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Stagecoach SW, Devon County Council and Exeter City Council team up to improve customer experience with city wide CCTV

Stagecoach South West has this year, strengthened its partnerships with Devon County Council and Exeter City Council in relation to the joint efforts to prevent and tackle antisocial behaviour in and around Exeter’s bus station, improving safety and the overall customer experience by providing greater visibility and linking its CCTV system to the city-wide network.

This further integration means that all bus station footage is now monitored 24/7 by the Exeter City Council CCTV control team, ensuring a rapid response to any incidents. If an issue is detected, the appropriate...

Massive boost for East Devon cancer patients

FORCE Cancer Charity has announced it is to begin funding the delivery of chemotherapy at Honiton Hospital from this autumn.

It will run alongside a raft of support services for anyone in the area affected by cancer.

Every Friday (10am – 4pm) FORCE will offer, free of charge:

• A drop-in service for advice and information • Counselling • Complementary therapies

The drop-in service and appointments for counselling and complementary therapies will be available from September 14 with exercise advice from a specialist oncology physiotherapist and family support...

Redrow teams up with Royal Life Saving Society for Summer Water Safety Campaign

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 08/18/2018 - 6:50am

Redrow is working with the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) on their annual Summer Water Safety Campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of swimming in open water and publicise some simple advice to make sure people are enjoying the summer weather safely. Redrow is the first housebuilder to team up directly with the RLSS and together they are hoping to educate people on the risks associated with swimming in open water. The campaign launched at the start of the summer holidays, which are a particularly dangerous time as children are out of school and often unsupervised. The scorching hot...

Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome confirmed for Tour of Britain

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/17/2018 - 1:00am

Two of the world's cycling superstars, Tour de France heroes Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome, will compete in the Tour of Britain in just two weeks time.

Geraint Thomas, MBE who recently won the 2018 Tour de France will ride in Britain’s biggest professional cycle race for Team Sky. Alongside Geraint will be Chris Froome, OBE, who is the reigning Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España champion and four time Tour de France winner.

Chris is considered the leading Grand Tour rider of his generation and the first rider to have held all three Grand Tour winners' jerseys at the same...

Tips on how to improve your parking experience in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/17/2018 - 12:36am

Exeter is a vibrant and beautiful city, boasting a rich history, with numerous tourist attractions as well as boutique shops and an exciting selection of restaurants and bars. Like most popular destinations, Exeter’s visitor numbers increase during the summer months, and with up to 15% more cars heading into the city, finding parking becomes a little trickier than usual for visitors and residents alike.

Exeter City Council and PayByPhone, the mobile parking payment app, offer some great summer parking tips to help both residents and tourists find the right parking space and enjoy a...

Green Flag awards for three of East Devon’s much loved green spaces

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 08/16/2018 - 10:45am

Council’s StreetScene and Countryside teams and volunteers celebrate Green Flag Awards for Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth (15th year running), Manor Gardens, Exmouth (14th year running) and Seaton Wetlands (second year running)

Three of East Devon District Council’s most popular green spaces - Connaught Gardens (Sidmouth), Manor Gardens (Exmouth) and Seaton Wetlands nature reserve - have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as among the very best in the world.

The three award winning spaces, which are all owned and managed by the council with unstinting support from...

Traffic signals to be replaced at busy Exeter junction

Temporary traffic signals will be in place at a junction in Exeter from Wednesday 29 August while work is carried out to upgrade the lights.

Preparatory work is already underway at the junction of Heavitree Road/Polsloe Road/Barrack Road and Magdalen Road/Barrack Road, where the traffic lights have reached the end of their serviceable life.

The signals, poles and electrics will all be replaced, and cable ducting will also be repaired.

As much of the scheme as possible will be carried out using the existing traffic signals but the temporary lights will be used when...

New Citizens Advice Partnership launched in Exeter and Torbay

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/15/2018 - 3:39pm

Leading local advice charities, Citizens Advice Exeter and Citizens Advice Torbay, are delighted to announce the launch of a new and exciting partnership.

Both charities will now operate under a shared leadership team headed up by Steve Barriball, current Chief Executive of Citizens Advice Exeter.

Bev Foster, Chair of Citizens Advice Torbay said: “The last year has been very difficult for Citizens Advice Torbay, with significant reductions to our funding.

“We are very optimistic that the partnership we have formed with Exeter will help us share best practice and...

South West Chef of the Year 2018: Semi-finalists announced

The semi-finalists and finalists for the prestigious South West Chef of the Year competition have today been announced.

After the challenging task of assessing an exceptional array of entries, the panel of judges, led by Michael Caines MBE, have selected the finalists across five categories: Professional, Young Professional, Home Cook, Junior Chef and Student / Apprentice.

South West Chef of the Year has been showcasing and supporting exceptional culinary talent across the region for the last 15 years. Co-founder and head judge Michael Caines MBE said: “Another solid year...

New support launched for adult social care businesses

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/15/2018 - 12:58pm

A range of new support has been launched by Devon County Council to help the development and growth of adult social care businesses and organisations in the county.

Free business support, training, development opportunities, and grant funding are being offered by the County Council with the aim of increasing provision of adult social care in Devon and encouraging innovation for adult social care businesses.

Businesses have the opportunity to access support, being provided by BIP (Business Information Point) and Cosmic. Up to 15 hours of free “focussed support” is being...

Stanley swept the board in broom dance contest at Dartmoor Folk Festival

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 08/14/2018 - 10:04pm

A BROTHER and sister took the top honours at the 41st Dartmoor Folk Festival held at South Zeal near Okehampton from August 10-12.

Stanley Frangleton (10), from South Zeal, was the Dartmoor Broom Dance Champion while his sister, Ruth (14), was the Junior Dartmoor Step Dance Champion.

Dartmoor Broom dancing involves dancing over a broom.

Stanley said that he learned the dance at workshops held at the festival a few years ago and had been practising to perfect the dance.

He was up against dozens of other competitors, dancing in front of a large audience....

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