Harper Adams university students came second in an international robotics competition.
The team, made of four MEng Agricultural Engineering students, entered the competition at the Field Robot Event in Gut Mariaburghausen in Habfurt, Germany.
The students to enter were Joe Allin, 23, Ali Taylor, 24, Tom Lindley, 23, and Josh Mathews, 23, who were all accompanied by the Head of off-road Vehicle design and Final Year senior tutor Dr Ianto Guy.
Dr Ianto said: “Most of the teams were from other universities. We had a relatively small team, the others had around 10-15...
Harold the Giraffe, the mascot of children’s charity Life Education Wessex (LEW), is going on the road for a week from Monday 11th July to spread the word about an exciting online resource available without charge to schools from September.
‘Harold’ the Giraffe puppet will be making a whistle-stop tour of as many schools as possible throughout Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Hampshire before the end of the academic year. He aims to visit at least 50 schools across the four counties, including a number in Exeter, to tell teachers and children about SCARF, an interactive educational...
Exeter College students impressed at the coveted national finals in London of the toughest debating competition in the country.
A landmark event in the UK’s education calendar, the college students beat off tough competition to reach the Institute of Ideas Debating Matters National Final at the Museum of London.
The students from Exeter College won their place at the national finals after being crowned winners of the West and South Wales regional final of the competition.
Team members Milo Simpson, Tilly Porter, Stan Whittaker and Dylan Woodward were all praised by...
Quicke’s cheddar cheese is to be featured on Virgin Train’s new menu.
The menu, developed for Virgin trains exclusively by the award winning chef James Martin will feature Quicke’s cheese for first class customers.
The Quicke family have been farming in Newton st Cyres for nearly 500 years, making traditional clothbound cheddar.
The multi award winning cheddar is created using traditional recipes handed down from generation to generation with milk from their specially bred herd of grass fed cows.
Mary Quicke, Managing director for Quicke’s said: “I’m...
Uffculme-based Coldharbour Mill Museum is the latest winner of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund following a public vote where the local community was asked to show their support.
Up against groups based in Paignton and Wiveliscombe, people in the local areas were asked to vote for who they would like to be the lucky recipients of £1,000 worth of building materials from RGB.
More than 400 votes were received with the museum coming out on top.
Coldharbour Mill is one of the oldest woollen mills in the UK having been in continuous production since 1797...
Police in South Devon are seeking a 21-year-old man who is wanted for a breach of an electronic tagging order.
Dennis Ham from Buckfastleigh is currently sought by police and officers are following a number of lines of enquiry to ascertain his whereabouts and intend to arrest him and return him to court when he is located.
He is described as a white man around 1.70m (5’7”) tall, of medium build with long hair and a beard.
Police are appealing to anyone who has seen Ham or has had recent contact with him to email 101@dc.police.uk or to telephone 101 quoting log 128...
Firefighters were called to a blaze in Exeter this evening (6 July).
Three appliances from Danes Castle, Middlemoor and Topsham were sent to deal with the fire in a kitchen at a property in Bennett Square at around 6.30.
On arrival crews confirmed there was smoke and flames issuing.
A cooker was slightly damaged by fire and the ground floor kitchen was slightly damaged by smoke.
The fire was extinguished using two breathing apparatus, positive pressure fan and dry powder extinguisher.
As the demand for delicious plant-based meals soars, vegan pizzas are popping up on the menus of restaurants, takeaways and delivery services across the UK. That's why PETA has searched high and low for the best animal-free pizza, tasting slices ranging from classic and cheesy to bold and innovative – and Exeter is home to some of the tastiest at The Old Firehouse and Herbies. The Old Firehouse offers huge rustic vegan pizzas – like the Vegan Butternut Squash, with spinach and chickpeas, and the Fired Up Vegan, with extra-hot chilies, herb sauce, fresh mushrooms, sliced onion, jalapeño...
A public exhibition on proposals to extend the Teign Estuary Trail to Dawlish will be held later this month.
Devon County Council is currently exploring the next section of the Trail and how best to provide links through Dawlish.
The exhibition will be held at the Community Centre on Dawlish Strand, from 12noon to 7pm, on Friday 15 July.
Members of the public will have the opportunity to comment on a number of route options which are being considered and will be on display at the exhibition.
Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member with...
Stagecoach South West is joining forces with sustainable transport group Greener Journeys to promote the benefits of bus use through the fourth annual ‘Catch the Bus Week’.
The campaign, which takes place from 4-10 July, aims to drive awareness of the benefits of taking the bus and encourage local people to make the switch from the car that week and consider leaving the car at home for some journeys in the future.
Stagecoach South West, along with Greener Journeys, which is spearheading the campaign, and hundreds of other participants all over the country – including bus...
