The South West Outdoor Festival (SWOF), a carnival of outdoor activity and entertainment, is back for a third year. This time the adventure will be centred around a dedicated festival hub in the South Hams, at a National Trust site in East Soar, near Salcombe, on the sensational South Devon coast. The festival will happen on the weekend 5–7 October, with campers and day visitors invited to come along and explore the trails, tales, ales and aquatic adventures this coastline boasts in abundance. Festival goers can take part in organised challenges, such as off-road running races across...
The pretty South Devon seaside town of Teignmouth, best known for its links to international rock band Muse, is set to grace the screen of cinemas the world over as The Mercy, starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz, goes on general release from 09 February. Based on the story of Donald Crowhurst, who attempted to win the Golden Globe Yacht Race in 1968/9, the film tells the story of how Crowhurst fooled the world into believing he was winning the 30,000-mile, non-stop, single-handed, race around the world, described by Sir Frances Chichester as the Everest of the seas. Set against the...
An accountant from Exeter accountants Old Mill is celebrating after winning an award for achieving top marks in one of her Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) exams despite missing some of the course due to illness.
Katie Rice had to miss the first week of classes when she was admitted to hospital, but this made her even more determined to catch up with her class mates.
The 25-year-old did a great deal of preparation and revision, and with the help of Old Mill and her tutors at Reed Business School, not only did she manage to pass her exams, but she achieved the highest...
Prime Minister Theresa May gave China's President Xi artworks of Beijing and London by British artist and Exeter School alumnus Rob Pepper (1990 - 1995) who is Principal of The Art Academy in London.
The gifts were given when she met the President on her recent visit to Beijing. The artworks showing cityscapes of both cities were given to celebrate a "Golden Era" between the two countries.
Rob Pepper has been travelling between the UK and China over the past five years depicting Chinese cities in his drawings. His elegant artworks capture the architectural heritage of both...
Devon’s political leaders are uniting to call on the Government for fairer funding for the county’s elderly and vulnerable.
They have come together to write to MPs to demand fairer funding for children’s services and adult social care.
They say the number of child protection investigations has doubled in the past 10 years while demand for social care for vulnerable adults is rising relentlessly – particularly in Devon with its large elderly population.
But, say the leaders, there has been no complementary increase in funding.
Olympian and TV personality Sharron Davies will officially cut the ribbon on a new £10 million water park at Haulfryn’s Finlake resort in Devon in February. The Commonwealth gold and Olympic silver medallist has been invited to Finlake to unveil a raft of improvements to the popular holiday destination including a new water park, gym and leisure facilities. Sharron will open the new multi-million pound facilities, which include slides, splash zones and two pools, on Thursday 15th February at a special ceremony. Sharron said, “It is fantastic to see investment in swimming and leisure...
An Exeter-based manufacturer of premium fluid transfer systems has acquired its Italian distributor with the support of a £2.65million loan from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
Goodridge, established in 1969, is a global leader in the manufacture and assembly of premium fluid transfer systems for high-performance applications to the automotive, defence and motorsport industries. Goodridge currently supplies its products to customers across the UK, USA, Europe, Japan and China. The business has acquired its long-term Italian distributor Gieffe Racing. Gieffe is a key partner with...
Ashwoods Electric Motors, the UK’s largest IPM motor manufacturing facility, have sponsored one of Colyton Grammar School’s VEX Robotics teams, to support STEM in schools and encourage the engineers of the future.
Ashwoods Electric Motors (AEM) design and manufacture bespoke, high-performance electric motors with an international reach. They are based in Exeter, with a new manufacturing facility currently being built just outside the city.
The team that AEM are sponsoring has recently competed in the VEX Robotics Competition. This brings STEM (science, technology,...
Detailed inspections will be carried out week commencing 19 February at Budleigh Salterton, Beer East Beach, Sidmouth Connaught Gardens and Seaton West Walk
Detailed inspections of the cliffs at Seaton, Beer, Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton are due to be carried out by East Devon District Council between 19 February and 27 February 2018 – weather depending.
The annual cliff inspections are undertaken to ensure the continued safety of the public using facilities situated beneath the cliffs, such as walkways, beach huts and other assets.
It's that time of year again! Our annual beer festival gets bigger and better every year, and 2018 in no exception.
We've got 22 real ales on offer (as well as a couple of ciders and a ginger beer), a fantastic line-up of live music all day and of course some tasty hot and cold food to soak it all up. Yeoford is on the Exeter-Barnstaple train line ((only 20 mins from St. David's), so there's no need for anyone to drive and everyone can join in the fun.
It's only £3 entry, which includes a souvenir glass and programme. All proceeds go towards the Yeoford Community...
