The South-West Homebuilding & Renovating and Home Improvement Show, sponsored by Anglian Home Improvements, is increasing its appeal to customers by bringing together for the first time in Somerset at the Bath & West Showground (22-23 November 2014) home improvement features alongside professional guidance, innovative products and insightful tips on building a house from scratch.
New to the show this year is The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) who will be informing visitors about the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The domestic RHI, which launched...
The outlook seems bright for East Devon with news that that a building to house a major part of the Met Office’s proposed new high performance computer was given the go-ahead from district council planners yesterday (Thursday 13 November).
The modern building will provide much of the space for the so-called supercomputer on a site at Exeter Science Park, whilst the rest of the equipment will be housed on the Met Office’s existing site at Sowton, Exeter.
News that planning permission has been granted by East Devon District Council – conditional on the new development meeting...
Forty-three Devon schools have recently completed an energy education scheme, organised by Devon County Council in partnership with Resource Futures, resulting in some impressive savings.
Since September 2012, 1,757 pupils and 133 staff from schools across the county have undertaken whole school campaigns.
For the schools that completed the project in the spring and summer terms, 2014, eight schools have seen reductions of at least 15% on their energy use during the campaign. A further six schools lowered electricity consumption by 5 -15% during the campaign.
An Exeter charity faced with rebuilding its headquarters is calling on artistic and creative individuals and groups to help by completing a short survey.
Over the last 30 years the Scrapstore has provided a wealth of arts and crafts materials to families, community organisations, schools, playgroups and artists across Devon.
Now in its fourth year as a charity the Scrapstore is looking to the future. Its current home, a hut in the corner of Belmont Park is over 75 years old and will need replacing or a major makeover.
Alan Caig, Chair of the Scrapstore Trust says: “...
Zephyr, the south west’s regional organised crime unit, has made arrests in Scotland as part of its ongoing probe into courier fraud.
Detectives from Zephyr were joined by officers from Police Scotland to execute search warrants on properties in the Castlemilk and Crosshill areas of the city of Glasgow.
They are the first arrests made north of the border and follow arrests throughout the south west and in East London.
A 43-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud and money-laundering offences. Officers seized a...
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, this delightful and much-loved children’s animation goes one better by having not one but two beleaguered princesses.
The sweet and intrepid Anna is desperately searching for her missing sister Elsa, whose icy powers have thrown the kingdom of Arendelle into eternal winter. But as Anna’s quest gradually reveals, Elsa is not really so villainous.
Along the way Anna solicits the help of a comic snowman called Olaf, rugged mountain man Kristoff and a reindeer called Sven.
A team of researchers from the University of Exeter are heading to London today (14 November) to showcase their research on badgers and meerkats as part in the Great British Bioscience Festival.
The festival takes place between 14 and 16 November and is the culmination of a year-long tour offering visitors the chance to explore the fascinating world of biology through interactive science exhibits from real scientists.
Working with the At-Bristol science centre, Professor Robbie McDonald and team have built a virtual interactive farm landscape where badgers, cattle and TB...
A drop-in information day will be held on Thursday 27 November in Seaton Town Hall for people to find out more about Seaton Jurassic, the new visitor attraction for the Jurassic Coast. From 3pm until 8pm, key people from the many partners involved will be available to discuss the centre, the timescale for the development, what will be inside and how local people can help with fundraising or become a volunteer. There will be displays with plans of the new centre and some of the early interpretation ideas. Information about the proposed Seaton Jurassic information points, the proposed...
Professor Sir Steve Smith touched down in India this week as part of a delegation led by Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Minister for Universities and Science, to attend the India-UK Science Innovation Council meeting and the UK-India Bilateral Education Forum.
His seven day visit will also involve giving the keynote speech to open the second day of the global FICCI Higher Education Summit 2014 on 14 November and hosting a University of Exeter alumni and supporters reception in New Delhi.
Sir Steve said of the visit: “It is becoming increasingly important for the UK to forge...
From Tuesday 16 December to Saturday 10 January The Bike Shed Theatre, in Exeter’s Fore Street, will be transformed into an extraordinary kingdom, filled with magic and mystery - The Land of Lost.
The perfect show for all the family, Edgar and the Land of Lost is an original Bike Shed Theatre and Wardrobe Ensemble production with family of three tickets available at just £25.
Join lonely, sensible, grumpy Edgar and adventurous, unruly Peewee as the unlikely pair travel through the imposing doors of lost property in sleepy Winton town - into the undiscovered, Land of Lost -...
