The seven remaining East Devon District Council gardens which have been closed since the coronavirus lockdown will reopen from tomorrow. (Wednesday May 13)

The decision has been reviewed following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Sunday where new measures for exercise were introduced. Although the gardens will reopen, the council is reiterating that the strict social distancing measures must be followed by everyone.

Last month, the council reopened the majority of the district’s large or easy to access park sites after they were closed due to the lockdown measures...

A new community project designed to celebrate and explore the Exe Estuary and coast, has been launched.

The project, called Tidelines and run in partnership with the University of Exeter, brings together arts, science, local knowledge and academic research to engage local members of the community with the estuary.

Project coordinators Jo Salter and Anne-Marie Culhane, will create a Community Hub to foster collaborative research between Exe estuary residents, students and researchers, to inspire new ideas to make a direct and positive impact on the local area.

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Drainage repairs will get underway at Clyst St Mary roundabout on the outskirts of Exeter on Monday (18 May).

Lane closures on the three main approaches to the roundabout will be in place 24 hours a day for the next four weeks while work is undertaken. However, the roundabout will remain open at all times.

Work to repair broken drainage pipes under the road will be carried out Monday to Friday during the daytime and the scheme is expected to be completed by Friday 12 June.

Refuse workers in Exeter had ‘no i-deer’ they would be involved in an animal rescue when they turned up for work today.

Two bin-men jumped at the chance of rescuing a young deer after it got stuck upside-down behind a bottle bank in Cowick Lane, Exeter.

The public-spirited workers from Exeter City Council were alerted to the animal’s plight by a member of the public getting rid of her empties.

The young deer was able to run off, seeming non-the-worse from the experience after being lifted out of the tight space by the council workers.

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The University of Exeter’s Student Startup team has launched a new funding initiative, designed to support innovative projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new scheme, called the COVID-19 Startup Support Fund, supported by Santander UK and Research England, gives graduate entrepreneurs the opportunity to apply for grants of up to £2,000 to support projects that respond to some of the challenges caused by the pandemic. These could include innovating their current business model, developing new products or supporting initiatives to reach out and engage with new audiences....

One of the Westcountry’s leading suppliers of quality meat and game to the catering industry is providing vital help sourcing and delivering meat to food banks and charities while undergoing huge upheaval and change to its own business during the coronavirus pandemic.

M C Kelly supplies the catering trade, employing 80 staff at its headquarters at Elston Farm, Copplestone in the heart of Devon. Established for 65 years, it is a key employer in the area, with most of its employees living locally to the village.

However, with the hospitality industry curtailed through Covid-...

Tourism has been frozen for one month because of the COVID-19 crisis and will suffer severe economic impacts that are still impossible to assess, but the sector hopes that the consequences will be temporary and that it can regain momentum in recent years when the world has overcome the virus. Will the habits of travelers change? Will destinations like Spain, Italy, the US and China be marked? Which tourism subsector suffered the most?

The President of the Spanish Travel Agency Confederation (CEAV), Carlos Garrido, is convinced of the change habit, at least for a few months during...

A lot of businesses don’t have the expertise or know-how of setting up effective B2B sales campaigns. This is why we wrote this post, to share the latest and greatest tips on how to do exactly that.

If you are trying to scale your sales efforts then this post is for you.

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Email outreach still remains one of the most effective ways to communicate with high-level executives. Studies show that directors still expect to be sold via a cold email. In fact, I have personally gotten a lot of value and great introductions to...

Traffic volumes may be relatively low due to the current lockdown, but with concerns over speeding traffic, safety on Devon’s roads remains as important as ever.

The annual #MyRedThumb Day is being marked today (Tuesday 12 May) to remind everyone about the importance of driving safely and avoiding distractions behind the wheel.

The Government is encouraging some people to go back to work, which could see traffic levels increase, so it is vital that drivers take extra care, make sure they concentrate fully on the task of driving and do not allow themselves to become...

Business security should always be at the forefront of your mind. Measures should be reviewed and updated not only regularly, but on a day-to-day basis. Below are some reasons why.

Why is Business Security So Important?

You work hard to run your business, so you want to protect it. Not only that, but you want to protect the people who work for you as well. Business security is essential not only for protecting your stock, assets and premises, but also for providing a safe working environment for all those individuals who use or visit your premises.

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