Buxum UK Ltd, manufacturers of class-leading premium bike flight boxes, have announced that they are relocating their manufacturing and distribution operation from Hong Kong to Okehampton, Devon.
The company, founded by Devon born managing director Ed Morris, has signed a lease for a manufacturing unit on Okehampton's Exeter Road Industrial Estate, initially using the facility for European distribution of their aluminium bike flight boxes, followed by shifting assembly operations to their new Devon base from Hong Kong.
Ed Morris, an engineer by training and a cyclist with...
Police are appealing for witnesses following an indecent exposure in Exeter.
In the early evening of Monday 25th April, police received a report of a man cycling around Market Street, Exeter wearing no trousers or underwear, and only wearing a dark hoodie.
It is believed that this is the same person who was seen cycling in and around the same area on the 18th of April at around 4am; once again he was wearing a dark hoodie with the hood up and no trousers or underwear.
On both occasions the man was seen cycling on Market Street before heading along Smythen Street,...
Cycling, walking and park and ride will be boosted and smart ticketing on buses and trains introduced to help tackle congestion and pollution in Exeter if Labour retains control of the council in May.
The council will also insist on more frequent local services and stops at Exeter's train stations as both of the rail franchises serving the city come up for renewal.
Exeter Labour pledge to set up a Transport Board to serve the city, bringing together transport providers, the public sector, cycling groups and others to develop a strategic plan to improve transport and reduce...
A blueprint to encourage more walking and cycling is being launched by the Government today (Sunday 27 March).
The new strategy has a clear ambition that by 2040 getting around by bike or on foot will be the natural choice for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey.
It includes ambitions to double cycling, reverse the decline in walking, reduce the rate of cyclists killed or seriously injured and increase the number of children walking to school.
This will be met through providing safe and attractive infrastructure to encourage journeys on bike and foot...
Devon County Council will host Stage Six of The Tour of Britain, on Friday 9 September.
The world’s top cycling teams and riders will race from Sidmouth on the East Devon coast to the summit of Haytor on Dartmoor. British Cycling’s premier road cycling event will take in Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Honiton, Willand, Tiverton, Crediton, Moretonhampstead, Haldon Forest, and Chudleigh before climbing from Bovey Tracey to the only summit finish of The Tour.
At 152.7km long and with 3,101metres of climbs, the route is almost a repeat of the thrilling 2013 stage. That year almost...
A short video promoting Devon’s stunning network of walking and cycling trails to people around the world has been released.
The video kick-starts a campaign to encourage ramblers, cyclists, tourists and locals to take advantage of the county’s wonderful variety of walking and cycling trails.
It also encourages people to highlight Devon for walking and cycling this year on the #PlaceToBe Twitter feed.
The short video has been created, in collaboration with Visit Devon, and shares the fantastic walking and cycling routes Devon has to offer.
A planning application for a proposed walking and cycling trail from Sidbury to Sidford will shortly be submitted by Devon County Council.
The scheme includes a 1km surfaced walkway and cycleway running between Laundry Lane in Sidford and the southern boundary of Sidbury. The trail runs along agricultural land on the Eastern side of the A375 and then passes onto boardwalk through woodland at Sidbury.
The route has been chosen following public exhibitions in Sidbury and Sidford in February 2014, as well as consultation with affected parties and a presentation to Sidmouth...
Gregory Distribution Limited will be displaying one of its 44–tonne articulated vehicles at Exeter City Centre’s Bedford Square on Princesshay inviting the public to “get up close and personal” with a lorry.
The event is part of the Road Haulage Association’s National Lorry Week, a UK-wide awareness campaign developed to demonstrate to the public and politicians the vital role that lorries and road freight play in moving the economy and daily life. The theme of the week is ‘Love the Lorry’!
Paul Willis, Gregory’s Head of Business Support and Compliance and Chairman of the...
Join us at the climate cycling parade of Exeter! We will cycle from the University, through the city center, down to the Quay. If you want to show that we are numerous to take care of the climate, environmental and social crisis you are warmly welcome! Come with your bike, bring your friends and wear something green. Everybody is welcome, so join us and share to make it massive! :)
The latest section of the Stop Line Way walking and cycling route has opened to the public.
The one kilometre section, from Seaton to Colyford, has been developed by Devon County Council over the past four months by JTT Contracting Ltd. Councillors will visit the new trail on Tuesday (20 October) at 10:30am to mark the opening.
The route, which was granted planning permission in September 2011, provides an off-road connection from the cemetery, near Marsh Lane, in Seaton, to Colyford Common near the junction of Seaton Road/Popes Lane, in Colyford. Councillor Stuart Hughes,...
