This winter is very likely to be a record breaker. Provisional Met Office statistics show that the UK has had its sunniest winter in records dating back to 1929.
While the figures for temperature and rainfall are fairly average, it has been one of, if not the sunniest winter in UK records dating back to 1929.
By 25 February the UK had already seen 189 hours of sunshine, equalling the 2001 record, but with 3 more days left to the end of the meteorological winter we are likely to beat that record by about 7 hours.
This is in stark contrast to last winter, which was...
East Devon’s village halls and community buildings have successfully applied for another £7,016 of funding from East Devon District Council (EDDC).
The Community Building Fund is a grants scheme that helps community buildings projects, with East Devon District Council offering grants of anything up to £5,000.
The funding has been put in place to help local village community buildings all around East Devon. Buildings eligible for funding can apply on the basis that they need refurbishments. This could include items such as the toilet facilities, kitchen facilities, roof...
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) and Exeter Library’s FabLab are collaborating to see how 3D printing technology can be used to replicate objects from the museum's collection.
Interested by the potential of printable replicas to increase visitor engagement and generate revenue Tony Eccles, curator of Ethnography, started investigating 3D printing technology. The FabLab at Exeter Library now makes scanning and 3D printing accessible to the local community and local institutions, including RAMM.
Ethnography meets 3D printing - Selected for their beauty and...
A powerful new film highlighting the abuse suffered by adults at risk has been launched to coincide with Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week in Devon and Torbay.
Last year there were over 2,700 safeguarding adult abuse concerns reported to Devon and Torbay Local Safeguarding Adults teams and the latest campaign, starting on Monday 2 March, aims to raise public awareness about this important issue.
Central to the awareness week is the launch of a new film, “If you see something, say something”, which has been commissioned by Devon and Torbay Safeguarding Adults Boards....
For a Sunday with a difference - head over to watch the Devon Sabre Championships! Fencers from across the county are heading to Newton Abbot Leisure Centre to decide who takes the Men's and Women's titles of 2015 Devon Sabre Champion.
Sabre is fast, fun and dynamic... yet fencers can outwit an opponent with very subtle footwork and swordplay. You can score a hit with any part of the blade - the target is the whole upper body above the hips, including the head and arms. Fencers come on guard wearing steel masks and lamé jackets on top of protective clothing, linked up to...
A child was seriously injured in a collision in Crediton yesterday (Saturday 28 February).
The local 11-year-old is reported to be in a critical condition at the RD&E Hospital in Exeter.
Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen a white Vauxhall combo van being driven between Crediton and Morchard road along the A377 at around 1.30pm.
Anyone with information should contact 101 quoting log 397 of 28 February 2015.
Your guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend.
THEATRE
Ablutions Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter FellSwoop Theatre return with Ablutions, adapted from the novel by Patrick DeWitt. A dark, boozy tale from the sodden depths of the LA underworld, blending a live soundtrack, detailed mime and DeWitt's heart-wrenching humour. Tickets: £10/ £8 conc. www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk
The Mist in the Mirror Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Adapted from the novel by Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black, this tense and atmospheric...
JustPark, the pioneering app and website that connects parking space owners with drivers looking for a convenient space, reached its £1 million crowdfunding target through Exeter-based Crowdcube after just four days.
JustPark’s pitch is currently overfunding to the tune of £1.7 million (171% of its original target) and is set to close the round shortly. However, the pitch will remain open for further investment for a limited period of time (unless it reaches the maximum investment amount first).
JustPark is the 200th business to fund on Crowdcube, the UK’s largest...
Tickets are now on sale for the biggest annual event in Devon.
The Devon County Show on May 21st, 22nd and 23rd will be packed with people, animals, competitions and entertainment.
Show Secretary, Ollie Allen said they were getting ready to serve up ‘a giant slice of Devon country life’.
“The Show offers so much for everyone to enjoy,” she said.
“There will be delicious local food, prize-winning animals, a fantastic array of West Country crafts and flowers and six Show rings packed with activity and entertainment.”
Exeter Fairtrade City Steering Group are inviting the local community to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight 2015 and choose products that change lives.
Campaigners across Exeter are joining forces with the rest of the country to remind everyone of the dramatic difference Fairtrade makes around the world and why it is urgently needed.
Exeter City Councillor Ollie Pearson, Chair of the Exeter Fairtrade City Steering Group, said: "Devon has been a Fairtrade County for ten years , supporting Fairtrade to pave the way for fairer and ethical trading but there is still a long way to go...
