Exeter 19th Cub Scouts will be undertaking a community litter pick and path sweep as part of their Community Challenge Badge on Wednesday 16th January 2013 from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.
For the second year running they will be assisting Exeter City Council cleansing department by sweeping through Belmont Park and surrounding streets with their own brooms and spades, and litter-picks and refuse sacks provided by the city council.
Pack leader Jo Farquharson says, "This is a great opportunity for the 23 8 to 10-year-olds in the Pack to go out in the fresh air, do some physically...
As the weather gets colder over the weekend, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service reminds you to stay safe as well as warm in your home.
There is nothing like a cosy open fire or the added warmth of an electric blanket, but these and other winter must-haves can bring an increased risk of fire into the home.
Check that all your winter essentials are fire-safe and remember a smoke alarm is the single most important piece of safety equipment in any home. Remember to test your smoke alarm on a regular basis as working smoke alarms save lives.
Devon County Council has welcomed an announcement from the Department of Health that it will receive £20.7m to deliver its public health responsibilities from this April.
As part of the NHS health reforms, from 1st April the council will be required to deliver services that improve the health of Devon’s population, prevent ill-health and reduce current inequalities that exist from region to region. This includes stop smoking advice, drug and alcohol services, sexual health clinics and providing advice and intelligence to health providers. To support this function, the public...
Devon County Council has teamed up with BBC Radio Devon to help make it easier for residents to take part in the station’s big ‘Test the County’ quiz and raise money for BBC Children in Need.
This year quiz packs, which cost just £6, are available to purchase from all 50 of Devon County Council’s Libraries, as well as by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope and a cheque to Radio Devon.
Test the County will start at 7pm on Thursday 17th January 2013 with the questions asked live on the radio by Judi Spiers.
Those taking part will be playing against teams all...
Devon County Council’s Leader John Hart says the Council wants to engage better with people and give communities more choice and control over the way local services are shaped and delivered.
It has a new draft strategy, setting out how the Council will go about its business of engagement, and is inviting people to tell them what they think about it and how it might be improved upon.
Engagement, with the public and communities, businesses, other public and statutory authorities, voluntary sector organisations and a whole host more, is at the heart of the Council’s decision...
Equality South West has said it is "unacceptable" for academies to pick and choose pupils.
A report, released today by the Academies Commission, reveals evidence that some academies secretly attempt to select and exclude pupils.
ESW's Colette Bennett said: "If academies are picking and choosing their students , then the potential for discrimination is huge. Even if it is unintentional, things such as unconscious bias may lead to children being excluded on the basis of their or their parents' skin colour, their religion or the fact that they are disabled or gay.
Government plans to build Britain’s biggest prison are a titanic waste of money that will do nothing to cut crime, the Howard League for Penal Reform said today (10 January).
In a move which echoes the ill-fated Titan jail proposal of the last decade, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that it is to start feasibility work on a new prison that could hold more than 2,000 prisoners.
The project - combined with the planned construction of four new mini-prisons - follows the opening of the G4S-run Oakwood Prison near Wolverhampton, which has been dogged with problems...
John Lewis in Exeter has announced the next three charities it will be supporting as part of its Community Matters Scheme.
It has been revealed the chosen charities selected by Partners are SOCOPS, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and Nightstop Devon.
SOCOPS (Social Opportunities) is a charity group created in 2005, by parents with children on the Autistic Spectrum.
They decided to set up a youth club in Exeter providing social opportunities for their children and others with the same condition as they felt the children were missing out.
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service has announced a range of proposals to save £5.5 million following a reduction in the Government’s grant settlement.
Fire crews received a phone call on Wednesday evening from the resident of a property in Gibson Close, Exmouth, whose kitchen was on fire.
The smoke alarm was sounding and there was smoke within the property.
Two fire appliances from Exmouth were mobilised. On arrival crews found a fire within the ground floor kitchen area. One elderly woman was led to safety by fire crews.
Crews extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus wearers, one hose reel jet and ventilated the property using a positive pressure ventilation fan.
