The Maynard School choir is one of 20 schools in England and Wales to have been selected to be part of the ceremonies that will officially welcome the teams to Rugby World Cup 2015.
The ceremonies will also include the formal presentation of official Tournament caps and Rugby World Cup 2015 participation medals.
The school was chosen following an application process, led by independent charity Youth Sport Trust, which was open to all schools in England and Wales. With over 100 applications, the standard was very high resulting in a competitive judging process which was...
The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP is coming to Exeter during the Magna Carta celebrations to speak on the theme “Magna Carta – do we need a new Charter?”
The former Attorney-General is known for his support of reform of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) but he is critical of the measures announced by the last Coalition Government, and in the recent Conservative manifesto, for the United Kingdom’s potential withdrawal. He argues withdrawal would undermine adherence to international law and would “call into question the devolution settlements for Wales, Scotland and...
Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, has welcomed the announcement that the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, along with Axminster League of Friends and Action Group, plan to re-open inpatient beds at Axminster Community Hospital in July 2015.
A Joint Action Team, consisting of the Northern Devon Healthcare Trust, The Axminster League of Friends, The Hospital Action Group and the Seaton League of Friends, was created in January 2015 to investigate how funds, generously provided by the Axminster League of Friends, could be used to re-instate 16 inpatient beds at Axminster...
This May half-term holiday there are extra events planned for families with children at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM).
The free bee bags and explorer bags, interactives and the World Cultures family area gallery are always available and always popular with children. On the Tuesday there will also be an opportunity to handle genuine objects from the Second World War and from Tuesday to Thursday there are special activities.
On Tuesday 26 May, parents, grandparents and carers with children under five years old can take a journey of discovery together and make...
Dawlish Warren has retained its Blue Flag status for the 17th year running.
Teignbridge District Council is pleased to announce the beach can continue to proudly fly the prestigious flag in the internationally recognised award scheme.
Alongside Dawlish Warren’s achievement, Teignmouth Town Beach, Coryton Cove at Dawlish and Ness Cove at Shaldon have all won high-profile Seaside Awards.
The announcements come just as the busy tourist season gets underway with beaches and resorts expecting another lively bank holiday weekend.
Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital has been named as a top performing hospital in the provision of orthopaedic care to NHS patients in the most recent NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) Report on Independent sector providers care for NHS patients.
The report presents a comparison between the performances of independent sector providers with their NHS counterparts, and looks at indicators including patient experience, clinical quality and patient outcomes and safety.
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) - the statistics collected by the Health and Social Care Information Centre...
UK house prices increased by 9.6% in the year to March 2015, up from 7.4% in the year to February 2015, according to the Office For National Statistics.
House price annual inflation was 9.4% in England, 5.7% in Wales, 14.6% in Scotland and 7.5% in Northern Ireland. This is the highest annual increase in Scotland since July 2007.
The pace of annual house price growth increased across the majority of the UK.
Annual house price increases in England were driven by an annual increase in the East (11.4%), London (11.2%) and the South East (11.2%).
Exeter Axhayes adoption centre has around 150 cats and kittens in their care at the moment and more waiting to come in.
They are in need of volunteers to help out at the centre. They have various roles available, from cat socialisers, to cat care, cleaning,gardeners, DIY to fundraising. You can commit to as much or as little as you like, even on an adhoc basis helping out at events, if that is what suits you.
There are many ways to volunteer at Axhayes, whatever your skills and interests, and however much time you have to give, including socialising nervous cats, cleaning...
Teignbridge District Council has announced key roles following the local elections.
Teignbridge’s Full Council on Tuesday 19 May 2015 saw Cllr Mike Hocking, who represents the Newton Abbot ward of Bradley, elected as new council chairman.
Outgoing chairman Anthony Ballinger thanked Teignbridge staff for their support during his tenure before formally handing over the chain of office.
Cllr Rosalind Prowse, who represents the ward of Dawlish South West, was appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Council.
Cllr Jeremy Christophers was reappointed as Leader and Cllr...
People in Exeter can get their bikes fixed for free at several fun-filled events taking place over the next two weeks as part of a new nationwide campaign called The Big Bike Revival that aims to get everyone out cycling over the summer.
To find out about events in your area go to the events finder at the campaign website - www.bigbikerevival.org.uk .
Brought together by CTC, the national cycling charity, local cycle centres are holding events from 23 May to 7 June across the area at as part of The Big Bike Revival – a two-week series of family-friendly activities aimed to...
