A national dog rescue charity is inviting people to come forward and offer a new home to a dog so magical, they have nicknamed him ‘Harry Pawter’.
Finding Furever Homes, which cares for dogs from throughout the South West, is keen to find two year old lurcher Harry a deserving new home as soon as possible and is running an online social media campaign to find a home for Harry – preferably not under the stairs as his movie namesake was offered!
Andrea Newton, who co-founded the charity, said: “Harry really is a great dog. He has impeccable manners, walks beautifully on the...
Number of participants : five maximum. Cost : £27 Level: Proficient or above
Speak and listen to French for three hours with two French tutors, Bernard and Dominique.
Learn about an aspect of the French culture in a relaxed informal atmosphere.
No prior knowledge is required to attend this workshop on Impressionist painters.
At the end of the 19th century, a small group of Paris-based artists became rebels. The key figures of this artistic movement were Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissaro, Paul Cézanne...
People are being invited to have their say on plans for a new bus station in Exeter at an open forum next month.
Exeter City Council will be holding the event at the Corn Exchange in Market Street, Exeter on Thursday (3 March) between 8am and 5.30pm.
The Council want to hear from members of the public and interested groups to inform the concept design of the new bus station. The Council want to hear people's views on:
Overnight resurfacing work will start on Station Road and Fore Street in Cullompton next week. (Monday 22 February)
The night-time work, which is needed to improve the road condition and extend its lifespan, will start on Monday (22 February) and is scheduled to take three weeks.
Station Road will be closed to traffic from 7pm to 7am each evening from Monday (22 February) to Wednesday (24 February). Fore Street will be closed overnight from 7pm to 7am between Wednesday (24 February) to Saturday 27 February, and from Monday 29 February to Friday 4 March. Work will begin at...
Bruton Knowles has further strengthened its Plymouth team with the appointment of Ian Le Grice as Associate to deliver property management services.
This move complements an already successful and highly experienced team which is now able to advise on every aspect of commercial property.
Ashleigh Phillips, Team Manager said: “Ian is the next piece in the puzzle for the office and his expert knowledge and experience in property portfolio management feeds into all aspects of our work.
“Our objective for the office has always been to build an effective team made up of...
Work begins next month on a brand new slipway for Mamhead as East Devon District Council invests £1.2 million to restore the vital maritime access to Exmouth’s wonderful waterside.
When completed, the slipway will be a larger, safer and more resilient facility for people to use for decades to come. It will be able to take bigger craft with space to turn and manoeuvre off the highway. There will also be new signage and publicity to encourage people to use the new slipway when they might be using other water accesses, such as the nearby Belshers Slipway.
A journey through the world of movies in a cavalcade of all time classic Hollywood songs with the singing star of the award-winning Fascinating Aïda.
Liza Pulman brings you an evening of some of the greatest songs from the silver screen. Her glorious voice, charming personality and quirky comedic skills make her a unique entertainer. The evening will take you on a musical journey celebrating the golden age of Hollywood and beyond. From As Time Goes By to Moon River, through Hitchcock, the romantic comedy and even the American western, these are the songs of our Saturday afternoons...
Pupils from Exeter School’s Year 9 German classes took part in a variety of competitions on the theme of presents organised by the Goethe Institut in the run-up to Christmas.
Two groups of pupils were commended for their entries: one group wrote the speech bubbles for a comic strip and won sunglasses; the other recorded a story and won earphones.
Both groups also received pencil cases with a variety of goodies inside.
Linguist Hannah Sheppard said the competition was a great opportunity and really fun. Congratulations to all participants and well done to Hannah...
Exeter-based Rainbow Living is inviting local children and disabled adults to celebrate Mother’s Day by getting involved in a special competition to show their mum how much they love them.
All entrants need to do is design a Mother’s Day card to be in with a chance of winning an amazing Mother’s Day hamper, kindly donated by Sainsbury’s Pinhoe.
The charity is delighted to announce the support of Sarah Turner (aka the ‘Unmumsy Mum’ Exeter blogger!) as a guest judge. Sarah is an award-winning blogger and her first book - The Unmumsy Mum - has just been published.
Aphasia is a brain disorder with the people having communication problems as a result of damaged parts of the brain. It is mainly caused by stroke. People with aphasia have difficulties in writing, reading, speaking, and in listening. It does not however affect your intelligence. This is a chronic problem because it can go as far as causing swallowing difficulties. In case you are dealing with such a patient you need to be wise, caring and very patient person. This will help you to cope with this patient and make him/her feel appreciated.
