Devon

Planned road closure postponed

A planned road closure which was due to take place on the A361 between Bolham roundabout and Station Road, South Molton, between 6am and 4pm from Monday 13 June to Wednesday 15 June for resurfacing work, has been postponed.

Due to poor weather conditions forecast for next week the work cannot take place. Instead the closure has been re-scheduled to take place from Tuesday 21 June to Thursday 23 June between 6am and 4pm.

Advance information signs on site will be amended to display the revised closure dates and information on Devon County Council’s roadworks website will be...

RAMM and Underground Passages gain top recognition

Two leading visitor attractions in Exeter have scooped top awards from an online review site.

TripAdvisor, which is the world’s biggest online travel review website, has awarded its coveted Certificate of Excellence to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) and the Underground Passages.

Now in its sixth year, the TripAdvisor award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to services that consistently achieve great reviews on TripAdvisor by continually delivering a high quality customer experience.

2016 is the second year in a row that RAMM and the...

Ladies Rugby 'Pitch Up and Play'

Event Date: 
29/06/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Topsham Rugby Club, Exeter Road, Exeter

Topsham ladies rugby team are looking to recruit new members.

Ladies (18+) come along and try some non-contact rugby at their 'Pitch up and Play' session on Wed 29th June 7- 8 pm.

The session will involve fitness and some basic rugby drills (non-contact).

It's an ideal opportunity to come down, meet the team, make new friends.

So put on a pair of trainers, encourage others to do the same and join in the FUN!

The event will be run by fully trained coaches.

Girls (U18s, U15s and U13s) will also have the opportunity to come along on the same...

National Park team make repairs to medieval settlement

Dartmoor National Park Conservation Works Team has been busy this week, working with archaeologists to make repairs to the nationally important medieval settlement at Hound Tor.

Repairs are needed periodically to replace stones which have been dislodged by cattle rubbing, erosion or human interference. The work involves identifying where stones originated in the walls of the buildings and repositioning them in their original locations – occasionally using discrete amounts of glue to ensure the stones remain in place.

Andy Crabb, Archaeologist for Dartmoor National Park said...

New images show how Exeter's new bus station might look

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 06/10/2016 - 12:36pm

Exciting new images have been released, showing how Exeter’s new bus station could look.

The images will go on display at an exhibition on Tuesday (14 June) at Exeter Guildhall from 8am until 8pm.

The new, modern bus station will replace the tired and dated bus station in Paris Street and will be built alongside the new St Sidwell’s Point leisure complex.

Cllr Phil Bialyk, Lead Councillor for Sport and Health & Wellbeing, urged people to get along to Tuesday’s exhibition and see the new designs.

“We’ve listened to everyone’s comments and feedback and...

Last call for commuters to help steer traffic congestion project

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 06/10/2016 - 12:02pm

Researchers at the University of Exeter who are working on an initiative to curb traffic congestion in and around the city are issuing a final call for help from commuters.

Over 2,000 people have already responded to an online survey at www.commute-exeter.com which is aimed at anyone over the age of 17 who commute into or within Exeter to work or for study.

Experts from the University’s Geography department are now leading a last push to get as many people as possible to complete the 10-minute survey which closes at 5pm on Sunday June 19. As an added incentive participants...

RSPB - Heath and Quarry walks - East Devon Heath Week

Event Date: 
28/07/2016 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
RSPB Aylesbeare Common, Exmouth Road, Aylesbeare, EX5 2JS

Thursday 28 July 10 am-noon or 2 pm-4 pm Price: Free, donations welcomed.

Booking essential A fascinating and rare opportunity to go behind the scenes of this working quarry with Aggregate Industries, Clinton Devon Estates and the RSPB to discover more about these sites and future plans to recreate heathland habitats once quarrying has ceased.

A choice of times: 10 am-12 noon 2 pm-4 pm Booking essential. Click here to bookvia Eventbrite. Meet point: Blackhill Quarry near Woodbury (SY 028 859), meet in the small car park opposite Blackhill Quarry Entrance.

East Devon...

Exeter School on a mission for charity

Exeter School pupils, parents, staff, friends and alumni are putting their best wheel forward to raise £50,000 for charity.

The team of nineteen riders supported by ten crew, two minibuses, and a van plan will cycle 904.8 miles and 46,678 vertical feet over ten days to raise money for the Children's Society and The Janine Di-Vincenzo Foundation.

Estates and Facilities Manager Craig Stewart has organised the ambitious cycle ride from Land's End to John O'Groats.

"After lengthy conversations with colleagues over lunch in the Exeter School dining hall, I managed to...

Frobishers Juices acquires Five Valleys Cordials

Premium fruit juice and juice drinks company Frobishers Juices Ltd has acquired drinks producer Five Valleys Cordials. The deal was made on Wednesday 8 June 2016.

Exeter-based Frobishers Juices been creating and supplying the finest fruit juices and premium juice drinks to the on-trade since 1992. Frobishers products are available across the UK and internationally in bars, restaurants, hotels and casual dining outlets.

Five Valleys Cordials was founded in 2009 by husband and wife Chris and Becky Verinder-Baker. The company, based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, sells a range of...

Appeal for volunteers to work on historic tramway

Join Dartmoor National Park Ranger Simon Lee on Sunday 12 June as he leads a team of volunteers to continue working on the popular Templer Way walking route near Haytor. The day runs from 10:30 until 3:30 and starts at the National Park Visitor Centre, Haytor.

The Templer Way follows the route by which granite was taken from the quarries in the Haytor area during the 1800s on an 18 mile journey toTeignmouth on the south coast.

A granite tramway was used to transport the stone down to Stover Canal from where it was shipped down to the docks at Teignmouth. Large parts of the...

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