Devon County Council is ensuring that communities are well prepared to keep Devon moving during any severe weather over the coming Winter months.
Devon has a network of 265 Snow Warden volunteers across the county – as more than 60% of towns and parishes in Devon have signed up to Devon County Council’s winter self-help Snow Warden initiative. The scheme is also currently being rolled out in Exeter where recognised community groups and residents’ associations who wish to be involved
Devon County Council’s salt stocks are at full capacity with around 25,000...
Shoppers at Pinhoe Sainsbury's on Saturday (27th) will notice a charity bucket collection taking place. Don't just dash by, as they are raising funds for a very worthy cause. The charity in question is Dream-A-Way, whose aim is to assist people living in Devon, Cornwall and the Scilly Isles with physical and learning difficulties.
The Exminster-based charity provides holidays and day trips - whether to fulfill a lifetime dream, experience great opportunities or just have 'time out' from daily routines. People of all ages and from around the South West are helped in every...
Exeter Round Table’s Annual charity fireworks display is being held at Westpoint again this year.
This spectacular event has grown to become the biggest fireworks display in Exeter, and taken on a new dimension since moving to Westpoint three years ago.
Expect a great fun night out for everyone with fairground rides, food and drink stalls and of course a spectacular fireworks display by Firemagic (UK) Ltd.
Gates open at 5.30pm, fireworks display starts at 7.30pm.
Please plan to arrive on site by 6.45pm at the latest, to allow time...
Representatives from Devon have spent a day talking to central government about how services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) should be delivered in the future.
Invited to an All Party Parliamentary Committee, Devon representatives spent an hour detailing their work to help develop and implement a radical new approach to services for children.
The government’s ambition is to create a system that provides children and young people with individual education, health and care plans from birth to the age of 25 that supports...
Lakeland, the home of creative kitchenware is launching an exciting new design challenge for February’s UK International Spring Fair.
All new product designs and concepts that are submitted to Lakeland will be seen by their selection team.
The inventive, top 12, designers will be given the opportunity to show off their products to the world’s buyers at the International Spring Fair.
The winner of the competition will go on to receive a free day of design mentoring from Seymourpowell, the international design and innovation company and the...
Devon is already home to world class, innovative businesses and a campaign by Devon County Council is aiming to make it easier for companies and entrepreneurs to move to the county and be part of its on-going success story.
Devon Delivers ( www.investdevon.co.uk ) is highlighting the wide range of businesses that have played a part in Devon’s economy growing faster than the national average over the past decade.
That growth is set to continue, with investment in vital infrastructure making Devon even better connected. Companies looking for the next stage...
An East Devon coastal road closed by a cliff fall during heavy rainfall in the Summer will not re-open, Devon County Council has confirmed.
Old Beer Road in Seaton has been closed since 12 July after a 25 metre section of the road fell away by around three metres.
A geotechnical report was carried out earlier this year by Devon based experts Frederick Sherrell Ltd. Its findings suggest that the collapse was triggered by the prolonged rainfall, saturating the weathered mudstone and leading to a “block” failure. It also advises that further slippage is...
With the hectic schedule of everyday life and the nights drawing in, make your bathroom the ultimate room in which to unwind with some easy updates. Indulge in some luxury with Egyptian cotton towels, available in 32 different colourways so there is a shade to suit every style. Add lanterns and candles, such as the Wax Lyrical Moroccan Spice range, to sideboards or windowsills for a truly tranquil retreat.
“The bathroom should be a place of relaxation; create a moody ambience with Moroccan-inspired lanterns and inject colour with luxurious bath linen, such as Dunelm Mill’...
Two young executives from Exeter firm Thomas Westcott Accountants, have qualified as a chartered certified accountants. Philip Cooke, 23 and Laura Kitchin, 22, who have both been with the firm since they were teenagers, have completed their studies and are now Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) accredited.
Philip, who works in the Exeter office, has been working with Thomas Westcott since he was 18-years-old and said he was delighted to have completed his studies. He said he enjoys he enjoys his role with the firm; meeting new clients and working around...
Today’s announcement delaying the two badger cull pilots expected this autumn was exceptionally difficult but on balance is responsible and right said the NFU.
With just weeks left of the autumn, the companies working to deliver this element of the government’s TB eradication policy have agreed with the NFU and government to postpone until next year.
NFU President Peter Kendall said he understood that today’s news would come as devastating blow to farmers who are desperate for a solution to the cycle...
