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We are very excited to announce this year’s Green Energy Awards shortlist. We will be celebrating the success of the sector at our Awards ceremony in Bath on the 29 November. The dinner is usually a sell out, so we encourage those of you who’ve not already booked a table to do so quickly.

The Awards take part after our annual conference and exhibition Renewable Futures, which this year will be focusing on the transition towards a smart, decentralised energy system with distributed generation, greater flexibility and storage.

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Emergency services were called to a serious collision yesterday (Wednesday 21 September) which closed the M5 North and Southbound at junction 28, Cullompton, and junction 29, Exeter.

Police were informed just after 9am to the incident involving a car and an articulated heavy goods vehicle on the Northbound between junctions 29 and 28.

At one stage, the North and Southbound carriageways were closed in order to facilitate the landing of the Air Ambulance.

The Northbound carriageway remained closed whilst officers from the Serious Collisions Investigation Team...

A one-mile section of metal barrier at junction 23 of the M5 has reached the end of its working life and will be replaced with a new stronger and safer concrete barrier.

The Highways England scheme, which starts on Monday 10 October, will require extensive excavation and construction along the central reservation with over 1400 tonnes of concrete being used. Detailed planning has been undertaken to ensure the work is delivered as safely and efficiently as possible.

Highways England Project Manager Dave Frampton, said: "The new stronger concrete barrier will help to provide...

Devon Air Ambulance Trust has secured funding for potentially life-saving journeys over the next 12 months – thanks to a renewed charity partnership with Thomson Airways. Staff at Thomson Airways’ Exeter Airport base have donated almost £13,000 since the partnership began in September 2015, and the airline has confirmed donations will continue for a further year. Money is raised in a variety of ways by Thomson pilots, cabin crew and ground staff based at the airport – from bake-offs to bungee jumps – and complements contributions made by passengers on the airline’s Exeter-bound flights....