Local News and Updates
- 6th July 2017
A team of firefighters from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service will run 200 miles in relay from Exeter to Kensington North Fire Station to raise money for a fund to help the firefighters involved in the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
- 5th July 2017
Exeter-based waste management company Devon Contract Waste is celebrating the launch of its new £1.2 million Distribution Hub on Matford Business Park - The construction of the 1.2 acre facility has been supported by the South West Growth Fund with a grant of £80,000, and ensures the company continues to drive its market leading position as the only provider of Zero to Landfill services in the South West.
- 4th July 2017
Over the last two weeks residential areas within Wells, Somerset has had a spate of wheelie bin and rubbish fires....
- 4th July 2017
A major Devon conservation charity has hosted a key national conference - The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust held the BIAZA Native Species Working Group 2017 annual conference on 27th and 28th June.
- 4th July 2017
Exeter-based Lightfoot, the creator of a trail-blazing in-car device that aids and rewards smoother driving styles (which cuts fuel bills, pollutants and accidents) has today announced that it plans to increase the size of its workforce by more than 60% over the next six months.
- 3rd July 2017
Three teenage gorillas have done damage to their dens that could run into thousands of pounds - They pulled out water pipes and ripped up electrical wiring and ducts after getting into a space to which they usually don’t have access.
- 30th June 2017
SOUTH Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is joining in the celebrations as the 999 emergency service telephone number celebrates its 80th anniversary....
- 28th June 2017
Steve Nash happily describes himself as a recycled zookeeper and “a bit of a geek when it comes to zoos” - You might also describe him as a reptile expert and an inspiring educator – and his parents might easily describe him as a bit of a nightmare, as he was keeping snakes and scorpions in his bedroom from the age of 7.
- 26th June 2017
Gardeners at Paignton Zoo have created a secret, shaded garden in the woods for visitors to discover - Described as being like a little show garden, this is an oasis of calm - despite being between the southern cassowary, an emu-sized bird that can kill with a kick, and the Sumatran tigers….
- 26th June 2017
Exeter-based Wide Eye Communications, one of the south west’s leading video production companies, has taken on the role of raising the profile of a group of young female cyclists vying to take the British Cycling HSBC National Women’s Road Series and National Road Championship by storm in 2017.