Exeter

Arts offers for Exeter School pupils

Exeter School is proud to announce that two of its pupils have been offered places in the field of the arts.

Upper Sixth pupils Daniel Hambly and Clara Finnigan have been offered degree places for September 2015 at The Architecture Association and the London College of Fashion, respectively.

Head of Art, Miss Alison Dyer, said: "We are very proud of the pupils' achievements as the application and interview process for both institutions is very rigorous and the competition for places is incredibly fierce.

"The outcome is the result of considerable preparation and...

Schemes shortlisted for national awards

The Exe Estuary Trail and the new community of Cranbrook have both been shortlisted for a prestigious industry award by the Royal Town Planning Institute.

The Trail and the Cranbrook scheme are finalists in the category of 'Excellence in Planning to Deliver Infrastructure' category in the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2015.

The award winning RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence highlight exceptional examples of planning and celebrate the contribution that planners and planning make to society.

Both schemes will be up against some of the best examples of...

Landlords urged to have their say in Election

A new website will give landlords in Devon a unique chance to have their say during the General Election campaign.

Developed by the Residential Landlords Association, the site is a hub for all information landlords will need including the policies of all the main parties; exclusive articles from them on their plans for the private rented sector; and key facts about the market.

The site also gives landlords an easy to use tool to find candidates in their area and email them on issues of particular concern to them and to outline key proposals in the RLA’s manifesto for the...

Have you seen this man?

West Mercia Police have launched an appeal to find a missing man from Evesham.

Brian Bennett, 61 was last seen at around 4.30pm on Wednesday 1 April, and failed to return to his home in Princess Drive.

Officers believe he may be in the Devon and Cornwall area.

Brian (pictured) is described as 5”4, of large build with grey balding hair, a beard and glasses. He wears two hearing aids and was last seen wearing black trousers and red canvas shoes. He drives a blue Volkswagen Golf with the registration VE64 GKY.

Brian’s family and the police are growing...

Young at Heart Club - Exeter

Event Date: 
19/08/2016 - 1:30pm to 26/08/2016 - 3:30pm
Venue: 
St Sidwells Community Centre, Sidwell Street, Exeter

The Young at Heart Club is a for men and woman who are 50 years young or more.

You are welcome to go along if you like music, games, quizzes, fascinating talks, bingo or just meeting people and making new friends.

The club gives people the opportunity to have fun in a relaxed environment. Meetings are every Friday from 1.30pm-3.30pm at St Sidwell’s Community Centre, Sidwell Street, Exeter.

The programme for the next few weeks:

  • Friday 19 August: History of Exeter Theatres
  • Friday 26 August: Barking Mad - dog rescue organisation
  • ...

Security firm expands team

Exeter-based security company Marsh Barton Security Services (MBSS) has expandded its management team as the firm continues to grow and expand its range of services and clientele.

For over 30 years, MBSS has been operating in Exeter and the surrounding areas, offering a range of security services to businesses, homeowners and landowners.

In 2012, Ex-Royal Marine Marcus Di-Vincenzo bought the company, and has continued to drive the company forward, expanding the range of services on offer and hiring specialist staff.

Among the latest employees to join the company are...

Exe Estuary Trail and Cranbrook shortlisted for national industry awards

The Exe Estuary Trail and the new community of Cranbrook have both been shortlisted for a prestigious industry award by the Royal Town Planning Institute.

The Trail and the Cranbrook scheme are finalists in the category of 'Excellence in Planning to Deliver Infrastructure' category in the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2015.

The award winning RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence highlight exceptional examples of planning and celebrate the contribution that planners and planning make to society.

Both schemes will be up against some of the best examples of...

Expedition studies future impact of climate change

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 04/02/2015 - 11:23am

The quest to discover how future climate change will impact the formidable Indian monsoon phenomenon could find the answer rooted in the prehistoric past.

A team of international scientists, including Dr Kate Littler from the University of Exeter, are investigating how the annual monsoon has responded to cyclical changes in Earth’s climate over the last 8 million years. By studying layers of sediment that have collected at the bottom of the northern Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, the team are able to ascertain how the Indian monsoon developed in the deep past...

Call for Exeter firms to go international

A business that connects trainees from around the world with companies in Devon is expanding its work in Exeter.

The Training Partnership puts together companies with high-calibre trainees looking to improve their business skills, providing short term work placements that benefit both. Placements are supernumerary and funded through EU schemes such as Erasmus+ and PONS.

Several Exeter-based organisations are already signed up, including the blur Group, Exeter City Council and MOTO.

Now the Training Partnership, based at the Torbay Innovation Centre, is encouraging...

Easter weekend weather set to be dry

Meteorologists at the Exeter-based Met Office are forecasting high pressure for much of the Bank Holiday weekend across the UK, which means a good deal of dry weather, along with light winds.

Forecasters say that the Easter break is likely to start on rather a cloudy and damp note, with a frontal system sweeping outbreaks of rain across the country on Good Friday. This cloud and rain will gradually clear from the west through the course of the day, with drier and brighter conditions spreading eastwards during the afternoon and evening.

With high pressure in charge for much...

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