Time is running out for people to register to vote in next month's Exeter City Council elections.
Anyone not yet on the electoral register has until next Monday (18 April) to apply. Failure to do so will mean they will not be able to vote.
On Thursday 5 May voters in Exeter will go to the polls for City Council elections as well as the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Devon and Cornwall.
It is the first time since 2000 that all 39 councillors will be elected on the same night. This follows a review of the electoral wards in Exeter so that they...
Here in Devon we are proud of our beautiful landscapes that offer all of us the opportunity to get outdoors and soak up the delicious views.
Just in time for the summer season a new book is coming out which will provide everyone with the chance to get out and explore the wonderful area.
Entitled "Wild Swimming Walks - Dartmoor and South Devon, 28 Lake, River and Beach Days Out", the book was written by Sophie Pierce and Matt Newbury who both hold the area close to their hearts.
Sophie said: "For years now I have been having fantastic adventures with my friends and...
Real Estate specialists at Foot Anstey have advised on the new site of the Exeter Cookery School on Exeter's historic Quayside.
Senior Associate Nicholas Burt and Associate Rebecca Haynes advised the landlord and developer EIC (Exeter) Limited on the transaction which will bring much needed regeneration to the area. Exeter Cookery School owners are planning a contemporary New York loft-style interior coupled with the latest kitchen equipment which is due to be completed and operational by the summer.
As well as having a significant property portfolio across Exeter, EIC is a...
Business continues to go from strength to strength for an Exeter family farm.
The Freemantle family has been farming pigs at Kenniford Farm on the outside of Exeter for more than 20 years.
And the farm had just signed a deal with a local pub chain Webb Enterprises to supply three local pubs with its Red Tractor approved pork.
Webb Enterprises specialises in running traditional pubs and restaurants and owns the Halfway Inn on the A3052, The Saddlers Arms at Lympstone and The Bowd Inn, Sidmouth.
Andrew Freemantle, of Kenniford Farm, said: ‘We are delighted to...
The youth of today are a whole lot more sedentary than ever before, with more children than ever classified as obese throughout the UK. With rapidly evolving technical trends and a huge increase in foods and drinks with high sugar/ fat content, we are heading fast towards an obese generation.
As parents and professionals we know that exercise and a healthy lifestyle is good for both physical and mental wellbeing. With the correct role models and especially when sport is on a national stage, participation increases significantly, which with it brings huge health benefits, but how...
Labour’s Police and Crime Commissioner candidate is calling for an immediate review of Tony Hogg’s decision on his Middlemoor move. Tony Hogg decided just a few weeks ago to move his office less than one mile to what will be newly refurbished premises inside the Police HQ at Middlemoor. The cost of this is undisclosed, but is believed to be approximately £400,000. The lease on his existing premises that were inherited from the old Police Authority expires in November 2016. The Chief Constable has already objected publicly to this plan saying that it “sends the wrong signal financially” and...
FORCE Cancer Charity has launched Walk to Work Week - a campaign to get us all out of the car and off the buses and trains for at least one day later this month.
It will run between Monday April 25 and Sunday May 1 to raise money for the Exeter charity that offers face to face support for anyone locally affected by cancer.
FORCE Head of Fundraising Sarah Daniels will be putting her best foot forward on Day One by walking from her home in Exmouth to the charity’s Support and Information Centre in the grounds of the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
All Exeter children will be offered free swimming lessons before they finish primary school, Exeter Labour have pledged.
Exeter Labour thinks it's important that young people learn to swim as early as possible - not only to ensure they are safe and confident around water, but also because it gets children active.
Exeter Labour spokesperson Rosie Denham said, “We are committed to helping residents to improve their health and wellbeing, and have been working with Active Devon to make Exeter the most active city in the South West by 2018.
