Improvements at the Land of Canaan play area in Ottery St Mary have taken a step closer to completion as local children have chosen their favourite design.
Although the winning design has not yet been approved by Ottery St Mary Town Council and is still to be deliberated by East Devon District Council, who release the funding, local children have had their say about what they want.
East Devon District Council and Ottery St Mary Town Council have been working closely together to spend £18,500 on improvements to the play area. This £18,500 has been contributed by developers...
THOUSANDS of women united this weekend at Westpoint Exeter, with one mission in mind – to conquer cancer.
Now Cancer Research UK is calling on the city’s formidable army of mighty-mums, gutsy-grans, and go-getting girls to make every step count by paying in their sponsorship money as soon as possible.
Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of 5k, 10k and Pretty Muddy events which raises millions of pounds every year to fund life-saving research.
Ruth Chamings, Race for Life event manager for Exeter, said: “I...
Two men have today been sentenced to four years each in jail after being caught attempting to sell heroin on the streets of Exeter.
Mohamed Adalla (left), aged 19 and Abdu Aziz Mohammed (right), aged 26 were sentenced to 4 years each at Exeter Crown Court today (27th July) after pleading guilty to possession of heroin with intent to supply.
Adalla and Mohammed, both from London, were caught by plain clothes officers in possession of over 45 grams of heroin with a street value of £6,880 near Exe Street on Thursday 4th June.
Exeter’s Oxjam Takeover campaign now in its ninth year, is part of a fervent network of music lovers across the UK, all helping to combat global inequality and poverty within local perimeters. Over 50 cities host multi-venue events during October, which are all organised by volunteers who know and love their music scene.
Oxjam 2015 is proud to announce that on October 17, Exeter Castle will be hosting their main-stage event – running it in conjunction with the largely anticipated Exeter Castle Festival of Rugby. The castle has kindly donated their court yard, successfully combining...
A survey into a new benefit due to be introduced in Exeter has produced some alarming results.
Universal Credit, which will replace many existing benefits, is being gradually rolled out across the country and will begin to be implemented in Exeter in November.
But research by the Advice Exeter partnership has raised grave concerns about how claimants will be affected, with few aware of the changes and advice agencies worryingly unprepared.
Universal Credit will see significant changes to the way benefits work, from how they are claimed to how they are paid. Some of...
Devon Wildlife Trust has teamed up with South West Water to offer a range of wildlife events for all ages this summer. The events have both water and wildlife themes and will include rockpool rambles on the coast, and pond-dipping, bug-hunting and wildlife walks at stunning nature reserves.
Many of the activities will be based at Wembury Marine Centre and beach, near Plymouth, where a freshwater stream surrounded by banks of wildflowers flows into the sea on one of Devon’s most wildlife-rich shorelines. Mike Elsey, Major Supporters Fundraiser for DWT said: “building on the success...
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One man has been arrested following the death of a pedestrian on the A380 on Sunday 26th July.
Police were called at around 1.30am following reports of a collision involving a pedestrian on the A380 Torquay Road near to its junction with Aller Brake Road. Just prior to the incident, police had received reports of a man walking in the road, from the direction of Penn Inn roundabout.
On arrival officers found a 30-year old man who had sustained fatal injuries, after being involved in a collision with a vehicle which has failed to stop. Formal identification for has yet to...
The Dartmoor Folk Festival is one of the top family-friendly folk events in the South West.
It provides the perfect opportunity to catch bright new folk acts, high-calibre national and local artists and established performers, all in the foothills of Dartmoor.
Festival events and activities are suitable for all ages, and there is a hugely-successful dedicated children's festival run alongside the main event.
The 38th annual festival will take place at South Zeal, near Okehampton, on August 7, 8 and 9.
Artists appearing will include Jez Lowe and The Bad...
