This year Mother’s Day falls on Sunday 22 March and what better way to show your mum just how much she means to you than a Mother’s Day Cream Tea Cruise with us! Take time out together with this perfect Mother’s Day gift of simply relaxing and enjoying each other’s company without the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Included in this cruise is also one of our deliciously Devon Cream Teas, oodles of cream and lashings of strawberry jam for you to savour as you watch the world sail by.
Cruising along the tranquil and protected waters of the award-winning River Exe, this trip...
One of the region’s transport experts has warned that a ‘cultural shift’ in our attitude towards on-road transport is needed if Devon is to become a net-zero county.
Nik Bowyer is a member of Devon’s Net-Zero Taskforce and Chair of the South West region of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.
The institute represents those who plan, design, build and manage transport and transport infrastructure in Devon and across the UK.
Nik says one of the main challenges of decarbonising Devon is the emphasis that planners and society as a whole have placed...
Quitting or wanting to quit an addictive behaviour may at first seem like a one stage event - you just need to stop.
In reality, successful recovery from any addictive behaviour, whether it be smoking, drinking, taking drugs or even biting your nails, is a stepped approach.
Even those who have a deep belief in the willpower and stoicism will have to move through the stages.
Most people will find themselves flitting back and forth between different steps before finally reaching their goal of quitting and different people will spend different amounts of time on each...
A Christmas Gala Piano Recital featuring internationally acclaimed soloist Stephen Beville.
Mozart - Sonata in A, K 331 'Alla Turka', Poulenc - Eight Nocturnes Beethoven - Andante Favouri Chopin - Three Waltzes Chopin - Polonaise Fantasie, Op 61 (Interval Refreshments available including Turkish Delight). 'Great imagination and technical skill' - classical journey
' A poet' Audiophile audition.
Saturday 21st December, 3:30 pm
South Street Baptist Church, Exeter EX1 1JA
Tickets £12 from Exeter Tourist Information Centre (01392 665885) www.ticketsource...
‘Naked’ otter sculptures were unveiled at a special event today to mark the next exciting steps of Dartmoor National Park’s Moor Otters arts trail 2020. The event held at Bovey Castle, and hosted by Dartmoor National Park, gave artists the opportunity to collect their sculptures so they can start transforming them into stunning individual works of art. At the same time, businesses and supporters were able to learn more about how the funds from Moor Otters sponsorship and sales will go towards important conservation projects so people connect with Dartmoor and care for it in the future....
The UK is an incredible place to explore because it is very beautiful, diverse, cultural and historic. There are brilliant places to explore in every area and something for everyone, but you might find that it can also be expensive to travel especially if you drive or do not plan in advance. Here are a few ways that you can make savings when travelling around the UK.
Coach
One of the cheapest ways to get from A to B in the UK is the coach. You can travel long distance for very low prices when you book a coach ticket and it is better for the environment than driving...
EXPERTS at a south Devon home care company are offering elderly and vulnerable people in the county free advice on keeping warm in the coming winter months (2019/2020).
Guardian Homecare says it is extremely important for those with reduced mobility or who are aged 65 and above to keep warm and to have a well-heated home this season.
Catherine Porter, who manages Guardian Homecare’s teams working in the Exeter area, says: “We’re offering our free advice as expert carers to ensure that Devonians keep warm this winter. For starters, the minimum a home should be heated to is...
Grammy-award winning global megastar Michael Bublé has announced a very special tour that will visit beautiful stately homes, castles and cricket grounds across the country - including Powderham. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Fri 6 December and are available at aegpresents.co.uk.
Set to be some of the most vocally and visually stunning concerts of 2020, the forthcoming ‘An Evening with Michael Bublé’ summer tour will blend his world-class showmanship with the impressive grandeur of magnificent venues, for an unforgettable musical experience.
UK-based GripHero Ltd, the developer of the world’s only fuel nozzle-mounted, anti-static hand-protection dispensers, has walked away with not one but two major titles at the prestigious Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA) 2019 Awards.
Honouring the latest products and most innovative services available on the forecourt and in the petroleum market, GripHero’s success in winning both the Environmental Protection and Improvement Award, and the Innovation Award, is a huge endorsement for the Devon business which supplies hand-protection to forecourts that...
Dining Devon, a well-established online food blog, has been announced as South West England Food Blog of the Year 2019 by LUXlife Magazine, as part of their 4th annual Food and Drink Awards.
Founded in 2011, as Eating Exeter, the blog rebranded in 2017 due to its widening appeal and growing demand to visit establishments all over Devon to help with exposure for smaller independents as well as part of larger business PR campaigns.
Many featured venues are also just part of the three bloggers increasing appetite for the many tasty places they visit across Devon in their spare...
