Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend and school half-term, the RNLI revealed today that remembering to float helped prevent at least seven people from drowning during dangerous situations in the water in 2017. The charity urged floating as a key survival skill 12 months ago. Now, in their 2018 Respect the Water campaign, launched today, they are further refining the advice and urging the public to practice floating. While figures out today also revealed a drop in coastal fatalities from 156 in 2016 to 109 last year, over half those fell or were swept into the sea, never intending to go in....
Scrapping cars in Exeter saves the environment in two key ways. One, it promotes recycling, which conserves natural resources and reduces environmental pollution. Metal, glass, and plastic parts are examples of materials that can be recycled. Two, the dangerous parts of the car are disposed of properly, thus minimising the danger to the environment. Therefore, by giving up your old car for scrap, you not only get some cash but play a role in conserving the environment.
Cars are designed to last for years, but not forever. Even with the best care and maintenance, vehicles...
The Exmouth Players present “The Odd Couple”, a Comedy by Neil Simon, at The Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth, from Mon 18th to Sat 23rd June. Evening performances commence at 7.30pm and the Saturday Matinee performance commences 2.30pm. Florence Unger and Olive Madison are at it again, that is, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constanzuela...
Honiton Tae Kwon Do student Oliver Buss achieved his First Degree black belt after being put through his paces at the Headquarters of the Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain (TAGB) in Bristol.
Oliver had to show his skill in front of the TAGB board of grading examiners, all of whom are 8th Degree Black Belts with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the martial art.
The grading consists of traditional Tae Kwon Do moves including line work, patterns, set sparring and free sparring. In addition, students answer challenging questions chosen at random on the moves they...
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Vospers has received construction industry recognition for a host of sustainability and efficiency measures at their £12m supersite in Exeter. The car dealer’s new 61,215 square foot state-of-the-art facility at Matford, opening late 2018, will feature a new FordStore and five new showrooms for Ford, Mazda, Fiat, Jeep and Alfa Romeo. Vospers CEO Nick Vosper said: “Our new facility is a great example of a large scale sustainable development and best practice in construction. Our long-term banking partner Lloyds Commercial supported us with funding for the purchase and development of the new...
Seventy-five female students from Exeter College were treated to a training session with the Bristol Ladies Rugby Team, as part of Tyrrells’ ongoing initiative to inspire more girls to get into rugby. Poppy Leitch, Caity Mattinson and Clara Nielson, who play for Bristol Ladies and England, hosted the workshop alongside Tyrrells, coaching and supporting students on Monday evening. The workshop, organised by Tyrrells and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and held at the college’s Exwick Sports Hub, was made up of a number of different activities started with the chance to pose for pictures,...
Jacqui Lanning, of Devonshire Poultry, has been named ‘Farmer of the Year’ in the Devon Farm Business Awards, organised by the Addington Fund, the Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA) and leading regional solicitors Stephens Scown at the awards ceremony held on May 16.
She is the first woman to have been crowned Farmer of the Year since the awards were launched five years ago and also took home the award for Devon’s Best Woman in Farming.
Jacqui is the co-owner and founder of Devonshire Poultry, a broiler chicken business encompassing six farms across three counties...
After visiting the Crediton Parish Church Flower Festival on Saturday 2nd June, why not stay behind and be entertained by a concert with the intriguing title 'Elements of Music'. Proceeds from the admission ticket, £6 go to the Crediton Parish Churcg Music Endowment Fund and if you want to find out how this money is used, the Concert starts at 7.30pm. There is free parking, a bus stop outside the church, disabled access and tickets are available on the door. If you would like to reserve a ticket please phone Penny Little 01363 777814 or visit A.E.Lee Outfitters, Crediton High Street.
If the price of groceries were to rise at the same rate as house prices, 86% of Brits would have to remove sausages from their diet according to a new study.
The research, carried out by Property Rescue , found that if our weekly shop was to rise with the same inflation rate as property, a pack of sausages would cost a whopping £10.26!
The humble banger would contribute to a £207.37 average weekly shop, 18 times that of 1973.
Conducting a survey, Property Rescue uncovered that if the rise was to happen, a third of the nation would require financial help with their...
