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Invisibility cloaks on the agenda at Exeter University

Exeter University’s free public lecture by Prof Sir John Pendry – part of The Material World lecture series – will feature a fascinating journey through the world of electromagnetic metamaterials, including his famous work on ‘invisibility [...]

Recycling theme as Devon Wildlife Trust opens Exeter mill for Festival of Social Science

Devon Wildlife Trust with hold its first Milling Day of 2010 to coincide with the Festival of Social [...]

Retirement after 48 years on the Mid Devon highways and byways

Mid-Devon Council’s David James retires after 48 years with the [...]

Three Devon women to join Pen Hadow on Arctic climate change survey (feature)

Three women from Devon will join Polar explorer Pen Hadow’s Catlin Arctic Survey to investigate climate change. They are Polar explorer Anne Daniels, Dr Helen Findlay of Plymouth Marine Laboratory and Dr Ceri Lewis from the Exeter [...]

Up to 1,000 substandard repairs to holes in Devon roads

Devon County Council reckons that there could be as many as 1,000 below standard reinstatements on Devon roads, which could cost more than £211,000 to put [...]

One of the world's oldest shipwrecks found off Devon coast

One of the world’s oldest shipwrecks has been found in 8-10 metres of water in a bay near Salcombe, [...]

Response to decision on unitary councils in Devon

Mid Devon council leader Peter Hare-Scott has responded to the decision to make Exeter a unitary council in the local government re-organisation. He said: “At last we have a decision. While this is welcome news for Mid Devon District Council it is not good news for [...]

Flipping good events for half-term in Teignbridge

Half-term activities for children and young people in Teignbridge, South Devon, including pancake races, and holiday clubs and sports [...]

Feature: funding wars, ransoms and the slave trade – the legend of silver at Exeter University

Exeter University is holding first exhibition of Maria Theresa thaler – one of the first examples of international currency – to be put on in the [...]

Good week or Bad Week? The winners and losers in Devon's news

The winners this week in the Devon news are Exeter City Council’s u-turn on toilet, Bideford archeological regeneration and viral Torbay. The losers in the Devon news are a poor seal pup at Ilfracombe, a letter delivered 34 years late and the robust monks at Buckfast who are defending their [...]