The last few days have seen some crisp, wintry days and nights with the coldest temperatures of the year so far.
The weather is set to change with a rise in temperatures and a move to more unsettled weather, but what's the weather looking like for New Years Eve itself?
If you're heading out of Devon to celebrate the New Year, forecasters say it will be breezy with rain in western parts through the afternoon and evening of New Year's Eve. This is likely to become lighter as midnight approaches and should have eased across Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Although it...
A new route from Exeter will operate to Deauville (DOL) in Normandy from June 2015.
Flybe, the airline with its headquarters in Exeter, has announced that a twice weekly service will operate on Thursdays and Sundays between 25 June and 26 September 2015.
Exeter Airport Managing Director, Matt Roach, said: “We welcome this new route into France which will give our passengers improved transport links to the Normandy area.
"Northern France is a popular destination for many travellers from the South West and we expect these flights to perform well over the peak summer...
Twenty-one-year-old Gilbert Toby Ip aims to complete an incredible year-long challenge in Exeter High Street on New Year’s Eve.
Gilbert, an ex Student of Queen’s College Taunton who is currently studying at Bath University, set himself the enormous target of running 2014 miles during 2014, all in aid of Help for Heroes and The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund.
Having completed 2014 miles during early December he simply moved his goal to 2,222 miles - culminating in a staggering 100km ultra-marathon on New Year’s Eve.
Don't miss this unique experience. See the Mill's rare 1910 Pollit & Wigzell 300hp steam engine, 1867 Kittoe & Brotherhood Beam Engine and Lancashire Boiler operating under steam. And, not forgetting the fully restored Water Wheel built especially for the mill in 1821.
A fantastic event and an amazing experience.
On Steam Up days, the Engines run between 11.00am and 3.30pm. The Mill-site, shop and refreshment trailor are open from 10.30am.
In the Mill, volunteers are available on these days to show you the spinning process of turning combed worsted tops into...
To mark the 250th anniversary of the earliest Gothic novel, first published on Christmas Eve 1764 as a seasonal ghost story, a new edition of The Castle of Otranto introduced by a University of Exeter academic is now available. Author Horace Walpole described his literary work as a “Gothic story”, yet for him the Gothic meant very different things from what it might do today. While the Gothic was associated with the supernatural, it was predominantly a theory of English progress rooted in Anglo Saxon and medieval history. In Professor Nick Groom’s introduction, he explores the novel's...
Volunteers from EDF Energy have helped Devon Wildlife Trust improve a wildlife garden at an Exeter school, as part of the ongoing Exeter Wild City project.
The garden at Stoke Hill Infants School now has much improved disabled access while new homes have been created for wildlife including beetles, newts and frogs.
Luke Workman from Devon Wildlife Trust said: "During a planning visit with school Head Teacher Sarah Mackay we decided to widen the path around the whole of the garden to make it accessible for all. The job required a large team so we knew EDF’s Helping Hands...
Firefighers were called to a house in Pinhoe, Exeter shortly after 7pm yesterday.
One fire appliance from Middlemoor and two fire appliances from Danes Castle were sent to a report of a fire in the dining room of a house in Hummingbird Close.
A spokesman for Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service said the curtains and carpet were severely damaged by smoke and lightly damaged by heat.
Fire crews used breathing apparatus, one safety jet, one covering jet, one hose reel jet, a positive pressure ventilation fan and thermal image camera to deal with the incident...
Teignbridge Council is offering residents the chance to recycle their real Christmas trees for free.
People can take advantage of the many ‘free tree’ recycling collection points on offer across the district. In Teignbridge last year, over 4,000 real Christmas trees were recycled and turned into compost.
Anybody wishing to dispose of their tree can go to any of the sites below on the dates and times listed. Ashburton: Edwin Tucker & Sons (Car Park), Fri 9 Jan (8am - 5pm) and Sat Jan 10 (8am - 4pm). Closed Sunday
Global IT giants including Amazon and LinkedIn could be doing far more to raise awareness of the need for better password practices among their users.
Analysis by Professor Steve Furnell, Director of the Centre for Security, Communications and Network Research at Plymouth University, looked into the password security controls in place among ten of the world’s most visited websites.
It revealed very few of them give detailed guidance about the importance of providing secure passwords, either when users were creating or updating accounts.
