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Greendale appoints three new members to board of directors

The Greendale Group (FWS Carter & Sons), a diverse, family-owned local business, with interests in farming, fishing, retail, property and haulage, has announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Martyn Youell, Tom Chanter and Richard Gibbons.

ffective immediately, these appointments will provide extra strength and stability to the board, helping to shape the business for years to come.

Youell brings over 15 years of experience in the fishing sector. As Commercial Director for Waterdance (the Group’s fishing enterprise), he has...

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Seaton Jurassic welcomes 20,000th visitor

A new East Devon attraction has attracted its 20,000th visitor as it prepares for a busy summer season.

Seaton Jurassic was only opened in early April but its mix of quirky displays and interactive exhibits aimed at families already seems to be a hit. Owned by East Devon District Council and operated by the charity Devon Wildlife Trust, Seaton Jurassic has brought visitors and the attention of the nation’s media to the town of Seaton.

One glowing review in The Guardian newspaper spoke of the journey through prehistoric time that visitors to Seaton Jurassic could enjoy as...

Vodafone calls out to rural community centres

Vodafone, the mobile network company, is reaching out to the South West to apply for their new programme.

Rural community centres such as pubs, shops, and village halls are being encouraged to apply for Vodafone’s new programme, Community Indoor Sure Signal, if they have unreliable mobile coverage.

The programme will give the centre an Open Sure Signal box which will bring Vodafone indoor 3G mobile coverage to create a rural community hotspot.

It will be open to 100 rural community hubs and builds on the success of Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal which provides 3G...

50,000 visit 19240 Shrouds of the Somme Exhibition

Up to 50,000 people are estimated to have visited the poignant 19240 Shrouds of the Somme Project in Exeter that depicts all 19,240 allied soldiers who fell on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

On the eve of the closing ceremony, due to take place on 7th July at 9pm, organisers say that in just one week they have been inundated with people from all over the UK, and beyond.

The project was opened in the city's Northernhay Gardens at 7:30am on 1st July, exactly 100 years since the whistle was blown to go ‘over the top' in one of the bloodiest battles in British...

Dunsford Primary hosts Rio 2016 Paralympics GB Torch Tour

On Tuesday 5 July, the children of Dunsford Community Primary school were honoured to be given the opportunity to hold and carry the Paralympic torch ahead of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The children carried the torch on a procession around the school in order to raise awareness of the Paralympic movement. The event was extra special because the torch will not visit any other country outside of Brazil. Head Teacher Ruth Alphey said, “We were thrilled to be given the chance to take part in something so unique. Every year group was involved in the torch procession and some of...

Trio of theatre performances bring Killerton’s garden alive

This summer, three laugh-out-loud performances will entertain the crowds at Killerton near Exeter. The evening theatre shows will be brought to life by Heartbreak Productions and The Lord Chamberlains Men against the backdrop of the National Trust hillside garden. The entertainment kicks off on Thursday 14 July, 7.30-10pm, with Heartbreak Productions adaption of Oscar Wilde’s classic ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’. Expect hilarious mistaken identities as everyone learns the vital importance of being earnest. On Tuesday 2 August, 7-10pm, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men reimagine Shakespeare’s...

No time to relax, says new regeneration chair

As the UK summer holiday season looms, bringing the usual influx of tourists lazing on Exmouth’s beaches, work is intensifying to encourage more visitors to come to the town all year round.

East Devon Conservatives want to provide a platform for local traders and entrepreneurs to develop and grow businesses that provide the goods and services expected from a vibrant 21st century holiday destination, as well as boosting employment in the town. And that, says the new man heading up Exmouth Regeneration Programme Board, means ditching the mind-set that shuns new ideas and clings to...

World class athletes support Devon youngsters

Over the next four years, world class athletes will be supporting over 2,300 young disadvantaged people in Devon.

The Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, founded by double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, has been working in Devon for several years now.

The trust has announced it will work with 2,300 disadvantaged young people through the mentoring schemes Get on Track and On Track to Achieve.

These schemes aim to help young people realise the attitudes needed to live a positive life and helps them to develop the skills required to exit into sport, training, education...

Are you looking after someone else’s child?

Devon County Council is using Private Fostering week, which runs from 4 to 10 July, to encourage people to get in touch if they have made private arrangements to look after someone else’s child, or children, for 28 days or more.

Private Fostering is when a child or young person under 16 years old (or 18 if they have a disability) is looked after for 28 days or more by someone who is not a close relative, a guardian or person with parental responsibility.

A close relative includes parents, step-parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents.

This can include arrangements...

Lynx escapes from Dartmoor Zoo

A Lynx has escaped from Dartmoor zoological park this morning (Thursday 7 July).

Police were informed at 10.20am that the large cat had escaped from its enclosure in Dartmoor Zoo.

Staff and volunteers have been searching the park and the animal is now thought to have left the grounds.

The lynx is a wild cat approximately the size of a large domestic cat, grey/silver in colour.

Police are urging the public to call 999 immediately quoting log 252 if it is sighted.

The animal should not be approached as it could become dangerous if alarmed or cornered...

Children’s charity mascot goes on whistle-stop school tour across Exeter and beyond!

Harold the Giraffe, the mascot of children’s charity Life Education Wessex (LEW), is going on the road for a week from Monday 11th July to spread the word about an exciting online resource available without charge to schools from September.

‘Harold’ the Giraffe puppet will be making a whistle-stop tour of as many schools as possible throughout Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Hampshire before the end of the academic year. He aims to visit at least 50 schools across the four counties, including a number in Exeter, to tell teachers and children about SCARF, an interactive educational...

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Greendale appoints three new members to board of directors

Seaton Jurassic welcomes 20,000th visitor

Vodafone calls out to rural community centres

50,000 visit 19240 Shrouds of the Somme Exhibition

Dunsford Primary hosts Rio 2016 Paralympics GB Torch Tour

Trio of theatre performances bring Killerton’s garden alive

No time to relax, says new regeneration chair

World class athletes support Devon youngsters

Are you looking after someone else’s child?

Lynx escapes from Dartmoor Zoo

Children’s charity mascot goes on whistle-stop school tour across Exeter and beyond!

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