Chef and assistant manager outside Rusty Pig

Vegetarian joins team at meat specialist Rusty Pig

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Sat, 10/05/2019 - 10:13am

The new assistant manager at Rusty Pig in Ottery St Mary won’t be tucking into the restaurant’s pork chops any time soon.

Although the ethical restaurant is well known for its meat dishes, Sarah Davison is a strict vegetarian.

She joined the team after finishing her degree in Anthropology at Exeter University, which included Food Studies. The course included a module on the theory and methods of traditional food presentation which found her attending a session on butchery and charcuterie at Rusty Pig.

During her visit a friend dropped a drink and Sarah was quick to...

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Exeter Chiefs Foundation donates over £200,000 in the last year to Exeter charities

Over £200,000 has been donated to charities and organisations in the Exeter area in the last year, thanks to the Exeter Chiefs Foundation.

Since September 2018, the Foundation has given £223,428 to local organisations, community projects and the Exeter Chiefs Foundation's designated charities.

£64,000 of this was shared with the 20 2018/19 Exeter Chiefs Foundation's designated charities at the Exeter Chiefs Season Kick-off Dinner; funds which have been raised by representatives of the charities through match-day bucket collections and car parking.

Other projects to...

All kerbside waste collected in Devon is recycled or turned into energy

Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Infrastructure Development & Waste, has announced that Devon no longer sends any rubbish from kerbside collections to landfill.

Cllr Davis says that all residual waste now goes to Energy Recovery Facilities, and is used to create heat and electricity.

The news follows Devon keeping its status high among the top recycling counties in England such as Zero Waste Group , recycling 56% of household waste.

The latest 2018/2019 draft figures show that the recycling rate has increase by 2% when...

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KGL or Kuwait & Gulf Link (KGL) logistics conglomerate describes itself as one of the elite providers of integrated Supply Chain Management facilities in the Middle East. They claim to take care of the entire procedure of supply, starting from logistics and transportation to port management, courier shipping, and freight forwarding.

They have developed a vast clientele with numerous regional and international clients involved continuously in import and export. KGL, also known as Kuwait and Gulf Link Holding Company, was established as a small stevedoring company in the early...

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Exeter Racecourse will be raising money for the Devon Air Ambulance at its race meeting on Sunday, November 24

Hillies fly down the home straight for Devon Air Ambulance

Event Date: 
24/11/2019 - 10:45am to 4:45pm
Venue: 
Exeter Racecourse

Exeter Racecourse will be raising money for the Devon Air Ambulance at its race meeting on Sunday, November 24 and the meeting will kick off in fine style with the first ever Dartmoor Hillies race.

Eight ponies bred on Dartmoor will come dashing down the home straight and racegoers will be able to place their bets, with every penny donated to the charity. Entry is always free to under-18s at Exeter, making it the perfect family day out, with a range of free activities to enjoy including a helicopter simulator.

The Dartmoor Hillies will race at 12.20pm and then seven more...

Another of Devon's green fields being lost forever to development

Planning workshop for town and parish councils

Event Date: 
15/10/2019 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Venue: 
Hatherleigh Community Centre

Do you sit on a town or parish council in Devon? If so, you need to know how to respond to planning proposals affecting your community. Your response, as consultees in the planning process, can significantly influence the outcome and make a real difference to what the local planning authority decides. CPRE Devon invites you to a special ‘planning workshop’ for Devon’s town and parish councils. Experienced, independent Planning Consultant, Jo Widdecombe, will guide you through the process and explain what’s important. Free admission for member organisations (up to 3 people free per member...

Patients highly rate cancer services at the RD&E

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 10/04/2019 - 12:09pm

Patients being treated for cancer at the RD&E highly rate the services they receive, according to results published by a national survey this month.

The annual National Cancer Patient Experience Survey, now in its eighth year, is designed to monitor national progress on cancer care; provide information to drive local improvements and to inform the work of groups supporting cancer patients, including the voluntary sector.

The survey was completed by over 1300 patients at the RD&E who had received a cancer diagnosis and attended the hospital in April, May or June 2018...

Road closures for gas work in Topsham

Gas pipeline and emergency service, Wales & West Utilities is working in the Topsham area this coming weekend (5/6 October).

Following gas pipe upgrade work, which completed in the area earlier this year, the company needs to remove the old pipe from along Clyst Bridge. The work is essential tokeep the gas flowing to heat homes and power businesses in the area so that people are safe and warm for generations to come.

For safety reasons it has been agreed with Devon County Council that road closures will be in place while the work takes place.

During the weekend...

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