Mum2mum market comes to Exeter

Mum2mum market nearly new sales has been a haven for cash strapped parents in London and the South East and now local mum Joanne Jones is bringing it to Exeter

The market provides an opportunity for parents to make money selling their outgrown baby clothes and equipment to other families. All goods for sale must be in excellent condition and sellers keep 100% of their proceeds on the day.

Buyers can make serious savings at their local Mum2mum market. Large items like designer prams and nursery furniture sell for about one third of their retail price whereas baby and...

Dog beach ban starts on May 1

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 04/27/2016 - 11:23am

East Devon District Council has improved information and signs advising visitors and residents about the seasonal dog bans on some areas of our beaches.

This year, for the first time, the council is using temporary stencils at the beach entrances so that the ban areas are clear to everyone. The seasonal ban lasts from May 1st to September 30th each year.

Cllr Iain Chubb, East Devon’s Portfolio Holder for the Environment, said: “Not everyone wants to share our beaches with dogs and the presence of dogs in ban areas can cause distress to others, so we are asking that all dog...

Exeter researchers in celebrity-endorsed research to save swans

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 04/27/2016 - 11:17am

Researchers at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus are involved in a pioneering project to safeguard Europe’s smallest swan, which has won support from Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Pen Hadow and Sir David Attenborough and a swathe of businesses, charities and individuals.

Flight of the Swans will be the first ever attempt to follow the migration of the Bewick’s swan from the air. Setting off this September, Sacha Dench of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) will fly a paramotor from the Bewick’s swans’ breeding grounds in arctic Russia 7,500km across 11 countries...

Kindly Leave the Stage UK tour comes to Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 04/27/2016 - 11:11am

Kindly Leave the Stage – UK TOUR 2016 A comedy by John Chapman Directed by Adam Morley

Norwich based Baroque Theatre Company announce their 2016 tour of John Chapman’s farce Kindly Leave the Stage. Back by popular demand, and marking Baroque’s biggest to date, Kindly Leave the Stage will play in an impressive 33 venues across the UK- from Penzance in Cornwall to Carlisle in Cumbria, and many towns and cities in between.

Kindly Leave the Stage opens in Horsham on 1 April and arrives in Exeter at the Cygnet Theatre on 2 June.

The much-lauded Kindly Leave the Stage...

Driver seriously injured in East Devon crash

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/27/2016 - 9:21am

Emergency services attended a serious one-vehicle collision on the old A30 at Honiton.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called at 8am today (27 April) after a car left the carriageway and ended up upside down in a field close to the showground.

The male driver of the car has sustained serious injuries and was treated by paramedics at the scene.

The old A30 road is closed in both directions between the Fenny Bridges junction and the Honiton junction.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to email 101@dc.police.uk or phone 101, quoting log number 89...

Marathon man Adrian is a runaway success

Adrian Thorley has raised an incredible £1,557 for local charity Rainbow Living after running the London Marathon in a brilliant time of 3 hours 45 minutes.

Adrian volunteered to take on the challenge of the London Marathon following an appeal from his employer, local healthcare and protection insurance provider The Exeter, as part of their fundraising efforts for Rainbow Living, which is the company’s Charity of the Year.

Having turned 50 this year, and as such in the ‘SuperVet’ category, Adrian is no stranger to long distance running, but this is the first time he has...

Trampoline Park to open in Devon

There’s something to put a spring in your step this summer as the largest trampoline park in Devon and Cornwall is due to open in Plymouth in June.

A relatively new concept in the UK, the trampoline park concept originated from the USA and Australia before hitting Europe around 5 years ago. The popularity of the sporting activity has increased hugely over the last year with 30 UK parks opening in the last 12 months alone.

The Super Tramp Park, located in a huge 10,000ft warehouse on Breakwater Road, Plymstock, will feature over 50 trampolines, a dodgeball court, wall...

Help Castle Drogo win!

Castle Drogo has been successfully shortlisted for Museums at Night for the second time in three years and the race is now on to win artist Peter Liversidge to host the after-hours event in October 2016. Peter Liversidge is a British contemporary artist who has exhibited in the Tate Liverpool and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. He is most notable for his use of proposals, written on a manual typewriter. The Castle Drogo team loved the link between Peter’s approach and the idea that the original idea for Castle Drogo may have started as a proposal on paper in the 1900s. If...

Hospiscare thanks London Marathon runners

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Wed, 04/27/2016 - 5:28am

Seven runners taking part in the London Marathon over the weekend have raised more than £10,000 so far for local charity, Exeter Hospiscare.

Those taking part were Sam Tennant, Juan Cortizo, Claire Westcott, Michelle Selley, Liam Thomas, Jenny Latham and Liz Searle.

Hospiscare fundraiser Celia Wilkinson said: “We’re so proud of all our marathon runners, their dedication to training and fundraising is always incredible and the amount raised so far in sponsorship is just amazing and will make a huge difference to our patients and their families.”

Hospiscare has spaces...

North and South meet for fiddle spectacular

Fiddle and violin players from across the South West are invited to an exciting day of music-making led by expert tutors in Okehampton.

The Wren Music Fiddle Day on Saturday 25th June is a chance for experienced players and complete beginners to develop their playing and their knowledge of the instrument.

The day focuses on learning new skills and techniques as well as repertoire development, with a chance for other acoustic instruments to join in the afternoon.

This year's tutors are world-renowned fiddle player Tom McConville and Wren Music tutor Becki Driscoll...

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