The Donkey Sanctuary is working with Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project to hold a hedge planting event on Wednesday 16 March at the Sanctuary’s Sidmouth site from 10am till 4pm.
As part of their Higher Level Stewardship scheme with Natural England, The Donkey Sanctuary actively manages hedgerows to improve conditions for farmland wildlife, enhance landscape character and protect the natural and historic environment.
Following on the success of their hedgelaying event in February, The Donkey Sanctuary is inviting people to help with hedge planting and fencing.
The popular International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition, now in its ninth year, will be at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) from 23 April 2016.
The winning photograph from each of nine categories from the 2016 competition, along with a wide selection of finalists, will be included in the exhibition at RAMM. The categories are: The Beauty of Plants, Beautiful Gardens, Wildlife in the Garden, Portfolios, Bountiful Earth, Trees, Woods & Forests, Wildflower Landscapes, Greening the City and Young Garden Photographer.
Folk Duo Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston released their new album in February 2016 and are touring the UK to support the release in 2016
Miranda and Rex are dazzling as ever on their respective instruments - double bass and mandolin/bouzouki catch their live show in Colebrooke at the Parish Hall £11 8pm tel. 01363 84309
On Saturday 9 April, the attention of the horseracing world will focus on Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, where the Grand National event will take place. As the highlight of the three-day festival, which will kick off on 7 April, the Grand National is legendary for the stars that are born and the course on which they compete.
The 2015 champion, Many Clouds, is looking to win back-to-back titles, but other greats will be in the thick of things, including Silviniaco Conti, a perennial favourite with great ante-post odds. Betting on the...
Organic, an Exeter-based performance and content marketing agency and consultancy, recently celebrated their 10th anniversary, and commissioned Instagram social influencer Paperboyo to capture some of the city’s most unique sights.
Rich McCor, better known by his Instagram alias Paperboyo (Instagram.com/paperboyo), is a photographer and social media influencer who uses creativity and the power imbued in social platforms to tell stunning visual stories.
With over 125,000 Instagram followers, Paperboyo’s creations celebrate cities and their history through innovative, outside...
The third edition of the Exeter Chiefs podcast is now live. In this edition Marc Ryan & Chris Bentley speak to Flanker Julian Salvi about life at the Club on and off the field.
Hear about Salvi's first day at the Chiefs when he forgot his passport and only realised an hour away from the airport, how did Rob Baxter react?
Salvi talks the differences between Chiefs & Tigers, his reasons for moving to Devon along with his experience of being coached by England Coach Eddie Jones. He also shares his views on the current England performance in the 6 nations.
East Devon District Council is working with the Environment Agency to upgrade the sea and estuary defences in Exmouth. The proposed project will reduce the risk of flooding to over 1,000 homes in Exmouth.
Since Autumn 2015, the council’s Exeter based consultants WSP │ Parsons Brinkerhoff have reviewed information gathered from flood modelling, a topographic survey and geotechnical investigations and developed a number of options to upgrade Exmouth’s flood defences along the estuary side and sea front.
Following this, East Devon has held consultation events with local...
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.
The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”.
The idea of this theme is to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals, especially goal number 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all...
Firefighters up and down the country are preparing to roll up their sleeves to take part in the National Car Wash this Saturday, March 12 to raise vital funds for The Fire Fighters Charity.
Bring your car along and have it washed in return for a donation to The Fire Fighters Charity, the UK’s leading provider of services that enhance quality of life for serving and retired fire service personnel and their families.
Lee Howell, Chief Fire Officer for Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Servicer said: “Monies raised through national fundraising initiatives provide a real...
A retired East Devon police officer has begun his independent campaign to take over the role of Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Bob Spencer, a former Acting Assistant Chief Constable with 30 years experience in the force, is opposing the cuts in policing that is leading to fewer officers on the beat.
The current commissioner Tony Hogg is not standing for re-election having been voted in four years ago when the role replaced police authorities.
Mr Spencer has recently stood down as an independent chairperson of both the...
