Residents of Pinhoe are being invited to have their say on the proposed Home Farm development at Pinhoe Primary School tonight. At the meeting residents can find out more about the plans and how to voice their concerns to the council. “One concern is the extra pressure on traffic in the area.” said Graham Pike, a resident of Pinhoe and one of the organisers of tonight’s consultation. “the developers said that there will be a number of footpaths and cycyle routes added but the majority of people will be driving on what is already a dangerous road.” Residents have also raised concerns over...
Now in its 100th anniversary year, and with a promotion to the national league recently under its belt, Isca Hockey Club completes a hat-trick of achievements for 2013 with the announcement of a three-year sponsorship deal with Exeter-based solicitors Gilbert Stephens LLP.
And with the big ‘Derby Day’ event taking place at Exeter University Sports Park on 26 October – at which the Isca Ladies’ 1st XI will play local side Exe in the Women's Investec National League followed by an evening match between the Men's 1st XI against the University 1st XI in the Now: Pensions National...
Exeter Leukaemia Fund have taken a leaf out of well-known TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp’s book and refreshed the ELF shop in Crediton without spending a single penny! The new shop manager, Julie King, has given the shop a new fresh and vibrant look and made it easier to find all sorts of wonderful pre-loved goodies.
Julie said "Our aim is to give the shopper a relaxing environment to shop in. I hope we have achieved this with ambient lighting, soft music and a very warm welcome. Because we didn’t want to spend any money on it we have made the transformation over a period of as many...
The South, West and Wales Consortium, in which the University of Exeter is joined with seven other universities – Aberystwyth, Bath, Bath Spa, Bristol, Cardiff, Reading and Southampton – has been awarded £14.2 million funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) over the next five years to deliver postgraduate supervision, training and skills development from 2014.
The consortium is one of 11 new Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and seven Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) to have been awarded a total of £164m funding from the AHRC.
Eyes will be turned to the skies above Exeter on Monday (21 October) when a Hercules Transporter aircraft makes a low level fly past to mark the start of the Freedom of the City ceremony for RAF Brize Norton.
Over 100 serving Airmen from RAF Brize Norton, accompanied by the Band of the RAF Regiment band, will be marching through Exeter city centre before stopping at the junction of Bedford Street and the High Street, where they will be inspected by the Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Rachel Lyons, the Lord Lieutenant of Devon, Sir Eric Dancer, and the Base Commander, Group Captain Eddie...
House prices in the South West rose by an average of 2.6% in the year to August 2013 according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The average price of a house or flat in the region now stands at £230,000.
The 2.6% rise is lower than the overall UK figure of 3.8% and the 4.1% for England which are both skewed by a considerable rise in London of 8.7%. The South West figure shows the fourth highest regional rise in the UK, behind only London, the East Midlands and West Midlands.
House prices across the whole of the UK reached a new record...
Devon’s most historic registration office is set to be re-launched as a wedding venue in its own right.
Couples will be able to get married and hold their reception at Larkbeare House in Exeter from January.
Grand rooms of various sizes and the landscaped grounds will for the first time be available at the city centre venue, which is just off Topsham Road and close to Exeter Quay.
People will be able to find out more at the Larkbeare Launch Wedding Fair on Saturday 9 November, 11am-3pm. Entry is free.
Devon County Council has been shortlisted in this year’s UK Bus Awards.
The County Council is among four finalists in the running for Local Authority Bus Project of the Year Award for its continued work on "Integrating Transport" in Devon.
Despite the challenges posed by the rural landscape of Devon, the County Council has developed partnerships and invested in infrastructure and facilities in order to increase demand for bus travel, improve the reliability of services and information for passengers, as well as reduce barriers to travel.
Sapphire Living Space, based in Topsham, celebrated their first Birthday last Friday evening with style and were joined by special guests Michael Caines and Naomi Cleaver and over 100 guests.
Celebrations included a live band, drinks and canapés, while Michael Caines did some food demonstrations and then signed copies of his new book.
In view of The Exeter Daily 's recent partnership with the Exeter Phoenix, as sponsor of the main auditorium now renamed theexeterdaily.co.uk Auditorium, we asked the popular arts centre's director Patrick Cunningham what he loves about living and working in Exeter.
Patrick has been responsible for artistic and chief executive direction at Exeter Phoenix since 2003. With a long history of music promotion in the South West, including the co-founding of the famous Cavern Club in Exeter and the publishing of What's On South West events magazine, Patrick also programmes live...
