Road users are being reminded that Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed from 10pm tomorrow (Friday 23 June) until 5am on Monday 26 June.
The closure will enable improvement work to continue including the reconstruction of pavements, resurfacing and the installation of new lighting columns and safety barriers. Work will also be carried out on the Countess Wear Flood Relief structure.
The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road, Alphington Road, Marsh Barton and the A379. Details of the diversion route are available here .
Pupils from Westcountry schools used genetic processes commonly seen in TV crime dramas to help solve the mystery of who is sabotaging Devon’s very own Bake Off.
Year 9s from Devon, Dorset and Somerset got hands-on with scientists in University of Exeter Medical School laboratories in British Science Week, when they used state-of-the-art microbiology and DNA analysis techniques to unravel a scandal which had erupted in the “Great Bideford Bake Off”.
The scenario involved an outcry as the Westcountry’s most talented bread makers ended up with soggy bottoms as their loaves...
Apprenticeships have never brought more value to businesses across the region. They have been without doubt one of the success stories of the last five years and record numbers of employers have switched on to the benefits that young, motivated people bring to their organisation.
But Apprenticeships are about to go through the most significant change in 20 years.
Do you feel you are fully prepared for the reforms regarding Apprenticeships?
Are you aware of the impact that the Apprenticeship Levy and changes to funding will have on your business?
Devon’s Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) fell by 101 claimants between August and September 2016 - the total claimant count now standing at 2,848 – a new historic low.
Seven of Devon’s eight districts either experienced falls in JSA or remained unchanged over the period. Teignbridge rose by five claimants, with Exeter experiencing the greatest fall of 37 claimants.
The claimant rate - the proportion of the county’s working age population claiming JSA - fell by 0.1 per cent in Exeter, South Hams and Torridge, while the remaining districts experienced no change.
The repair revolution, known as REPAIR IT, is coming to Exeter on November 5th and it needs your help!
REPAIR IT involves local volunteers with technical repair skills helping others fix and maintain their small electrical appliances and gadgets, including computers – for free.
The event is currently looking for local menders so if you have mending skills that you think you could contribute to the event then please get in touch.
Brought to you by Recycle Devon and Transition Exeter, REPAIR IT will take place at Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David’s Hill, EX4 3RG on...
The 30-year-old man arrested on Wednesday 24 August in Somerset on suspicion of terrorism offences remains in custody.
Searches at an address in Exminster and a wooded area in south Devon are ongoing.
The man was arrested at 12:20pm by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service’s Counter Terrorism Command (SO15), supported by colleagues from Avon and Somerset and Devon and Cornwall Police, on suspicion of being involved in the preparation for acts of terrorism under section 5 of the Terrorism Act.
Searches are now being conducted by the Metropolitan Police...
Exeter residents can join the Lord Mayor for a cream tea at the Guildhall to celebrate The Queen’s 90th birthday.
The event takes place on Sunday (12 June) - the day after the Queen's official birthday - from 11am until 4pm and will be hosted by the Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Cynthia Thompson and her Deputy, Cllr Peter Holland.
"It gives me great pleasure to wish Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth a very happy birthday for 11th June," said the Lord Mayor, Cllr Cynthia Thompson.
Whilst there will be no entry charge for the refreshments, those attending will be asked to make...
Teignbridge District Council has issued its first £1m community charge to developers building new homes at Sentry’s Farm in Exminster.
Known as the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), this levy or charge on new housing and some retail developments will be used to fund infrastructure such as schools, green spaces, cycle paths and road improvements, providing vital facilities for Exminster residents.
Housing developers are required to pay a levy to Teignbridge at the start of house building.
Parishes like Exminster which have their Neighbourhood Plan in place are...
Sunday 22nd May at 4.00 p.m. St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham
The Exeter Singers, conducted by Tony Yates are holding a charity concert in aid of the “Meet and Remember Club”, a newly formed charity serving local people and in particular those with early or moderate dementia. The club meets weekly on Wednesdays at The Beacon, Beacon Heath. The choir will be performing a variety of music, from madrigals to Cole Porter, interspersed with poetry and solo piano and voice. Tickets: £7.50 from The Topsham Bookshop, John Greenfield: shhbase@aol.com or on the door
Patients at Exeter Community Hospital in Whipton were treated to a Christmas lights switch-on, carol singing, mince pies and a visit from Santa Claus and two snowmen fresh from the North Pole at a special event on Thursday (17 December).
The event was the climax of a team building day for the hospital’s facilities, domestic and catering staff.
Earlier, the staff got stuck in by clearing the inner courtyard garden area at the hospital, making decorations and putting up a Christmas tree with lights.
Patients and relatives watched from the courtyard and ward area as a...
