This year the National Trust’s South West Outdoor Festival will be embracing the earlier winter evenings which autumn brings with a series of adventures when the sun goes down. From stargazing to night runs, evening events at the festival will show Devon in a whole new light.

The three-day festival – which takes place across the weekend 5-7 October at East Soar, near Salcombe on the South Devon coast – kicks off with a couple of night-run challenges, with two distances available for trails runners to don their head torches and take on: the explorer (3km) and the adventurer (9km...

Worth The Weight Vintage Kilo Sale will be making its debut in Exeter on Sunday 30th September at Exeter Corn Exchange. The event is an all-day shopping experience, selling top quality vintage clothing at trade prices that are not normally available to the public.

Visitors will be able to rummage through ten tonnes of handpicked, men’s and women’s vintage clothing and accessories, from the ‘60s to the ‘90s, including many designer and branded items.

Like a vintage pick and mix shop, customers grab a bag, fill it up and pay by the weight. Clothing costs just £15 per kilo,...

The UK’s leading manufacturer of holiday homes and lodges has teamed up with local attraction Crealy Adventure Park & Resort hosting an exciting holiday home show alongside partners Southern Counties Leisure.

From the 4th to the 7th October, holiday home manufacturer Willerby will unveil its luxurious 2019 collection at the free-to-enter The Willerby Show, where an extensive range of holiday homes, lodges and park homes will be on display to the public for the first time in the south of England.

The fun-packed weekend promises to entertain all the family with a...

Ali Hepher insists Exeter Chiefs have been duly warned of the threat posed by visiting Worcester Warriors in tomorrow's Gallagher Premiership clash at Sandy Park (3pm). Worcester's impressive 44-37 win at Leicester Tigers last weekend certainly lifted heads across the division, not just in the fact that it elevated the Warriors off the foot of the table with their first win of the campaign, but the fact they were able to pick off their more illustrious rivals in their own lair. Now, they will head West looking to not only build on that success, but at the same time claim the scalp of the...

Devon-based Lightfoot, the driver rewards technology frequently described as “the Fitbit for cars”, has increased its headcount to in excess of 60 following the appointment of Tiffany Bale as Relationships Manager. Tiffany, former account manager at Global Media, is the latest of nearly three dozen new employees in the business this year.

Bale joins the company after 3 years at Global Media, where she was responsible for developing and implementing marketing solutions for clients across Exeter, East Devon, and Mid Devon. Her expertise will be used to develop and manage sponsorships...

Last weekend, East Devon’s fastest growing traditional Karate club marked its 2 year anniversary with a prestigious Seminar and grading event at LED’s Ottery St. Mary Leisure Centre.

More than twenty (Japanese-graded) black-belt Karate Instructors from across the UK and Europe for a special celebration event in honour of the late Shihan Leo Lipinski (8th Dan), who passed away this year. SYTL (Say Yes To Life) Karate was launched by Sensei Paul Batters (Japanese graded black-belt) in September 2016 with the aim of providing the highest standards of Martial Arts, to the widest range...

Devon smokers will get extra help and support to quit their habit this month (October) as the national Stoptober campaign returns for its sixth year. Since the campaign first started in 2012, Stoptober has prompted over 1.7 million quit attempts. Research shows that if you can stop smoking for 28-days, you are five times more likely to kick the habit for good.

This year, the stop smoking campaign from Public Health England, aims to make it easier than ever for individuals to become smoke free. Rather than smokers ‘going cold turkey’, Stoptober encourages smokers to ‘quit with...

Short of flying to Lapland, there's no better way to go full-on festive than visiting New York in December. Endless shops with spectacular displays, enough edible treats to get you feeling Christmas Day-full, and a realistic chance of snow – December really is the best month to bite into the Big Apple.

But when’s the best time to book a December trip to New York? By looking at our internal booking data from the past three years, Netflights.com can reveal the best time to book your wintery break – including the cheapest flights, the best dates to travel for a chance of snow in...

It’s many people’s dream to open and run their own restaurant, serving only their favourite cuisine in a way that they’ve always thought it out to be served, consumed and enjoyed. For many, it stays a dream, but for the fortunate and driven few, it becomes a reality. This article takes a look at some of the basic things you’re going to need to get right when setting up your own restaurant business, ensuring that you leave no stone unturned in your quest to create the ultimate dining experience for your guests.

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