Organisers or a wildlife at home photography competition have been bowled over by the high standard of entries.
Exeter City Council and Devon Wildlife Trust received 93 entries for the competition, with dozens of stunning images.
In the end it was David Flint’s close-up of a garden dragonfly that impressed judges the most. David will receive a book on Wildlife Gardening, kindly donated by Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) for his efforts.
Eleven-year-old Oliver Marsh won the junior category with his shot of a robin on a bench. Oliver will also receive a book of...
A number of measures to support walking and cycling have been introduced or proposed as part of the second phase of Emergency Active Travel Funding projects.
Devon was awarded almost £1.3 million from the Department for Transport to provide safer routes for pedestrians and cyclists following the reduction of public transport capacity due to social distancing requirements during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A new pedestrian and cycle crossing has been installed at Countess Wear roundabout, and a new crossing has also been completed at Russell Way to extend the E9...
Freezing conditions are set to return to Devon this weekend ahead of a prolonged cold spell forecast throughout next week.
Devon County Council is warning of the potential for icy conditions overnight, with road surface temperatures across the county expected to drop below zero this evening, and the Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for ice from midnight tonight until 9am tomorrow morning.
Gritters will be treating most of the main precautionary salting routes this evening and then monitoring conditions overnight.
Presented by local artist Abbe Martin from the Sound of the Sirens, MIDI TV promises a fun, modern and highly entertaining series of shows to be released each month, starting with the first episode launching on Saturday 20th February at 8pm.
Viewers can head to MIDI TV socials and YouTube to tune in, and can subscribe and comment to let the team know what they’ve enjoyed and want to see more of – giving a real community input to what audiences want to see and hear. Coupled with this is some real ‘90’s fun, with their own MIDI TV PacMan challenge which will see artists go head-to-...
RGB Building Supplies recently donated a flooring system to Topsham Allotments & Gardens so it could create awheelchair accessible plot for use by local resident Sarah Piercy.
Sarah has swapped being a record breaking wheelchair athlete – she won the 2000 London Marathon women’s wheelchair event on her first attempt and has since completed nine further London Marathons, as well as becoming the world speed record holder for a woman in a handbike – for growing tree seedlings to plant in the local area.
With advice from Topsham resident Matt Leigh, who works as a...
An Exeter property consultancy is leading the way in supporting colleague wellbeing by building an integrated digital support programme.
Fisher German, which has an office in Exeter, has prioritised positive mental health and wellbeing in the workplace for a number of years, and has made significant investments in online resources since the start of the pandemic last year.
The firm has now gone a step further, launching a ‘Wellness Wednesdays’ initiative which offers all 600 colleagues across its offices the opportunity to focus on different aspects of their own personal...
Devon’s Director of Public Health, Steve Brown, is concerned about the number of cases still arising in work places.
He said: “We’re still seeing cases spreading between work colleagues. It’s often not because of the work place practices themselves, it’s more a consequence of social interaction between colleagues while at work. And too often, it’s the virus spreading between colleagues who are car sharing.”
So here’s a reminder:
Firstly, while in national lockdown, we should not be leaving our homes to travel unless for work or for other permitted essential...
Diabetes UK’s friendly and very active Exeter group are looking to recruit more volunteers to take on two important and currently ‘virtual’ roles.
Full training and support are available for creative and enthusiastic people who would like to get involved either in fundraising, to help raise money for local diabetes research, or in organising peer support for the group.
Both roles are key to supporting people living with diabetes and also offer the volunteer an excellent opportunity to learn new skills.
As a fundraiser, you’ll need to be approachable, proactive,...
Vehicle conversions and workplace outfitting firm bott has chosen to go electric with the order of a new Kia e-Niro electric car.
The firm, which already runs a fleet of plug-in hybrids from another brand, looked at the market and settled on the e-Niro, citing its range, practicality, reliability and seven-year/100,000 mile standard warranty each as principle reasons when making its decision.
The car is used by the company to visit clients and ensure bott’s presence on the road is seen to be more sustainable and environmentally conscious, as the company makes great...
