Offered the opportunity by Exeter Phoenix to take part in a new one-day workshop at the lively arts centre and write about it for The Exeter Daily , I agreed with alacrity. I signed up for 'Experimental Drawing' thinking it might give my drawing practice the kick-start it needed.
The group of ten who gathered on Monday morning came with widely differing experience and expectations. ‘Experimental’ could sound intimidating, but at least one participant interpreted it as open to those with little technical expertise. This proved to be true as there was no assumed knowledge and no...
The number of unemployed young people under the age of 25 has again fallen this month from 2,700 in November to 2,675 in December - a decrease of 0.9%, following the national trend.
Significantly this figure is nearly 20% lower than in December 2011.
The total number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance has increased by only 66 claimants between November and December from 9,207 to 9,273, however, this is not unexpected given the seasonal nature of Devon’s labour market.
The proportion of working age population claiming Job Seeker’s Allowance remains at 2% - well...
British pig farmers are challenging food manufacturers, retailers and caterers to give a public commitment that they are not selling illegally produced meat from farms that are flouting new European welfare legislation outlawing the prolonged confinement of sows in individual cages, known as “stalls”.
They have set up a website Wall-of-Fame-and-Shame which will list companies that have pledged to source imported pork products only from farms that are operating legally.
All companies selling imported pork and pork products are being urged by Britain’s National Pig...
The snow is well and truly falling in Exeter City Centre, however it is not due to last according to weather reports. The snow is scheduled to change to light rain from approximately midday.
Most delays around the City have cleared post-rush hour, however there are reports of slow traffic and a lane closed on the A380 Telegraph Hill in both directions in Ashcombe at the B3192 junction, because of snow.
The Exeter Daily has joined forces with Active Devon and the Exeter Foundation to launch a county-wide sports awards event to promote all that is best about local sport in 2013.
Commuters and other road users are being urged to take care around Devon this evening as heavy snow is forecast.
Devon County Council, the Highways Agency, and Devon and Cornwall Police are advising drivers to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they set out.
On the roads around Exeter, there are reports of flooding on the A377 at Cowley Hill, Cowley, near the St Andrew's Road junction.
Hazardous driving conditions have also been reported on the A380 Telegraph Hill in Ashcombe after the B3192 junction, because of ice, rain and reduction in visibility.
Devon and Cornwall Police are reminding motorists to ‘think safety’ before setting out on the roads during the winter months and to allow extra time for your journeys.
One lane closed is closed, with queueing traffic and hazardous driving conditions, on the A38 southbound in Kennford before the A379 junction. This is because of a multi-vehicle accident, ice, recovery work and visibility is reduced. Travel time is 30 minutes. Congestion is reported on the M5 to J31, A30 (Exminster).
Update: Sally was found safe and well in the Paignton area at around 4pm on 22nd January 2013. Police are no longer concerned for her welfare.
Police are concerned about the welfare of a woman missing from the Brixham area since Monday morning (21st January 2013).
25-year-old Sally Gould went missing from her home address in Brixham at approximately 8.45am. She was last seen in King Street, possibly heading towards the town or Coast Path. The public may have seen Sally wearing her cream-coloured pyjamas at that time, however it is possible that she has since changed into...
