The warm weather returned to the West Country over the weekend (Saturday 1st July) to celebrate 150 years of Wincanton Racecourse and to welcome Jess Glynne to the stage. Triple platinum artist Jess, who didn’t get her South West fix at this year’s Glastonbury festival, treated the crowds that had travelled from across the country to some of her famous hits including ‘Take me home’ and ‘Hold my hand’.
Proving she has just as much sass as the likes of Beyoncé, Jess rocked the stage wearing black flares, a sparkly floor length silver jacket and gold hooped earrings emblazoned with...
A rare pair of RSPB red-listed pied flycatchers have been spotted by thrilled bird watchers making their home in specially made bird boxes. The birds have been nesting near the bird hide at the National Trust’s Lydford Gorge on Dartmoor. Migrating from sub-Saharan Africa, usually in the Congo basin, the pied flycatchers move to the coast of West Africa in the spring, before returning to the UK. It’s believed the pair has adopted a nest at Lydford due to work done by National Trust ranger’s to manage the habitat for them. The birds tend to like mature woodland, similar to that at Lydford...
A will, also referred as the ‘Last Will and Testament,’ is a legal document that states how a testator wants their estate to be left upon their death. A testator is a person making the will and their estate includes one or the combination of assets like property, possessions, money and savings. In the absence of such a will, the law dictates and determines how the assets will be distributed, which is typically assessed under the rules of intestacy.
Though a will may appear to be an odd or inequitable distribution of the estate (but if it is in accordance with the testator’s wishes...
To celebrate Greener Journeys fifth annual ‘Catch the Bus Week’, Stagecoach South West promoted taking the bus to a hundred Year 6 Torbay primary school children.
The bus company took Gary Rabbit, one of six ‘Golden Hop’ open top buses, to Eden Park Primary School in Brixham. Here, they delivered interactive sessions to groups of children on topics including how to buy a ticket, safe travel and using the Stagecoach smartphone app for journey planning, next-stop information and live bus tracking.
The sessions from Stagecoach formed part of the Junior Life Skills Event, open...
On Saturday 8th July 2017, the Waterstones Torquay team invites customers to join them in celebrating the launch of their new bookshop and café.
Waterstones are returning to their former premises on Union Street, with a team of 9 booksellers and baristas led by bookshop manager Paul Stevenson.
Paul says “We’re so pleased to be back in Torquay, it’s a wonderful place to run a bookshop - a beautiful seaside town, with a busy tourist trade and thriving high street. We are looking forward to being part of Torquay’s community again, offering a friendly place where everyone can...
A local couple are trekking 600 miles across the Pyrenees mountains in aid of Kidney Research UK. From 4th July, Ali Reid Wolfe and Emma Thomas aim to hike from the south-west coast of France in Hendaye, crossing France, Andorra and Spain to reach Banyuls-sur-Mer on the east coast. The pair were inspired to take on the charity challenge by Ali’s brother, Seb, who suffered kidney failure as a teenager.
Ali and Emma plan to take the Haute Route – the highest and most challenging route – across the Pyrenees mountain range. The 2-month journey will involve crossing thousands of...
A new project to update the Transport Strategy for Exeter has been launched.
The “Exeter Mobility Plan” will explore the impact of commuting into Exeter and the impact it has on the city.
The standalone project, which is part funded through the EU, will also examine proposals to cope with future growth. Work is already underway to establish detailed evidence of travel behaviour to inform the plan.
The plan will be an update of the Exeter Local Transport Plan Strategy, and is being progressed alongside the emerging Greater Exeter Strategic Plan.
Teignbridge recently invited councils from Cornwall to South Gloucestershire to join a Teignbridge study tour exploring the latest innovation and experience in custom and self build homes.
The tour was designed to provide local authority councillors and officers with an opportunity to increase their knowledge so they can help local residents interested in designing or building their own home.
The first part of the Teignbridge-led tour saw 16 delegates visit the National Self Build and Renovation Centre (NSBRC) in Swindon. The visit was timed to coincide with the NSBRC...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (7-9 July).
THEATRE
The Titfield Thunderbolt Friday & Saturday, The Blakmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth Finding that their branch railway line will be axed, the residents of the village of Titfield decide to buy the railway and run it themselves. Now they must convince the railway authorities they are competent, and complete against a planned bus service, the operators of whom are bitterly opposed to the railway campaign. Tickets £10, available by calling 07484 509514. http://blackmoretheatre.co....
When she was eight, stuck with domestically violent teenage parents, Hannah Jackson moved objects in her space to cope.
Forty years later and she has many varied case histories and songs to match her stories.
And she will be sharing them on July 13 at the Exeter Phoenix (8pm).
During her performance, you can choose chapters you want to hear from her book or bring a room sketch, photo or small object and find out how to make your space move your mind.
In Homes - Make Your Space Move Your Mind, with a humorous twist, Hannah tells real-life stories of the...
