Exeter-based Aspect Windows is set to become the only windows solution company to offer its customers a Passive House Design service. The desire to build Passive Houses, ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling, is growing rapidly and becoming an essential skill for architects and consultants.
Aspect Windows is already leading the way in energy-efficiency in Devon and the South West, helping customers to safeguard the environment and cut their heating bills and as part of this new generation, Director of sales and special projects, Andrew...
Mid Devon's Crediton Courier , owned by Tindle Newspapers, will be printed weekly from 3 May 2013! From a modest beginning in November 1974, the first issue was distributed for free, then paid for once a month, it was some years later that it became a fortnightly publication to meet the need locally for readers who wanted more up-to-date news and to satisfy the wishes of advertisers.
The success of the Courier can be placed firmly with not only the loyal advertisers but loyal readership who continue to buy their favourite community newspaper on a regular basis.
World Cup rugby is heading to Exeter after it was this morning confirmed that Sandy Park will be one of the 13 match venues for the prestigious tournament in 2015.
The eyes of the rugby world will be on the Devon city as the Premiership Rugby ground plays hosts to three World Cup matches.
Scheduled fixtures planned for Sandy Park will see Tonga take on the qualifiers of Africa One on Tuesday, September 29. After which the winners of Africa One and Europe One will tackle one another; with the final fixture on Sunday, October 11 featuring Italy against Europe Two.
Richard Baxter will say an emotional farewell to life at Exeter Rugby Club when he runs out for his final game in a Chiefs jersey in Saturday’s Aviva Premiership clash with Gloucester at Sandy Park (2pm).
The long-serving No 8, who is poised to make his 431st outing for the Devon club, has decided to call time on his senior career and switch his attentions to life away from the game which has served him so well for so many years.
Since making his first team debut away to Fylde on October 11, 1997 – Baxter has established himself as one of the true greats of the club,...
The Newtown Community Association cafe on Sunday 12 May will be partnered by the Devon Wildlife Trust.
The event, at the hut in the middle of Belmont Park open from 2pm-4pm, will include DWT Terrestrial Conservation Officer Emily Stallworthy, who will have a stand with information on wildlife gardening, the bumblebee campaign and what they hope to do in Newtown.
There will also be an opportunity to make seed bombs! It's a great activity to do with children, they can get a bit messy (and adults as well!) and then take the seed bomb home to plant in the garden.
The Newtown Community Association cafe on Sunday 12 May will be partnered by the Devon Wildlife Trust.
The event, open from 2pm-4pm, will include DWT Terrestrial Conservation Officer Emily Stallworthy, who will have a stand with information on wildlife gardening, the bumblebee campaign and what they hope to do in Newtown.
There will also be an opportunity to make seed bombs! It's a great activity to do with children, they can get a bit messy (and adults as well!) and then take the seed bomb home to plant in the garden.
The dairy coalition has called on Defra Farming Minister David Heath to call in milk buyers failing to implement the voluntary code. Processors were given until 31 March 2013 to comply with the terms of the code by offering fairer and more balanced contracts to farmers. The code was agreed voluntarily between farming and processing representatives, and has been adopted by Defra as the favoured policy alternative to legislation as proposed by the European Commission. The Dairy Coalition, the NFU, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland, TFA, WFU and the RABDF has written to Farming Minister David Heath...
Candidates and party activists across the county - excluding the two unitary authorities of Plymouth and Torbay who do not have elections - have been spending the last few days and hours anxiously stuffing leaflets through letterboxes and knocking on doors in final campaigning for today's Devon County Council elections.
The County Council seats are elected every four years and last fought in 2009.
Devon County Council is currently controlled by the Conservatives under leader Councillor John Hart. The Liberal Democrats have been their traditional opposition across the region...
South West Water is set to reach for the sun again by installing more solar panels at its operational sites after breaking the million kilowatt-hour barrier in 2012.
Over one million kilowatt hours of solar energy was generated to help power 23 water and sewage treatment works in Devon and Cornwall last year.
South West Water has just finished installing photovoltaic (PV) cells - solar panels - at another seven of its operational sites in Devon, bringing the total across the region to 30. Laid edge to edge they would cover 46 tennis courts.
