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Work on a £250,000 flood improvement scheme in Uplyme has been completed.

New culverts have been installed through Uplyme village hall car park, as well as under the B3165 Lyme Road and Pound Lane, in order to carry flood water away from the village centre, which suffers the greatest risk of flooding.

The improvements in Uplyme have reduced the flood risk to 12 properties and regular flooding to the highway.

The scheme, developed by Devon County Council’s flood risk management team, has been funded with contributions from Devon County Council, Flood Defence Grant in...

The formal opening of a state-of-the art £3 million ‘Advanced Engineering Centre’ - at Exeter College - a UK leading centre of excellence for robotics and virtual welding – has taken place.

The next generation of leaders in engineering are being inspired at the centre, a 780 square metre extension to the Exeter College Technology Centre on the edge of Exeter.

The centre is meeting the growing demand locally, regionally and nationally for teaching in engineering, robotics, automated manufacturing and rapid prototyping. The college is offering a range of programmes covering...

For smaller retailers with a single shop or several distributed in a chain across Exeter and throughout Devon, security is always a concern. Losses due to shrinkage, as it’s sometimes politely referred to in the trade, is a single-digit percentage of sales, but it cuts steeply into profit margins when heavy price discounting is necessary to compete with bigger brands and the rents aren’t getting any cheaper either.

While the idea of spending money on prevention is sometimes difficult to stomach when retail is struggling, avoiding losses and being able to seek recompense from anyone...

Exeter and Greater Exeter food and drink businesses are being invited to sign up to an exciting new initiative which is set to place Exeter on the map as a major new foodie destination.

Due to be launched in time for summer 2018, the new Exeter Food and Drink Trail, which is being created by Visit Exeter, aims to embrace businesses that celebrate local produce, both in the dishes that they create, and the artisan produce that they harvest, craft or sell.

Already, Quicke’s Farm Shop, Exeter Brewery, Pebblebed Wines, Darts Farm, Hotel du Vin, Exeter Gin, and the Exeter...