Exmouth’s new £1.5 million Mamhead Slipway has been officially opened, restoring the vital maritime access to the town’s wonderful waterside after an absence of more than four years.
Larger and more practical than the previous structure, the new slipway on the River Exe reinstates the town’s maritime leisure tradition and will bring more business to the town. The majority of the work was funded by East Devon District Council with Devon County Council putting £275,000 in to the project.
The old slipway was closed in 2012 due to public safety and the council decided to...
Channel 4’s First Dates is in search of singles from across the UK for a brand new series of First Dates and First Dates Hotel The makers of hit show First Dates are on the hunt for dating hopefuls as they prepare to throw open the doors to the First Dates restaurant in London and the First Dates Hotel, which this series is going to be in a stunning new romantic location in Southern Italy! The First Dates team are calling on people from across the UK to apply – particularly single men aged 65 or over. The producers say: ‘We are thrilled to be embarking on another series of both First Dates...
Following advice from the East Devon District Council Countryside team, the grassland on the Maer Local Nature Reserve in Exmouth will be cut less regularly in order to increase the wildlife and biodiversity on the site.
The nature reserve, which is owned and managed by East Devon District Council’s countryside and streetscene services, used to be mown extensively throughout the year, this allowed walkers and dogs free-roam of the site. The high footfall, particularly in the summer, had a negative impact on a variety of species, including locally rare sea holly and a number of...
Scientists have developed a new test that can pick out women at high risk of relapsing from breast cancer within 10 years of diagnosis.
Their study looked for immune cell ‘hotspots’ in and around tumours, and found that women who had a high number of hotspots were more likely to relapse than those with lower numbers.
The new test could help more accurately assess the risk of cancer returning in individual patients, and offer them monitoring or preventative treatment.
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, analysed tissue samples from 1,178 women...
Researchers from the University of Exeter have pioneered a new technique to control high frequency sound waves, commonly found within everyday devices such as mobile phones.
The research team, led by Professor Geoff Nash from the University of Exeter, have created a new structure that can manipulate the extreme frequency sound waves – also known as surface acoustic waves or ‘nanoquakes’ , as they run across the surface of a solid material in a similar manner to earthquake tremors on land.
Although surface acoustic waves (SAWs) form a key component of a host of technologies...
A council leader has called for an emergency meeting to discuss transport issues in Exeter after the city’s roads ground to a halt this week following a road traffic incident.
Exeter City Council Leader Pete Edwards has written to Devon County Council, the Police, Highways England, and Exeter Chamber of Trade and Commerce, calling for an urgent meeting to thrash out the problems.
He said: “As things stand, there seems little prospect of things improving, and it will get to the point where people will not want to come to Exeter.”
Exeter City Council Leader Pete Edwards has called for an inquiry into the traffic chaos that brought Exeter to a standstill yesterday (Wednesday 2 August). Most of the city became gridlocked following an accident on the A38 near Haldon Hill and some people were stuck in traffic for up to four hours. Cllr Edwards said these sort of incidents were happening more and more often and Devon County Council as the transport authority needed to focus its efforts on tackling these issues. “I have never seen Exeter’s roads so bad,” blasted Cllr Edwards. “How can an accident on Haldon cause gridlock...
The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has heard first-hand how staff at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust are putting patient safety first during his visit to the hospital yesterday (Wednesday 2nd August).
The minister met groups of staff from across the Trust in the Research Innovation Learning and Development (RILD) building and told them that safety was a key focus for the health service since he had been appointed. He was accompanied by senior clinical advisor Professor Sir Norman Williams.
RD&E Medical Director, Adrian Harris and Deputy Chief Nurse, Tracey...
This year’s exciting annual Exeter Charity Motorbike Show is on Sunday 6 August. Everyone is welcome, whether you ride a motorbike or just fancy a fun afternoon out.
This is the fourth year the event has happened. There will be hundreds of motorbikes of all types from trikes and cruisers to sports bikes and the more vintage two wheeled machines turning up to help raise money for charity. The show takes place at the Queen’s Head pub, 270 Pinhoe Road, Exeter, EX4 7JQ from 1pm to 5pm.
As part of the event there will be live music from local bands Old Skool Rox and Klassika, a...
Beano Studios, the home of Dennis and Gnasher, will take part in September’s Like Minds Ideas festival.
Digital and Commercial Managing Director Karen Eccles will join a host of speakers from global organisations, such as Lego and LinkedIn, at the Like Minds international ideas festival in Exeter this September.
Karen will talk about the legendary comic’s reinvention as it attempts to remain relevant in a new digital age.
The company recently set up Beano Studios to create, curate and distribute children’s entertainment across different channels, including...
