Fresh measures are being taken by Teignbridge District Council to dissuade pigeons from nesting underneath Teignmouth’s iconic Pier.
Teignbridge District Council, with the support of the owners of Teignmouth Pier, is trialling a bird scarer to deter birds from roosting under the structure where their droppings fall into the sea or the sands below and ultimately end up affecting bathing water quality.
The trial will run from today (Friday 2 January 2015) for a month during daytime hours. It forms part of the Love Your Beach campaign which encourages people to protect the...
The Met Office has been named one of the most sustainable public sector organisations in the UK.
The Exeter-based agency has won a platinum award for sustainability at the Public Sector Estate Management awards ceremony.
Met Office facilities manager, Chris Richards, also scooped the title Sustainability Manager of the Year.
The awards follow the implementation of a number of steps aimed at making the Met Office greener and more environmentally friendly. They include a water recapture scheme which saw a 47% increase in recycled water use (this has increased by 180%...
After the last of the Christmas presents have been unwrapped and all the cards have been opened, you may be wise to spare a thought to writing your thank you letters if you want to avoid being given a cheaper gift next year.
New research by Royal Mail has revealed the true cost of not saying thank you for Christmas presents.
Of those people expecting thank you letters, over half (52%) say they’d reduce the cost of their gift by up to £10 next year if they didn’t receive a thank you letter. A further 10% said they’d cut their budget from £21 to £25 if they weren’t thanked...
Devon and Cornwall Police is asking everyone this festive season, and throughout the coming year, to think carefully before calling 999 or 101 and to only do so in an emergency or to report a non-urgent crime.
The Force’s two contact centres in Plymouth and Exeter receive more than a million calls a year. Although many people use the service responsibly there are still a significant number who, whether through ignorance or impatience, waste police time and also increase call waiting times for genuine callers.
Over the last couple of weeks Chief Superintendent Jim Nye, head...
A host of inspiring people from Devon have been recognised in the New Year's Honours list.
Those named include:
CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
Rt Hon (John) Michael Jack, Chairman, office of Tax Simplification. For services to tax policy. (Plymouth)
OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)
Dr Sarah Buck, Fellow, Institution of Structural Engineers and Director, BSW Consulting, Exeter. For services to Engineering and Education. (Newton Abbot)
There are many people who work over the Christmas and New Year period, due to the nature of their job. Devon Air Ambulance crews, along with all other ambulance and emergency services are no different.
Heléna Holt, Chief Executive of Devon Air Ambulance Trust said: “I would like to thank Matt Collins and Michael Caines of ABode who have gone that extra mile and are cooking and delivering our Exeter on duty crew with a special festive lunch on Christmas Day. This is an amazing and generous thing to do and really does encompass the true spirit of Christmas, where we have the chance...
The last few days have seen some crisp, wintry days and nights with the coldest temperatures of the year so far.
The weather is set to change with a rise in temperatures and a move to more unsettled weather, but what's the weather looking like for New Years Eve itself?
If you're heading out of Devon to celebrate the New Year, forecasters say it will be breezy with rain in western parts through the afternoon and evening of New Year's Eve. This is likely to become lighter as midnight approaches and should have eased across Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Although it...
Twenty-one-year-old Gilbert Toby Ip aims to complete an incredible year-long challenge in Exeter High Street on New Year’s Eve.
Gilbert, an ex Student of Queen’s College Taunton who is currently studying at Bath University, set himself the enormous target of running 2014 miles during 2014, all in aid of Help for Heroes and The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund.
Having completed 2014 miles during early December he simply moved his goal to 2,222 miles - culminating in a staggering 100km ultra-marathon on New Year’s Eve.
Teignbridge Council is offering residents the chance to recycle their real Christmas trees for free.
People can take advantage of the many ‘free tree’ recycling collection points on offer across the district. In Teignbridge last year, over 4,000 real Christmas trees were recycled and turned into compost.
Anybody wishing to dispose of their tree can go to any of the sites below on the dates and times listed. Ashburton: Edwin Tucker & Sons (Car Park), Fri 9 Jan (8am - 5pm) and Sat Jan 10 (8am - 4pm). Closed Sunday
