Charities

Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir are delighted that they will be performing at Exeter Cathedral on 5th August at 7.30pm in support of Devon Air Ambulance, who are celebration 25 years of service.

The concert will feature the Choir directed by Michael Graham, together with their special guests Tim Mirfin, Bass and Iryna Ilnytska - Mezzo Soprano. Both guests have appeared in concerts and opera around the UK and overseas.

In addition David Davies, well known as previous organist at the cathedral will be playing. The choir will sing a mixture of popular and traditional songs...

TWO local hairdressers from Hair@The Academy are conquering their fear of heights and taking to the skies to raise money for Exeter Deaf Academy.

Claire Reeves, a hairdressing teacher and Nicky Mills, who volunteers at the salon, will both be leaping from a plane in a sponsored tandem skydive at Dunkeswell airfield, East Devon, on Wednesday 19 July.

Claire, 30, from Exeter, said she decided to raise money for Exeter Deaf Academy after working with students and seeing the opportunities they are offered there.

‘Working here, meeting the Deaf learners and seeing how...

What do you keep just in case? Is it a safe little black dress that you wear when you are feeling no-so-slim, is it those bits of wood in the shed which are sure to come in handy someday, or is it an old PC or laptop? Unfortunately a computer, unlike the others has a sell by date. Whilst there will always be someone in need of wood or a lovely black dress, the computer industry is constantly moving forward with faster processor speeds, better graphics and larger memories. Your old IT can quickly become useless. With an average 3-4 year cycle of computers huge numbers of computers are being...

The owner of a Chinese restaurant in Cullompton is planning a John O’Groats to Land’s End challenge with a difference – he’s doing it in a tuk-tuk.

Robby Ho from the China Orchids aims to drive Ruby the three-wheeled auto rickshaw on an 856-mile route from the North of Scotland to the tip of Cornwall in just five days.

He’ll set out on Monday August 7 with co drivers and support crew Russell Phillips and Shaun Hellier.

They hope to raise £3,000 to be shared between Exeter based FORCE Cancer Charity, Hospice UK and the Cullompton Swimming Pool Campaign.

Robby...