Local people have so far dedicated more than 3,000 hours of volunteering to the East Devon District Council Countryside service in 2016.
With National Volunteer Day on Monday December 5 the Countryside team will be showing their gratitude to their willing volunteers with homemade cakes and extra coffee breaks during volunteering sessions throughout the week.
More than 140 countryside volunteers, from all walks of life, have supported the service this year with a number of practical tasks and assisted in education and events.
The University of Exeter’s a cappella group Semi-Toned is in the final of Gareth Malone’s TV search for the nation’s most talented and entertaining amateur choir.
The all-male group is one of just three choirs to make it through to the final of The Choir: Gareth’s Best in Britain.
The group was selected in a tense semi final which saw the four regional heat winners work with industry experts in a “boot camp” to prepare for a performance in front of a panel of judges.
Semi-Toned President Sylvan Rackham said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to have made it through to the...
Police are appealing to the public following a serious collision that has left a man and a woman with serious injuries.
At approximately 4.31pm on Tuesday 29 November, two vehicles, a silver Microcar Dynamic SEI and a Toyota Hilux, were involved in a collision on the A30 junction A3015, Honiton Road, Exeter.
As a result of the incident, a 69-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man were taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital before being transferred to Derriford Hospital.
The road was closed for a period of time to facilitate the extrication of casualties and for...
Make sure you’re ‘Right Here’ on 1st July as The Jockey Club Live and Wincanton Racecourse are delighted to welcome JESS GLYNNE, one of the UK’s hottest chart stars, to the home of rural jump racing. First coming into the public consciousness as the vocalist on Clean Bandit’s Grammy Award winning and #1 hit ‘Rather Be’; pop sensation Jess Glynne has since become one of the biggest UK breakthrough acts of recent years. Her number-one charting debut album, ‘I Cry When I Laugh‘, has turned double platinum in the UK, making it the highest selling debut album of the past year. Jess is also one...
Staff and students from Exeter Deaf Academy will be among the sea of Santa’s running along Exeter Quay this Sunday.
Exeter Deaf Academy college student Sam is pictured here with Care staff Rebecca and Tony.
The event is organised by Exeter City Football Club’s Football in the Community, with Exeter Deaf Academy being one of their chosen charities.
Exeter Deaf Academy educates and cares for students aged 4-24, but it is not funded in the same way as state schools and so relies on fundraising for essential projects that otherwise would not happen.
Students from the University of Exeter have reached the halfway mark in their campaign to raise £3000 for their production of ‘Animal Farm’ at the Northcott Theatre this January.
After a hugely successful 2015, La La choirs return to Exeter Cathedral, along with some very special guests, to raise money for young cancer patients.
The concert is taking place at Exeter Cathedral on Friday 9 December and starts at 7pm.
Get your tickets Get your CLIC for Christmas tickets on the La La Choirs official website . Tickets are £12 for adults and £6 for under 16s.
Along with the La La Choir, Park Community School and Devonport High School, schools from Barnstaple and Plymouth, won the chance to perform in a cathedral after emerging victorious from the...
The Post Office is reassuring customers in the Exeter area that despite the Unions’ call for strike action on Saturday 3 December at three Post Office branches, services will not be impacted at other branches in the area. The Post Office said it is soon to say if services will be affected at the three branches where strike action has been called but other Post Offices in the areas will be open for business as usual as they are not involved in the industrial action.
Kevin Gilliland, Post Office’s Network and Sales Director, said: “We regret that the Unions are attempting to disrupt...
Last week, local businesses and arts organisations gathered together to celebrate the launch of Cocktails and Culture at The Bike Shed Theatre.
Initiated by The Bike Shed Theatre, Cocktails and Culture is an event in which local businesses and arts organisations get together, learn more about each other’s plans and explore opportunities for partnership. Taking place every two months, each event is hosted by a different business which invites its contacts to meet in one of the city’s cultural spaces.
David Lockwood, Director of The Bike Shed Theatre said: ‘The way in which...
Stagecoach South West has announced that, from 3 December 2016, a new timetable will come into effect on the South West Falcon, connecting Devon and Somerset with Bristol Airport and Bristol City Centre.
In addition to revised departure times, the operator has added a new stop at Lee Mill. It will also be possible for customers to make local journeys along the route, for example between Exeter and Cullompton or Churchill and Bristol Airport.
From the same date, concessionary passes will also be valid for travel on Falcon for journeys between Plymouth and Cullompton and...
