The expansion of Exeter’s Co Bikes, the UK’s first on-street city electric bike hire scheme, continues with three new dockless sites for the city.
The new stations, which need no fixed infrastructure for bikes to be locked into, are being trialled at the junction of Magdalen Road and College Road, in Digby Park & Ride and outside Chapel Platt Surgery in Topsham.
Instead of a docking station, the bikes are rented and returned within a virtual geofenced space. Customers simply push the Co Bike into, or as close as possible to, the rack then lock the bike and end their...
Prepare for a riotous summer evening of laughter as promoter M&B announces a huge comedy event for 2021.
Comedy In The Park, an exciting all-day comedy extravaganza, will take place at the stunning grounds on Powderham Castle in Devon on Saturday 14th August 2021. John Bishop headlines the event with support from Katherine Ryan, Jason Manford, Rob Beckett, Paul Chowdhry and host Judi Love . Exclusive pre-sale tickets are available from today via www.comedyinthepark.co.uk .
Earlier this year, M&B announced Comedy In The Park event at Wicksteed Park in Kettering....
VUE Exeter is bringing a fantastic array of new and classic family blockbusters to the big screen this October half term.
Film-goers of all tastes can fill their holiday break and enjoy the ultimate escape from the outside world.
Families can dive back into cinema with the new release of swashbuckling adventure, Two By Two: Overboard! Get ready to set sail with all creatures great and small as Noah’s Ark drifts on the open seas in this animated family film. After weeks with no land in sight and food stocks running low, best friends Finny and Leah try to keep the fragile...
Following the launch of the Government’s £2 billion Green Homes Grant scheme, Zoopla, the UK’s most comprehensive property destination , has revealed some of the top eco-friendly properties currently for sale in Exeter.
The properties on the market in Exeter boast a wide range of cutting-edge energy saving features, including passive heating systems, mechanical heat recovery, triple glazed windows, solar panels, energy performance certificates of 80+ and all enjoy energy efficiency ratings of A or B.
Eco-friendly homes for sale in Exeter include a three-bed terraced house...
In what has been the strangest, toughest, yet - at the same time - most memorable Premiership Rugby campaign ever, it now comes down to just one final fixture.
For the newly-crowned European champions, Exeter Chiefs will rock up at Twickenham tomorrow for a fifth successive outing in the end of season showpiece (6pm).
Rob Baxter's side are well-versed in prepping for a big day out at English Rugby's HQ, but that doesn't mean they merely have to turn up and believe a potential domestic and European double is a mere formality.
Mears is pleased to announce that from 01 December 2020, we have been appointed to be Exeter City Council’s partner to deliver the new Integrated Asset Management contract which supersedes the current repairs response and void refurbishment contract.
This will build on the strong relationship we have established over the last 10 years which saw us repair over 6000 properties. As this builds on a fantastic grounding between Mears and the council we are confident that we can get straight down to work to deliver and support the Exeter communities where we are lucky to work.
People are being asked to take a picture of their favourite tree in Exeter as part of a photographic competition.
The best picture will win a tree – kindly donated by Devon Tree Services - and a framed photograph of the picture. There is also an under-16 category for budding junior photographers, with the same prizes donated by the City Council.
The competition is being run by Exeter City Council in the run up to National Tree Week – 28 November to 6 December.
Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for Environment and City Management, said: “Get photographing and...
With the clocks set to go back on the last Sunday in October (25 Oct), Devon County Council is issuing its annual “be safe, be seen” message to road users.
The authority is reminding everyone to take extra care on Devon’s roads at this time of year, particularly in poor weather conditions when visibility may be reduced.
Cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and horse riders are encouraged to wear reflective and fluorescent clothing to ensure they can be seen.
Motorists are also urged to look out for more vulnerable road users and to give cyclists, motorcyclists...
Tributes have been paid to Exeter City Councillor Judy Pattison who died late last week at her Exeter home.
Cllr Pattison, 70, was the Labour Party member for Mincinglake and Whipton.
She was elected to office in Exeter in 2018, having previously served as a councillor in Camden in London. She was Mayor of Camden in 2002/3.
The Union Flag will be lowered at The Guildhall and Civic Centre and tributes will be paid at tomorrow’s Council meeting along with a minute’s silence.
Council Leader Phil Bialyk spoke of his sadness. “The whole Labour Group and...
FANS who missed out on Little Mix’s sold-out London O2 Arena shows will get an opportunity to see their idols on the big screen at Vue Exeter this November.
Having sold over 50 million records worldwide, received over three billion YouTube views and amassed a jaw-dropping 12 billion streams, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall have established Little Mix as the world’s biggest girl band.
After embarking on a European tour spanning 40 arenas – with 400,000 tickets sold, including a staggering five sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena – the...
