On Saturday 8th February, local people planted 500 trees to create a Cranbrook Canopy, helping to make Cranbrook a better place for people and wildlife.
Around 40 volunteers of all ages joined East Devon District Council and Cranbrook Town Council to plant new native woodland, including 250 oak trees, at Cranbrook Country Park in the heart of the Clyst Valley.
Cranbrook Canopy is a five month project funded by Woodland Trust’s Street Trees project, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, East Devon District Council and Cranbrook Town Council. It aims to inspire...
Work to upgrade Moor Lane roundabout in Exeter has had to be put on hold temporarily following complications with utility diversions.
The first phase of the Devon County Council scheme got underway last month, starting with vegetation clearance and excavation to move service utilities.
It had been hoped that utility connections could be shifted to one side to enable the widening of the approach to the roundabout. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, some of the services require major diversions which has put a temporary stop to the earthwork.
Businesses in Devon have the chance to recruit a furry helper and raise crucial funds for the NSPCC thanks to its new fundraising initiative.
The children’s charity is launching a unique fundraising opportunity in association with Build-a-Bear in which only a limited number of local businesses will be able to take part.
For a £50 donation, businesses can acquire a temporary employee in the form of a bear who can be present around the workplace between Monday 17 February and Friday 28 February.
Businesses taking part are encouraged to dress their bear in suitable...
A TV company is looking for people in Exeter who have taken out Equity Release products.
In light of the booming market for Equity Release products and an inquiry by the Financial Conduct Authority, Nine Lives Media are working with academics to research how Equity Release products are sold.
They want to hear from families who have experience of Equity Release – both good and bad. Has it transformed your or your parent’s retirement for the better, or do you think you may have been mis-sold? Did you fully understand the implications of taking out the product, or did you...
The role of an Exeter-born Royal Navy Lieutenant in helping to protect the fragile independence of Estonia and Latvia at the end of WW1 is one of the personal stories featured in a new book that’s published next month.
Battle in the Baltic, by author and naval historian Steve Dunn, turns the spotlight on the almost forgotten story of the navy’s 13-month brutal conflict in the Baltic Sea.
At the time, neither the British Government nor the public had any real appetite for the campaign but Secretary of State for War Winston Churchill was determined to stop Bolshevik Russia...
The University of Exeter is part of a global initiative to revolutionise the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Led by Alzheimer’s Research UK, the project will harness and analyse a wealth of digital data to develop signatures of disease – or “fingerprints” – that can be then detected using wearable technologies, such as smart watches. The collaboration aims to secure at least £67m over the first six years, with an ambition to attract up to £100m of total investment by 2030 to build and trial its diagnostic device on a large scale. Initial funds...
Since launching its Well Built Community Fund in 2014, RGB Building Supplies has helped 33 charities, schools and community groups complete projects they wouldn’t have otherwise been able to. The builders merchant is now giving groups the chance to receive £1,000 to spend on timber and landscaping projects before the initiative is refreshed and relaunched in 2021.
The donation is to be spent at an RGB branch and could be used to purchase landscaping materials to transform an outdoor area, or perhaps complete an eco-friendly community project with RGB’s FSC approved timber. However...
Premium South West property developer Burrington Estates New Homes, is delighted to have been presented with the prestigious 'Housebuilder of the Year' at the Insider South West Residential Property Awards 2020.
The awards ceremony took place on Thursday 30th January at the Mercure Rougemont Hotel in Exeter and was a celebration of landmark projects in the South West; along with architecture firms, advisors and agents which help turn them into a reality.
Burrington Estates New Homes, which was founded three years ago, 'stood out for the high standard of the new homes it is...
Devon County Council’s highways teams are continuing to work around the clock to deal with the aftermath of Storm Ciara.
The county was battered throughout yesterday (Sunday 9 February), with winds speeds reaching around 75mph, causing numerous trees to come down.
Extra highways crews turned out to deal with reports of more than 60 fallen trees and branches across the county. These included trees at:
- Four Oaks Road at Tedburn St Mary, - Old Dawlish Road at Kennford, - Goldsmith Lane in Axminster, - Chambercombe Lane in Ilfracombe, - A361 North Devon Link...
Walking and cycling schemes in Devon have received a half-million pound boost, thanks to a funding announcement today (Friday 7 February).
The £500,000 grant from the Department for Transport will extend Devon County Council’s Access Fund Programme for a fourth year.
The programme aims to increase the proportion of walking and cycling trips to workplaces, schools or colleges in Exeter, Barnstaple and Newton Abbot. Along with additional initiatives, such as Carshardevon.com and cycle confidence training, the programme has so far saved an estimated 2,500 tonnes of carbon...
