New travel opportunities for Exeter's residents and commuters will be opened up by two new rail stations, which are moving closer to becoming a reality.
Plans for the new community at Newcourt have always included a station, and the scheme now has a green light, with Devon County Council giving planning permission in July, and their successful application to the Government's New Stations Fund completing the funding package. The train service will provide direct links to the city centre and beyond.
Meanwhile, plans are on track for a station at Marsh Barton, which will be...
Work on the restoration of the Grand Western Canal is ahead of schedule, Devon County Council has announced.
The scheme, which started in July, is reconstructing a section of the canal at Halberton which breached during flooding in November last year. The County Council says that repairs are progressing well thanks to the relatively dry recent weather.
Work so far has focussed on rebuilding the embankment and building up the bed of the canal towards its final profile, which is now a recognisable shape near the Swing bridge and the location of the breach itself. The area...
A new guide aims to promote safe driving techniques for people who use low powered motorbikes particularly mopeds to get to and from work.
Research shows that there has been an increase in the number of crashes in Devon involving lower powered motorbikes.
One theory is that more people are using low powered bikes these days as they are more economical to use and riders can make savings on fuel costs.
The guide has been developed with the help of a Max Rider instructor, who has 25 years riding experience, a police advanced riding qualification and 10 years of...
South West Water is reminding those who commute between Exeter and Sidmouth to plan now for disruption when a project to replace ageing water mains in Newton Poppleford gets under way in October.
During the £500,000 scheme the water company will be upgrading 1,025 metres of old three-inch concrete water mains o address the issue of frequent bursts in the area. Work starts on Saturday 5 October and will take 19 weeks.
The A3052, between Venn Ottery Road and King Alfred Way, will be closed to traffic for three weeks from Saturday 5 October until Sunday 27 October. Clearly...
A new cookbook by TV chef and entrepreneur Jamie Oliver is being donated free to all 50 Devon County Council libraries in a move by publishers to make it available and accessible to everyone.
Jamie's new book, 'Save With Jamie', launched today, is in response to public demand for a cookbook about exciting food that doesn't 'break the bank'.
It includes recipes, advice and techniques to teach people recession-busting cooking skills, to help families under financial pressure to shop carefully, cook cleverly and to eat well with less waste.
Quality and Partnership are the key themes in speeches from lead organisations at the annual Devon Care Training conference, this year titled What I do Matters.
Care providers and commissioners of care are gathering to share best practice, successes and challenges of working in a constantly changing market place where only those that adapt their businesses to provide tailor-made care will survive.
Care agencies from across the south west are invited to attend the What I Do Matters conference at the University of Exeter on Friday 13 September.
Carsharedevon.com has reached the milestone of attracting more than 10,000 members, making it one of the most successful public car share schemes in the country.
The free service, which allows people in Devon and across the south west to find others to share their journey, either taking turns with the driving, or giving someone a lift in exchange for a contribution to the fuel costs, is commissioned by Devon County Council, in partnership with Plymouth and Torbay Councils.
Regis Fauvel joined the scheme this month to find a car share partner for his journey between...
Major refurbishment and improvements works at Devon County Council’s Library in Sidmouth will get underway next month (September).
The transformation work will require the library to be closed from Thursday 12 September for just over five weeks, with the new-look library due to reopen on Wednesday 23 October.
During that period alternative arrangements are being put in place by Devon County Council to minimise any inconvenience, including additional hours at nearby Ottery St Mary Library, which will be open an extra one and a half days a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays...
Devon County Council’s first annual public health report just published, sets out an ambitious programme of work to improve health and promote health equality across the County.
The document takes a reflective look at the past six years of public health, and examines how it well it has done in improving the health of people in Devon.
Overall, it shows the picture of health across Devon is improving, and that people generally enjoy a good quality of health and live longer than the national average. The report also highlights some areas where further improvements could be...
