A campaign to help the most vulnerable in our communities to stay warm and well this winter has launched. The Surviving Winter appeal asks those who feel they can, to consider donating to those who desperately need extra support during the cold winter months. Many previous donors have donated their Winter Fuel payment if they don’t need it but want to make sure it is well used.
The figures tell a shocking story for older and vulnerable people in Devon living in fuel poverty. Over 1,000 older people are at risk of dying simply due to avoidable winter related illnesses and one in...
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum has won Gold in the 2017 Devon Tourism Awards for Large Attraction. RAMM also scooped a Silver award for Access and Inclusivity and Bronze award for Artistic, Cultural and Learning Attraction.
The award ceremony was held in Plymouth Guildhall and hosted by travel commentator Simon Calder and special guest, Polar Explorer Anne Daniels. 76 awards were presented to winners from 25 categories, including recognition for restaurants, hotels, attractions, guided tours, holiday parks and many more.
Sports charity the South West Youth Games Trust has appointed its first ever Chief Executive. Chris Broadbent, who has previously worked for Team GB and for the London Olympics has joined the Trust with an aim to increase activity levels among young people across Devon and Cornwall. The charity was created in 2015 to save the Devon Youth Games and has since grown its main event into the South West Rotary Youth Games, expanding into Cornwall as well as every Devon district. It is now the region’s biggest youth multi-sport community event with around 10,000 taking part in the journey towards...
Just as Sandy Park remains a fortress for the Exeter Chiefs, so Allianz Park is regarded as just the same for European champions Saracens.
Undefeated on their own patch for 21 months, it took a monumental effort from Rob Baxter’s side to emerge victorious from this brutal Aviva Premiership contest with a priceless four points.
The victory, Exeter’s seventh of the campaign, not only ensured the reigning English champions remain top of the pile after nine rounds but, more importantly, they are now five points ahead of Mark McCall’s side, who are next best in the standings on...
One Fire Engine from Chard, one from Ilminster and one from Honiton, were sent to a report of a two vehicle road traffic collision on the A303 Eastbound between Upottery and the Devon border.
The incident involved a two vehicle road traffic collision with five people inside. Four of the casualties were released by fire service personnel using hydraulic cutting equipment and small tools.
They were then transported to hospital by land ambulance.
The road was closed for several hours following the incident at 16:37 yesterday (SUNDAY).
Exeter Chamber of Commerce celebrated their 150th Exeter Anniversary in style with 360 people attending the annual Exeter Business Dinner which took place on Friday 17th November at Sandy Park Conference Centre.
Charlie and AJ Courtenay, Earl and Countess of Devon, gave the main address of the evening, sharing their vision for Powderham Castle in the future, as well as an insight into the ancient family’s part in the city and region’s history.
The Chamber was toasted by Alexander Hetjes, Mayor of Bad Homburg, the German town which Exeter is twined with. Mayor Hetjes...
For the second year running Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants has been included in the Top 50 of the UK's leading accountancy practices.
The Top 50 is compiled every year by accounting sector bible Accountancy Age which surveys the UK's leading accountancy practices, delving into firms' fee incomes and number of partners before publishing a league table of those its deems to be the profession's elite.
Considered an essential research tool for decision makers seeking professional financial advice and services, entry into the Top 50 is recognition of excellence within a...
“Exceptional” University of Exeter trainee teachers are helping to “significantly enhance” the quality of education in South West schools, inspectors have said.
Initial teacher education programmes at the University have been ranked as outstanding in every category by Ofsted, which has praised the contribution of Exeter’s trainees and newly qualified teachers teaching children in the region and nationally.
More than 300 schools in the South West work with experts at the University’s Graduate School of Education to run “highly effective” postgraduate PGCE programmes to train...
Bolham Ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has received a donation of £1,250 from a group of Devon Freemasons as part of their bi-annual WAKE Fund presentation.
Every spring and autumn Freemasons from around Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £50,000 to local charities and organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance. The money is raised by the WAKE Fund, a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, Provincial Grand Master from 1970 to 1984.
Bolham was nominated to receive the generous donation in...
The key ingredients of Rusty Pig’s recent Rusty Chicken feast were sourced from a high welfare organic poultry farm in Branscombe.
Head chef and owner Robin Rea chose to work with Bulstone Springs for this unusual dining event in acknowledgement of the high standards of the supplier. He said:
“Rusty Pig is only interested in using the best, local ingredients; we have been using eggs from Bulstone Springs for some years and were delighted when they began producing chicken to the same exceptional standard.
“The high welfare standards attained, and the fact the...
