People in Exeter may soon be able to recycle their plastic and aluminium coffee pods from home thanks to a new initiative from the local authority.
Exeter City Council looks set to become one of the first councils in the country to allow residents to recycle the pods as part of its kerbside recycling collections.
Working with Podback, a not-for profit organisation, the Council is set to encourage householders to collect their plastic and aluminium coffee pods and then put them out for recycling collections in a separate bag to the green bin.
Salmonpool Swingbridge - which crosses the Exeter Ship Canal - is set to close for much of next Wednesday (25 November), to allow maintenance to be carried out.
The bridge, which connects Clapperbrook Lane to the Riverside Valley Park car park will be closed to all vehicles, cycles and pedestrians between 8am and around 2pm whilst an inspection on the underside of the bridge and routine maintenance on the deck takes place.
Diversions are in place for pedestrians and cyclists and the bridge will reopen as soon as the work is completed. The City Council apologises for an...
A newly refurbished homelessness service in Exeter is set to provide much-needed short-term accommodation for the city’s homeless.
Having opened in Howell Road this week, it will offer 11 bedrooms and communal facilities for homeless adults and those at risk of being made homeless.
Run by Sanctuary Supported Living , the building has been fully refurbished with a new kitchen, bathrooms and security system. Working on referrals from the Rough Sleepers team and Exeter City Council, the service will provide first stage accommodation for those in crisis and requiring...
Three rising stars in civil engineering have received prestigious Young Achiever awards from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) South West.
Peter Boden, who lives in Exeter , was named the south west’s most promising trainee civil engineer; Aiden Shipp, from Paignton , the most promising trainee quantity surveyor; and Sam Beer, from Exeter , the most promising apprentice. They were recognised for their success at a pre-lockdown COVID-secure event sponsored by BAM Nuttall.
Peter , aged 26, who works for Dyer and Butler in Exeter, received the accolade...
Cancer services in East Devon will receive a major boost this month.
Ottery St Mary Hospital will become a new cancer hub for patients and their families.
Specialists from the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital’s oncology department and FORCE, the area’s leading cancer support charity, will be working together within a dedicated unit at the Keegan Road site.
Access to potentially life-saving treatments will be among the new services available in Ottery with chemotherapy sessions held there for the first time.
Consultants and nurse specialists will also hold...
As defending champions of the Gallagher Premiership and Heineken Champions Cup, Rob Baxter is acutely aware his Exeter Chiefs side have a huge target on their backs this season.
It’s a challenge, however, that the Devonians are clear relishing with the Chiefs’ Director of Rugby this week exuding a real air of excitement ahead of tomorrow night’s opener away to Harlequins (7:45pm).
“We’re looking forward to Friday, but so we should be,” said Baxter. “People will say it’s going to be tough for us having a short break, but I actually think not having that lengthy period off...
A £12.2 million funding boost will help scientists at the University of Exeter and the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust contribute to national efforts to map how COVID-19 spreads and evolves.
As part of the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium (COG-UK), the work has been backed by the Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund to expand whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2
The £12.2 million in funding will facilitate the genome sequencing capacity needed to meet the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases expected in the UK this winter.
Overnight closures at Countess Wear roundabout in Exeter are set to continue for another couple of weeks. The scheme, which includes drainage improvements, resurfacing and pavement repairs as well as the installation of a pedestrian crossing on Rydon Lane, was due to be completed this evening. However, it is running behind as essential repairs are being carried out on collapsed drains discovered beneath the roundabout road surface, which are related to historical flooding problems experienced at the roundabout. Delays had also been incurred by the contractor during the installation of the...
According to the Office of National Statistics there was an 18% rise in divorces in 2019.
Figures just released indicate that both same sex couples and opposite sex couples saw an increase in divorce and/or dissolution.
There were 107,599 opposite-sex divorces in 2019, an increase of 18.4% from 90,871 in 2018 and the highest since 2014. For same-sex divorces the figure doubled from 822 to 428 since 2018.
Director Rachel Buckley from The Family Law Company said: “Although these figures do seem to indicate a significant increase, in fact many of these divorce matters...
More than one in ten Devon households live in fuel poverty, more than the national average, and this figure can only be worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic this winter. That’s according to Exeter Community Energy (ECOE), which works with some of the most vulnerable households. ECOE therefore wants to push for policy change to address cold, damp homes and rising fuel bills. ECOE invites everyone to join it in questioning Ben Bradshaw MP about these issues at its Wise Up About Fuel Poverty Webinar on Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, 27th November, at 2pm. Register now on Zoom at https://bit.ly/...
