In the wake of the horse meat scandal, consumers have told the NFU that they want to see more British food on supermarket shelves and in restaurants.
More than 86 per cent of shoppers are as likely or more likely to buy more traceable food that has been produced on British farms. A further 78 per cent agree or strongly agree that supermarkets should sell more British food.
The results of the One Poll survey, commissioned by the NFU, come as the farming organisation holds its national conference in Birmingham today (Wednesday 28 February) with Tesco chief executive Phillip...
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have visited Exeter Cathedral for a special thanksgiving service to celebrate the success of its £8 million fundraising appeal.
Their Royal Highnesses spent time in the Cathedral this afternoon (Tuesday 26 February), meeting those who have supported The Third Millennium Campaign.
The aim of the Third Millennium Campaign was to help ensure that the Cathedral and its mission are sustained for the future. By preserving and conserving its past, as well as seeking new ways to enrich the experiences of all who...
Devon County Council is calling on small and medium-sized businesses to think about the benefits of offering an apprenticeship.
The Council is organising a special event at Sandy Park in Exeter on Tuesday 12 March to bring young people and potential employers together.
Businesses are being encouraged to sign up to the event to see how they could get involved and maybe find a suitable apprentice for their organisation.
The day starts with a Business Breakfast between 8-9am for those considering taking on apprentices to find out more information.
Jack Yeandle admitted some tough internal talking helped to get the Exeter Chiefs back to winning ways with victory over London Welsh in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday.
Without a win in their five previous top flight fixtures, the Chiefs responded in fine fashion as they ran in five tries during a dominant 47-16 display against the Exiles at Sandy Park.
Making his first Premiership start for the Devon club since his switch from Championships side Doncaster Knights last summer, Yeandle helped play a key role in that success story as he claimed Exeter's opening try when he...
Exeter City forward Elliott Chamberlain has joined Bath City on a month-long loan deal.
Chamberlain, whose wages at St James Park are paid by the 1931 Fund (a group of supporters who every year opt to fund a players’ wages), has been progressing well in training, and now has the opportunity to play more first-team football over the next four weeks with the Romans. He will be available for tomorrow night’s fixture against Welling at Twerton Park, before Staines are the visitors on Saturday – and a total of nine fixtures are scheduled for Bath in the coming month. City youngster Tom...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue were called to a road traffic collision on the A380, Telegraph Hill near to Ideford this morning.
One fire appliance was despatched to the incident from Exeter Danes Castle and one from Exeter Middlemoor.
On arrival crews found a single vehicle that had been involved in a collision with a horse. Fire crews report that nobody was trapped within the vehicle. Several horses were on the carriageway and were being looked after by police, whilst the casualties were being cared for by paramedics.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are visiting Exeter Cathedral later today for a special thanksgiving service to celebrate the success of its £8 million fundraising campaign. The Prince is Patron of the campaign and visited the Cathedral in 2009 to mark the half way stage. The Duchess of Cornwall joined thousands of other visitors last July to view the ‘Majesty’ Flower Festival as part of the Cathedral’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
During the visit, their Royal Highnesses will be shown some of the treasures of the Cathedral including the now empty historic organ...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning after attending an incident in Wellington, Somerset, on Saturday night.
Extremely high levels of carbon monoxide were found within a house on Longforth Road and one person was feeling sick awaiting the arrival of an ambulance. Four people were taken to hospital with carbon monoxide symptoms. When crews arrived, a carbon monoxide detector was sounding and the family had left the house.
Station Manager Mark House said: “This incident illustrates how important it is to have...
Cranbrook’s new primary school will be officially opened today (26 February). The £3.6 million St Martin’s C of E Primary , which serves the new Cranbrook community in East Devon, will be officially opened by the Bishop of Exeter, the Rt Rev Michael Langrish, and the Chairman of Devon County Council, Jerry Brook at 9am this morning.
St Martin’s will grow with the new community and will eventually accommodate 420 children with a 26-place nursery.
Every classroom is equipped with the latest Apple technology and has its own outside space. There is a purpose-built Foundation...
The Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education has responded to the news that one of its catering suppliers, Sodexo, has found traces of horse meat in one of its frozen beef products, by saying: "Of the 80 products recalled as a precaution by Sodexo, the Deaf Academy only uses four, and we have immediately removed them from our kitchens.
"The Academy is committed to the highest standards of health and safety for our students and we were awarded the best possible food hygiene rating by Exeter City Council last year. The majority of our food is cooked on site, from scratch, using fresh...
