One of South Devon’s newest and most exciting celebrations of local food and produce is all set to draw in the crowds this week as the Taste of the Teign (21-27 September) puts produce picked and reared in the surrounding fields, caught in local waters or harvested from the hedges firmly at the heart of this food and drink celebration.
Over the course of the seven days more than 15 events are taking place; each one using locally sourced produce as the centrepiece for culinary creativity ranging from cracking crab workshops at The Crab Shack in Teignmouth, to tours of the steepest...
Update: 23 September: Police investigating a sexual assault, which happened on a train between Taunton and Exeter on 15 July, have arrested a man in connection with the matter.
The 36-year-old from Bideford was arrested yesterday (23 September) on suspicion of sexual assault. He was later released on police bail pending further inquiries.
The man came forward following a media appeal to trace a person detectives wanted to speak to about the incident. Officers would like to thank all those who shared the appeal.
Exeter's Two Tribes skittles team are currently defending their mixed team title in a tense finals of the Butcombe British Skittles championships being held in Torquay.
The team who play out of St Thomas Social Club showed impressive form in the play off stages and are tipped to do well again.
But two popular teams, Heavitree Heroes who were mixed team runners up last year failed to qualify this time. Meanwhile the Sinners, women's champions in 2008 and 2011, are not competing this year.
So it's all down to Two Tribes mixed and men's teams, along...
Come and have a cuppa and slice of cake, in aid of Macmillan.
If you're into baking, enter the first ever Great Broadclyst Cake Off to win baking prizes and be crowned the first ever winner! Entry is just £1, categories are: under 10 (cupcake or cake), 10-18 (3 cupcakes or cake) and adults (cake). Entries will be judged on taste and appearance. Judging is at midday.
If you're not into baking, come along and marvel at the entries whilst enjoying your cuppa, take part in the activities or make yourself some goodies while you're at it!
Most people recognise the benefit of installing a new kitchen or bathroom in order to add value and make a property more sellable, but not everyone recognises the advantages of creating an attractive outdoor space. Landscaping a front garden adds instant kerb appeal, but when the majority of your outdoor space is at the back of the property and therefore out of sight, it might seem like a waste of money doing it up. However, it is always a good idea to put some effort into improving your garden if you are planning on selling the property, and if you are able to create a stylish outdoor...
Devon and Cornwall Police has welcomed a report from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and its acknowledgement of the hard work and commitment to improving services safeguarding children.
The Force has made a clear commitment to prioritising safeguarding and to making it everybody’s responsibility which means that all members of staff will be expected to be able to competently deal with all aspects of child protection. This is reflected in the fact that officers respond quickly and can immediately deal with any threat risk and harm in respect of children and young people....
Her Hajesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary today published an inspection report into the child protection work carried out by Devon and Cornwall Police, following an inspection carried out in May 2015. This is part of a rolling programme of child protection inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.
Inspectors say they were concerned to find:
* A lack of understanding of the extent of child sexual exploitation and an inconsistent response across the force area
* The protection of some children who regularly go missing from home was inconsistent. Although...
Credit makes the world go around and without a source of available credit it would be incredibly hard to buy expensive items such as a car or house. Unfortunately it is difficult to borrow money when you have a bad credit rating, which can leave you in a tricky position if you need to make a big purchase. So what are your options?
Why Lenders Don’t Like You
It’s nothing personal, but lenders don’t like people with bad credit because there is a much higher chance that they will default on their loan. Before the credit crunch , lenders were falling over themselves to hand...
Leading artisan soft drinks producer, Luscombe Drinks has announced the appointment of Adrian Collins as its new managing director. Adrian’s appointment comes after holding the role as director general manager since March 2015 at the highly respected, South Devon based soft drinks firm.
Commenting on his new role, Adrian Collins says: “I am incredibly proud to be leading and guiding such a committed and talented team through an immense amount of change, investment and growth.” Adrian continues: “It is an incredibly exciting new phase for Luscombe Drinks and I am hugely looking...
