Plymouth's half marathon, is a traffic-free road race set in the heart of Plymouth. Runners will once again gather on the Hoe to start their 13.1mile journey around Plymouth.
The great course, good reputation and atmosphere ensure that this iconic Plymouth race attracts everyone from local, national and international athletes as well as beginners, club runners and charity runners.
The traffic-free course is open to all abilities and will start and finish at the Hoe.
Please visit www.plymouthhalfmarathon.co.uk for entry and more details, or ring the Plymouth Half...
Work to repair a collapsed sewer close to a buried medieval bridge in Exeter has finished today (Friday 8 February 2013).
A section of the 300mm pipe beneath Holloway Street collapsed in January but the repair was complicated by its proximity to the Larkbeare Bridge, a scheduled ancient monument, which lies 2.4 metres beneath the road.
South West Water and its contractors May Gurney worked closely with Devon County Council, which maintains the bridge, and English Heritage, which fast-tracked the required permissions so work could start straight away.
The Institute of Directors (IoD) puts forward 10 points the Chancellor must consider for the Autumn Statement.
The overriding message is that he must stick to fiscal Plan A, whilst ensuring our transport and energy infrastructure and our tax system provide a firm basis for economic recovery.
Gerry Jones, chairman of the IoD in the South West , said: “George Osborne is in a difficult position. The global economy has been much rockier over the last two years than most expected; growth has been weaker and public borrowing higher than we hoped.
Following a further night of heavy rainfall, the roads are not surprisingly affected again today. Here is a roundup of the problems we have heard about.
B3181 in Broadclyst closed at the School Lane junction, because of flooding.
Slow traffic on A377 in Exeter around Exe Bridges.
A377 in Exeter busy but moving inbound from Alphington Junction to Exe Bridges.
Slow traffic on A379 Rydon Lane outbound in Countess Wear from Countess Wear Roundabout.
Slow traffic on A379 Bridge Road in both directions in...
An eighteen year old man from Axminster has died after a car crash last night at Musbury.
He was driving a black Porsche on the A358 when it was in collision with a van. Emergency services attended but he died at the scene... the driver and passenger of the van escaped serious injury. Police are appealing for any witnesses to contact them.
An East Devon coastal road closed by a cliff fall during heavy rainfall in the Summer will not re-open, Devon County Council has confirmed.
Old Beer Road in Seaton has been closed since 12 July after a 25 metre section of the road fell away by around three metres.
A geotechnical report was carried out earlier this year by Devon based experts Frederick Sherrell Ltd. Its findings suggest that the collapse was triggered by the prolonged rainfall, saturating the weathered mudstone and leading to a “block” failure. It also advises that further slippage is...
Two people are in a serious condition in hospital, one critical, following an incident which closed the A30 in both directions early on Sunday morning. The road was blocked for twelve hours between the M5 at Junction 29, Exeter, and Daisy Mount Cross from around half past midnight. Two silver cars, a Vauxhall Astra and a Seat Altea are believed to have been travelling in opposite directions near Exeter Airport when they collided head-on. A 48-year-old female passenger in the Seat, who is from Ottery St Mary, was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with life-threatening multiple...
Overnight surfacing work will be carried out on the northbound entry slip at Junction 29 of the M5 this evening (Monday 15 October).
Road users are advised that the slip road will be closed from 8pm to 6am as part of Devon County Council’s Junction 29 Improvement Scheme.
Traffic approaching Moor Lane Roundabout from the west intending to join the M5 northbound at Junction 29 will follow the diversion in advance of the closure from Moor Lane Roundabout via Moor Lane and Moto Roundabout to Sandygate Roundabout and then join the M5 northbound.
