Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed from 10pm on Friday 7 April until 5am on Monday 10 April for ongoing widening improvements.
The closure is needed to enable the assembly of steelwork on Countess Wear Bridge, and installation of the first few spans of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge which runs alongside the Grade II Listed structure. The remaining spans will then be lifted into place in the coming weeks.
The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road, Alphington Road, Marsh Barton and the A379. Details of the diversion route are available here .
Organisers of last year’s BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend have won another award for the helping to stage the successful event. Exeter City Council and Teignbridge District Council were recognised by the Exeter Living Magazine Awards in the Events category. The Awards were held on Thursday night (6 April) at the University of Exeter’s Great Hall. Fifty thousand music fans attended BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend at Powderham Castle last May, enjoying the sounds of Coldplay, Mumford and Sons, Ellie Goulding and many other acts. Hosted by Radio 1 DJs, Radio 1’s Big Weekend is Europe’s largest free...
Over 40 tutors and students from one of the UK’s leading flower schools, the Academy of Floral Art near Exeter, are joining forces to create a series of floral displays in the Grade II listed Poltimore House to mark St George’s Day weekend. Abandoned in the 1980s and now undergoing extensive renovation by the Poltimore House Trust, Poltimore is a Devonshire landmark and an evocative setting for a flower festival. Visitors to the Flower Festival will be free to wander through the Tudor courtyard, the Entrance Hall and Salon and admire awe-inspiring floral designs and sculptures, including a...
Dartmoor Rangers Ella Briens and Andrea Roberts are bringing the Dartmoor version of the successful global litter campaign #2 minute beach clean to the National Park again this year.
Bude resident, Martin Dorey, started #2 minute beach clean after becoming frustrated by the amount of litter on our beautiful south west beaches. His aim was to encourage visitors and locals to take pride in their surroundings, raise awareness of the litter problem and to be proactive in dealing with the detritus.
The solution was a very simple idea - place large A frame boards, with...
Exeter College has announced plans to invest £70 million over the next 20 years in creating an ‘Exceptional’ college.
Under the plans, the college has set out a clear vision for its continued upward trajectory from an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ college to be an ‘Exceptional college’. The college launched both a new strategic plan and a 20 year master plan at an event at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM).
The strategic plan sets out a journey to move from Outstanding to Exceptional over a five year time period, addressing the opportunities that A level...
Top 40 accountants Bishop Fleming are celebrating ten successful years at Stratus House on the Exeter Business Park.
The firm, which started in 1919, moved from Barnfield Crescent in the City centre to become a neighbour of the MET office in Easter 2007.
Ten years on, partners and staff are marking this milestone with a few well-known brands of Easter egg.
Partner in Charge of the Exeter office, James Finnegan, commented: "Bishop Fleming's decision to move to Stratus House was absolutely the right one, as it has allowed the firm to expand at a rapid rate. This has...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (7-9 April).
THEATRE
La Traviata Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose present their critically acclaimed new English version of La Traviata. Set in Atlantic City, USA, during the 1920s prohibition era of speakeasies and bootlegging, this is the story of Violetta, a so-called ‘fallen woman’ who sacrifices here own happiness for the sake of her lover’s family and future. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
The 38th Exmouth Amateur Festival of One Act Plays...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is delighted to announce that Haines Watts Chartered Accountants has joined its successful specialist clinic scheme.
The specialist clinic scheme enables Citizens Advice clients to access free advice from local law firms and other specialists. Haines Watts will be providing clients with specialist tax advice, and related issues.
Citizens Advice Chief Executive Steve Barriball said: “We are delighted that Haines Watts will be joining our specialist clinic scheme. This has proved very popular with clients who are otherwise...
On Saturday 6 May Dartmoor National Park Authority will play host to a day of lectures to shed light on important wildlife research being carried out in Dartmoor’s woodlands.
The day will provide an opportunity to discover more about the wildlife of our woodlands with short lectures presented by the scientists and conservationists working within the Bovey Valley Woods, East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve, and across Dartmoor. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear about the variety of research being undertaken locally, and the important contribution that this is making to...
Filming in Exeter has brought in an estimated £140,000 worth of benefits to the city over the last year, new figures have revealed. TV documentaries, dramas, promotional films and adverts have all been shot in Exeter over the last 12 months. The City Council liaise directly with production companies wishing to film in Exeter, advising on the suitability of locations, how to gain access and places to stay and eat out at. Among those filming in Exeter during 2016/17:
Rosamunde Pilcher TV drama, including courtroom scene filmed at Exeter Guildhall as well as scenes filmed in
