Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer and a team of senior police riders from Devon, Cornwall and Dorset got on their bikes today to begin a 225-mile cross-border cycle challenge in aid of local charities.
The team of 20 police officers and staff from the two police forces left from Christchurch police station in Dorset this morning and are aiming to cycle to Land’s End in Cornwall in three days.
They will pedal through a county each day before reaching their destination on Sunday evening.
The route is especially tough due to the hilly nature of the route and riders will...
A nationwide search for talented young musicians to become the first members of the new National Youth Folk Ensemble will come to Exeter next month.
Applications have opened for a Sampler Day organised by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) at Exeter Phoenix on June 2 for young musicians aged 14 to 18.
Led by the Ensemble’s Artistic Director, BBC Radio 2’s Folk Musician of the Year 2015 Sam Sweeney, each Sampler Day will include creative workshops with a team of professional folk artists, individual auditions, and a question and answer session with Ensemble...
Startup Weekend Exeter will return for a third time over the weekend of 10-12 June 2016 to The Innovation Centre, Exeter.
Exeter City Futures, in collaboration with the University of Exeter, The Innovation Centre and SETsquared Exeter are looking to target and create 10 new investible start-ups in Exeter by the end of the year. They are particularly interested in products and services that could enrich the quality of life and environment in our City.
The Collaboration are looking for groups and individuals with fledgling business ideas to sign-up to the Start-up Weekend - a...
Plans to make nearly every vehicle in the country zero-emission by 2050 have taken a further step forward with the launch (on May 10) of a £2million government fund to encourage more businesses to switch to hydrogen-fuelled vehicles.
The Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Fleet Support Scheme will allow local authorities, health trusts, police forces, fire brigades and private companies to bid for funding to add hydrogen-powered vehicles to their fleets.
The £2million fund, launched by the Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), could bring up to 100 more...
Police are appealing to dog walkers in the Heavitree area of Exeter who may have witnessed a robbery.
On Wednesday, 11th May a woman, in her twenties, was robbed and assaulted as she walked her dog in Hamlin Lane playing fields between 6pm and 7pm.
The woman was pushed to the floor and suffered a number of minor cuts when the suspect used a sharp object to attack her. She did not require medical treatment but was very shaken.
The victim’s brown leather wallet was stolen during the incident.
The suspect is described as a man in his thirties, wearing jeans and...
Outgoing Chairman Cllr Christine Channon handed over to Devon County Council’s new Chairman, Cllr Andrew Moulding, at a meeting of the Full Council on Thursday afternoon (12 May).
Cllr Moulding has represented the Axminster Division as a Devon County Councillor for seven years.
He is also a Town and District Councillor and is currently Deputy Leader for East Devon District Council.
Axminster born Andrew was educated locally and directed his own company in the town for 24 years.
He is married with two sons, and retired four years ago from his employment for...
An Exeter resident has won £200 in a prize draw aimed at encouraging people to recycle more.
Marie Pistorius won the cash after she took her earthenware slow cooker to Pinbrook Road Recycling Centre’s shop for reuse.
The draw was one of four held in April and May aimed at inspiring more people to recycle Waste Electronic & Electrical Equipment (WEEE). Just 30 per cent of all unwanted ‘small’ electrical items in the UK are recycled.
The prizes were sponsored by the Waste Electronic & Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Industry’s Distributor Takeback Scheme.
The most powerful man in European agriculture, EU Farm Commissioner Phil Hogan will be the guest of honour at the Devon Farm Business Awards, which will be presented on Wednesday evening, May 18, at the Westpoint showground on the eve of this year’s Devon County Show (May 19-21).
The awards are organised by a partnership of the Addington Fund, Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA), and Stephens Scown. They were launched in 2014 and they promote and celebrate excellence in Devon farming.
Mr Hogan is visiting Devon at the instigation of national NFU President, Meurig...
An exhibition of beautiful titanic-size woodcut prints opens this month at our gallery from Friday 20th May. Every single work is swiftly and skilfully crafted by the Pine Feroda collective – comprising of five south west based artists, seamlessly working together in harmony on the north coast of Devon.
Meet all the members of Pine Feroda at the free launch event on Friday 20th May, 5pm-8pm. Formal opening by Chris Chapman, photographer and film-maker. Music by the Serenoa String Quartet.
The Terrace Cafe will be open until 8pm for the Launch Party, please book for dinner...
