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Pawesome day out with pen farthing

Looking for the perfect way to round off the summer holidays? Head to Pawesome Day Out, a lively, family-friendly charity event on Sunday 31st August from 12pm at St Martin’s Football Club, Exminster—where fun, food, and four-legged friends take centre stage!

Organised by Claudia Pinn of Claudia’s Canines and the UK–Sri Lanka-based charity Lucas Helps Dogs, this event aims to raise vital funds for street animals in Sri Lanka. Proceeds will directly support spay/neuter clinics, emergency treatments, and life-saving vaccinations for dogs and cats in desperate need.

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SW firms continue to recover from Brexit

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/10/2016 - 8:01am

South West businesses continued to recover from the shock of the EU Referendum, recording higher order books and creating new jobs in September, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Regional PMI.

The South West PMI registered 54.5, down slightly from August’s recording of 55.5 but still showing a quicker pace of growth than the UK average. A PMI reading above 50 signifies growth in business activity.

Data for September revealed that private sector firms continued to create jobs for the third month in a row as new business increased, albeit at a slower pace than the previous...

The Repair Revolution needs you!

The repair revolution, known as REPAIR IT, is coming to Exeter on November 5th and it needs your help!

REPAIR IT involves local volunteers with technical repair skills helping others fix and maintain their small electrical appliances and gadgets, including computers – for free.

The event is currently looking for local menders so if you have mending skills that you think you could contribute to the event then please get in touch.

Brought to you by Recycle Devon and Transition Exeter, REPAIR IT will take place at Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David’s Hill, EX4 3RG on...

Free online skills in Exeter for people with sight loss

A free online basic skills session is being held in Exeter on 21 October 2016 to help blind and partially sighted people get online and take their first steps in using technology.

Sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has been holding workshops across the UK to support people living with sensory loss in getting online as part of its ambitious Online Today project.

Partner organisation Action for Blind People will be holding the workshop at Devon in Sight, Station House, Holman Way, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 OEN. The session will take place on Friday...

Lieutenant Richard Douglas Sandford VC, RN honoured with Blue Plaque

As part of the Submariners Association initiative the sixth Blue Plaque commemorating a WWI Submariner and VC holder was placed at the Cathedral Choir School, Exeter on Saturday 24th September 2016.

Approximately 120 guests, which included the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Devon Commodore Jake Moores OBE, DL, RN; the High Sheriff of Devon Mrs. A.M. Gilbert; the Chairman of Devon County Council Cllr. Andrew Moulding; Deputy Lord Mayor of Exeter Cllr Peter Holland; the Headmaster of Exeter Cathedral Choir School James Featherstone and members of the Sandford family, joined veteran and...

Protecting Devon’s trees for the future at Kew

A local charity is playing a key part in an initiative which is protecting the nation’s ‘tree heritage’.

Throughout October Devon Wildlife Trust is collecting seed from a series of well-known local wild tree and shrub species including rowan, crab apple, raspberry, silver birch, honey suckle and elder. The collections are an important part of a national project to protect the UK’s trees.

The charity is undertaking the work as a partner in the UK National Tree Seed Project, which has been set up by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, with funding from...

Witness deer rutting season at Powderham Castle

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 10/08/2016 - 12:26pm

This October visitors to Powderham Castle will have the chance to get a glimpse of one of Devon’s most spectacular natural phenomona, the rut of Powderham’s ancient fallow deer herd.

Many will remember how the stunning deer park and its ancient trees played host this summer to 50,000 revelers at the Radio 1 Big Weekend. But outside of concerts and events, the deer park is home to a majestic herd of 600 fallow deer who roam the 200-acre deer park, which has been maintained for centuries. Indeed Coldplay’s Chris Martin famously reminded the Big Weekend crowd that it is the deer that...

Change afoot at Tickety-Boo

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Sat, 10/08/2016 - 11:48am

Tickety-Boo in Ottery St Mary has welcomed a new front of house manager to the team.

Zoe Blackmore has taken the reins at the coffee shop and children’s play kingdom in Mill Street after Jane North decided to return to her previous role as a Teaching Assistant.

Zoe, from Ottery, has been working at Tickety-Boo part time since it opened. She brings with her a wealth of experience including a 15-year stint at the Tesco staff canteen, where she was Team Leader, and is well known locally as she has also worked at the Kings Arms.

Another welcome addition to the front of...

Appeal to trace stolen military medals

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/07/2016 - 5:38pm

Police are investigating a burglary which took place at a property in Newton Abbot where precious military medals were taken.

The incident happened between 5:10am and 6.30am on Tuesday 20 September at a home in Queensway.

The offenders gained entry through a small upstairs window and stole eight military medals in bronze, silver and gold [pictured] which are of huge personal value to the home owner.

They include campaign medals achieved from the owner’s former military service in the former Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, the 2nd Gulf War and Afghanistan....

Exeter wins recognition at awards ceremonies

Exeter has won recognition at a number of influential awards ceremonies.

Local authorities Exeter City Council and Teignbridge District Council were singled out for their role in putting on the highly successful BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend at Powderham Castle.

Working in partnership, the two councils won the Tourism Event of the Year Award at the English Riviera and South Devon Tourism and Hospitality Awards.

Fifty thousand people attended the Big Weekend at the end of May, witnessing some of the best bands in the business, including Coldplay and Mumford and Sons....

Chiefs side to face Gloucester

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/07/2016 - 2:58pm

Rob Baxter says it’s only right that the pressure is heaped on his Exeter Chiefs side every time they take to the field at Sandy Park.

Having lost only once on home soil last season - that was to eventual English and European champions Saracens - Baxter is keen for his team to create another solid home foundation from which they look to attack on all fronts.

Already this season Saracens again showed how he could be done, winning 34-13 in Devon last month, but a week later the Chiefs were back on song, seeing off Harlequins with a five-try blast in their 36-25 success....

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