The pioneering work of a charity based at a prison in Devon is in the international spotlight after a talk from TEDxExeter was selected to appear on TED.com, the 11th TEDxExeter talk to be featured on the global ideas channel.
In a moving talk at TEDxExeter in April, Alan Crickmore explained how Storybook Dads helps prisoners to keep in touch with their children by enabling them to record stories they can listen to at home – and how this benefits society.
“Every year in the UK, 200,000 children experience the shame and isolation of a parent in prison,” he said. “It can...
Skaters in Exeter have got an early Christmas present with the opening of a new skatepark. The new facility at Arena Park was opened today (Monday 10 December) by Exeter City Council. It contains ramps, quarterpipes, flatbanks, ledges and rails. The plaza style design also features a viewing/seating area overlooking all the action. Lighting will be added over the coming weeks, allowing skaters to use the facility up until 9:30pm. The design of the skatepark was chosen by a group of local skatepark users working to a design brief heavily influenced by the local skatepark community. The old...
Overnight closures on the Exeter-bound carriageway of the A380 Telegraph Hill will be needed for four evenings from Monday (10 December) to replace safety barriers.
A section of the barrier near Kenn was damaged in a collision last month. For the safety of motorists the whole length, of around 150 metres, will be removed and replaced with new barriers. Both lanes of the Exeter-bound carriageway between the Texaco garage and Splatford Spilt will be closed from 6pm to 6am each evening from Monday 10 December through to the morning of Friday 14 December. The closures will only be...
Teignbridge has scooped the top slot for Excellence in Planning Delivery in the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) South West Awards.
Recognised for its work to create Dawlish Countryside Park, Teignbridge turned plans for a 65-acre natural green space into a welcome community facility treasured by local people. The Park provides a natural recreation area for people, reducing pressure and protecting internationally important wildlife sites nearby such as Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve and the Exe Estuary.
Once the site was secured, it took just over 18 months to...
More than 80 traffic collisions a year on Devon’s roads involve someone who has been drink driving.
The figures have been revealed by Devon County Council, Devon and Cornwall Police, and Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service as a reminder of the dangers of drink driving, highlighting that some people still aren’t heeding the warnings of how lives are being put at risk.
Devon and Cornwall Police will be vigilant to drink or drug drivers throughout December, with a focus on patrols in the mornings, when many risk driving while alcohol is still in their system from...
Children have the chance to explore a festive wonderland and meet Father Christmas this December by visiting multi award-winning holiday park, Cofton Holidays.
Based near the pretty coastline of Dawlish Warren, Cofton Holidays is hosting Father Christmas and his hard-working elves at its very own magical grotto. He will be welcoming children on Saturday 8th and 15th December, 11am-1pm and 2pm-5pm, and Sunday 9th and 16th December between 11am-1pm and 3pm-5pm.
Well-behaved boys and girls can tell Father Christmas all about what they would like for Christmas and post their...
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (7-9 December):
THEATRE
Jack and the Beanstalk Daily, Exeter Northcott Get ready for the climb of your life this Christmas, as Exeter Northcott Theatre presents a GIANT of a family pantomime. Expect plenty of audience participation, live music and laughs galore. Fee Fi Fo Fum…it’s panto fun for everyone! https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
Alice! Saturday & Sunday, The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth This is a family orientated version of Alice’s adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass. Many of the...
One of East Devon District Council’s most popular nature reserves, Seaton Wetlands, has earned well deserved recognition as one of Devon’s top tourist attractions, by winning a Bronze award at the prestigious Devon Tourism Awards, held at Highbullen Hotel Golf & Country Club in North Devon.
Seaton Wetlands picked up its Bronze award in the Small Attraction of the Year category, alongside fellow Bronze winner Torre Abbey Museum, while Quince Honey Farm won Silver and Stuart Line Cruises were awarded Gold.
‘’Everyone at East Devon District Council is delighted that Seaton...
Colyton Grammar School in Devon is one of 16 selective grammar schools in the country to secure a share of a £50 million fund from the Department of Education to support better access for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has received £490,000 to which it has added its own funds, and money from other external sources of funding, to create a total pot of almost £612,000. The investment will be used to develop its already ambitious and successful initiatives designed to encourage entry for able students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Work by the school over the past two...
A Buckfastleigh community garden will blossom in spring thanks to a conservation event led by Teignbridge District Council’s Green Spaces team and with help from pupils from Buckfastleigh Primary School.
Daffodil bulbs have been planted at Buckfastleigh’s Duckspond Recreation Ground and come Spring will be ready to flower alongside 500 Crocus Corns which have been donated by members from the Rotary Club of Ashburton/Buckfastleigh. In a show of community effort, help in sowing the seeds also came from school Governors, Ideverde grounds maintenance contractors, and Rotarians....
