Labour leader Ed Miliband visited Exeter today to see the proposed site of resilience work at Cowley Bridge Junction.
The site was badly affected by floods in the winter storms of 2012/13 causing the main rail line into the South West to close for a several weeks.
Following the line closures, last year, the government promised to spend over £31 million on projects to improve the resilience of the South West’s rail network most of the money promised was never delivered and work never took place.
Earlier this week David Cameron announced that the money would finally...
All nine resident steam locomotives together with guest engines from all over the country, will combine to operate an intensive train service on the Beer Heights Light Railway .
Most passenger trains will be "double headed" with both a Peco and guest locomotive.
Every Tuesday between the 29 July and 26 August there is a wonderful opportunity for you to learn about building kits from the well-known modelling experts Gordon and Maggie Gravett.
Gordon, famous for his French metre gauge 'Pempoul' model railway, will show you the best ways to place your buildings in realistic scenes.
NOTE: A nominal £1.00 charge will be made for all kits.
Children under eight years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
Sessions last approximately two hours - last admission 20 minutes before the end. There are two sessions per day,...
RHS Garden Rosemoor will be bursting with blooms this March when it hosts its first Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Spring Flower Show and competition, on 15–16 March.
The inaugural show focuses on camellias, including the RHS Early Camellia Competition, early magnolias and rhododendrons as well as classes for ornamental shrubs and the RHS Rosemoor Daffodil Competition. Visitors can view the exquisite displays of top quality blooms from competitors from all over the South West.
Trade and advice stands in the show plus a superb range of early spring shrubs and flowering...
If you want to entertain your young ones this half term look no further than Animated Exeter.
Take the kids to Moshi Monster Sunday, which includes a special festival screening of the new ‘Moshi Monsters: The Movie’ and a ‘Make a Moshling’ workshop.
Have some fun learning to animate at one of many workshops aimed at different age-groups and abilities; make characters from your favourite C Beebies programme, Mike the Knight and bring them to life at Exeter Cathedral on Monday; discover how scrap meets animation to make weird creatures come to life; visit our exhibitions, see...
