For the second time the international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary, has been commended by HRH The Princess Royal for its inspirational commitment to the learning and development of its staff. The Donkey Sanctuary is among 48 UK organisations and businesses that have been commended by the 2018 Princess Royal Training Awards, other organisations include John Lewis Partnership, GlaxoSmithKline and the Royal Air Force. The charity and fellow Award recipients, who were all subject to a rigorous assessment process, will receive their Awards from HRH The Princess Royal at a...
For this year’s third edition of the Sea Change Festival at Totnes, south Devon, a new partnership with pioneering arts organisation Dartington Hall will see the festival expanding into the historic 14th-century estate.
Picturesque Dartington will house the festival’s new Offshore main stage, in collaboration with Sharp’s Brewery, hosting a range of internationally acclaimed musicians, artists and DJs until late in the evenings of Friday 24 and Saturday 25 August 2018.
Founded and curated by Totnes’ much-loved record shop, Drift Records, Sea Change presents some very...
Exeter City beat Cambridge United 2-0 at the Abbey Stadium in Sky Bet League Two.
Early goals from Jonathan Forte and Jayden Stockley made the points safe for the Grecians, but they were given plenty to think about by the home side, despite holding out for all three points on the road.
Match Report sponsored by Speedy Freight
The Grecians made three changes to the side that started the 1-1 draw with Newport County last weekend as Craig Woodman, Nicky Law and Lee Martin all came into the side looking to continue the Grecians’ unbeaten start to the season.
The technological innovation that is the internet has impacted many areas of modern life. It has changed the way we communicate, the way we shop, the way we entertain ourselves, and even the way we gamble. The convenience afforded by the internet has resulted in declining revenue and shuttering for companies who don’t offer their services online. High street shopping, and broadcasting companies are a couple of examples of this.
That said, one industry that continues to grow despite the convenience afforded by internet-based options is the casino industry. A knee-jerk response to...
A new exhibition exploring Devon’s unique First World War history starts on Saturday 15 September at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM).
By illuminating the varied lives of men, women and children who lived and worked in the county, Devon Voices 1914-1918: Home Front Stories reveals a rich picture of the everyday wartime experience far from the battle fields.
The exhibition uses first-hand accounts to explore Devon life during this extraordinary period. The stories are those of real people, told in their own words and further brought to life in a...
On 19 September 2018, Lympstone Manor will be hosting its inaugural Protégé Dinner event to celebrate the talented chefs who have trained under celebrated British chef Michael Caines during their formative years.
Each of the eight hand-selected protégés will be joining Michael from across the UK and Ireland to create a collaborative eight-course tasting menu in his Michelin-starred kitchen.
All of these chefs now hold the accolade of running their own kitchens at properties including the Grove of Narberth, Ballyfin Demesne and Kentisbury Grange.
Mark Thompson, who works at the Marsh Barton restaurant in Exeter, has recently celebrated 35 years with the company.
Mark began working at McDonald’s in 1983 as a Crew Member in the Friar Street restaurant in Reading and has since spent much of his career as a Shift Manager; running restaurants’ breakfast, day and night shifts. Mark currently works as a Customer Experience Manager four days a week and is responsible for ensuring the restaurant delivers the best possible customer care.
McDonald’s franchisee David Shawyer, who owns the Marsh Barton restaurant along with two...
282 people gathered and beat the World Record for Cider Tasting at The Stable, Exeter this Saturday.
Smashing the previous record of 255 people set in Manchester, hosts The Stable and The Cider Box are exceedingly proud to bring the accolade home to the West Country. Serving samples of the shortlisted entries for The Stable’s Cider of the Year competition, The Stable, Exeter was in its element with happy crowds filling all three floors of the restaurant, united in making history and tasting some world class cider. Together with The Cider Box, The Stable is leading the way in...
A new patrol boat has been launched in the Exe Estuary to help protect wildlife and ensure water users stay safe.
The 5.75-metre-long patrol boat has been funded by the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Executive Committee (SEDHREC) -- a partnership of Teignbridge, Exeter and East Devon Councils set up to help protect internationally important conservation sites on the Exe Estuary, Dawlish Warren and East Devon's Pebblebed Heaths. Bought from a local business, the £27,000 boat was paid for with money from developers of new housing across the 3 council areas.
This summer’s hot, dry weather has revealed cropmarks in a field in Bicton that show a Romano-British farmstead once stood there.
Aerial photography of the farmstead, originally discovered by former Devon County Archaeologist Frances Griffith in 1984, has been released by Historic England. The cropmarks suggest the field in Bicton may have contained farm buildings surrounded by fields and paddocks. It is likely the farm dates back to the pre-Roman Iron Age and that the cropmarks reflect more than one phase of activity, including from Romano-British times. Ground and aerial...
