UK News

Expanding Bioactive Habitat Possibilities With Isopods for Sale Options

Natural enclosure systems continue gaining attention among habitat keepers today. Many setups benefit from balanced biological activity supporting cleaner conditions naturally. Carefully selected isopods for sale contribute useful functions within enclosed environments. These...

Full story

What's On - CIHT South Western Annual Conference 2015

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation South Western Annual Conference 2015:

Date: Thursday 12 February 2015

Venue: Rougemont/Thistle Hotel, Exeter

Time: 10 am – 4.30 pm (Coffee and registration from 9 am)

Theme: ‘Resilience: Infrastructure, Networks & Services’

Cost: £100 +VAT per delegate (discounts available for group bookings...

Tags:

CIHT

Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation

South West

construction

WSP

Housebuilder welcomes Ilminster Town Council’s support

Independent, family-owned developer C G Fry & Son, welcomed the decision by the local Town Council to support outline planning application to build 330 new homes with 35% affordable housing on land at Shudrick Lane, Ilminster.

The application site is located in a sustainable location, directly adjoining the existing settlement boundary and within walking distance of the town centre...

Tags:

Outline Planning Application

2014 confirmed as warmest year on record

Provisional full year figures for 2014 show it is the UK's warmest and fourth wettest year in records dating back to 1910.

It is also the warmest year on record in the Central England Temperature series, which dates back to 1659 and is the world's longest running instrumental temperature series.

The UK's mean temperature for the year is 9.9 °C, which is 1.1 °C above the long-...

Tags:

2014

warmest year on record

Exeter

Met Office

Devon

Royal Mail finds UK's most festive street names

Royal Mail has today revealed that the Midlands is the most festive region of the UK according to information from its address database. It has more festive street names than any other UK region.

The region has around 560 Christmas themed street names and enjoys festive street names such as Reindeer Road, Noel Street, Bell Close and the ubiquitous Holly Street.

Holly Street...

Tags:

festive street names

royal mail

Plymouth

Warning over fake Frozen merchandise

Hundreds of fake items of children’s clothing and toys carrying images of Disney’s Frozen have been seized by UK border control officers.

Other rip offs include GHD hair straighteners, Ugg boots and North Face coats.

Fake Frozen goods are among the most frequent seizures made at British ports.

These have been judged especially dangerous because poorly-made plastics can...

Tags:

University launches dual student initiatives

Two student programmes which aim to inspire and nurture the business leaders of the future have been launched by Plymouth University.

A two-year intensive degree course – BSc (Hons) Business Enterprise and Entrepreneurship – will focus on giving graduates the expertise and experience with which to create and grow their own companies, or work effectively in larger organisations....

Tags:

Plymouth University

dual

Thames Valley Police appeal to locate wanted man

Thames Valley Police is appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of a man who is wanted in connection with an assault in Aylesbury.

Anthony Hinton is wanted in connection with an assault of a 23-year-old woman in Fowler Road at about 7.30pm on Tuesday 18 November.

During the incident a man assaulted the victim by hitting her in the face with a bag, spitting in her...

Tags:

Plymouth

wanted

man

Independent Developer Opens New Taunton Office

Independent builder C G Fry & Son Ltd., known for its quality of build and attention to detail, announces the opening of a new satellite office at Victoria House in Victoria Street, Taunton.

The award-winning company is internationally renowned for its prestigious Poundbury development with The Duchy of Cornwall, which has been a NHBC award-winning site for C G Fry & Son on no...

Tags:

C G Fry & Son

Taunton

C G Fry

Local Developer Wins More NHBC Awards

Dorchester-based independent developer C G Fry & Son, is celebrating the success of two of its site managers, Steve Walker of Poundbury, Dorchester and Adrian White of Wyndham Place in Tisbury, Wiltshire, receiving further awards at the NHBC (National House Building Council) ‘Pride in the Job’ 2014 regionals ceremony. These prestigious awards follow on the back of four of the firm’s site...

Tags:

C G Fry & Son

NHBC Awards

Local GP Surgery Holds Grand Opening Event

Cllr. Susan Griggs, the Mayor of Tiverton attended an evening event to celebrate the completion of the new £1.8m extension to Clare House Surgery located in Newport Street, Tiverton. The substantial building programme which has significantly increased the size of the surgery was overseen by lead consultants Haldons Limited and built by contractors Morgan Sindall.

More than 100 guests,...

Tags: