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Exeter Axhayes adoption centre are hoping to hold a charity pamper evening on Friday 17th October 2014 between 7 pm and 10 pm at the Cat & Fiddle pub on Sidmouth Road.

The organisers are looking for beauticians, nail technicians, beauty therapists etc who would be willing to help the cats and kittens in their care by donating small quick treatments.

Spokesperson for the adoption centre, Ric Brown, said " This is the first time that the centre has organised such an event and its hoped to be a fun filled event where guests can spend the night being pampered by giving...

Dab hand on the drums? Genius on the guitar? In a local band and looking for some gigs over the summer? Knightshayes, on the outskirts of Tiverton, is looking for bands to join them for the second year of Soupstock, the summer celebration of great, locally-sourced music and food.

Soupstock began in 2013 as a way to help new audiences to discover Knightshayes. The aim was to promote local music alongside local food, much of which is sourced from Knightshayes’ very own kitchen garden and served in their cafe. Great soups are one of the dishes Knightshayes is best known for, hence the...

Three fire engines from Middlemoor, Danes Castle and Cullumpton, a water carrier and a hydraulic platform from Danes Castle were sent to deal with a fire in a barn at a farm in Broadclyst just after midnight.

On arrival crews confirmed the barn 32 metres x 15 metres was well alight and got to work extinguishing the fire using compressed air foam and hose reel jets.

There were 20 bags of ammonia nitrate in the barn and a hazardous materials officer gave advice on these. The Environmental Protection Unit was requested to attend, and mobilised from Taunton.

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Devon and Somerset plays host to a variety of waterways from marinas, canals, lakes, coastal inlets, harbours and quays. This bank holiday weekend is typically when the boat season will be really getting under way. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are working with the Boat Safety Scheme over Boat Safety week asking boat owners to ensure they make vital safety checks.

During Boat Fire Safety Week (26-30 May) firefighters will be talking to boat owners and handing out leaflets to help them protect themselves and their passengers. The Boat Safety Scheme urges owners to...