Staff from a leading South West law firm have complied a list of their favourite family days out for under £10 in Devon. Families who visit all six will receive a cute and cuddly teddy bear, aptly named Tamar. The Summer Passport is part of local law firm Stephens Scown LLP’s Love Where You Live campaign which showcases and celebrates the best things about living in the South West. The Devon attractions and activities on the Summer Passport are: Orange Elephant Icecream, letterboxing on Haytor, Woolacombe beach, Haldon Forest, House of Marbles and the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter...
Devon is renowned for its exceptional culinary gems. People travel from all over the country, and further afield, to taste some of the county’s outstanding offerings. There’s a new force to be reckoned with on the national food map, Devon’s Deer Park Country House Hotel has just announced that Hadleigh Barrett has come on board as the new head chef.
Hadleigh, a classically trained chef in French cuisine, has a vast wealth of experience having previously worked at the luxury five-star hotel, Pennyhill Park and L'Ortolan, a gourmet restaurant run by John Burton Race. Returning to his...
Following a rigorous executive recruitment process, the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust has today announced the appointment of Julie Hartley-Jones CBE as the Trust’s new Chief Executive.
Julie was offered the role after successfully completing a challenging two-day selection process at the RD&E in June alongside other shortlisted candidates. Julie will work her notice in her current post and it is anticipated that she will take up her new role on 4th January 2017. In the meantime, Suzanne Tracey, one of the Trust’s Deputy Chief Executives, has been appointed Acting...
Nearly half (48 per cent) of commuters in the South West say that they resent the commute and 44 per cent are actively looking for a job where they don’t have to commute – more than anywhere else in the UK - according to a new survey.
A nationwide poll of public transport commuters, commissioned by bitesize reading app Joosr (www.joosr.com), found that commuters in the South West experienced lower satisfaction levels than in most other parts of the country and many did not have enough time to do other things.
Heavily delayed and cancelled services are taking their toll on...
Pupils from St David's Church of England Primary School in Exeter recently took a free train trip on the Exeter – Exmouth Avocet Line to join the Exe Estuary Management Partnership on a visit to the Exmouth Nature Reserve.
The trip was organised by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership under their “Train trips for schoolchildren” initiative. This aims to introduce more children to rail travel and is run in conjunction with Great Western Railway, who provided free travel for the children and teachers.
The schoolchildren from Emerald Class enjoyed seeing many of the amazing...
Samaritans have an unusual message for the people of Exeter, Mid and East Devon this month - Shush and Listen.
But it’s not a rude warning - instead, Shush is an easy way of remembering how the 100 Samaritan volunteers who work from the charity’s Exeter base can help everyone in the public develop vital listening skills.
S is for Show you care: focus just on the other person, make eye contact, put away your phone...
H means Have patience: it may take time and several attempts before a person is ready to open up...
A car has been retrieved from Exeter St David's following a collision in which a woman was killed.
The fatal collision happened in Trewiston Lane, St Minver in Cornwall on Tuesday 19th July 2106 and an appeal was launched to locate the vehicle thought to be involved.
Police last night recovered a Landrover Defender, thought to be involved in the incident, from the car park of Exeter St David’s railway station for forensic examination.
The male driver of the vehicle was located in London shortly after midnight last night (Wednesday 20th July) and has been arrested on...
An Exeter-based PR company has been shortlisted for two top industry awards.
PR, Marketing and Design agency Astley Media is in the running for Outstanding Small Public Relations Consultancy of the Year and best Not-for-Profit Campaign of the Year, in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide Awards 2016.
Its work with client blur Group on the launch of Tech South West is nominated for the Not-for-Profit award.
Based at Northernhay Place in Exeter, with clients across the South West and the country, Astley Media has already won Gold and Silver awards in 2013...
A public consultation on proposals to improve the A30 near Honiton will be launched at the Honiton Show next month (August).
Devon County Council is developing route options for the scheme and will be holding a two month consultation, starting on Wednesday 3 August and running until Friday 30 September.
The Council is proposing to replace the existing narrow, substandard single carriageway in the Monkton area with around 8km (5 miles) of new road between the Honiton Bypass and Devonshire Inn (the junction of the A30 with the A303).
