East Devon District Council (EDDC) has passed byelaws prohibiting dogs from certain parts of the beaches in the District between 1 May and 30 September each year.
There are still many areas where dogs are welcome and visitors who are unsure about where they may take their dogs onto the beach are strongly advised to check the signs or EDDC's website before taking their dogs onto the beaches. EDDC is happy to give advice to holidaymakers with dogs about the best areas to visit.
Uniformed and plain clothes enforcement officers will be patrolling all areas throughout the summer...
The Flybe Suite at Exeter City Football Club will host voluntary and community groups who work to support family life in the city at a ‘conversation’ evening on 23 May.
All families know that it’s good to talk. When people who deliver services to families get together to talk, practical ways to address local needs will be on the table.
The event is organised by local representatives of national charity Redeeming our Communities (ROC), which aims to see community transformation by bringing together groups and individuals to share ideas for positive, grass-roots change....
Whimple Church is the venue for a fundraising concert this Sunday afternoon at 3pm.
The concert is raising funds for Clyst Vale Community College student, Sam Palmer, who is travelling to Cambodia in July with Camps International.
While he's there, the team will carry out community work in a rural Khmer village. During his stay, he will live as part of the community and work on a number of projects designed to improve the living standards of the community. He will also take part in environmental projects such as a re-forestation programme. To add to the adventure, the...
Uptake of Cambridge IGCSE has continued to rise significantly in schools – with a marked uplift in English and the sciences. New data from Cambridge International Examinations reveals that 167 schools in the South West of England are now offering Cambridge IGCSE, with Exeter School in Devon a case in point. This increase in popularity, which coincides with the 25th anniversary of Cambridge IGCSE, has been driven by a growing appetite among teachers and school leaders for a linear approach that prioritises learning time over assessment. Nationally, the number of entries for Cambridge IGCSE...
The Culture Secretary, Maria Miller, said this week she would fight hard in the forthcoming spending review for Arts and Culture. That’s an improvement on her predecessor, Jeremy Hunt, who seemed to take pride in the size of the cuts he offered up to the Treasury and was the first Minister to settle in the last spending round.
Investment in arts and culture is tiny - less than 1% of overall Government spending. Yet it goes a long way in terms of jobs and economic growth. Sometimes wrongly seen as a fluffy luxury, arts spending is central to Britain’s economic future. Independent...
Young people from across the region took part in a series of tests on Thursday as Exeter College hosted the inaugural South West CYQ Fitness Trainer Competition. Students from Exeter College’s Exercise and Fitness and Personal Trainer and Sports Massage courses were joined by competitors from Petroc to decide who would be the South West winners and go through to the National final.
The 12 competitors battled it out in two competitions, which ran throughout the day. Judged by experts from Cornwall and London, the competition involved giving a fitness consultation and designing and...
The Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI), a £30 million environmental research institute at the University of Exeter’s Tremough Campus, Penryn, was formally opened on Tuesday 23 April by more than 120 local school children. The ESI leads cutting-edge interdisciplinary research to find solutions to the problems of environmental change and is working with local children to inspire them to take up careers in research. As part of a week of activities to celebrate the opening of the ESI, students from local schools enjoyed hands-on workshops that demonstrated the institute’s research...
One of the South West’s most up-and-coming ‘Cloud’ solution specialists, Hosted Desktop UK, has again been asked to speak at the UK’s premier accountancy exhibition, Accountex, on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 June.
Attracting over 3,000 accountants and financial directors plus over 100 exhibitors, the event will see Jonathan Oldknow, Sales Manager for the Exeter-based company, take to the stage at London’s ExCel to deliver a presentation about how hosted desktop is revolutionising the professional office.
Jonathan Oldknow has worked within the IT industry for 23 years...
All trains between Exeter Central Station and St David's Station were cancelled for over an hour this evening, while Queen Street was cordoned off to traffic, while police and fire crews dealt with a topless man threatening to jump from Central Station bridge.
Witness reports said that the man had fled from the Co-operative on Queen Street before getting onto the bridge and threatening to jump onto the tracks. Police negotiators managed to talk the man down and took him into custody.
Trains are now running again and the Queen Street cordon has been lifted.
Need some inspiration for the weekend? Look no further than our round up of the best events happening in and around Exeter over the next few days:
THEATRE
An Audience with Sherlock Holmes Friday, 7.30pm, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Join Sherlock Holmes in the study of 221B Baker Street for a classic retelling of some of his most celebrated cases - a captivating portrayal by raconteur Andrew Meller. A Truly memorable evening. Ticekts £11.50. Box office: 01395 514413. www.manorpavilion.com
The Incomers Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter A full moon rises...
