A multi-agency operation has been underway for the past two days across Devon and Cornwall as Storm Emma hit the South West.
Emergency services have been working day and night to reopen roads, clear traffic and help those in need.
Police officers have been dealing with a number of road incidents over the past couple of days and stress that you should only travel if absolutely necessary.
If you do need to travel by car, please ensure you wrap up warm and take supplies.
Rest centres have now been closed across the region as roads reopened and drivers have been...
Tickets are selling fast for an evening with Bryan Robson OBE, with premium tables now sold out.
The event takes place on Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Great Hall at Exeter University, and is hot on the heels of the sold-out Paul Merson and Ray Parlour evening which takes place on January 30.
An evening with Bryan Robson is kindly sponsored by RGB Building Supplies with tickets for the event costing just £36 per person, with a standard table of 10 available for just £300.
Join us for an evening that will look back on the football career of a true legend and longest-...
PEOPLE in the South West are being challenged to row a marathon in March as part of an oar-some fundraising effort for Cancer Research UK.
In partnership with the renowned Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race, now known as The Cancer Research UK Boat Race, the charity is encouraging people to go the distance and cover 26.2 miles in stages or in one go, anytime in March.
Would-be rowers can take on The Great Row as part of a team or they can sign up for a solo effort.
To help participants off the start line, Better Leisure centres across the UK will open their doors and...
A University of Exeter researcher will receive an honorary doctorate from a leading Dutch university.
Professor Katrina Brown will receive the award from Wageningen University on 9 March as part of its centenary celebrations.
Professor Brown is an environmental social scientist, specialising in how individuals and communities in developing countries cope with climate change.
Three other researchers will also receive honorary doctorates – Swedish ecologist Carl Folke, Russian evolutionary biologist Eugene Koonin and Chinese plant scientist Fusuo Zhang – and they will...
With widespread snowfall across the county, Devon County Council has announced it will close the A380 Telegraph Hill from 3pm today (Thursday 1 March) as a precautionary measure.
The decision to close the A380 between Splatford Split and Eagle Farm, has been taken as part of the Haldon/Telegraph Hill plan. Highways England will continue treating the A38 Haldon Hill, and Devon County Council will focus its efforts on keeping traffic moving on the alternative coastal road, A379 (Dawlish/Teignmouth).
The Met Office has issued a red warning for heavy snow across most of the...
On Saturday 3rd March 2018 people will come from all over the world to take part in a Civic Reception, Remembrance & wreath laying Service in Exeter, to remember the 70th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Exeter Window.
HMS Exeter was involved in one of the most significant sea battles of the 2nd World War; The Battle of the River Plate. Following that battle, HMS Exeter went onto further battles and met its demise at the hands of the Japanese on 1st March 1942, with the loss of 50 men. During 3 years in Japanese POW camps, a further 150 crew lost their lives. Survivors...
There was more bad news today (Feb 28th) for Exeter commuters who have faced travel disruption around Topsham Road in recent days.
The busy route has been closed due to a burst water main caused by the freezing conditions.
But yesterday, engineers working to fix the problem damaged a gas pipe causing further problems.
Darryl Goddard, Wales & West Utilities Area Engineering Manager for South West England said: “We were alerted to reports of a gas leak yesterday evening in the Topsham Road area of Exeter and immediately sent an engineer to investigate. "On arrival...
Former Strictly Come Dancing winner and TV presenter, Ore Oduba, is calling on people in Exeter to nominate local good causes for recognition in the National Lottery Awards 2018 – the annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery funded projects. The call comes as new figures show that more than £5.3 million of National Lottery funding was invested in Exeter in 2017 alone. A total of 36 National Lottery grants were awarded in Exeter during last year; providing a vital boost to arts, sports and heritage projects alongside community groups helping those most in need. A wide variety of...
“Our spring concert in Exeter Cathedral takes us to Rachmaninov’s Orthodox Russia, with his Liturgy of St John Chrysostom; it’s not such a well-known piece but extremely beautiful,” explains Nigel Perrin, Choral Director of Exeter Festival Chorus. “The litanies will be sung on the move, in candlelight and a haze of incense; it will create a marvellous spectacle.”
This first concert of the Exeter Festival Chorus 25th Anniversary Season is an immersive experience evoking the ancient musical traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church. As the house lights dim, a hush falls over the...
The SETsquared partnership has been ranked as the world’s leading business incubator for its outstanding contribution to developing the next generation of UK tech entrepreneurs.
The announcement was made at the World Incubation Summit in Toronto, Canada. This confirmed SETsquared’s pre-eminence as ‘number one’ in its field, having maintained its world-leading position since 2015. SETsquared’s ranking comes as a result of the world's most extensive benchmark study of university-linked business incubators and accelerators, conducted by UBI Global, and has recognised SETsquared as the...
