An urgent report into the economic effects of last year’s severe storms on Devon’s transport network has been ordered by county council leader John Hart.
Leading Egypt specialist Red Sea Holidays has announced that in order to meet increased consumer demand it will be offering new charter flights from Exeter to Sharm el Sheikh on 8th May 2013.
This is the first time that Red Sea Holidays will offer flights from Exeter Airport. The new flights coincide with the launch of the Red Sea Holidays 2013/2014 brochure, which features new hotels and resorts as well as fantastic offers. Red Sea Holidays is offering a guaranteed £125 per booking discount to celebrate the launch of the new route.
Overnight closures are planned on the A30 westbound from Daisymount Junction to the junction of the A30/C832 near M5 Junction 29 later this month.
The closures will be over five consecutive nights from Monday 21 to Friday 25 January from 8pm to 6am to enable overhead gantry signs to be replaced over the westbound A30.
During the closure of the A30 westbound, the A30 Daisymount Junction westbound on-slip will also be closed as well as the Airport Junction westbound on-slip.
Diversions will also be in place. A30 westbound traffic will be diverted from Daisymount...
Police & Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg will have five people to choose from when appointing his new chief constable. Interviews will take place on 15th January and candidates will have to give a presentation and answer questions on their experience.
In the job advertisement, Tony Hogg wrote: "The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner covers the largest geographical police area in England, extending 180 miles from the Dorset and Somerset borders in the east to the Isles of Scilly in the west. Our policing area presents very different challenges – large cities of Exeter and...
Miracle Theatre has been touring innovative comic theatre across the UK since 1979. Renowned for their surreal and comic re-workings of well-known and loved stories, Miracle’s inventive approach to Frankenstein! promises to tickle funny bones and have audiences jumping out of their seats!
Originally a Victorian novel, famously a black and white movie starring Boris Karloff and the inspiration for the 70’s musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show , Miracle presents its Frankenstein! as a musical - performed by the Ffitch Repertory Players in 1947.
Exeter-based music aficionado Matthew Vizard reports on the re-emergence of the legend that is David Bowie, with his first album release in 10 years.
Yesterday, among the BBC 6 Music presenters anticipating the records that would rule their worlds in 2013, was DJ, writer and avowed Bowie fan, Mark Radcliffe. 'He's been so mysterious and so uncharacteristically quiet, I would love just to hear a little murmur from David Bowie'. He didn't have to wait long, because at 5am this very morning, January 8th 2013 - David Bowie's 66th birthday - pop's most celebrated chameleon released his...
From Devon with Love is a showcase of all kinds of work being made right on our doorstep - two weeks of locally made theatre featuring dance, epic poems, work-in-progress shows and politically charged pieces.
There will be local food and produce on show in the bar and lots of chances to meet the people who are making Devon such an exciting place to make and see theatre.
Tickets cost £7, £5 concessions for single shows, £10, £7 concessions for two shows.
For further information visit http://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk/
An aspiring chef training at the Michael Caines Academy is the first student to open up his own restaurant in Exeter.
Second year student, Ryan Mell, will be opening up his dream restaurant “The Salty Pigeon” on 22nd January 2013, at 29 Magdalen Road, Exeter.
The student, who is a local from Exeter, sees this as a great business opportunity and is hoping to bring the community exciting food, job opportunities for the local people and his ‘salty’ pigeon.
The Salty Pigeon is a 30 seat restaurant which will consist of a variety of food ranging from local to exotic...
Stagecoach South West today announced the purchase of eight new double decker buses for the 52 route, representing a total investment of £1.5 million and demonstrating its continued commitment to Devon’s public transport services. The new buses all meet latest Euro 5 low emissions standards.
Officers are investigating an attempted robbery on a 14-year-old boy in Seaton.
The Seaton schoolboy was walking along Valley View on 3 January when he was approached from behind by a man who grabbed him by the jumper and tried to snatch his iPhone.
The phone fell to the ground and the offender made off empty-handed towards the fire station.
The boy was left very shaken by the incident which happened around 5.35pm and the phone was damaged.
Police are appealing for witnesses and are asking for anyone who saw the incident to contact them on 101, quoting...
