Exeter will be hosting the first event of its kind in Devon, to celebrate recovery from addiction.
Organised by the Devon Recovery Consortium, a multi-agency team involving Devon County Council and providers of drug and alcohol services, The Walk for Recovery will start at Exeter City Football Ground (St James’s Park) and culminate on the Cathedral Green, on Saturday, June 22, at 10.30am.
Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, said: “As commissioners of drug and alcohol services, we want the focus of this work to be towards...
As recently reported, one of Exeter's oldest parish churches is threatened with closure as St Thomas Church in Cowick Street faces repair bills of around £3m and rising. Its plight has led to a major rethink of how best to look after it and its two sister churches, Emmanuel in Okehampton Road and St Andrew's in Alphington Road, which are also both in need of considerable repair and refurbishment.
St Thomas City and County Councillor Rob Hannaford, who attended the recent well-attended public meeting about these issues adds:
“One option is to make the parish church, which is...
Students and staff at Tiverton High School are claiming the world record for the biggest ever cream tea.
They played host to 559 guests for a proper cream tea yesterday (12 June).
The current world record for the biggest cream tea is 403 people, but an event earlier this year claimed 430.
Pupils from local primary schools, Tiverton students and staff and special guests from the community all joined in to swell the record-breaking numbers which have still to be ratified by Guinness World Records.
Officials from GWR were present at the attempt today.
It's going to be quite a summer for some of the projects that together make up the Seaton Regeneration Programme, with substantial progress on the horizon.
Meanwhile, plans are also under way to consult in the town about providing more council-owned employment units. Together, the projects represent a real vote of confidence in boosting Seaton’s economy and employment prospects in the town.
On Tuesday 11 June, a revised planning application for the Discovery Centre building was approved by EDDC’s Development Management Committee. The principle of planning permission for the...
A messy bit of ground at Exwick Community Centre has been transformed into a child-friendly paved area, enabling young and old users of the Centre to enjoy the outdoor space.
The piece of ground was included in the boundary of Exwick Community Centre when it was built, but it was never levelled by the developers. The land was not able to be used by the centre users and was a maintenance headache for Exwick Community Association, who operate the centre on behalf of the community.
Now with funding from Devon County Council, the existing patio area has been extended to include...
A new study has shown that a system of local electricity generation and a network of underground hot water pipes can be developed to heat buildings in Exeter. The increased efficiency of the system can lead to lower energy prices and a reduction of 11,000 tonnes per year in the City’s CO2 emissions.
The work, commissioned by Exeter City Council, Devon County Council, the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust and the University of Exeter, was prepared by engineering consultants Parsons Brinckerhoff.
The system uses combined heat and power (CHP) engines to generate both heat and...
Devon County Council's road safety team is supporting a new scheme which could help save the lives of motorcyclists if they are involved in a road traffic collision.
The Motorcycle CRASH Card is an initiative created by the Ambulance Motorcycle Club, a group of experienced paramedics and ambulance staff who are passionate about motorcycling. The scheme encourages motorcyclists to carry cards containing vital life-saving information in the event of an incident.
Motorcyclists can place the free card securely in their helmets. It comes with a green sticker to attach to the...
The latest issue of a magazine for residents in East Devon ensures that they continue to get direct information about important issues in the District – at a bargain price.
East Devon Connect, a magazine produced in partnership with Devon County Council and others, is now out and is produced and distributed at nil cost to EDDC.
It's delivered free to homes across the district and should be arriving on doorsteps any time now.
Working with Devon County Council means that the 24-page magazine can be produced more cheaply whilst still providing residents with a line of...
Devon County Council’s Adult and Community Learning Service has been praised by independent education inspectors for the quality of the teaching and support it offers its learners.
Ofsted say outcomes for learners using the service are good, with rising success rates on courses leading to accreditation and higher level qualifications, as well as those designed to develop people’s personal and social skills, with “many learners making substantial gains in their confidence and self-esteem” say inspectors.
Their report, published this week, highlights the quality of the...
Staff at a Devon County Council recycling centre in Exeter were shocked to see a cat stranded in a deep container amongst unwanted materials deposited by local residents.
SITA UK employees Chris Murphy and John Hallett who were working at the Pinbrook Road recycling centre on Sunday 12 May, sprung into action to rescue the cat.
They placed it in a second hand cat basket, that was fortunately available in the recycling centre’s resale shop, and called the local people at Cats Protection who were soon on the scene and took the male cat into their care.
