Admiral Fitzroy’s first weather forecast, rain gods from the Americas, historical and contemporary art are all part of Whatever the Weather, an exhibition which opened at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery last weekend.
The exhibition exposes humanity’s relationship to the elements and how the weather has always affected our lives. Whatever the Weather brings together a mix of historical paintings and prints, artefacts, archives and the work of contemporary artists exploring this changing relationship. It draws on the collections of the Met Office, National...
A music and arts festival is being held to raise money for Devon’s first permanent recovery café. The RISE 'n' Shine Festival will take place on Friday 27th November from 6pm at Sidwells Street Methodist Church in Exeter. Proceeds will go towards setting up the county’s first permanent community café for people recovering from a drug or alcohol issue. The project is being organised by RISE Recovery, which provides drug and alcohol services across Devon. The recovery café will be opened at the Exeter RISE base in Uplands Business Centre, Heavitree Road. The music and arts festival will...
Police in Exmouth are appealing for witnesses following a racially aggravated assault.
The incident occurred at around 1.30am on Sunday 25th October in Exmouth.
The victim, a man aged 23 years was walking in Imperial Road, near to the footpath that leads to Halsdon Road Exmouth (near the foot subway leading to the train station).
He was approached by a number of men who made racist comments and then commenced to assault him by punching him.
The victim ran off but was chased by the offenders who caught up with him in Hartopp Road, and continued to assault him...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a distraction theft in Exeter.
At around 3.10pm on Friday 13th November, a woman was sat in her blue Fiat 500 in the car park of Waitrose in Heavitree and was approached by a man who asked if she could get out of her car to help him with directions.
A short time later the woman discovered that her bank cards had been stolen from her bag which was on the front seat. These cards have been used and a large amount of money stolen from the victims account.
The man is described as in his 30’s, stocky build, short black hair and...
The constructor of the new A380 South Devon Link Road, Galliford Try, has announced the next phase of works which will impact on road users travelling towards Newton Abbot.
Devon County Council and Torbay Council, along with Galliford Try, are thanking all road users and residents for their continued patience as the project enters the critical final phase of activity, before opening to traffic.
An essential diversion near to Hanson’s Quarry entrance and Aller Roundabout is required to facilitate works which need to be completed before opening the road. This phase of traffic...
A county-wide campaign to help parents care for their children when they have minor ailments like coughs and colds, without using unnecessary antibiotics, has been launched across Devon.
The Devon County Council Public Health campaign, ‘Listen to your gut’ follows a successful pilot by parents at the Braunton and Ilfracombe Children’s centre, which saw the development of a social media campaign consisting of an animation of ‘talking tums’. These tums represent parents in the playground sharing tips for treating minor ailments, looking after healthy gut bacteria and avoiding the...
Almost half of tenants who sublet their property do so without their landlord’s consent, according to new findings from the National Landlords Association (NLA).
The findings come as the government recently announced proposals to introduce minimum room sizes in order to crack down on problems with private rented accommodation such as unauthorised subletting, which often results in overcrowded and cramped properties.
Of the eleven per cent of tenants who say they have sublet all or part of their property before, just five per cent did so with their landlord’s permission....
Visit South Devon's annual Tourism Industry Update will be held on Monday 23 November at the Langstone Cliff Hotel in Dawlish.
Visit South Devon is the official tourism body for the South Hams and Teignbridge.
The event, which is aimed at tourist attractions, activity based businesses, accommodation providers and hospitality businesses, will update delegates on the state of the tourism industry in South Devon in 2015.
The conference will also provide an opportunity to gain tips and advice from industry experts and tourism businesses on how to go for growth in 2016...
Professor Janice Kay, Provost of the University of Exeter, has accepted an invitation to join a high level taskforce designed to address all forms of harassment on University campuses.
The influential taskforce, set up by Universities UK, will explore what more can be done by universities across the country to prevent students from becoming victims of harassment and hate crimes on campus.
The taskforce has been established following a request from Jo Johnson MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, in September 2015.
