A local bingo club is set to host one of the most sought-after evenings of bingo in and around Exeter by offering a potential share of £100,000 in its free Mecca Firecracker prize draw* as part of its national live link game this Halloween.
The team at Mecca Exeter will be hosting its ‘Firecracker Evening’ from 6330pm on Saturday 31 October, with £100,000 up for grabs during the live link game at approximately 8.30pm, which will be shared equally amongst customers playing in the club that evening.
Mecca customers from all over Exeter will be flocking to the club on North...
Smiggle, Australia’s most colourful stationery brand is set to open its doors in Princesshay on 30 October 2015.
The new store will be located at the Bampfylde Lane entrance to Princesshay off the High Street offering bright and bold stationery, bags, lunchboxes, accessories, gadgets and more.
Smiggle prides itself on delivering original and fun products for children, from pencils and pens, to backpacks, lunchboxes and drink bottles, and ‘must-have’ gadgets and gizmos.
Wayne Pearce, Princesshay Centre Director said: “Smiggle is a fun new brand offering something...
Medland Sanders & Twose (MST), the leading supplier and servicer of specialist land machinery across the South West, has appointed Matt Hellyer as its After Sales Director.
The senior post has been newly-created following a strong period of growth at MST together with fresh investment by parent company Longhouse Group.
Matt joins MST from Masons Kings where he was Group Parts Manager.
Nigel Godefroy, director at MST, described Matt Hellyer's appointment as "a real step forward" and "positive statement of intent for the company".
Four men have been arrested as part of a police operation to crackdown on a growing problem of graffiti damage in Exeter.
Exeter neighbourhood police are working with Exeter City Council to tackle the issue after numerous tags were sprayed on city buildings in recent months.
Officers have been focusing their efforts on the prolific tags ‘PHOKS’, ‘UKS’ and ‘REGS’ which have appeared across the city.
On Sunday 18 October, St Martin’s Lane, Musgrove Row, and a van belonging to a market trader were all targeted with the tags ‘UKS’ and 'REGS’.
This October for breast cancer awareness month, Macmillan Cancer Support wants to raise awareness of the side effects faced by people living with or beyond the disease.
Breast cancer survival rates have been improving for 40 years. More women are surviving breast cancer than ever before, thanks to improvements in treatment and earlier diagnosis. In the 1970s around 5 out of 10 women with breast cancer survived the disease beyond five years. Now it is more than 8 out of 10.
Alison Authers, Lead nurse of the Macmillan Lymphoedema team at Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation...
The Exeter Northcott Theatre and Creative Cow are delighted to announce the cast for their magical new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ much-loved Christmas classic.
Leading the cast is celebrated local actor, Derek Frood, in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Derek was recently seen in BBC1’s Poldark and has previously entertained Devon audiences in his work with Theatre Alibi.
Derek said, "The prospect of stepping into the shoes of Ebenezer Scrooge fills me with delight. In 1843 Dickens intended the story as a strong condemnation of greed, and the transformation of Scrooge...
Learn how to make your own balms creams and ointments using pure bees wax and honey from Buckfast Abbey's very own bees. Incorporate herbal extracts and essential oils to create your own unique products.
Price: £50 - All materials are included in the price as well as an exclusive information and recipe booklet.
Course tutor – Clare Densley
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Contact Clare Densley: cdensley@buckfast.org.uk or call 07944 504283
Households taking part in East Devon District Council’s recycling trials in new Feniton and Exmouth (The Colony) will soon be receiving a questionnaire to find out how the new service is working for them.
From mid-September, residents in these two areas have been using an improved service and have been able to collect cardboard and mixed plastics for the first time. These items, along with their usual extensive number of other recyclables including glass, metals, paper, plastic bottles, textiles and food waste, are collected from the kerbside every week.
New team Teignmouth Thunderbirds (TBirds) Cougars moved clear on top of the division six ladder in the Exeter Netball League after a classy 33-19 win over WestExe Bobcats on Wednesday 21st October.
Jaimie Rosser GA, teamed with Kay Drake GS scored the majority of TBirds’s goals to make it three wins from three and open up a 20 goal buffer over contender Thompson Jenner Titans for second place in the division.
It was another encouraging display from the new Back to Netball Club squad, who largely controlled proceedings. After an even start, the TBirds began to dominate in...
