A kitchen takeover at The Volunteer Inn in Ottery St Mary will see three well-known guest chefs cooking up a storm during June and July.
Pub owners Mike and Jacqui Down are travelling to New Zealand to visit their rugby-playing son for six weeks. Haydon, who has played for Sidmouth Rugby, is on an extended visit to the country with Eden Rugby Club in Auckland.
With the pub now a popular choice for locals and visitors to the town, Mike and Jacqui invited the local chefs to take over the kitchen during their absence.
First up is Robin Rea from Rusty Pig. Robin is a...
In March this year, Hospiscare was delighted to welcome the Men’s Walk 2017 `sell-out` crowd to Double Locks. The 650 men and boys walked eight miles in fine weather along the canal path to the Turf Hotel and back to enjoy a pint, a Chunk pasty and watch England beat Scotland to retain the Calcutta Cup – and they have raised an amazing £40,000 for Hospiscare!
One of the walkers, Jack Carter, said, ‘I walked in memory of my wife, Jan, who was looked after by Hospiscare, but I worried about raising sponsorship as I thought I had no one to ask. Then I jotted down the names of family,...
The gambling industry can be a very lucrative place to work and it generates a huge range of jobs. From people working at casinos to the team that look after racehorses, gambling is an area that has created a large number of roles for many years.
Across many industries, advances in technology has lead to certain tasks being automated, resulting in a reduction in certain types of jobs. Recruiting in the gambling industry has also seen huge change, with the introduction of online gambling such as live casino sites, mobile app betting etc.
Saturday 10 June 10 am-12.30 pm Price: RSPB and BDS Members £6, non-members £8 Booking essential Join local dragonfly expert, Dave Smallshire, to explore the marshes to look for rarities including the hairy dragonfly and scarce chaser. Dave is co-author of the highly-acclaimed field guide, 'Britain's Dragonflies' and is the county recorder of the British Dragonfly Society. The dragonflies you can expect to see: broad bodied chaser, emperors, keeled skimmer, southern hawker, golden ringed and common darter. We should also see some damselflies - azures, blue-tailed and beautiful demoiselle....
A team of young entrepreneurs from Exeter School are celebrating success after coming first in the region's Young Enterprise finals.
The event, held at the MET office on 26 April 2017, showcased the talents of nine teams of schoolchildren from eight Devon schools in an Apprentice-style showdown to see who had the best business idea.
Overall winners were team ‘Company Roots' from Exeter School, who produced a distinctive colouring book based on scenes of Devon, which doubles up as a tourist guide. The team also won an award for Best Trade Stand.
Exeter City were narrowly beaten in the Sky Bet League Two Play-Off Final as Mark Cullen’s second-half strike sealed the 2-1 victory for Blackpool at Wembley stadium.
The Tangerines, who went ahead early in the match were pegged back by a brilliant finish from David Wheeler, but Cullen’s close range finish ensured the Grecians would remain in Sky Bet League Two.
Paul Tisdale made three changes from the City side that confirmed the Grecians’ place at Wembley against Carlisle United as Bobby Olejnik, Jordan Tillson and Lee Holmes were replaced by Christy Pym, Lloyd James and...
Police in Devon have issued a warning following the tragic death of a teenager in a suspected drug related incident.
Police were informed on Saturday 27th May that a 15-year-old boy was admitted to North Devon District Hospital after taking a recreational drug at a youth disco in Ilfracombe on Friday. He tragically died in the early hours of that morning and his next of kin have been informed.
Local enquires are currently underway into this death.
Officers have also been informed of two young adults being admitted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after also taking...
More than 100 volunteers filled a skip full of rubbish collected from the internationally important Exmouth Local Nature Reserve on Saturday 13 May.
And this year there was a notable reduction in the amount of litter found on the Exe Estuary when compared with previous clean-ups.
Organised by the Exe Estuary Management Partnership, which includes local authorities like Devon County Council, Exeter City Council and Teignbridge and East Devon District Councils, the clean-up ensures that the area is ready for summer visitors and wildlife.
Friday evening (28th April) saw the 3rd Kirk Hills Omelette Challenge take place at Exeter Castle as part of the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink.
12 business people from in and around Exeter were invited to rise to the challenge and endeavour to make the fastest omelette in the South West.
The challenge commenced following a demonstration by Michael Caines MBE in a time of 28 seconds. Compered by Paul Nero from Radio Exe this fiercely contested battle saw sibling rivalry between Kirk Hill’s very own Rachel Churchill and Sarah Chamberlain and the...
