On Saturday 19th May Millbrook Village, the luxury retirement village in Exeter, will be showing the Royal Wedding LIVE on a big screen set up outdoors in the village’s Italianate garden. The screening will be accompanied by a quintessentially British garden party with the all-important flags and bunting, a Royal Wedding Bake Off competition judged by Bake Off contestant Glenn Cosby, a bespoke Royal Wedding ice cream and much much more!
Entrance to the screening will be totally free of charge but numbers are limited so interested guests are encouraged to register their interest....
Police are appealing for witnesses after a mother and young girl were approached by a suspicious man on Exeter Road this morning, Wednesday 2 May 2018.
The incident took place at around 9am when a mother was walking to school with her daughter. The girl had walked a short distance ahead of her mother and was then approached by the unknown man who tried to pull her towards a vehicle. The mother was alerted and confronted the man who advised he was trying to take the child back to her mother.
The man left the scene in a dark blue vehicle. The girl was unhurt but was left...
A group of talented young dancers from Exeter have been selected to take part in national youth dance festival U.Dance 2018.
Exeter Youth Dance Company, from Exeter, will perform their successful dance piece at the nation’s largest national youth dance festival, taking place this July at the beautiful Jerwood DanceHouse in Ipswich.
They join an impressive line-up of twelve dance groups, selected from over 290 entrants nationwide through a series of 20 regional heats.
One Dance UK’s Head of Children and Young People, Claire Somerville, comments: “We were overwhelmed...
“My two daughters were only nine and eleven years old when I was diagnosed with a brain tumour,” says Simon Dyke, 51 from Exeter, “So they have walked this path for a long time.
“It was 2006, I was 40 years old and we were on a family holiday in France when I first got sick. I came straight back to the UK and was diagnosed with a high grade glioma – a brain tumour.”
Simon Dyke, a former church minister, lived in London where he received radiotherapy, surgeries to reduce the tumour and numerous chemotherapy sessions. But in 2017 when he was told there were no treatment...
What is the UK Rum Festivals all about? - Free rum samples - Magnificent cocktails - Street food - Live music - Private tasting sessions - Secret tiki room
FAQs:
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? Over 18's only. We operate a challenge 25 policy and reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone without a valid form of ID.
What is Included in my ticket? All of your rum tastings provided by the exhibiting rums are included in your ticket. There is no requirement to...
What is the UK Rum Festivals all about? - Free rum samples - Magnificent cocktails - Street food - Live music - Private tasting sessions - Secret tiki room
FAQs:
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? Over 18's only. We operate a challenge 25 policy and reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone without a valid form of ID.
What is Included in my ticket? All of your rum tastings provided by the exhibiting rums are included in your ticket. There is no requirement to...
When you’ve only cycled a total of 60 miles before, taking on Children’s Hospice South West’s epic 205-mile Ride for Precious Lives event could be a massive challenge, but nurse Jo Bingham, from Exeter, is determined to give something back to the charity.
In 2016, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) launched an initiative to encourage nurses to return to practice and retrain as a children’s palliative care nurse. Jo was selected for the programme and joined the care team at the charity’s Little Bridge House hospice near Barnstaple in January 2017 and completed her training at...
Teignbridge’s award winning beaches aim to be even cleaner with the help of new litter picking boards encouraging beach goers to collect marine litter every time they visit.
Launched at the start of what is expected to be another busy season, the beach clean boards are the initiative of the Love Your Beach campaign which is led by Teignbridge District Council in partnership with Teignmouth Town Council, the Environment Agency, Teignmouth Harbour Commission, South West Water, the Town Centre and Development Manager, the Teign Estuary Partnership, Teignmouth Tourist Information...
The local event manager joined forces with cheerleaders, Starlights and Exeter Mayor, Cllr Lesley Robson, on Saturday to promote Race for Life and to celebrate its 21st year in Exeter. The team, along with Cancer Research UK (CRUK) nurse, Mirander, were on hand in Princesshay, to answer questions about Race for Life, fundraising and the impressive strides CRUK scientists are making to treat, diagnose and prevent cancer. Local cheerleaders, Exeter Starlights (pictured), entertained the crowds with routines throughout the afternoon. Exeter Pretty Muddy Adults and Kids, and Race for Life 5k...
