Rangers at Devon County Council’s county parks are celebrating after receiving top awards.
Visitors to the Grand Western Canal Country Park and Local Nature Reserve and Stover Country Park have heaped praise on the countryside attractions, earning them both a Certificate of Excellence from customer review website Trip Advisor.
Now in its sixth year, the prestigious award celebrates hospitality businesses that have achieved consistently great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year.
Stover County Park is rated number one place to visit in Newton Abbot,...
It’s all down to the singing, say Exeter men’s skittles team the Saints who triumphed in an intercounty tournament held in Bude.
Captain Paul Kennard said the Saints are known for their vocal abilities in competition.
‘We are a noisy lot,’ he admitted, ‘we out-sing everyone. Our songs are so catchy that sometimes even our opponents join in with us!’
The strategy clearly worked as the team who play out of St Thomas Social Club in Exeter, beat 24 teams from Wales, London and five counties to pick up the winners’ trophy. They clinched their victory with a final score...
The Festival takes place on Thursday 14th, Friday 15th and Saturday 16th July in St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham.
We will be open from 10am to 6pm on the Thursday and Friday and until 5pm on the Saturday.
The funds raised this year will be shared between St. Margaret’s Church and "Peninsula Initiative", a charity which provides practical support for those leaving prison, helping them to make a fresh start in the community.
The theme is the SEVEN AGES OF MAN - very appropriate, given that this year is the anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a female pedestrian carrying a child was seriously injured following a collision with a car in Newton Poppleford, near Sidmouth.
A 61-year-old woman, from Otterton, was walking along School Lane, carrying a three-year-old girl, when she was involved in a collision with a silver Vauxhall Zafira. The collision happened at around 8.55am on Tuesday 7 June, outside Newton Poppleford primary school.
The woman was taken by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, with serious and life-threatening head injuries. Her condition is...
WBW Soliciors have recently promoted two of their Exeter solicitors and hired a new Private Client Partner. Promotions include Susannah Bower, Private Client Department, who has been promoted from solicitor to associate and Laura Brutti, tax and trusts specialist, promoted from solicitor to associate. Victoria Smyth has joined the firm as a partner in the private client department specializing in trusts, wills, estate planning and tax. She has joined from Thrings Solicitors.
RACING piglets were one of the highlights of the attractions on offer at a Devon farm’s open day.
Hundreds of people attended Kenniford Farm, near Exeter, as part of Open Farm Sunday this weekend.
As well as the piglets, there was live music from La Vie en Rose, farm tours, stalls, and local food and drink.
Andrew Freemantle, who owns the farm, said: ‘Open Farm Sunday is a great opportunity for us to open our gates to the public and show them what we do. It is about showing people where their food comes from and how seriously we take the production of good quality...
Recruitment specialists Meridian Business Support in Exeter are feeling justifiably proud of themselves as they pick up a top award.
The team received the ‘Best client facing experience’ award at the Meridian national conference where Exeter came out on top of the company’s 66 branches and 300 employees across the UK.
Receiving the award was local Honiton lady Sarah Lane, who commented, “It’s wonderful to be rewarded for the work we do. We really value all our candidates and the companies we work with; there is nothing better than matching a person to a great job, a real...
Devon and Cornwall Police’s latest domestic abuse campaign warns potential offenders of the consequences of letting their emotions get the better of them during the Euro 16 football tournament.
Statistics show that domestic abuse increases during the summer, especially when a large sporting event taking place.
Police ask people to be aware of their behaviour and mood when watching the football. Emotions run high and frustration and competitiveness can cause tempers to flare. Police warn people that they could face a one month ban from seeing their families if they use or...
The kitchen team at Otter Nurseries in Ottery St Mary is over the moon after their homemade raspberry jam scooped gold at this year’s Taste of the West Awards.
This is the first time the garden centre has entered these popular awards that celebrate the quality of local produce in the South West. Otter Nurseries entered two of its jams, and alongside the gold gong for the raspberry, the strawberry jam collected a highly commended award.
Catering Manager Anthony Adams, said: “These preserves are made weekly in our restaurant kitchens by expert jam maker Liz Lee and they’ve...
The contribution made by an army of volunteers at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has been celebrated during national Volunteers Week (1st-12th June).
The annual celebration, which is organised by NCVO, celebrates the vital contribution volunteers make to our communities every day.
The RD&E currently has over 300 volunteers who give up approximately 1750 hours of their time a month to help support the hospital’s staff, patients and visitors. They play a vital role in helping to improve patient experience, enabling frontline, clinical and nursing staff to focus on...
