Board of Exeter Science Park has announced the appointment of Dr Sally Basker as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Dr Basker will take up the new role on 3rd April.
Dr Basker is a qualified engineer with 15 year’s senior level research and innovation experience in the aerospace, defence, energy and navigation sectors over her 25-year career.
She has been responsible for crafting business cases, attracting funds and procuring multimillion-pound research facilities, as well as creating and implementing growth and diversification strategies for high-value...
National Grid has started work on a £50 million refurbishment of pylons in Devon and part of Cornwall to keep power flowing in the South West and beyond for decades to come.
The line of pylons, running between substations in Exeter and Landulph, was built in the 1960s. The wires carrying electricity that hang between them, along with other equipment, are approaching the end of their working life and need replacing.
Engineers will inspect the condition of over 300 pylons along the 100km route and replace equipment as necessary to hold the wires in place. There are no new...
Devon and Cornwall Police will introduce a new initiative aimed at challenging, and changing, the behaviour of first time offenders. They may be able to avoid a police record if they sign up to the new scheme and fully comply with it.
Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has reassured the public that the new ‘GPS Pathfinder’ deferred charging scheme is not ‘soft’ on criminals and is, in fact, more onerous than existing punishment for most first time offenders.
In her recently published Police and Crime Plan, Ms Hernandez pledged to focus on preventing reoffending...
Great news! Lots of Lego has just arrived at The Beacon Community Centre in Beacon Heath.
Richard Cummings, the centre manager, saw a Lego charity offer and applied a few weeks ago. Yesterday, on Rich’s birthday, he received a large box, which must be worth hundreds of pounds of Lego.
Rich said: “It’s brilliant! What a fabulous birthday present. We’re really looking forward to sharing this amazing gift with lots of local children and adults who come along to the many activities we regularly hold here. Thank you Lego.”
Raleigh Ward, as we know it, is set to be abolished.
The proposal by the Boundary Commission is for the creation of a “super ward”, with three District Councillors representing a new ward called “Budleigh Raleigh” from 2019.
So why is this a bad idea? Let me explain:
I currently represent the rural ward of Raleigh as a District Councillor and there are 3 Town Councillors from Budleigh Salterton who are also District Councillors for the present Budliegh Ward. So you will lose a rural District Councillor and the combined ward will...
The Exeter Soul Weekender is an excellent weekend of quality Northern Soul,Motown, 60s Soul, Modern xover and R n B. Top National and Regional DJs playing
original vinyl only Soul music plus live soul bands and singers. In 2 fantastic venues
Corn Exchange - Market Street 2pm - 1 am Sat 5th August 2017
Double Locks - Canal Banks 12 midday to 9 pm Sun 6th August 2017
2,8841 people from Devon accessed vital cancer advice and support in 2016, thanks to the Macmillan Mobile Cancer Information service. The Macmillan mobile information bus – affectionately known as Bertie – has been parked up in town centres, rural communities, and events across the South West throughout the year. Staffed by cancer information specialists, the team provide practical and emotional support to visitors and help to answer any questions about cancer they may have. The buses contain a range of free information materials in addition to a private area for sensitive conversations....
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is celebrating being awarded £25,000 through the Martin Lewis Fund that will help make a real difference to local people’s lives.
The funding award announced this week will help to deliver a project that will provide more tailored support to people living with long-term health conditions in new ways which could be rolled out across other parts of the country.
The charity will use the money to work with a cluster of local GP surgeries so that the underlying causes of ill health, such as poor housing, problems at work and...
A former Dawlish Community College student who has been offered a place at Oxford University to study mathematics has returned to the college to speak to aspiring students. Amber Borowiec, who left the college in June 2015, subsequently won a place at the Exeter Mathematics School to study for her ‘A’ levels. She has now been offered at place at Hertford College for October 2017. Amber left Dawlish Community College with several GCSEs, including an A* in mathematics and is currently studying for ‘A’ Levels in mathematics, further mathematics and physics at the Exeter Maths School. After...
A man was last night charged in connection with a death of a 47-year-old man in Exeter on Friday.
Delton Jones, aged 19 from Burleigh Mews, Liverpool has been charged with murder and will appear at Exeter Magistrates Court today (21st March) at 10am.
Officers were called to Bridge Court, Exeter by ambulance staff, just before 1.50am on Friday 17 March, following a concern for welfare of a man.
The 47-year-old man, originally from Liverpool was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
