Andrew Brownsword Hotels has announced that the site of The Royal Clarence Hotel is to be put up for sale.

Following extensive damage to the property caused by the fire of 28 October 2016, which started in a neighbouring building but spread throughout The Royal Clarence, significant works have been completed to protect and restore the site’s historic fabric, and as enabling works are concluded it will now be offered for sale.

Andrew Brownsword, owner, said, “We are deeply saddened to announce the intended sale of the site of The Royal Clarence Hotel, but after many months...

Devon based charity Families for Children, are pleased to welcome local author, painter and illustrator, Louise Allen, as an Ambassador for the charity. Louise, who lives in Somerset, has spent most of her working life teaching Art and Design in Higher Education. As an activist she campaigns on behalf of looked after children and those that care for them.

Louise has had much experience using Art therapy and a nurturing environment to help and support foster children; after spotting a collection tin at one of her book signings and after a little investigation into the charity she...

Exeter-based Lightfoot, the maker of the world’s first technology to reward better drivers, has this week announced the launch The Drivers’ Lottery, a new cash-prize initiative that will give private motorists, van fleet drivers, company car drivers and grey fleet drivers a 1 in 7 chance of winning anything from £2 to £100 each and every week.

Designed to encourage drivers to adopt safer, more efficient driving behaviours, The Drivers’ Lottery - like The National Lottery, Postcode Lottery and Health Lottery - supports good causes aligned to road safety and reducing air pollution,...

For its next Well Built Community Fund, RGB Building Supplies is giving a charity, school or local project the chance to win £1,000 to spend on decorating supplies at one of its 20 branches, and is inviting groups in the Exeter area to get in contact.

Whether the inside of a school needs decorating, the outside of a community centre needs a refresh, fencing needs painting, or a group would like materials for a large art project, RGB would like to hear about it.

From all the nominations received, three will be chosen to go through to a vote where the public will be asked to...

There's an ongoing debate on the value of written tests in schools in the UK. Some parents think that these exams are of no value, and don't necessarily test the extent of children's skills and knowledge.

Many parents see the 11+ CEM and GL assessments as limiting and not a true reflection of their child’s ability and potential.

People who study thoroughly for tests end up getting high scores, but it doesn't mean they understood the concepts of what they learned in class. It also doesn't mean that they understand the real-life practical application of the lessons.

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Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham is one of the most decorated SAS snipers of all time. After retiring from the elite branch of the British armed services, he went on to work as a bodyguard for some of the world’s best-known A-listers. Needless to say, the veteran has a lot of stories to tell, and those who want to hear them can attend An Audience with Mark Billy Billingham at the Exeter Corn Exchange on the 4th of November this year.

The Special Air Service is a Special Forces unit of the British Army which takes on a number of highly classified missions involving covert reconnaissance,...

Generous buyers at Chilcotts most recent sale helped swell ongoing fundraising for Hospiscare to over £16,500.

Each sale day the auctioneers invite the Hospiscare team to take over the kitchen at the Silver Street Saleroom near Honiton Community College, to sell tea and coffee, snacks and cakes made freshly by Hospiscare volunteer Mary Bolshaw and her team, with every penny of profit kept by the charity.

At the July Antiques and Interiors sale, Liz and Duncan Chilcott launched celebrations to mark the company’s 15th anniversary by providing free refreshments for buyers...

The Guild craft gallery in Bovey Tracey is to be a new venue for the annual Devon Open Studios this year. During 7th -29th September, six Guild Members will showcase their work and be present at the centre, demonstrating their craft, chatting and letting people have a go – all in the UK tradition of local artists opening their doors to the public.

For locals and visitors it’s a unique opportunity to hunt out artists in beautiful, unexplored Devon as well as buy art direct from the creator, chat or try a technique themselves.

They can find all this at the Guild’s Riverside...

More than 2,700 disabled motorists, carers and their friends and families attended One Big Day Exeter at Westpoint on 27 July 2019. The event showcased a wide range of vehicles available for disabled people, and offered visitors the chance to discover all they needed to know about worry-free motoring with the Motability Scheme.

Visitors explored a showcase of over 100 vehicles from leading manufacturers including Ford, Audi and Hyundai, plus, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs) and a range of vehicle adaptations, powered wheelchairs and scooters.

One Big Day provides a...