A team featuring a flood expert from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Water Systems (CWS) has claimed first prize for the creation of an app that will aid global flood management and help save lives.
Dr Albert Chen, Senior Research Fellow at CWS and expert in urban flood modelling, took part in #FloodHack, an event set up by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in Reading with the aim of finding innovative ways to improve the
Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS), which provides global forecasts of extreme flood events.
Research has revealed that green spaces and the countryside are more popular with the public than ever.
And East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team can vouch for that as latest figures reveal that record numbers of people visited their stunning sites in 2015.
Natural England, Defra and the Forestry Commission commissioned research which shows that the public’s enthusiasm for spending time outside for relaxing, watching wildlife, enjoying the scenery and keeping healthy is the highest it’s been since records began.
Stagecoach South West announced today the launch of the South West Falcon: the first dedicated 24/7 coach service connecting major locations across the South West.
The service starts on Sunday 14th February (3.30am departure from Plymouth and 7am departure from Bristol) and will operate 19 journeys a day, 7 days a week between Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton, Bristol Airport and Bristol City Centre, allowing passengers to travel to their chosen destinations both day and night.
To celebrate the launch of Falcon single and return journeys will initially cost just £1 (14-27 February...
Grab your trainers, call on all your friends and join Women’s Running for its 5K and 10K race event, hitting Exeter for the first time in the event’s four year history. On the 26th June Women’s Running magazine and its Women’s Running 10K race will be arriving in Exeter for the first time, promising a fun, friendly and supportive atmosphere at the picturesque Riverside Valley Park, which is expected to be filled with women of all ages and abilities taking to the start line. So whether you‘re looking to tackle your first race, hunting down a 10K personal best finishing time or keen to see...
Three Year 12 pupils at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, will be representing the West at the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Schools’ Analyst national final, having just won the regional heat.
The team of Yuli Lu, Francis Huntingford and Toby Whitehead finished first in the Western Region, ahead of schools such as Exeter, Cheltenham Ladies College and Bristol Grammar School. It’s the second successive year that a Blundell’s team has won this event, which is organised by the RSC Analytical Division for first year sixth form students studying chemistry.
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has today spoken of his delight at the news that four of his current first-team squad have all agreed deals to extend their stay with the Aviva Premiership club.
Hooker Elvis Taione, together with backs Ian Whitten and James Short, have all penned new two-year deals, while lock Damian Welch has agreed a new one-year contract extension.
The news comes hot on the heels of Baxter recently confirming the arrivals of Australian prop Greg Holmes from the Queensland Reds and the gifted Ollie Devoto from league rivals Bath for next season....
Michael Caines, Paul Ainsworth and Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall were among the 13 winners in this year’s Food Reader Awards, one of the largest and most highly acclaimed annual events in the South West calendar.
The awards were launched by Salt Media five years ago through its publication Food magazine with the aim of celebrating the very best restaurants, cafes, pubs, chefs, producers, retailers, cookery schools and bloggers in the South West.
The voters were readers of Food magazine and www.food-mag.co.uk and this year saw the biggest response yet with more than 110,...
Inspired Dental Care, located on Exeter High Street has been acquired by Dr Andre Faro Leite and Dr Amish Bhayani thanks to funding support provided by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Long-time friends Andre and Amish have worked at the practice for the last two and a half years with Andre as Clinical Director, helping build its reputation for quality bespoke care and affordable general, restorative, implant, orthodontic and cosmetic dental and facial aesthetic treatments.
All staff have been retained at the practice, including two nurses, two hygienists, two trainees and a...
South West automotive sector specialist Colliers International, with joint agent Alder King, has sold a key site at the Matford Green motor dealership hub near Exeter.
The sale to Helston Garages, for an undisclosed sum, is intended for a new development to represent Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and completes the first phase of this ambitious development.
The fast-expanding business park has taken pole position in the region’s automotive sector and along with adjoining Marsh Barton, already boasts one of the largest concentrations of motor showroom facilities in Europe.
