Leading Devon housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes has built a custom-designed bat roost alongside the new homes on its new development outside Exeter.
Specifically designed to encourage up to five species of bat, including the very rare greater and lesser horseshoe bats, the roosting barn at Victoria Heights , on the outskirts of Alphington is now ready for habitation. The show homes for this brand new community have also just opened for viewings and several homes have already been reserved, with the first sales expected to complete next month.
Exeter based, independent veterinary practice CityVets, are reassuring all pet owners that they are open for emergencies, patients requiring urgent treatment, medication and pet food throughout the pandemic, come what may.
CityVets has four practices in Exeter, however, at this time two of the branches - the Alphington and Whipton practices have been temporarily closed. The Heavitree Veterinary Hospital and the St Thomas (101 Buddle Lane) branch remain open for phone advice, enquiries and emergency appointments and treatment.
Nando’s is turning up the heat once again with the reveal of its brand new restaurant in Marsh Barton, Exeter, opening on 27th February to PERi-PERi fans in the South West of England.
The brand new restaurant will have room for 132 diners indoors, and 10 outside for those wanting to dine alfresco in the sunnier months. Fans will also have the option to take their PERi-PERi heat home with them, as the full Nando’s takeaway menu will be available from launch and Nando’s delivery service will launch from late March.
Nando’s new Exeter restaurant will also create 35 new jobs in...
Overnight closures will be needed at the Alphington junction of the A30 next month (September) while essential resurfacing work is carried out.
The roundabout will be partially closed for four nights from Tuesday 4 September to Friday 7 September.
The westbound on and off-slips will be closed from 7pm on Tuesday 4 September, until 6am the following day. The closure will switch to the eastbound on and off-slips on the evenings of Wednesday 5 September and Thursday 6 September. The final overnight closure, on Friday 7 September, will again close the westbound on and off-slips...
It's that time of the year again to have another 'West Side' Community Meeting.
This time we're going to be holding it at Redhills School on Wed 25th Apr from 7pm - 8.30pm. We realized that our last meeting went on for longer than we wanted so we're going to cut this one by half an hour.
We've got a lot to fit in but our agenda at the minute is:
1. Meet the team. 2. Current force priorities. 3. Local issues. 4. Modern Slavery and Op Cleft (County Lines) 5. Q&A.
Again we'll be looking at inviting the local Councillors' from each ward so you can ask them...
Exeter’s Best Bar None scheme is celebrating great success on its second anniversary. In the last year sixty premises signed up to be members of the programme which promotes responsible management and operation of alcohol licensed premises and aims to make Exeter a safer and more vibrant place for those living, working and visiting the city.
The scheme held an event to mark the two-year anniversary at city centre venue, Rosies, which saw venue managers from across the city attend, to hear from speakers Dominic Borg, Best Bar None Chairman; Mick McDonnell, Best Bar None National Co-...
A group campaigning for better travel solutions in the south west areas of Exeter has asked all prospective councillors for Cowick, Alphington and St Thomas for their views on key issues such as whether or not they support a review of proposed measures, including a park and ride on the site of Oaklands Riding School. The reply to date has been mainly silence. CWEST (Campaign for SW Exeter Smarter Travel) spokesperson, Lynn Wetenhall said: “We are very surprised and disappointed with the lack of response from prospective councillors.
A group campaigning for better travel solutions in the south west areas of Exeter is calling on local councils to review their current plans for transport provision across Alphington, Marsh Barton, Cowick and the 3,000 homes due to be built on the Alphington/Exminster edges of the city.
CWEST – Campaign for South West Exeter Smarter Travel - believes that there should be better provision for cycling and walking and that the proposed Alphington park and ride scheme is an expensive white elephant.
CWEST, formed a year ago, has been gathering information about what current...
Following nearly two decades of service to Exeter as City Centre Manager, John Harvey has today announced that he is campaigning to become a Conservative City Councillor for the Alphington Ward.
In announcing his decision to stand for the Conservative Party in the forthcoming City Council elec-tions he said: "I have a track record of delivering change, renewal and investment at the heart of Exe-ter for nearly two decades - with record levels of investment delivering new jobs and opportunities for the people of this city. I now want to build on my tireless work for this fantastic...
Exeter based charity CEDA is benefiting from its community partnership with Sainsbury's Alphington Road with ‘the great CEDA Christmas Raffle’ which is happening now!
Tickets are available from CEDA or Sainsbury’s Alphington Road for £1 each and there are some wonderful prizes to make your Christmas extra special. The top prize is a Sainsbury’s hamper full of everything you need for a ‘cracking’ Christmas. Two runners up prizes of Sainsbury’s gift cards are also up for grabs.
CEDA manager Craig Bowden said “this is the first major Christmas fundraiser we have held in our 25...
