The Exmouth Players are pleased to announce they will be presenting “The Vicar of Dibley” at the Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth, on the following dates and times:-
• 18th – 23rd March 2019 – Evening performances at 7.30pm; and • 23rd & 24th March – Matinee performances at 2.30pm
“The Vicar of Dibley” is a stage play by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter, adapted from the original TV series by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer with the kind permission of Tiger Aspect Productions, which supports Comic Relief.
People in Devon can get prescription medicine for a range of minor illnesses straight from a pharmacy, without the need to visit a doctor. Under the Pharmacy First scheme, trained pharmacists in participating branches can give out medication which normally has to be prescribed by a GP for the following conditions:
• Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) for women aged 18-64 • Impetigo • Nappy rash • Conjunctivitis for one-year-olds
The scheme aims to make the most of pharmacists’ expertise and give local people a fast alternative to visiting the doctor, especially during the busy...
A week-old orphaned donkey foal has been given a forever home with The Donkey Sanctuary, after its mother died shortly after giving birth. The foal was relinquished into the care of The Donkey Sanctuary by its owner, who wanted to give it the best start in life after its mother tragically died after suffering complications during foaling. Sadly, despite veterinary care and the best efforts of the donkey’s owner, her condition did not improve and the kindest thing to do was to put her to sleep. The week-old male foal is receiving round the clock care by staff at the international animal...
When local business women Emma Ranson Bellamy, owner of fashion chain SNOB, called upon her customers to help women in crisis she was overwhelmed with their generous response.
Emma appealed for her shoppers to fill shoeboxes with beauty goodies to be distributed to vulnerable women in the South West and was astounded when, between her four stores, 90 filled boxes were donated.
After hearing about the charity Elle for Elle which collects and distributes the beauty boxes to women’s refuges across the North West of England, Emma contacted its volunteers to see if she could...
Christmas and the New Year is a time when you can make the most of East Devon’s improved recycling service and recycle as much of your household waste as possible to enable us to re-use our valuable resources.
East Devon residents are keen recyclers and have had an excellent year as they now recycle 57% of their household waste.
During the festive season – and all year round - please help to collect as many valuable materials as possible by recycling your plastic bottles, tubs, pots and trays, food tins and drinks cans, foil trays and aerosols, food and drink cartons (...
Landmark listed Sidmouth structure to be closed while council carries out essential maintenance
Sidmouth’s iconic Jacob’s Ladder, which leads up to Connaught Gardens from the beach below, will be closed for two to three weeks (weather depending) from 3 January 2019, while East Devon District Council’s local contractor C Sansom Ltd undertakes essential maintenance works to the structure.
The works were identified as part of the council’s principal inspections and involved looking at all elements of the structure in close detail from a mobile working platform. The remedial...
Panto at Exeter Corn Exchange has a reputation for bringing a novel approach to the classic storylines. This year, Devon favourite: Daniel Page ('Billy Elliot', 'Hairspray') is playing TWINS in the exotic and magical 'Aladdin'! He promises "Double the fun and double the trouble" as he is playing Abanazer and also Widow Twankey!
It's a plot twist which will allow Daniel to let out his naughty side as much as his damely nature!
Daniel explains, “I played Abanazer in 2012 and it was great fun- my baddies are never scary- I play the villain like Humpty Dumpty having a bad day....
A team of volunteers are preparing to leave their own families on Christmas day to answer Childline calls from children who have nowhere else to turn.
The NSPCC’s Helpline and Childline services operate 365 days a year, with trained counsellors poised to take calls from children, and adults who are concerned about a child’s welfare.
Both helplines are free and confidential to call – and demand can often increase over the festive period, when emotions can be magnified.
Almost 2,000 Childline counselling sessions were delivered over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and...
Around 80 guests attended, including a Deputy Lord Lieutenant, the High Sheriff of Devon and Neil Parish MP
East Devon District Council chairman, Cllr Andrew Moulding, held a Civic Carol Service , at the Parish Church of St Michael in Musbury. The Officiant was The Reverend Hilary Dawson.
Five readings were made as part of the service and were read by district council Vice Chairman , Cllr David Key; Sue Irving, Church Warden; Tim Nield, Head of Teaching and Learning at Musbury Primary School; Mark Williams, East Devon CEO and the Chairman, Cllr Andrew Moulding.
On Tuesday 11th December the Devon and Cornwall region of the Lord’s Taverners held their Christmas Lunch at Exeter’s famous Sandy Park. A record-breaking 636 people descended upon the grounds; comprising of local business, organisations and their guests. A lunch of this scale is a first for Exeter.
Through generous sponsorship and donated prizes the lunch raised just over £70,000. That is a fantastic amount and will allow the Lord’s Taverners charity to continue their work of enhancing disabled young people’s lives, through the use of sports such as cricket.
