Stagecoach South West’s new Quayside service will be starting on Friday 6 July – just in time for the main summer season.
Details of the new service were confirmed last week by Exeter City Council who, along with the Environment Agency, Devon County Council and the Exeter Quay and Canal Trust, is funding the six month trial.
The Quay service will form part of the H route and all partners involved hope the improved connections between the city centre and the Quayside will be of benefit to visitors, residents and employees of local businesses.
Join Cantilena in Broadclyst Church for a summer’s evening of light music. The programme will feature songs from a wide range of popular shows, from the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan and the classical jazz hits of Irving Berlin, through to medleys from Oliver, West Side Story and Les Miserables.
Tickets (£8.00 - children free), available on the door. Ticket price includes drinks.
The Concert is being held in aid of Broadclyst Church Heating Fund.
Join Cantilena at Poltimore House for a summer’s afternoon of light music. The programme will feature songs from a wide range of popular shows, from the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan and the classical jazz hits of Irving Berlin, through to medleys from Oliver, West Side Story and Les Miserables.
Tickets £8.00 (children free) including tea and cakes.
The Concert is being held in aid of Poltimore House, CLAPA (The Cleft Lip and Palate Association) and Refugee Support, Devon.
Children’s Hospice South West is celebrating after being certified “plastic free” for its events in Devon.
The charity has been working with Plastic Free North Devon to reduce the environmental impact of its fundraising events, which attract support across the whole county. Events including the recent Rainbow Run in Exeter, the forthcoming Ride for Precious Lives cycle challenge, the Canonteign Abseil and September’s foam-filled Bubble Rush 5km run at Coxleigh Barton have all received the Plastic Free North Devon seal of approval for a range of eco-friendly measures.
Stagecoach has announced a consultation on significant service enhancements for bus services in East Exeter, Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton, with revised timetables commencing 3 September 2018.
The enhancements are centred on route 56 and route J. They are primarily designed to increase access to employment to areas on the east of the city including the Science Park, Exeter Airport and businesses located in Middlemoor, Digby and Pynes Hill.
Summaries of the proposed changes to each service are shown below and, where relevant, customers can view the draft timetables by...
One of the major advances within gambling industry in the modern age has been online gambling. First seen around the late 1990s when the internet was finding its feet, it has gone on since then to explode in popularity. Indeed, the online gambling market is now thought to be worth around $50bn in business terms with an increase to around $80bn by 2022. Eighty countries around the world have legalised online gambling now.
Of course, the major factor behind the rise in online gambling has been the online casinos that you can play at.
Visitors to Dartmoor National Park during this period of exceptionally warm weather are being asked to be particularly vigilant to reduce the risk of moorland fires.
With the warm weather set to continue, the risk of a fire is becoming an increasing concern.
Andrew Watson, Head of Recreation, Access and Estates said: "We obviously want people to come and enjoy Dartmoor, but we would urge them to do what they can to help us prevent a fire from breaking out."
There are particular concerns at the moment with the recent spell of exceptionally dry weather, which has made...
On Thursday 19th July, the Exeter Initiative for Science and Technology (ExIST) is hosting an event to discuss the evolution of digital currencies.
Robert McIlwraith, chairman of ExIST , said “The development of digital currencies presents opportunities and challenges, which businesses must meet. We are pleased to invite great speakers to help us examine this topic. I encourage anyone with a business focus in science and technology, as well as an interest in cryptocurrencies, to attend to the event.”
Speakers at the event, titled “Digital currencies, the good, the bad and...
Exeter Racecourse is delighted to have been awarded a Bronze Green Tourism Award, awarded by the Green Tourism Business Scheme which is the leading sustainable tourism certification scheme in the UK, after it primary inspection and will be working towards achieving a Gold Award to ensure it is increasingly sustainable.
Exeter is owned by The Jockey Club and at each of its 14 racecourses a Green Champion works with the group’s sustainability executive so that steps are implemented to reduce its impact on the environment.
The sustainability strategy is constantly evolving...
‘Finding Ray's Key' by Sam Goddard brings a mindful and honest approach to the idea of happiness in children's literature.
At a time when many parents, carers, and children lead disconnected and digitalised lives, the book offers a gentle reminder of the idea of connection - to ourselves, to others, to nature and the real world around us.
For Author Sam Goddard - an experienced Reiki Master Teacher, Stress Management Consultant and Mindfulness practitioner working with both adults and children - the message of this, her first book, is simple but offers some valuable...
