A Fundraising Event has been planned for Exeter Forest School Kindergarten, to raise funds for a new outdoor classroom, to enable young children to learn and experience the outdoors.
The event will bring together families across Exeter at Riverside Leisure Centre on Saturday 3rd September from 3pm until 7pm to enjoy a range of games and activities for all ages, including a giant inflatable assault course and forest school activities. Food and drinks will be available throughout the event as well.
Looking towards the evening, attendees will be able to enjoy live music from...
Flexible working can provide an antidote to the health risks associated with sedentary office jobs in Exeter according to a new survey from Regus. Medical journal The Lancet recently published a paper outlining the risks to health of sitting at the desk all day.
The Regus survey suggests that flexible work could be an antidote. Regus canvassed business people from across Exeter on their attitudes and approaches to work. 74% of respondents believe that working closer to home helps improve health, and more than three fifths (61%) believe working closer to home would encourage them to...
The Ocean Film Festival showcases the world's most amazing ocean films filmed above and below the water's surface! Brought to you by the producers of the Banff Film Festival UK Tour, this extraordinary collection of short films document the beauty and power of the ocean, celebrating the divers, kayakers, swimmers, surfers and oceanographers who live for the sea's salt spray; who chase the crests of waves; and who marvel at the mysteries of the big blue. Immerse yourself in the wonders of the ocean without getting your feet wet!
A team of search officers are continuing their efforts to trace missing woman Gergana Prodanova.
Following her disappearance and the subsequent launch of a murder investigation an extensive operation utilising specialist police teams has been carried out in Exeter.
Around 30 officers are currently conducting house-to-house enquiries and police are particularly keen for landlords and tenants in the Mount Pleasant area of the city to search their gardens, outbuildings and allotments as the hunt for Gergana intensifies.
The force has also used the police helicopter and...
Summer drink and drug driving campaign results suggest that if you offend in Devon and Cornwall you’re twice as likely to get caught compared to the national average.
Figures from the recent summer drink and drug driving campaign show that in Devon and Cornwall the percentage of drivers tested that were positive, failed or refused a reading is just over twice the national average in almost all measures, with an average of around 21% compared to 10% nationally.
Devon and Cornwall Police take an intelligence-led approach to tackling drink and drug driving. The results suggest...
Lachie Turner wants Exeter Chiefs to build on their encouraging start to pre-season by delivering another big display against visiting Ulster Rugby this Saturday at Sandy Park (3pm).
The Australian international was among a 30-strong group of players who were given their first run out of the new 2016/17 season when the Chiefs defeated the visiting Scarlets 45-3 at the weekend.
Although not on the scoresheet himself, Turner – who arrived in Devon during the second half of last season after a spell playing in France with RC Toulon – took the opportunity in the summer sunshine...
East Devon District Council has reported that all of its 237 beach huts, 20 beach chalets and 241 beach hut sites at Beer, Seaton West, Seaton East, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth and are now fully let for the 2016/2017 season.
Anyone interested in the possibility of renting a hut, chalet or site in 2017/2018 can join one of the waiting lists, which they can do by contacting the council’s Customer Service Centre on 01395 516551 or by email via csc@eastdevon.gov.uk giving their full name, address and telephone number. All the waiting lists are now open, but have different waiting times...
Officers from the serious collision investigation team are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision on the A3079 near Thorndon Cross, Okehampton.
The incident happened at 8.35am on Saturday 13th August 2016 and involved a grey Ford Focus and a red Peugeot 206.
A 25 year old local woman who was the front seat passenger in the Ford suffered serious injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene
The woman driving the Ford was taken to hospital by ambulance.
The Ford was travelling west away from Okehampton and the Peugeot was heading in the...
Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital is continuing its winning partnership with the Exeter Chiefs for a fifth successive season.
With rugby becoming an increasingly demanding sport physically, it’s crucial the players have the right medical team behind them.
And for the past five years, the experts at Nuffield have helped several of the squad bounce back to fitness.
Senior player Tom Johnson, who spent three weeks receiving shockwave treatment on an Achilles problem in the off season, was full of praise for the Nuffield team.
Three historic shipwrecks in the South West have been given protection by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England. Shipwrecks have been a source of inspiration to English writers, artists and scholars for centuries – from Shakespeare to Enid Blyton, whose Famous Five spent a whole summer exploring a fictional Cornish wreck. This summer, these wrecks have been given special protection, and they include two that are often publicly accessible from the Devon sands. Shifting sands and weather patterns can allow the public to see sights that are usually the...
