Spooky events including ghost tours and fright nights have been unveiled across Exeter and the Heart of Devon for Hallowe'en.
Exeter is regarded as one of the most haunted cities in the country, based on reported ghost sightings, with recorded tales of strange apparitions around the city, including a three headed ghost and tall glowing figures around Exeter Cathedral.
Richard Dyke, an Exeter Red Coat Guide, will be one of the many guides leading groups on the popular Halloween special Spooks and Broomsticks tour that sets off from Cathedral Green, on Thursday 29 October,...
On Saturday October 31st, while some people in Exeter put on witches’ outfits and carry pumpkins, others will be empathising with the very real horror experienced by young people in Syria.
For one day only, the Art Gallery at 89 South Street will be exhibiting prints of drawings by young Syrian refugees.
The exhibition, entitled ‘From Syria with Love’ has been organised by Baraa Ehsaan Kouja, a Syrian student at the University of Exeter. There will bearound 25 prints of drawings and paintings made by Syrian refugee children aged 12-18 currently living in Al-Abrar refugee...
New website to help local employers fill their apprenticeship vacancies
Skills Group has worked with local company, Altitude, to launch a new website promoting apprenticeship vacancies to young people.
The new dedicated recruitment website, www.apprenticeships4me.com , has been designed to help young people make an informed choice about becoming an apprentice, and then finding a vacancy to match their career aspirations.
“The launch of our new website is particularly timely,” said Skills Group Apprenticeship Manager, Mandy Kerslake, “as the increase in the national...
Battling Exeter mum Jo Smith is to face yet another hurdle in her bid for treatment.
She now faces a 10-day trip to America for special tests after her doctor told her she wasn't fit enough to fly.
Mum of one Jo, will have to travel by ship and over land instead.
Jo is the only person in the world with two rare terminal conditions where treating one would mean the other will kill her.
The 37-year-old suffers from a blood vessel disorder called pulmonary hypertension and has lymphatic cancer. Baffled doctors say that the odds of suffering from both is over 5...
A skittles challenge organised by The Family Law Company in Exeter raised £885 for the Exeter Deaf Academy.
The annual event was held at St Thomas Social Club in Cowick Street, and over thirty players took part, with teams from Walnut House and Magdalen Barristers’ Chambers, Thomas Westcott Accountants, Exeter Deaf Academy and hosts, The Family Law Company by Hartnell Chanot.
Jane Chanot from The Family Law Company said: “This was a really enjoyable and fun event to raise funds for Exeter Deaf Academy.
“The Family Law Company is delighted to be supporting the...
The next FORCE Cancer Charity Lingerie and Swimwear Fayre for breast cancer patients will be held on Thursday November 12.
The charity hosts two of these events each year, offering women who have had surgery the opportunity to meet suppliers, try things on and get one-to-one advice from retail experts at the FORCE Support and Information Centre.
Representatives from shops in Devon as well as a leading mail order and online company will be there, giving women an exclusive chance to see first-hand a large selection of underwear and swimwear.
Doting Exeter mum Jo Smith is making a desperate appeal... to live.
The 37-year-old mum needs urgent help in raising funds to pay for treatment she hopes will extend the time she can spend with her five-year-old son.
In this heartfelt letter she appeals for your help:
My name is Jo. I am a 37 year old mummy from Exeter. I have lived here all of my life. But now I am dying. I am 1 in 7 billion, the only person in the world to suffer from a combination of two terminal diseases, Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Follicular Lymphoma.
Devon County Council is reminding road users to “brighten up” when the clocks go back on Sunday 25 October.
As British Summer Time ends, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders are being urged to wear reflective and fluorescent clothing to ensure they can be seen on the county’s roads as the winter nights draw in.
Car drivers are also being asked to “give cyclists space” and look out for all other road users, especially when visibility is limited due to mist, rain and fog.
Between October and December in 2014, two pedestrians in Devon were killed and...
A group of intrepid Exeter Chiefs supporters will be raising money for the Exeter Foundation by cycling from Exeter to Bordeaux.
The 485 mile route of the Exeter Rugby European Cycle Challenge will take 6 days to complete, beginning at the home of the Exeter Chiefs, Sandy Park on January 10th 2016 and finishing at the Stade Andre Moga to watch the Chiefs take on Bordeaux Bègles in the European Champions Cup.
Cyclists of all riding abilities are invited to join the European Cycle Challenge and will be fully supported by a coach and mini-buses that will provide food, hot...
Devon’s Public Health leaders have added their voice to a growing debate about the amount of sugar in people’s diets.
Their comments follow the recent petition on a proposed sugar tax, handed to Government by TV chef and food campaigner Jamie Oliver, and the publication of a report by Public Health England (PHE) yesterday, entitled Sugar Reduction: The evidence for action. This report was commissioned by Ministers at the Department of Health to inform policy-making as part of the Government’s forthcoming childhood obesity strategy.
