Forecasters are warnng of possible icy patches again tomorrow morning as temperatures dip.
And if you thought you'd seen the last of the rain, think again.
Yesterday bookmakers William Hill cut the odds of 2014 being the wettest year on record from 8/1 to 6/1.
Yesterday the Environment Agency said 148 flood alerts and 11 more serious flood warnings were in place. Somerset council declared a ‘major incident’ for flooded areas. The authority has provided a boat service for the communities of Muchelney and Thorney, whose access roads have been cut off since January 2...
The Swamp Gods are an urban three piece living in a rural Devon idyll, playing a hybrid mix of electronica and post punk weirdness. Using found sounds, electronic loops, guitars that sound like synthesisers, and synthesisers that sound like they’re from Mars, the Swamp Gods weave infectious beats with bubble gum harmonies and angular melodies. Put this together with an intense stage presence and sense of humour and you get an act that’s winning fans and impressing hardened critics at every performance. If you’re into the likes of Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, The B52s and Talking Heads you will...
Devon County Council is urging people to take care on the county’s roads and coast paths over the weekend.
Almost 5 miles (7.6km) of the south west coast path between Axmouth and near to the Devon/Dorset border at Lyme Regis has been shut this afternoon due to damage to the path caused by an active landslip.
Notices have been placed on site in liaison with the land managers, Natural England, and the path will be closed until further notice. The County Council will be investigating with Natural England what remedial works can be undertaken or whether an alternative route can...
A valentine's treat from this gifted live performer, aptly named after Louis Armstrong by her jazz-obsessed father.
Louise's powerful vocal delivery and skilful interpretation of swing, blues and gospel classics have made her a regular on Radio 2's Best of Jazz.
She blends an effortless, rhythmical style with a sweet warm tone, passion and spirit to create performances that simply stir the soul. Louise "swings like fury" (Humphrey Lyttelton). With pianist George Cooper.
Go along to Escot and help us celebrate Red Squirrel Day!
Events for the day include: Games-including Crack the Nut, Nut and Spoon races, Nut Rolling (with your nose!), Story Walks, The Great Squirrel Hunt Falconry displays and you can meet Cyril our 6 foot squirrel who will be popping into the Coach House Restaurant to say hello.
Children must be accompanied by a resposible adult. All children qualify for free entry but normal entry fee applies to adults. Members are free.
Police in Exeter have issued a warning following a burglary in the city today, Friday, 24 January 2014. The incident took place at a house on Mincinglake Road, Stoke Hill at around 11.25 am. A man knocked on the front door of the property and told the occupant – a woman in her 80s – that his football was in her back garden. As the victim went to unlock the back gate, the suspect entered the front door and went upstairs. The woman shouted at him and the man left the scene empty-handed. The suspect is described as being around 30-years-old and 5ft 6in tall. He was wearing a dark woolly hat....
Families will have the opportunity to get creative by making their own bird box with the guidance of Escot's Nature Rangers!
You will be given fun information sheets about what birds to keep your eyes open for and how to care for your bird box when you take it home with you at the end of the day!
Cost: £5 per box. Places are limited. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
A new project to help over 5,000 Exeter residents fight fuel poverty through solar energy is looking for a volunteer site for their first panels.
The scheme operated by Exeter Community Energy (Ecoe) will see a portion of the revenue they raise through the solar panels re-invested into community projects around the city, including projects that tackle fuel poverty.
The model has already proven successful elsewhere in the country with projects in Lewes and Bath well established and already providing advice and support on how communities can improve their fuel efficiency....
Frontman Jack Steadman, guitarist Jamie MacColl (grandson of folk legend Ewan, nephew of the late Kirsty), bassist Ed Nash and drummer Suren de Saram formed the band at school in north London in 2006. They won a competition to play at that year’s V festival, released two EPs the next year and wrote their debut album, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose, while still at school. It came out in 2009 and went gold.
This is where most new bands would take a year or so to regroup and plot their next move. Instead, Bombay Bicycle Club took a left-turn with 2010’s folk-influenced Flaws,...
Much anticipated improvements to Payhembury’s play area are now complete, after improvements chosen by local children were put in place.
Payhembury Playing Field Committee and East Devon District Council have been working closely together with Payhembury Primary School to make £6,700 worth of improvements. This money has been contributed by developers through Section 106 funding for play. This type of contribution was a condition of planning approval for a number of housing developments in the area.
Children had a choice of four designs and voted for their favourite in a...
