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...
Despite recent concerns that the payment platform giant could be vulnerable to ingenious new attacks from hackers, PayPal is doggedly pursuing a licence in the Chinese market.
The Paper, China’s state-funded media website, reported earlier this month that the organisation has been actively attempting to secure licences in the Chinese region for the past 4 years. Lu Liuliu, general manager of the PayPal Merchant Business Unit in China has stated that despite the complex legal procedure involved in applying for licenses to operate in the Chinese domestic market, obtaining them will...
Local businesses benefit from the ability to market themselves, both on and offline. Unlike digital-first businesses, you may find some benefit in location-based marketing as well as online.
Nowadays, it's very easy to look-up just about anything that comes to mind, and finding effective marketing techniques is also not hard to do. For example, lightweight LED signs that look like neon as the ones offered by CustomNeon.co.uk can drive a lot of customers to your business just because you are visually promoting it. We must learn what makes people have more interest in coming in and...
Chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, which has offices in Exeter, Okehampton, Holsworthy, Bovey Tracey, Honiton and Barnstaple, has marked its 50th Anniversary this year with a host of volunteering days across the county this summer. From clearing Himalayan Balsam on the banks of the River Tale, to painting Exeter’s iconic cast iron bollards black and gold, dozens of staff from the firm have been out and about, making a positive difference to local communities.
n June, a team of nine joined The Tale Valley Trust to clear the banks of the River Tale of the invasive Himalayan...
Last weekend, the beautiful deer park of Powderham Castle saw traders and visitors revelling in the Chilli and BBQ festival fun. Overlooked by the Castle, the grounds were filled with the bright colours of the festival flags and gazebos, and many visitors took to wearing colourful sombreros to keep off the sun.
Caterers provided a great variety of food, from Moroccan to pizza, and traders from near and far brought their chilli sauces, marinades, hot smokers, cheeses, ceramics, brownies, chilli plants and more, which saw the public leaving with bursting bags of goodies.
