Devon County Council says it will continue to pursue efforts for its parking enforcement officers to be granted more powers to deal with obstructive parking.
It comes after the House of Commons withdrew a motion for a bill to end Pavement Parking.
At today's (Thursday 10 December) Full Council meeting, Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway Management, expressed disappointment on behalf of the County Council at the decision.
Councillor Hughes said: “It’s extremely disappointing that this opportunity has been missed. North Dorset MP...
Devon & Cornwall Police, working in partnership with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Association of Chief Police Officers, has delivered a successful proactive operation to safeguard children across the peninsula by targeting paedophiles that access indecent images of children online.
The operation which lasted for over nine months targeted those viewing, sharing or distributing indecent images of children, and in particular offenders who held a position of trust or who were employed in sensitive occupations.
The focus of the investigation was to prevent child...
The Lord's Taverners Christmas lunch this year reached peak numbers, being attended by 630 business people, resulting in the largest event ever to be hosted by Sandy Park in Exeter.
The fundraising lunch began with a drinks reception then a delicious festive meal and bidding in the charity auction to win a private jet flight and lunch to Jersey, box at the Exeter Chiefs and rides in yachts and sports cars to name but a few.
A true or false quiz eliminated the room down to a winner for the top prize of an Xbox One and crackers were pulled to reveal lucky tickets and a host...
Stagecoach South West today confirmed that it will be running Boxing Day buses across Devon.
For the first time this will also include buses for North Devon and for Plymouth, building on the success of the Boxing Day services introduced in previous years in Exeter and Torbay.
Special timetables will operate on key routes in the Exeter area (A Thornpark Rise – Alphington, 5 Exeter – Crediton and 57 Exeter – Exmouth), North Devon (21 between Barnstaple, Bideford and Westward Ho!), Plymouth (1 Plymouth - Tavistock and 2/2A Saltash – Mount Batten) and Torbay (12 Brixham –...
Exeter Axhayes cat protection adoption centre has many cats and kittens all looking for new loving homes. Two of the longer stayers are Maria and Coby.
Coby is a 6 year old Devon Rex. This handsome boy finds himself here after his owner had to move house and sadly couldn’t take him with her. He is friendly and enjoys a lap to sit when he’s in the mood. As you see he’s a stunning Devon Rex, he is looking for a home with someone who has knowledge of the breed so they can meet all of his needs. This may require living as an indoor cat to protect his coat from the elements.
TOP honours in the cattle judging at the 34th Exeter and District Christmas show held at Exeter Livestock market went to a Limousin cross British Blue steer named Clean Bandit which realised 300p/kg (652 kilos, £1,956), exhibited by Lewis Cook from Higher Yeo Farm, Ivybridge.
Judge was Rodney Cleave who placed the steer, born on April 19, 2014, ahead of a Limousin cross heifer exhibited by Jess Maynard of Caseberry Farm, Bradninch, Exeter.
Jess Maynard's heifer, Kieza, made to 310p/kg (698 kilos kilos, £2,163.80) and was born on January 3, 2014.
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, today (8th December 2015) unveiled a special birthday surprise to Meg Clark from Kent who won the carrier’s recent UK-wide art competition held in support of its charity partner, Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens - her winning entry had been superimposed on to the airline’s first purple branded Embraer 195 jet!
Accompanied by her family, Meg - who coincidentally also celebrated her fifth birthday today - thought she was just heading to Flybe’s Exeter HQ for a simple presentation ceremony and hangar visit to celebrate winning a family...
In November, 40% more chartered surveyors saw house prices rise rather than fall in the South West according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
The general mismatch between supply and demand continues to drive growth in prices and 45% more respondents expect prices to rise further over the next three months (as opposed to a fall) – this is higher than the national balance of 33% projecting a further increase in prices.
New buyer enquires picked up over the month, with 9% more respondents seeing an increase (rather than a fall) in demand during November....
There was a sight to see in Devon on Sunday for those doing some Christmas shopping as nearly a hundred motorbiking Santas, elves and even a present went through the city in convoy, taking part in a festive ride with a difference!
This was the second annual charity Santa Motorbike Ride. The riders were on their way from their meeting place at Exeter Services to deliver piles of Christmas toys they were donating to youngsters with life-limiting illnesses at the Little Bridge South West Children’s
Hospice in North Devon. They were accompanied by a van carrying the many...
The Maynard School in Exeter is delighted to announce that Miss Sarah Dunn, currently the Deputy Head at Plymouth College, has been appointed as the new Headmistress from September 2016.
“The appointment of Miss Dunn to the role was a unanimous decision taken after a rigorous and searching interview process following applications from a number of very strong candidates,” said Lady Stanhope, the Chair of Governors for the Maynard School.
Following her undergraduate studies at the University of Exeter and her Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Oxford...
