A ‘treasure chest’ of Exeter City Football Club’s history has been launched at a big gathering of former players at St James Park.
The event on Saturday 22 October saw the official unveiling of The Grecian Archive – an on-line resource packed with items from Exeter City’s heritage.
The Archive has been overseen by the Exeter City History Group, a Supporters Trust initiative, and delivered and hosted by its partner the University of Exeter with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The Archive can be visited at: http://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk
Come and join the Otter Nurseries team for our ‘spooktacular’ halloween magic show from 4 to 5pm. George the Magician will be entertaining children young and old with spooky spells and mystical magic.
We would love to see as many fabulous costumes as possible – not just the children but mums and dads too – but it’s not obligatory (we won’t make you wear a skeleton mask or a witch’s nose, honest!).
The hour-long show is perfect for all ages so bring your family and friends for a great way to kick off this year’s hauntingly good fun. The show will be held in our restaurant at...
Action has been taken against almost a dozen young motorists following a crackdown on antisocial driving at Exmouth seafront.
Exmouth Neighbourhood Policing Team carried out two operations over the summer to target young car enthusiasts who traditionally gather at the seafront.
The operation, run with the assistance of roads policing and response officers, was conducted in response to concerns from the public about speeding and dangerous driving.
Numerous stop checks were carried out and words of advice given to drivers. Further action was taken against 11 drivers,...
Two play areas in Teignbridge have become the latest ‘smoke free’ zones in a bid to encourage residents and visitors to stub out smoking where children play.
Play areas in Hennock and Little Week Close, Dawlish join existing ones at The Den, Teignmouth, Courtenay Park and Decoy Country Park, both in Newton Abbot in trialling a smokefree code which asks that children be allowed to play in a smoke free environment.
Developed by Smokefree South West in partnership with Teignbridge District Council, the code includes eye-catching signs that were designed by children and will be...
A short film telling the story of Exeter Cathedral has been nominated for a BAFTA Children’s Award. “An Introduction to Exeter Cathedral” was announced as a nominee by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) yesterday, ahead of the awards ceremony which takes place in November. The film has been nominated in the primary learning category, and although it is intended and much loved by visiting school groups it has since proved to be so popular that it is now routinely shown inside the Cathedral for visitors of all ages. The piece was commissioned by the Cathedral’s education...
Devon is to host a temporary Home Office respite facility for vulnerable young refugees arriving from Calais.
Emergency accommodation for up to 70 young people leaving the refugee camp in Calais has been secured in Devon ahead of its imminent closure by the French Government.
The UK Government has made clear its intention to transfer children and young people from the camp.
The purpose of the temporary facility in Devon is to provide a safe and welcoming place to accommodate the young people before they are reunited with family members or moved to other parts of the...
