Traffic management arrangements on Bridge Road will be changed tonight (Thursday 17 August).
Motorists heading outbound from Countess Wear Roundabout towards Matford Roundabout will be able to travel over the Swing Bridge again from around 8pm. There will be no need to close the road while changes are made. The new traffic layout will enable room for site staff to work safely on the central island. This will involve the installation of kerbs, tactile paving, lighting columns, signs and safety barriers, as well as surfacing of the footway. Drivers are asked to approach the new...
As Exeter School commemorates its 20th year of full co-education, it is celebrating a set of excellent A-level results, with a 100% pass rate.
Thirty-nine pupils scored three or more A* or A grades, with 23% of all results at A*. 61% of all grades were A* or A, with 91% at A*, A or B.
Head Boy George Milner scooped four A*s, securing his offer to read Medicine at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. George was selected for the U17 Junior Hockey Regional Performance Centre and played for the school 1st XI in the West Indoor Hockey Finals.
EXETER legal firm Cartridges Law gave a boost to the city’s Boat Shed project with an unusual networking event – the guests were able to test their skills on a mini golf course.
The company, long-term supporters of The Bike Shed, has now thrown its weight behind The Boat Shed: a project to build a creative space for theatre, music, performers, artists, designers and makers on the Quay.
Guests heard about the visionary project from The Bike Shed’s Director David Lockwood and were invited to try their hand on a temporary Exeter-themed mini golf course, situated in the...
South Devon University Technical College is bolstering its reputation as a prudent choice for students and parents seeking an innovative approach to their technical education, with its first set of post 16 results since the college was opened in 2015.
There is much to celebrate with 90% of the students taking either Engineering or Science courses gaining distinctions in their diplomas. Alongside this, students have gained good grades in Mathematics and Science A levels to support these qualifications as stepping stones to their next stage of education or employment.
A 63-year-old woman has died after her quad bike overturned at Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton on Monday [14 August].
Police are investigating the collision which happened on the B3215 at Appledore Hill around 6pm.
The rider sustained serious chest injuries and was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. She died in the early hours of Tuesday [15 August].
Officers from the Serious Collisions Investigation Unit are investigating the circumstances of the incident and appealing for any witnesses to contact them via 101@dc.police.uk or by phone on 101, quoting log...
Police are keen to trace three men who may have information vital to a police investigation following a serious assault in Exeter.
On Monday 7 August 2017 at approximately 9.10pm, three men entered The Co-Operative store on Alphington Road, Exeter.
The men were asked to leave the store by an employee. One of the men then punched the member of staff a number of times before leaving the store and running off with the other two other men in the direction of Waterloo Road.
As a result of the assault the store employee has lost the sight in one eye and suffered a number...
Children who are treated for cancer at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital are set to enjoy a variety of new toys for their outdoor play area thanks to a £1,000 donation from the St George’s Masonic Lodge in Exeter.
The donation has been made by the Lodge in memory Jennie Wortham who spent six years under the care of the Paediatric Oncology Team on Bramble Ward before she died of neuroblastoma in November 1997.
As past Master of St George’s Lodge, Jennie’s father David decided that he would like to support the RD&E’s Paeditatric Onoclogy Fund as their chosen charity for...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (18-20 August).
THEATRE
Sidmouth Play Festival Friday & Saturday, 8pm, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth Relative Values by Noel Coward. Tickets: adults £17/£16, under 16s £8. Box office: 01395 514 413. www.manorpavilion.com
Jimmy Carr: The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits Tour ** SOLD OUT ** Saturday, Exeter Corn Exchange A man who has devoted his life to crafting perfect jokes and has left a trail of laughter in his wake, Jimmy Carr's new tour will distil everything we love to laugh at...
Staff at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital have raised over £490 for local cancer charity FORCE after fundraising at their annual Extraordinary People Awards evening.
The ‘Winner of Winners’ event, which was held in May at the Research Innovation Learning and Development (RILD) building, was a celebration of all the extraordinary RD&E staff who go the extra mile for patients and colleagues every day. Staff from across the Trust received awards for achievements including ‘Excellent Care’, ‘Exceptional Leader’ and ‘Excellence in Values and Behaviours’.
