Exeter College and Petroc will merge in the new year to create what they say will be the largest college group in the South West with more than 16,000 students, nearly 2,000 staff and an annual turnover of £100 million. Following approval by each college’s board of governors, the new organisation – Exeter and North
Exeter College and Petroc will merge in the new year to create what they say will be the largest college group in the South West with more than 16,000 students, nearly 2,000 staff and an annual turnover of £100 million.Following approval by each college’s board of governors, the new organisation – Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group – will begin operations on 5 January.Exeter College will keep its name and continue to provide sixth form education at its…
Sarah TurnnidgeWest of England PAA post-mortem found the preliminary cause of Aria's death was a single stab woundA 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe.Aria was found dead at a house in Lime Close, Weston-super-Mare, shortly after 18:00 GMT on Monday. A post-mortem examination found the preliminary cause of her death was a single stab wound, Avon and Somerset Police said.The teenage suspect, who cannot be named due to his age, remains in…
A project to improve a cycle route has been scrapped because it is too difficult to implement, a council says.Active Travel England provided Somerset Council with £1.5m to carry out work on the existing path along the A39 between Dunster and Carhampton in west Somerset.A spokesperson for the council said: "The funding allocation, with the agreement of Active Travel England, was reallocated to a number of other schemes due to the logistical challenges of the original proposal."The authority…
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A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a red cocker spaniel that disappeared from a kennel outside a village home in Dorset.Gerry went missing from Hilfield, between Dorchester and Sherborne, on 8 December between 11:30 and 12:30 GMT sparking a police and social media appeal.He was found safe and well two days later near Cerne Abbas about 5km (3 miles) away and was returned home.Dorset Police said a 34-year-old man from Poole was arrested…
A jockey who switched careers to focus on neuroscience research following injury was among those celebrating at the University of Exeter’s winter graduation. Tommy Eyston, 25, completed a Masters in Neuroscience at Exeter and received a distinction while also riding as an amateur jockey. Having also ridden as an amateur before her studies, Tommy decided to go professional as a conditional jockey after completing an undergraduate degree in chemistry at the University of Bristol in 2022. As a…
Fans at the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London are well known for enjoying the atmosphere as much as the sport.BBC South Sport's Millie Payne went along to the venue to meet them.Follow the championship on the BBC here.Reporter: Millie Payne Source link
A councillor has said news that a golf course will not be included in plans to create more natural green spaces is a "win for residents".Bournemouth, Christchurch and Pool (BCP) Council announced three sites - Erlin Farm, Millhams Mead and Solent Meads - had been earmarked to help improve access to nature.There were fears Solent Meads Golf Course could be closed, with a petition to save it gaining more than 8,000 signatures.East Southbourne and Tuckton councillor Bernadette Nanovo…
Ros TappendenSouth of EnglandPowerfuel PortlandThe proposed incinerator would be built on land owned by Portland PortAn application to burn more types of waste at a planned incinerator on the Dorset coast have been branded "completely wrong".Powerfuel Portland has permission to build an energy recovery facility at Portland Port after the Court of Appeal dismissed a legal challenge by campaigners in November.The firm wants to vary its environmental permit to include additional waste types, including waste from sewage cleaning,…
Dave HarveyBusiness and environment correspondent, West of EnglandBBCDairy farmer Richard Clothier sees cow manure as "nature's crude oil"How many homes could be heated by cow muck?It is not a question I have thought about before, but as Britain searches for sustainable sources of heat, many farmers are looking, well, right under their noses.Cow manure can be treated to release biomethane, a renewable gas which is already used to power central heating boilers in about a million homes.But there…
Chris LockyerWest of EnglandPA MediaDrink and drug driving offences are slightly up on last yearMore than 200 arrests have been made in the first two weeks in December by police forces in the West of England for drink or drug driving offences.It is part of action over the festive period to tackle the offence on the roads of Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.Officers have been conducting roadside checks, warning drivers there is "no safe way" to drink and…