Communities across Devon can have their broken electrical items and gadgets fixed free of charge this summer at a series of community repair events held by Recycle Devon.
From Thursday 17 May to Friday 21 September. Recycle Devon will be visiting a number of Devon’s libraries to offer a free electrical repair service.
At these special REPAIR IT events, members of the public will be able to bring along any broken household electrical items, including computers, to be fixed by a team of expert menders at no cost.
The ‘REPAIR IT’ events are part of a countywide...
Summer is beckoning and so are those jobs in your garden - so why not sign up to East Devon’s fortnightly green waste collection service and save yourself the journey to your local recycling centre.
More than 6,000 district council households have already subscribed to the new kerbside collections which will make life so much easier for our green fingered residents to dispose of their green waste.
The new service starts next week (May 14), but residents can sign up at any time of the year for a full annual collection. The service costs £48 a year – each fortnightly...
Flood improvement works are scheduled to take place in Longmeadow Road in Lympstone later this month.
Repairs will be carried out to an old brick and pipe culvert under the road, starting from Monday 21 May, in order to reduce the flood risk to at least 10 properties. The culvert carries a small stream, classed as an “Ordinary Watercourse”, which flows underneath several properties and the road itself, before discharging into the main river, the Wotton Brook. The culvert has historically become overwhelmed by large volumes of water - the last time was during a large storm event in...
Exeter’s 15th annual Really Big Quiz, organised by chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards and held at the Corn Exchange, has raised an all-time record amount for the Lord Mayor of Exeter’s charity of the year. Beating the previous record of £8,141 set in 2015, the event, which is one of the highlights of the Devon business calendar, raised £9,174 for Age UK Exeter.
The quiz, which took place on 9 May, saw a packed hall of 73 teams fight it out for the title of Exeter’s brainiest eggheads. Simpkins Edwards’ very own John Humphrys and Jeremy Paxman - partners Adrian Hemmings and...
Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary’s Spring Family Fun Day and Dog Show promises to have something for everyone with a whole host of activities including, bouncy castles, go-karts, face-painting and live music from Vine and Dandy.
The highlight for many will be the dog show which features 15 different classes from perfect puppy to the prettiest pooch and child’s best friend to the waggiest tail. Entry costs just £1 for each class with prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
Visitors can pick up a treat for their pooch from some of the many local trade stands while delicious food...
The Isca School of English is seeking host families for their foreign students as we prepare for a very busy summer. Why be an Isca Family?
We have been based in St Leonard’s since 1966 and are a family run school . We know that taking someone into your home is a very personal and so make sure that you feel supported throughout their stay. Jo our Accommodation and Welfare Manager is always a phone call away day and night!
We have lovely students and they have a full timetable of school, sports and evening activities and a
Joy Wilkinson, a resident at RMBI Home Cadogan Court in Exeter, has been reunited with a recording from her husband Eric, an RAF serviceman, whilst he was serving in India during the Second World War. The message was found on an old record by a member of the public in Salisbury during a clear out and was played on BBC’s The One Show, to help reunite the recording with its rightful owner. Representatives from the RAF Association visited the Home on Tuesday 8 May to give the recording back to Joy and had a short chat with her which featured later on The One Show.
Fun 5K or 10K run, walk or jog through beautiful Mid Devon parkland this September.
Roll out of bed, grab you sponsorship money and jog in your jim-jams for Hospiscare.
The whole family is welcome to run, walk or jog to raise funds for your local Hospice and then enjoym a well earned breakfast on us. The route takes in the beatiful gardens and parkland of Knightshayes Court, where family and friends are welcome to cheer you on.
Run as a family or a team with friends and colleagues. Make every step count by maximising your sponsorship to provide local patients and...
If you were living under a rock for the past year or so, you might not be aware that Prince Henry of Wales is marrying American actress Meghan Markle in a couple of days’ time. The wedding, which will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (pictured above), has drawn massive scrutiny from the media in Britain and beyond.
From the moment the couple got engaged last year, bookmakers have been putting out markets for Royal Wedding betting 2018 . But this is not just a one-off, increasingly punters like to have a punt on the novelty bets, everything from royal baby names to...
Free advice for anyone concerned about skin cancer will be available in Princesshay this weekend. Specialist nurses from the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital’s dermatology department will be at the Eastgate end of the precinct from 10am to 4pm on Saturday May 12.
With temperatures on the rise and summer just around the corner, Claire Facey and Sarah Sandford will be on hand to answer questions and offer confidential help and advice. The drop-in service is part of a partnership between FORCE Cancer Charity, the RD&E and Princesshay.
