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‘Can Ewe Knit It?’ celebrates Shaun’s 30 years

Shaun the Sheep, the beloved stop-motion character created by Aardman, is celebrating 30 years since his debut in Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995). To mark this milestone, Aardman has launched a global crafting campaign called ‘Can Ewe Knit It?’, inviting fans and crafters worldwide to knit or crochet Shaun-inspired woollen blanket squares.

Running until October 2025, the initiative is a collaboration between Aardman, British Wool, Campaign for Wool, and Craft Forward. Participants can download free pattern designs or create unique squares inspired by Shaun’s iconic...

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Exeter Biologist to be Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Nick Talbot of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), the premier scientific accolade in the United Kingdom.

Professor Talbot is distinguished for his role in determining the mechanisms by which fungi cause disease in plants. His discoveries have led to new insights into fungal developmental biology, cellular differentiation and, in particular, how fungi have evolved the capacity to cause some of the most important crop diseases.

Professor Talbot’s research group are best known for their studies on rice...

The Ritz Comes to Exeter Castle

The Ritz comes to Exeter Castle...

Exeter Castle will soon be hosting afternoon tea with live music from Tom Bott’s High Society Orchestra.

Tom Bott is a professional violinist originally from Exeter, who directs and performs with his palm court orchestra, the High Society Orchestra in London and the south of England.

Exeter Castle is working in partnership with Tom Bott’s High Society Orchestra to bring a Ritz style event to the heart of Exeter. The orchestra have recently completed their second season of ‘Concert & High Tea’ events in Marlborough, Wiltshire,...

Friends of Sharon Bridgman help to reach her fundraising target

Friends of a Devon woman killed in a car crash while on a fundraising cycle challenge have pledged to help raise her target goal of £10,000.

Sharon Bridgman, 38 was killed last Saturday (26 April) after she was struck by a motorist whilst cycling across the Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia, with her husband Tim.

Sharon and Tim Bridgman, from Zeal Monachorum near Okehampton, were in Bolivia as part of a round-the-world cycle challenge to raise £10,000 for the international disaster relief charity, Shelterbox.

Their two-year journey had already taken them from Norway...

Rogue traders jailed for conning elderly victims

Two men, who pleaded guilty to fraud and consumer protection offences, have received prison sentences for conning elderly and vulnerable people for thousands of pounds.

Rogue traders, James Doran of Quedgely in Gloucester and Patrick Conners of Hatfield in Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty to a variety of offences committed in the summer of 2012 in Plymouth and Exeter.

Trading as South West Drives and Patios, the two approached an elderly Plympton resident to install a block paved driveway at his home.

Pressure was put on the man who reluctantly agreed a contract for £6...

Festival will feature some of the best contemporary craft in the country

A small market town on the edge of Dartmoor will become the focus for some of the best contemporary craft in the country this June. The Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey is one of the key events in the national crafts calendar. Almost 200 makers from all over Britain will be demonstrating, selling and talking about their work. Visitors to the event will be able to meet the makers and buy their work – a range of jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture, prints and other contemporary crafts. The Craft Festival also features demonstrations, talks, exhibitions and activities...

Piles of used needles found in evicted flat

East Devon District Council (EDDC) housing officers and cleansing operatives moved in this week to clean up a flat vacated by a tenant after a court granted the council possession of the premises.

After a 13-year reign of anti social behaviour, the Exmouth flat has finally passed back into the hands of landlords East Devon District Council – to the relief of council staff and long-suffering neighbours.

EDDC applied to the courts in March this year for a possession order to take back the flat in Cheshire Road, Withycome Raleigh. The order was granted, but the tenant was...

City centre dental practice celebrates business award

The Exeter Dental Centre, an advanced dentistry practice in the heart of Exeter, has been overwhelmed by the good wishes of its patients after winning the Best City Centre Business 2014 accolade at the recent Exeter Business Awards.

Hosted at Sandy Park, The Exeter Dental Centre fought off stiff competition to take home the award after a glitzy reception held on April 4th.

Talking about the win, owner and principal dentist Mike Hesketh said: "I am so proud of the whole team. It's great to get this recognition and I am really proud to be crowned the Best City...

Sneak peek at Exeter Central Library

With Exeter Central Library due to re-open to the public in a little over three weeks here’s a quick sneak peak at what to expect. The long-awaited library is expected to open on May 22 following a £4.2m revamp; updating the libraries facilities for a more modern service. The new building holds more than 60,000 books, CDs and DVDs on over a km of shelves while another 150,000 are available on request from the libraries reserve stack. A new suite of 34 computers with printing and copying facilities, available for free for up to 2 hours a day along with free Wi-Fi, also complement the...

More volunteer mentors needed to help unemployed start up new businesses

Volunteer business mentors will have helped 1,000 unemployed people across Devon and Cornwall to start their own businesses by this summer, according to Business Information Point (BIP). However, this target can only be reached if more volunteer business mentors step forward.

Since June 2011, 821 unemployed people across Devon and Cornwall have started their own business as part of the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme and just over half of these (415) were set up in 2013. The national NEA programme, which is funded by the government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP),...

Devon woman dies on fundraising ride

A charity worker from Devon has tragically died in South America while raising money with a round the world cycling challenge. Sharon Bridgman, 38, is reported to have been killed instantly after being hit by a motorist in Bolivia on Saturday afternoon. The Evening Standard reports that Mrs Bridgman was about 100m to 200m behind her husband, riding in a remote desert region 270 miles of the Bolivian capital La Paz, when she was hit by the 4X4 Toyota Land Cruiser on Saturday afternoon. Sharon and her husband, Tim, from Zeal Monachorum, near Okehampton had been cycling in an attempt to raise...

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‘Can Ewe Knit It?’ celebrates Shaun’s 30 years

Exeter Biologist to be Fellow of the Royal Society

The Ritz Comes to Exeter Castle

Friends of Sharon Bridgman help to reach her fundraising target

Rogue traders jailed for conning elderly victims

Festival will feature some of the best contemporary craft in the country

Piles of used needles found in evicted flat

City centre dental practice celebrates business award

Sneak peek at Exeter Central Library

More volunteer mentors needed to help unemployed start up new businesses

Devon woman dies on fundraising ride

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