Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) will welcome 60 new children to its reception class in September, and its sister school, Westclyst Community Primary School (WCPS) will gain 30 reception pupils.
The announcement of this week’s allocation of primary school places has confirmed that the very popular BCPS was once again oversubscribed. However, Cornerstone Academy Trust, which runs both schools and is currently building a permanent base for WCPS at nearby Hillside Gardens, is accepting another 30 children, across two reception classes, in extended temporary accommodation at...
Police are urging householders to be on their guard for a gang of rogue traders targeting elderly people in Plymouth and Exeter.
Detectives are investigating a number of reports of men calling at pensioners’ homes over Easter weekend deploying high-pressure tactics to carry out so-called ‘essential’ work on their properties. The victims have then been forced to pay thousands of pounds for shoddy and substandard work.
Officers are linking four offences in Plymouth in the last week and looking into similar reports in Exeter.
ACCESS to justice for people in the south west was high on the agenda for a group of delegates from the Devon and Somerset Law Society when they visited the House of Commons.
Exeter solicitor Chris Tagg, of Cartridges Law, was among the party who met the Lord Chancellor, the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss, MP, as well as local MP Kevin Foster, Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baron Armstrong, Baron Tyler and Baroness Jolly.
The meeting was held to highlight some of the issues affecting UK citizens seeking access to justice and particularly those facing eviction or homelessness who are...
The results are in on an economic impact report recently commissioned by Market Place on the 2016 Exeter Christmas Market.
Once again the results clearly demonstrate the popularity and success of the market, designed and delivered by Market Place the UK’s leading specialist market operators.
With a footfall count of just under half a million (497,255) people, the Market has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2012.
What began as an ambitious plan by Market Place has developed into one of the leading seasonal attractions in the city of Exeter that...
Exeter Golf and Country Club has been crowned regional squash champions in a historic double win at the end of an unbeaten squash season, winning both the Premier League and the Devon Cup with record-breaking points.
After winning the Premier League earlier this month, Exeter Golf and Country Club’s 1st Men’s Team went on to smash the double by beating Fort Stamford at the Devon Cup Final. It is believed to be only the second time one team has won both and definitely the first time for Exeter Golf and Country Club.
Exeter Golf and Country Club is celebrating the end of...
Farmers from across Devon have made it to the shortlist of the region’s premier agricultural awards, the Devon Farm Business Awards. The awards, which are in their fourth year, are organised by Addington Fund, Stephens Scown LLP and Devon County Agricultural Association. Designed to celebrate and showcase the best farmers and farming businesses in Devon, the awards will take place on the eve of the Devon County Show, on 17 May. The event’s organisers highlight the strength of the shortlist as a reason for optimism in the face of the challenges currently facing the farming sector. Ian Bell...
Four Exeter Chiefs players have been named by Eddie Jones in his 31-man squad for England’s two-Test tour to Argentina in June.
Internationals Luke Cowan-Dickie and Henry Slade will be joined in the senior ranks by 15 uncapped players, including club-mates prop Harry Williams and scrum-half Jack Maunder (pictured).
Northampton’s Dylan Hartley will captain the squad which will assemble at The Lensbury on Sunday, 29 May to begin their preparations for the two-Test tour which sees England play at Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan on Saturday, 10 June and Estadio...
The high standard of diabetes care provided to inpatients at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has continued to improve according to the latest results of the National Inpatient Diabetes Audit (NADIA).
NADIA looks at the care of all inpatients with diabetes on a single day in all Trusts across England and Wales. It focuses on key staffing and organisational issues, clinical outcome measures and patient satisfaction levels.
The 2016 audit, completed on a day in September, shows the Trust has continued to build on its positive performance in previous years and has performed...
David’s 15. He’s doing OK. His girlfriend has an eating disorder but he’s doing OK.
Combining rich storytelling with physical theatre, Tell Me Anything is tender, raw, brutally honest boy-meets-girl story – about a boy who’s trying to be a man and a girl who doesn’t want to be rescued.
On The Run return to The Bike Shed Theatre, following UK and international tours of their sell out smash hit So It Goes .
‘An emotionally complicated piece of theatre that successfully, even rivetingly, tries to come to grips with the toll taken on a self-styled care-giver determined...
East Devon District Council's Countryside team and the Holyford Woodland Trust prepare for the annual Bluebell Day at Holyford Woods on Monday 1 May.
With this year’s Bluebell Day falling on May Day Bank Holiday the annual event is set to be as popular as ever!
For those wanting to make the most of the day, there is a free Dawn Chorus Walk at 6am starting from the Seaton Down Hill picnic site, opposite the Seaton Tower Garage. The walk, led by experienced bird-watcher, Donald Campbell, will help participants to identify the birds they see and hear as they sing to welcome in...
