The lead architect behind the ground-breaking plans for Exeter’s new Deaf Academy revealed the Design Team’s inspiration at an event at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Wednesday 6 March.
Professor Alex de Rijke, founding director of dRMM and Dean of Architecture at the Royal College of Art, explained how the award-winning architects use natural light, colour and space in their projects. He discussed how this has influenced the development of an innovative design for the Deaf Academy aimed at those who communicate visually through sign language.
You can now text the British Transport Police (BTP) on 61016 to tell them about non-emergency incidents, similar to the ones you would report to the 101 phone number provided by your local police force. In an emergency always dial 999.
The text number will be monitored 24/7 and, while it is not for reporting emergencies, the BTP says it will be able to send officers if required.
When to use the text service: Text 61016 (or call 0800 40 50 40) when you want to contact the BTP about an issue that doesn't require an emergency response. For example, you can text when:...
A 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Torquay. Police were called to a property in Shelley Avenue at 6.40am today (6 March) and discovered the body of a 54-year-old woman. The man has been taken to Torbay District Hospital but remains in police custody.
A police investigation is underway and scenes of crime officers are conducting an examination of the property today. The cause of death has yet to be established and next of kin have not yet been informed.
Bob Crow , RMT General Secretary following major signal failure on SW Trains/Network Rail alliance out of Waterloo last night, said; "This latest infrastructure failure on main routes out of London follows a spate of similar signal, overhead line and track breakdowns which have caused chaos in recent weeks and which RMT believes are linked to massive cuts of 20% in maintenance budgets and staffing.
"The SW Trains/Network Rail alliance is supposed to be the McNulty model for the future and yet it is delivering some of the highest fares for some of the worst services and has been an...
Archaeologists carrying out investigations in advance of the construction of the South Devon Link Road, near Kingskerswell, Devon, have widened their search.
The archaeologists, who uncovered the remains of a 2000-year-old Roman settlement and a stone-constructed medieval building in December last year, will now be undertaking a further assessment along the rest of the planned route of the new road, to establish archaeological potential.
Archaeologists have just discovered another medieval building at Edginswell Lane: pottery found at the site indicates that it dates to the...
As part of its ongoing Business Transformation, Thomas Cook Group plc has announced that it has began a consultation process to restructure its UK business, which would see the Group's UK workforce reduced by 2,500 full-time roles. Job losses would mostly be from back-office functions and its retail network, including some store closures. However it has not yet been revealed which stores are to close.
The Group currently employs 15,500 across the UK & Ireland. The cost benefit of these changes, and the costs of achieving them, have already been included in the cost-out numbers...
Update: Following police enquiries, Darren Cockburn was located safe and well this morning (08/03) in the Woolacombe area of Devon.
Police are appealing for information to help trace 46-year-old Darren Cockburn from West Yorkshire, who has been missing from his home in Shipley for just over a week since Monday, 25th February. He is described as a white man, 5ft 8 tall of a medium build. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He has access to a black Renault Laguna registration HV 57 YTY - this vehicle was last seen in the Tiveton area of Devon on the night he disappeared. He is known to...
Police in Honiton are appealing for information following an attempted robbery. The incident occurred at around 7.55pm on Tuesday 5 March in New Street Honiton. The victim, a woman aged 40 years was approached by a man who assaulted her by grabbing her right shoulder and spun her around to face him. He then grabbed her bag and punched her in the face. The victim kicked the man and was able to get her bag back before the suspect ran off. The victim was conveyed to hospital for treatment but was not seriously injured. The suspect is described as a white man, aged 20 years old, approximately...
The West of England committee for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has appointed Olivia Jones of Exeter-based PR agency KOR Communications as regional co-ordinator for Devon, at the AGM held in Bristol.
The role has been newly created this year to provide a series of locally run training and networking events as well as to support mentoring opportunities for PR professionals and students in Devon.
Olivia said: “Having been a member for a number of years and carrying out my post graduate studies with the CIPR I am passionate about ensuring the PR industry...
‘Business Biscotti’, an informal gathering with no restrictions, is free to join online and free to attend the meetings.
Jacqui Shaw, owner of Coralline Health and Steve Bulman of WBW Solicitors, are launching the new group to bring professionals from Newton About and the surrounding areas together to meet, to talk and network to build business relationships.
The philosophy of Business Biscotti is to network within neighbourhood communities, and to make a commitment to help other members, by offering advice, sharing tips and building strong meaningful business relationships...
