work over the previous months.
"The young, talented playing squad have great potential and I hope the supporters can get behind Paul Tisdale and his team this year. I wish the Club every success in the future.”
This announcement comes just two weeks after Chairman Edward Chorlton stood down amid financial problems at the club.
The Exeter Picturehouse cinema is screening the feature-length first episode of the new series of Doctor Who on the big screen at the same time as the BBC broadcast.
It will take place on Saturday 23 August at 7.35.
Following the screening, there will be an exclusive satellite Q&A with special guests live from Leicester Square, as well as ten minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the episode.
Tickets for this very special event are now on sale.
Book by: calling 0871 9025730, going online at www.picturehouses.co.uk or in person at the cinema. For...
The rising cost of farmland in the South West, which has reached record highs, has been partly attributed to a rising demand for residential, ‘lifestyle’ farms.
The average price for farmland in England and Wales, which in 2012 stood at £6,783 per acre, has now risen to £8,607 an acre, according to the latest RICS/RAU Rural Land Market Survey.
This represents a rise of nearly 27 percent in two years, with land prices 8.4% higher than this time a year ago.
Farmland now costs nearly four times the amount as when RICS first began recording regional rural land market...
Devon and Cornwall Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) have been in negotiations with the three recognised trade unions in relation to a new grading and pay proposal for all police staff. This morning (Thursday 7 August), the Force and OPCC have sent a personal letter to all members of staff detailing the implications of the proposal, should it be accepted by union members. Having fully considered the offer, the trade unions (Unison, GMB and Unite) have decided to ballot their members on the proposal with the recommendation to accept. If the proposal is...
The people at Ashfords are taking up bee keeping in a bid to help the national initiative to protect bees and boost their population
As part of Ashfords' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, it is hoped the new Ashfords' bee colony will thrive, and help pollinate flowers and shrubs in the area around the Sowton Industrial Estate.
Ashfords is currently trialling the "bee initiative" at its headquarters in Exeter, with the aim of expanding this idea to its other offices across the country. .
Two major projects to bury overhead power cables and enhance the landscape of the Dartmoor National Park have been completed in a joint project between Western Power Distribution, the South West Protected Landscapes Forum, and Dartmoor National Park Authority.
The two schemes on Holne Moor and Walkhampton Common have removed nearly 6km of overhead lines between them from open moorland.
Work on the Holne scheme started in November with the 1km or so of underground works now completed. Archaeologists were on site throughout the trenching works but disappointingly, nothing of...
The East Devon District Council Countryside team is delighted to welcome well-known local wildlife illustrator Mike Langman to the Axe Estuary Wetlands on Tuesday 19 August at 7pm for what promises to be an entertaining talk about his travels in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
Away from the tourist areas of Cancun there is a wealth of wildlife to discover – from the warm crystal waters of the Caribbean and the world’s second biggest reef to the lush forests where the Mayan temples tower above the wildlife rich canopy.
Although Mike is known for his passion for birds, of...
During the summer holidays, Lydford Gorge has a number of events to tempt children and their families away from their television and computer screens, outside and closer to nature with all the benefits that this brings.
The Lydford Gorge walk is stunning at any time of the year and through the holidays there is also a butterfly trail. This trail is designed to teach people the differences between the butterflies found on Dartmoor, making that learning a fun experience so that everyone can then have a go spotting and naming real butterflies in the wild. There is a prize for all...
A major gas leak has closed part of Exeter city centre.
Properties in Longbrook Street have been evacuated and the road has been closed.
Fire crews from Exeter have confirmed a ruptured gas main on the corner of Longbrook Street.
A spokesman said: “A 100 metre cordon has been set up and the road has been closed. All the properties within the one hundred metre cordon have now been evacuated.
“The flow of gas has been stemmed but not completely isolated.
“Fire crews are at work with a positive pressure ventilation fan to assist with gas ventilation and...
