What better way to spend a lazy August Bank Holiday Monday than canoeing along Exeter’s ship canal (pictured), or on the adjoining River Exe? …
Exeter
Exeter turns screw on bins
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With another substantial job lot of Exeter citizenry set to be relegated to fortnightly rubbish collections in September, bin rage is in the air …
Wilkinson takes hot spot
The old Woolworth’s store in Exeter’s Guildhall shopping centre has been closed for many a month. Residents regret its departure because it was something of a one-stop shop for home and DIY items that are not easily obtainable elsewhere …
Street art repainted
Andrew Stacey’s famed example of street art on the side of a backpackers’ hotel in Holloway Street, Exeter, has been repainted with the help of the original cast …
Historic Clipper Quay
The historic Clipper Quay in Exeter at the bottom of Colleton Hill was once a ballast store for the shipping trade. One could easily imagine ships like the Cutty Sark moored there in days of old. It’s hard to believe now but in the 19th century Exeter was the third or fourth most important port in the country …
Video in Exeter Cathedral
Here’s a nice video by Ig425 inside Exeter Cathedral, via YouTube.
Street art can be good
If you think street art is always bad, look at this. An excellent example of street art on a house-end at the bottom of Fore Street, Exeter …
Devon – best place to live?
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For me, Devon is the pitch-perfect place to be, across a wide range of variables. It has everything. Solitude, crowds if you want them, sensible cities, intriguing towns and chocolate box villages. Not to mention cream teas and great fish. It never fails to amaze or surprise …
Exeter Ship Canal today
A crowded Exeter Ship Canal this morning. Looks like the pirates have arrived …
Why the Big Society?
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I’ve been doing my bit for David Cameron’s Big Society all week as our local council in Devon has stopped performing a variety of tasks to save money …