Devon

£1,000 fund open for community centres

Following the relaunch of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund in April, the builders merchant is now calling for community centres and village halls in the Exeter area to get in contact and tell them how £1,000 worth of building materials would be of help.

Centres and village halls are at the heart of local communities being used for anything from a parent and toddler group and Yoga class to a local meeting and wedding reception, so whatever a venue’s needs, RGB would like to hear about it.

Keith Harris, Product and Marketing Manager at RGB Building Supplies,...

Exeter to host South West's first LEGO show

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 06/12/2016 - 11:18pm

A one day show of LEGO creations is coming to the city centre's Exeter Phoenix on Saturday 30 July.

West Country Brick Show promises an imaginative family day out in the school summer holidays.

The show organisers, 'West Country Bricks' are made up of LEGO fan builders and traders who will be proudly displaying their impressive creations and wealth of LEGO building expertise.

The event will feature large model replicas from history and science fiction, including a giant Star Wars mosaic. There is also a rare opportunity to see a vintage display of a 1960's town...

Let's Rock Exeter

Event Date: 
02/07/2016 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle, Kenton, near Exeter

Following a capacity sell‐out first year this summer, we are delighted to confirm that Let’s Rock Exeter! will return to the magnificent Powderham Castle on Saturday 2nd July 2016. With a fabulous line‐up of artists to bring you the very best of the 80s, and an action packed day of general 80s madness, there is plenty to do for everyone at this Family Friendly Festival.

The confirmed line‐up is: THE HUMAN LEAGUE, RICK ASTLEY, KIM WILDE, ROLAND GIFT, HEAVEN 17, ALEXANDER O’NEAL, TIFFANY, T’PAU, THE BEAT, CHERYL, MIKE & JAY FORMERLY OF BUCKS FIZZ, ODYSSEY and DR & THE MEDICS...

29 million days of work lost each year to hay fever

Severe hay fever costs the UK 29 million days of work each year, according to a new survey from the Met Office.

The research found that more than one in ten (11%) UK adults of working age suffer from hay fever to the extent that it stop them going into work, causing them to miss an average of 8.4 working days per year.

In total, the Met Office survey found 41 per cent of UK adults of working age say they suffer from hay fever to some extent. Amongst this group, 11.2 working days a year are impacted by it, with respondents estimating their productivity drops by an average of...

Man badly hurt in suspected hit and run

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 06/12/2016 - 10:12am

A man has been left with serious injures following a suspected hit and run in Bradninch.

Police were called to reports of an injured man in the middle of West End Road just after 11.30pm on Saturday (11 June).

The 53-year-old local man was found in the road with injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle

The type of vehicle involved remains unknown.

The collision is believed to have occurred in the hours of darkness and weather and road conditions were good although they deteriorated during time at the scene.

Officers from the Serious...

Planned road closure postponed

A planned road closure which was due to take place on the A361 between Bolham roundabout and Station Road, South Molton, between 6am and 4pm from Monday 13 June to Wednesday 15 June for resurfacing work, has been postponed.

Due to poor weather conditions forecast for next week the work cannot take place. Instead the closure has been re-scheduled to take place from Tuesday 21 June to Thursday 23 June between 6am and 4pm.

Advance information signs on site will be amended to display the revised closure dates and information on Devon County Council’s roadworks website will be...

RAMM and Underground Passages gain top recognition

Two leading visitor attractions in Exeter have scooped top awards from an online review site.

TripAdvisor, which is the world’s biggest online travel review website, has awarded its coveted Certificate of Excellence to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) and the Underground Passages.

Now in its sixth year, the TripAdvisor award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to services that consistently achieve great reviews on TripAdvisor by continually delivering a high quality customer experience.

2016 is the second year in a row that RAMM and the...

Ladies Rugby 'Pitch Up and Play'

Event Date: 
29/06/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Topsham Rugby Club, Exeter Road, Exeter

Topsham ladies rugby team are looking to recruit new members.

Ladies (18+) come along and try some non-contact rugby at their 'Pitch up and Play' session on Wed 29th June 7- 8 pm.

The session will involve fitness and some basic rugby drills (non-contact).

It's an ideal opportunity to come down, meet the team, make new friends.

So put on a pair of trainers, encourage others to do the same and join in the FUN!

The event will be run by fully trained coaches.

Girls (U18s, U15s and U13s) will also have the opportunity to come along on the same...

National Park team make repairs to medieval settlement

Dartmoor National Park Conservation Works Team has been busy this week, working with archaeologists to make repairs to the nationally important medieval settlement at Hound Tor.

Repairs are needed periodically to replace stones which have been dislodged by cattle rubbing, erosion or human interference. The work involves identifying where stones originated in the walls of the buildings and repositioning them in their original locations – occasionally using discrete amounts of glue to ensure the stones remain in place.

Andy Crabb, Archaeologist for Dartmoor National Park said...

New images show how Exeter's new bus station might look

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 06/10/2016 - 12:36pm

Exciting new images have been released, showing how Exeter’s new bus station could look.

The images will go on display at an exhibition on Tuesday (14 June) at Exeter Guildhall from 8am until 8pm.

The new, modern bus station will replace the tired and dated bus station in Paris Street and will be built alongside the new St Sidwell’s Point leisure complex.

Cllr Phil Bialyk, Lead Councillor for Sport and Health & Wellbeing, urged people to get along to Tuesday’s exhibition and see the new designs.

“We’ve listened to everyone’s comments and feedback and...

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