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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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Honiton man charged with murder

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 06/08/2017 - 8:35am

Detectives have charged Keith Beviss, aged 54 from Honiton with the murder of Philip Ryan aged 55 who was from Westward Ho!

This development follows the police discovering the body of Mr Ryan at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Dowell Street in Honiton at around 3.50pm on Tuesday 6 June 2017.

Beviss is due to appear at Exeter Magistrates’ Court at 10am this morning (Thursday 8 June 2017).

The family of the deceased have released an image of Philip Ryan (see attached) and would like to say the following:

“Philip was a very kind, gentle and loving...

Have you seen missing Exeter man Paul?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 06/08/2017 - 8:11am

Police are appealing to help find missing man Paul Whatley from Exeter.

Paul was last seen by a member of his family at his home address on Topsham Road around 3am on Tuesday 6 June.

Paul is described as a white, 53-years-old, of slim build, 5’ 9” tall, thought to be wearing navy blue jacket, blue tracksuit bottoms and trainers.

He is believed to be in the Dawlish/Exeter area. He may have been in the Dawlish town centre and seafront area during the day.

Anyone that has seen Paul or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall police on 101...

Flybe announces £6.7m loss

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 06/08/2017 - 8:02am

Exeter-based airline Flybe has announced a pre-tax loss of £6.7m.

Despite the fall, the company's new chief executive Christine Ourmiere-Widener, said the budget airline had started the new financial year well and will soon begin to cut capacity as leases on its existing aircraft end.

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, said this will allow the management team to concentrate on profitable routes.

Christine Ourmieres-Widener has had a lengthy career in the aviation and travel sectors, having first started in the maintenance department of Air France before...

Approval for proposed A382 improvements

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 06/08/2017 - 7:54am

Plans to improve the A382 near Drumbridges have been approved by Devon County Council.

The Council’s Development Management Committee today (Wednesday 7 June) agreed proposals for an upgrade to the route to Newton Abbot which will improve journey times and safety.

The scheme will involve straightening the alignment of the road, widening the section from Trago Mills to White Hills Cross and developing a section of dual carriageway between Drumbridges and the Trago Mills Roundabout.

Along with a new road to be developed from White Hills Cross to West Golds Way (Jetty...

Win an overnight stay at Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel

Kelly Jones is the lucky winner of this competition which closed on 23 June 2017.

The correct answer to the question: What do the newly refurbished bedrooms at the Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel take inspiration from? was of course, Exeter’s textile industry.

Thank you to everyone who entered.

** THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED **

Enjoy a relaxing escape with Mercure Hotels, who are offering the chance to win an overnight stay for two including dinner and breakfast at the newly refurbished 4-star Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel.

Situated directly...

Go Green with Princesshay Sustainability Day

Following the success of last year’s event, Princesshay is hosting its second Sustainable Travel Day on Wednesday 14th June to raise awareness of its continued commitment to sustainable travel and other environmental initiatives.

The event is timed to take place during National Bike Week and Love to Ride.

The day will bring together partners from across the city to encourage and inspire people working in and visiting Princesshay to think about how they travel and try to use more sustainable transport more often. The event will take place on Bedford Street from 10am – 4pm...

Joe Levy urges voters to make confident choices on Thursday

Authored by Diana Moore
Posted: Wed, 06/07/2017 - 4:15pm

In a final call-out to voters, Green Party parliamentary candidate, Joe Levy, is urging voters to make a confident choice for Exeter’s future. Mr Levy said,

“This election is unlike any we have seen before. Brexit is hugely disruptive and the Tories will leave that chaos hanging over us for years to come. Add to that the threats posed by climate change and the fact our public services are on the brink and its clear we need bold and confident decisions to make Britain a more caring country.”

“I’ve listened to many people over this campaign and it’s the future for young...

WH Smith Exeter staff and customers to walk 30 miles for mental health

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/07/2017 - 11:58am

Staff and customers of WH Smith Exeter store are set to trek across Dartmoor, completing 30miles over 2 days on 10th/11th June 2017 in aid of mental health charity Mind.

Richard Boyter, 33, who works for WHSmith in Exeter, is walking with staff and customers to raise £1000 by trekking across Dartmoor.

Starting at Fingle Bridge with the Finish at Bovey Castle. Richard has been inspired by the company's 225 fundraising campaign but this has become a more personal challenge after experiencing issues with his own mental health in the past year.

Richard wants to raise...

Give the gift of cycling!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/07/2017 - 10:30am

Join Love to Ride Devon for #BikeWeekUK 2017 and give the gift of cycling! There are plenty of amazing prizes up for grabs for riding, encouraging and sharing inspiring cycling stories - check out what you can win here. Bike Week is also the opportunity for you to grow your workplace team ahead of Devon Cycle September and get your colleagues in gear! All you have to do is: 1. REGISTER on www.lovetoride.net/devon 2. RIDE for 10 minutes or more and record your trips manually or record automatically by using an app. 3. ENCOURAGE and INSPIRE others to take part. Happy Cycling! Bike Week @...

Global Lego expert comes to SW for international ideas festival

Lego’s head of social media has been announced as the latest speaker at the Like Minds ‘From Startup to Scaleup’ Ideas Festival coming to the South West.

James Poulter will join experts from Google, LinkedIn, Facebook and StartUp Britain at the international event taking place in Exeter in September. As well as running the online LEGO Life phenomenon, James is a senior manager at the Global Social Media Team at LEGO Group and member of the leadership team. James works on both the social media marketing strategy of LEGO Life, as well as new feature development such as the LEGO Emoji...

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