The multi award-winning Crealy Adventure Park & Resort in Devon has announced two brand new rides opening during 2017. The Junior Driving School launches in time for the Easter holidays, giving guests aged three and over the chance to hone their driving skills. Being behind the wheel of colourful scaled versions of the Mini Cooper, the junior drivers will be able to navigate the turns and curves on a realistic track, encountering traffic lights and roundabouts and other junior drivers in these electric cars. Sailing into Crealy in time for May half term is the second new ride, The...
A 3 hour non-stop, charity spinathon will go ahead this Saturday, despite original plans being foiled by the fire at the Exeter Riverside Leisure Centre.
The charity event, which will see participants taking part in three hours of non-stop high intensity ‘spinning’ on static bicycles, is taking place this Saturday (4 March) and was originally scheduled to be held at the Legacy Leisure-run Wonford Sports Centre using spin bikes from the Riverside Leisure Centre.
A total of 28 participants had signed up to the Spinathon, but the recent fire at the Riverside centre meant that...
In 2014 Tructyre embarked on an aggressive 3 year business plan following on from their acquisition of P K Commercial Tyres in 2012.
When the plan was instigated it was key that their strategic partners were on board.
Already enjoying a strong relationship with Bandvulc, which had grown over the previous 10 years involving collaboration on many innovative ideas, the relationship has flourished even further in the last 3 years with proactive initiatives in distribution, product (launch of Tructyre’s Re-Trak range), tyre management and service.
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (3-5 March)
THEATRE
Roald Dahl’s The Twits Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre “Mr. Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age of sixty, he was a bigger twit than ever.” Mr Twit has a very hairy face. His beard is spiky and smelly. It also contains cornflakes, sardines and even some stilton. Mrs Twit is equally as foul and she hates Mr Twit just as much as Mr Twit hates her. The Twits really are the most spiteful and revolting couple you could ever hope to meet. They spend their...
Firefighters have been battling a major blaze in Exeter overnight.
The alarm was raised at Devon Contract Waste, Marsh Barton Road, shortly before 11pm yesterday (Wednesday).
Below is the fire service report of the incident:
A fire engine from Danes Castle in Exeter was sent to a report of the alarm system operating at 10.56.
On arrival the crew reported smoke and flames issuing from the building and requested a further 2 fire engines attend. These were sent from Danes Castle and Topsham. Shortly after requesting the additional 2 fire engines an aerial...
Devon-based company Water Babies is making one of the UK’s most unusual exports to China a reality in the coming months.
The Honiton company, which beat MacDonald’s to the title of British Fanchisor of the Year in 2016, has already successfully introduced its world-leading baby swimming school into markets as diverse as Ireland, Canada, The Netherlands, New Zealand and Germany later this year. Nine Chinese business professionals from Shenzhen have just arrived in the UK, to swap their suits for swimsuits, as they learn how to teach babies right from birth through to four years how...
Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after three more of his current Exeter Chiefs squad today agreed new contracts with the Aviva Premiership club.
Experienced back-row forwards Kai Horstmann and Julian Salvi (pictured) have each signed new one-year deals, while lock Ollie Atkins has extended his stay at Sandy Park by a further two years.
News of the trio agreeing terms comes hot on the heels of head coach Baxter last week confirming similar outcomes for front-row trio Ben Moon, Shaun Malton and Carl Rimmer, as well as backs Michele Campagnaro, Phil Dollman and Olly...
A woodland which was saved from development has become Devon Wildlife Trust’s 50th nature reserve.
New England Wood covers 50 acres at Lee Mill, half a mile from the A38 and seven miles to the east of Plymouth. Described as a ‘charming, broadleaved woodland’, the new nature reserve also has the River Yealm passing beneath its trees.
The wildlife haven is Devon Wildlife Trust’s fiftieth nature reserve and joins a list of some of the county’s most precious and spectacular wild places cared for by the charity. Others include Dart Valley and Emsworthy on Dartmoor, Warleigh...
UK charity, WAVE Trust celebrated its pioneering, new 70/30 Campaign in style last week with a reception in Parliament. The event, hosted by Lord Chris Fox, saw top politicians and UK charity representatives meet with 70/30 grassroots campaigners from across the country.
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg opened the evening by taking to the stage to show his support for WAVE’s work and its 70/30 goal. Nick told his audience, “WAVE has brought science and rigor and policy to something which intuitively everybody knows is true…everybody intuitively knows, as parents, as...
