Devon County Council’s highways teams are continuing to work around the clock to deal with the aftermath of Storm Ciara.
The county was battered throughout yesterday (Sunday 9 February), with winds speeds reaching around 75mph, causing numerous trees to come down.
Extra highways crews turned out to deal with reports of more than 60 fallen trees and branches across the county. These included trees at:
- Four Oaks Road at Tedburn St Mary, - Old Dawlish Road at Kennford, - Goldsmith Lane in Axminster, - Chambercombe Lane in Ilfracombe, - A361 North Devon Link...
Otter Garden Centre in Ottery St Mary marked another successful year with the annual team event, The Otters.
Over 100 team members attended the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ themed event, held in a beautifully decorated marquee. They were treated to a sumptuous three course dinner cooked by the management team, with surprise entertainment provided by The Singing Waiters.
Managing Director, Jacqui Taylor said: “This is a wonderful way to thank our hardworking teams for their incredible efforts over the year, especially during the busy Christmas period.
Walking and cycling schemes in Devon have received a half-million pound boost, thanks to a funding announcement today (Friday 7 February).
The £500,000 grant from the Department for Transport will extend Devon County Council’s Access Fund Programme for a fourth year.
The programme aims to increase the proportion of walking and cycling trips to workplaces, schools or colleges in Exeter, Barnstaple and Newton Abbot. Along with additional initiatives, such as Carshardevon.com and cycle confidence training, the programme has so far saved an estimated 2,500 tonnes of carbon...
The Maynard School has triumphed again with today’s GCSE Performance Tables, published by the Department for Education, putting the all-girls’ school in Exeter as the undisputed top performing independent school in Devon on every measure.
This news mirrors yesterday’s A-level Performance Tables which also ranked The Maynard as the best of Devon’s independent sector in all key areas.
At GCSE level, the school officially is:
The best independent school in Devon and Cornwall for every result
4th best independent school in the entire country on the all-
Did you know that cyber attackers can use publicly available information about your business and employees to make their attacks more successful? Information is often gleaned from websites and public social media accounts.
To make it more difficult for attackers to target your business, there are a few steps that you can take to prevent your business being so forthcoming with important data to assist a cyber-attack:
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This February half term, head to The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth and find out which donkey has the loudest bray, the longest ears, or who is the most playful in the Adoption Donkey Top Trumps Trail.
Follow the trail to find the giant Top Trumps cards located around the sanctuary and reveal which adoption donkey comes out on top in each round.
Each adoption donkey has been scored against nine different donkey stats with the aim of the game to find out who trumps whom in each head-to-head round.
This entertaining family activity is the perfect way to explore the...
Marquis the UK’s largest dealer network has expanded their network again by the acquisition of Martins of Exeter situated on a prime 4 acre site with easy access to the M5 at Junction 30.
Giles Dunning, partner and head of corporate at Stephens Scown LLP said: "We were delighted to act for the vendor in the sale of this long established Exeter based business. Martins of Exeter has an excellent reputation in the caravan and motorhome sector and we look forward to seeing it move into a successful new chapter under new ownership."
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CBD e-liquids are defined by compounds that contain elements such as CBG and CBD, which are generally cannabinoids. Such compounds are mainly associated with relief from all kinds of chronic pains, seizures and fits. These compounds can also provide numerous nutritional requirements to the human body. Since these products don't contain THC, you'll not get 'high' one bit.
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