New powers aimed at keeping public spaces cleaner and safer and tackling incidents of irresponsible dog ownership come into effect from April 1. Teignbridge District Council is introducing a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for dog fouling and control. Cllr Sylvia Russell, Teignbridge District Council’s executive portfolio holder for health and wellbeing, said: “The PSPO will help us look after our beautiful environment by tacking action against a small minority of irresponsible dog owners who spoil it for others. The public told us they supported the principle of the order, something...
Metal groups band together to raise money for The Wave Project.
Collibus, the female fronted progressive metal band, will be headlining, supported by some of the best bands the UK has to offer; Blood Oath, Torqued, Kinasis, Ethyrfield, Dead Fly, and Hybridize. The one day mental extravaganza will start at 13:00 and run until 23:00 at the Exeter Phoenix.
Holiofest 2019, which will take place on the 6th of April, is the second annual iteration of the event. Holiofest was born after the loss of a dear friend Tom Holio to suicide. The project was initially intended to be a one...
The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies is holding charity breakfast morning on Monday 18th March to raise money for the Exeter Chiefs Foundation.
Between 8am and noon, RGB is inviting tradespeople and members of the community to join them for a bacon roll and hot drink in return for a donation to the charity.
The Exeter Chiefs Foundation raises money for 20 charities and organisations in the region and, since its launch in 2011, has donated over £1m to various projects. RGB Building Supplies is a Foundation XV member and since 2016 has pledged to raise £1,500 during...
Exeter based learn to read website ReadwithPhonics.com has partnered with the Book People, one of the UK's largest distributors of children's books in an exciting new initiative that will provide their users with free children's books.
“Digital learn to read resources such as ReadwithPhonics.com are amazing tools that really increase the efficiency of how children learn to read, but there is no getting away from the magic that reading a proper book offers, so we are very excited about this new partnership.” Explained Devon's Sophie Cooper, a former primary school teacher and...
Exeter School is looking forward to performing its annual Choral Society concert in Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 21 March, which this year will feature music by Handel and Poulenc. Made up of current pupils, parents, staff and guests, the concert will feature four pieces. The full chorus and orchestra will perform Part 2 of arguably the best-loved choral work in Britain, Handel's Messiah, including the Hallelujah Chorus, and also Poulenc's Gloria, which combines chords and rhythms more often found in jazz along with hauntingly beautiful melodies. The school's Chamber Choir will perform...
East Devon based HeadsUP Mental Health Awareness Ltd has received a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund. The grant will allow HeadsUP to deliver mental health awareness sessions in schools and youth groups across East Devon and Exeter.
The delivery of sessions has already started and securing The National Lottery Community Funding will allow HeadsUP to extend its programmes to benefit more young people in the area over the next 12 months.
The main aims of the sessions are:
1) To allow young people to confidently talk about mental health
Almost 150 Devon women attended an event at County Hall on Friday to share stories of the work they do supporting their communities to mark International Women’s Day.
The two events, one in the morning and another in the afternoon, were hosted by Chair of Devon County Council, Councillor Caroline Chugg, and each of the invited women had been nominated by their communities. It follows Cllr Chugg’s pledge, made in her inauguration speech last May, to recognise ‘women who have achieved’.
The events celebrated those women who have gone beyond the call of duty to help others,...
Police have released an e-fit of a man that they would like to speak to in connection with reports of stalking in Exmouth.
The incident was reported to have happened during the afternoon of Tuesday 5 March on Belvedere Road.
The victim, an 18-year-old woman, was reported to have been approached whilst walking home by a man who made threats to harm her. The man grabbed the victims arm and made further verbal threats before leaving on foot. The victim was uninjured.
The suspect is described as a white man, around 25-years-old, about 5ft 7-8ins tall and of medium build...
A new community woodworking facility, The Woodspace UK, has opened this week in Marsh Barton, Exeter, with a mission to provide flexible and affordable access to a professional workshop space, with equipment to support small businesses, freelancers and hobby woodworkers.
Founded by Martin Lammers, a professional joiner and traditional boatbuilder, The Woodspace UK aims to be the best woodworking space in the South West by providing safe, efficient and brand new fully extracted machinery in a well organised, clean, tidy and bright space. As Martin says: ‘We welcome all woodworkers,...
A marketing apprentice with one of the region’s leading housebuilders has earned promotion – just months after starting his new role.
Barney Munn, who was appointed as Barratt Developments’ first marketing apprentice in Exeter, has been promoted to apprentice marketing executive by the five star housebuilder.
Barney joined the Exeter-based team, which looks after Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, in the region last year and has now been given more responsibility, something he said he was excited about.
“I’ve really enjoyed working as marketing apprentice with...
