A turf cutting has been held to mark the start of the first phase of the £13 million Devon County Council scheme upgrading the A382 at Newton Abbot.
Work is currently underway on earthwork, vegetation clearance and utility service diversion as part of the improvements to the link from Newton Abbot to the A38 at Drumbridges roundabout.
The project involves realigning and widening the route between Forches Cross and Whitehill Cross, and a new roundabout will be developed at Ringslade Road.
The upgraded road will improve safety and provide additional capacity to...
Two organisations in the East Devon estuary town of Topsham are working together during the Corona crisis to provide essential information and inspiration for local people, and especially those in need of support during self-isolation.
The two are Estuary League of Friends - a hugely-respected charity based in the town, and Love Topsham, a group of volunteers who run a Community Interest Company focused on encouraging local business and community-based initiatives.
Estuary League of Friends who normally work with local social care services to provide help and support to the...
DUE to the daily changing national landscape caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, and upon Government and Public Health England advice, Exeter Pride trustees are postponing the May event “to ensure the continued health and well-being of everyone in the community”.
Originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 2, trustees are now exploring the new date of Saturday, September 26, subject to approval from authorities.
Simon Bowkett, chair of Exeter Pride said: “We have been following government and health advice closely, but now that the government has moved to the ‘delay...
Stagecoach is working with local authorities to temporarily relax time restrictions on concessionary travel to allow earlier access to bus services
Bus company Stagecoach South West has announced that it is working in partnership with local authorities to temporarily relax time restrictions on concessionary travel across Devon to allow travel for the elderly and vulnerable early in the morning as the coronavirus epidemic continues.
The local authorities involved are Devon County Council and Plymouth City Council. It comes as supermarkets make special arrangements for...
Children and staff from St Sidwell’s C of E Primary School celebrated their Leg it to Lapland win with a visit from mountain bike trials legend Andrei Burton and his team.
Four times British Champion trials bike rider Owen Gawthorpe entertained and inspired the children with his amazing display of bike skills.
During the two week Leg it to Lapland active travel challenge, which took place in November and December 2019, children, staff and parents, earned ‘leg miles’ for every journey they made to school by foot, bike or scooter and by taking part in extra activities during...
In response to the Coronavirus, Darts Farm are taking steps to look after their loyal customers by offering free delivery to over 70-year olds and the vulnerable in their local community and free collection for everyone from their car park.
Michael Dart, Director of Darts Farm comments: "Darts Farm has so many amazing loyal customers that have shopped with us for many years and really are part of our wider Darts Farm family. We wanted to do everything that we could do to help them during this difficult period, so we had a brainstorm with our team and came up with a few new ideas...
FORCE Cancer Charity has announced the temporary closure of its Support and Information Centre in Exeter.
The charity will continue to offer telephone and video call support to local people affected by cancer.
The decision to close its Support Centre in the grounds of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital was taken after consultation with clinical staff at the RD&E.
It follows the first reported cases of Coronavirus/Covid19 at the hospital.
All support services at FORCE’s weekly outreach centres in Okehampton, Tiverton and Honiton were also stopped with...
Stagecoach has named the winners of this year’s Stars Awards, an annual awards event designed to recognise its shining stars and the employees across the country, who have delivered above and beyond. Sonia Mellish, Operations Assistant at Stagecoach South West took home this year’s highly commended award.
Sonia joined Stagecoach in 2015 as a part-time Admin Clerk. She has been a Health & Wellbeing champion for more than a year now, and is a popular and well-respected colleague. Sonia has done an amazing amount of work promoting health and wellbeing in the South West. She has...
EXCITING plans are being made for Exeter Pride on Saturday, May 2 - and it promises to be the greenest yet.
In a bold move, the trustees have banned petrol and diesel vehicles (other than statutory requirements) from its colourful rainbow march through Exeter High Street.
Electric vehicles, bicycles, giant rainbow flags, morris dancers, Street Heat samba band and thousands of representatives from community groups and organisations have already booked in to take part in the march.
In a new move this year, the march will start, for the first time, from an area near...
The Budget, understandably, focussed on the coronavirus and the implications on both a health and finance basis, meaning other changes that may impact individual wealth management were not front and centre.
There were some changes to be aware of, but Gavin Jones, chartered financial planner at financial experts Old Mill,, says the key points of the budget were the changes that we didn’t see.
“With a lot of talk before the Budget of a big reduction in pension tax relief for higher earners and following the two reports about Inheritance Tax (IHT) from the Office for Tax...
