Plans for a near £1 million flood improvement scheme in East Devon have been approved by Devon County Council’s Cabinet.
Councillors today (Wednesday 14 December) agreed to increase the budget for the scheme which will improve flood protection for properties at Axminster Millbrook.
Over 40 properties were flooded in Axminster during severe storms in 2012, with The Cricketers and Willhay Lane the main areas affected.
An ongoing flood risk remains for over 160 properties, but this would be significantly reduced by the County Council scheme, which would improve the...
The Exeter Foundation has donated £5000 to Exeter-based adult hospice charity, Hospiscare, to help fund 60 nurse bags.
The bags, which will hold key pieces of diagnostic equipment, will be used by Hospiscare’s 28 community nurses and bank staff at patient’s homes, nursing homes and at hospices to help diagnose patients more directly.
In addition to the 60 bags, the donation has facilitated the purchase of key equipment including thermometers, stethoscopes, urinalysis sticks, pulse oximeters – which check and monitor changes in pulse rates, and sphygmomanometers – which...
Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants in Devon increased by 13 during November.
This is the first rise in claimants since February - the total claimant count now standing at 2,860, 23% lower than the same time last year.
Three of Devon’s eight districts experienced small increases in JSA – North Devon the highest at 26 claimants, closely followed by Exeter at 22, and South Hams at four.
Small falls were experienced in all the other Devon districts – Mid Devon having the largest month on month drop in claimants at 24, with West Down down by seven, Teignbridge down...
Chime Health, leading audiology service and NHS partner in Devon, is encouraging people to make their hearing health a priority this Christmas as the festive season often highlights and intensifies issues surrounding hearing loss. With approximately 1 in 6 people in the UK affected by hearing loss and on average it taking 10 years for many people to address their problems. Most people can relate to the topic of hearing health and Chime are urging those who think they might be experiencing problems to make an appointment, or to encourage those they care about.
DeNada Dance Theatre present a gender-bending evening of seductive and provocative dance choreographed by Carlos Pons Guerra.
From a dingy cabaret in Civil War Barcelona, where a drag artiste murders her fascist lover backstage, passing through a lustful duel of seduction between two machos, and ending with a divine apparition in a kitchen of 1950’s Seville, Ham and Passion is an exhilarating and filmic spectacle that promises to subvert the senses - a true feast of meaty dance soaked in a salsa of passion.
“Perverse, sexy and flamboyant.” The Observer “Extraordinarily...
A classical extravaganza featuring professional duo Bellevoci, soprano Donna Marie Broomfield and tenor Matthew Wilding , with prizewinning violinist Yulia Northridge and pianist Ekaterina Shetliffe . The programme includes much loved instrumental pieces by Elgar, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky as well as solos and duets from Musical Theatre and Opera by Puccini, Verdi, Bernstein, Lloyd Webber and many more!
Leading South West law firm, WBW Solicitors is delighted to announce two senior promotions of Associates to Partner status.
Amy Read joined WBW in 2013 after attending the University of Plymouth and undertaking her training contract with a Plymouth Law firm.
She is a member of the firm's Private Client team and has particular expertise in Will and inheritance disputes, but she also has extensive experience in all elements of private client matters. Amy is a member of the prestigious Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists.
‘ In delay there lies no plenty … youth’s a stuff will not endure’
Christmas 1916. While war wages on, those back at home in Illyria try to forget and seize the day, seeking distraction through frivolity, solace, and companionship.
When refugee twins, Viola and Sebastian, are shipwrecked and separated, they shake up this grief-stricken community, resulting in mistaken identity, folly and love.
Shakespeare’s most delightful yet melancholic comedy, this is a vibrant, intimate ensemble production enriched with music...
Back in 2014, Exeter Hospiscare staff were very touched when 12 year old Josie Sanders handed them a beautiful poem.
Josie’s poem expressed how she felt about her experience with the local charity after her Granddad Geoff Fletcher, 80, spent his last few days at the city hospice.
Just six weeks earlier he had been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Josie wrote the poem as a way of coping with her grief and to express how overwhelmed her whole family were by the support they received at Hospiscare.
Exeter Racecourse has Christmas wrapped up with its Festive meeting on Thursday 15 December, which is perfect for treating colleagues or friends to a day out of the office.
Pre-booked Grandstand and Paddock tickets for groups of ten or more are just £10 per person and there’s a chance to tuck into a Festive package for just £30 per person includes Premier admission, racecard, Festive baguette or a Chunks pie, a mince pie and a glass of sparkling wine.
There’s also a free bus is available from Exeter St Davids and Exeter Bus and Station that will bring you to and from the...
