As part of its Coastal Festival 2015, the National Trust in East Devon are linking up with the team from Jurassic Coast to give a free talk about the history of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site on Tuesday 30 June at 7.30pm in Branscombe village hall. Sam Scriven of the Jurassic Coast Team says: ‘Find out why this spectacular 95 miles of coastline is globally unique; and discover why its rocks, fossils and landforms led to its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site’. Branscombe beach is one of the beaches on the Jurassic Coast that is looked after by the National Trust. Situated...
The Devon Venus Business Women Awards 2015 officially opened for nominations at a glamorous launch party in Exeter last night (21st May 2015).
Local business men and women were welcomed at Exeter Castle by event organisers Celia Delaney of SpeakingSuccess and Alexis Bowater of Bowater Communications.
The awards aim to celebrate and recognise the achievements of the county’s working women and entrepreneurs.
Celia introduced the categories and officially opened the online nominations for Devon as part of an evening targeted to impress the high powered women of the...
Award-winning property company Renaissance Villages has appointed two new sales advisors to join the team at its luxury, age-exclusive retirement development – Millbrook Village on Topsham Road in Exeter.
Carolyn Randall and Emma Chave bring with them a wealth of experience spanning customer service, retail management and residential property sales. They will support Site Sales Manager David Smith, helping prospective buyers select the home that best suits their requirements and assisting them with the sale of their existing property.
Here are the top ten things I do every day to reduce clutter in my home and you can easily do them too!
1. Deal with post as I empty my postbox – into action, throw (recycle) or file 2. Delete unimportant emails as soon as I have read them 3. Put the newspaper and empty bottles straight into the recycling box 4. Dirty linen or clothes straight in the laundry bin + before bed a sweep of the house to scoop up anything anyone else has discarded on the floor 5. A sweep of the house before bed collecting up empty cups/glasses and put them straight in the dishwasher not in or by the sink...
HSL, the UK’s leading comfort furniture specialist, is arriving in Exeter this month, with a brand new store having just opened in Duns Business Centre on Trusham Road in Marsh Barton.
Manufacturing high quality, handmade back-care furniture for more than 40 years, the new Orpington store is the fourteenth HSL outlet to open in the last 12 months, cementing the company’s commitment to offering outstanding customer service and a wide selection of excellent quality products, in a huge choice of styles and fabrics, that provide value for money.
3rd June - 7pm (followed by a Q&A) 5th June - 8pm Production length: 1 hour Location: Cygnet Theatre, Friars' Gate, Exeter, EX2 4AZ
'The course of true love never did run smooth'
'The Sun and the Moon: Shakespeare’s Lovers' is a delightful two-hander play exploring love in Shakespeare’s works. Two actors perform Shakespeare’s greatest lovers, alternating roles from Comedies, Tragedies and Histories. Featuring scenes from Shakespeare and live music,...
WESC Foundation - The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment based in Topsham Road, Exeter, held their annual charity Golf Day at Sidmouth Golf Club sponsored by Itec UK.
Twelve teams of 4-ball Stableford took part from the local business community. The Golf Day raised £3,500 towards the charity’s ‘New activities & New adventures Project”.
A school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss, WESC Foundation’s ‘New activities & New adventures Project’ will fund a residential week at Calvert Trust Outdoor Activity Centre on Exmoor, for some of...
The public were invited to get involved with medical research and show their love for scientific advances during an event in Exeter to mark International Clinical Trials Day.
Clinical trials enable researchers to explore whether new treatments and procedures are safe and effective for the general public. They are a crucial step in bringing new developments to a wide audience across the spectrum of disease.
This week staff from the University of Exeter Medical School, the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)...
What better way to celebrate the start of English Wine Week (23rd May - 31st May) than with a workshop dedicated to local food and wine pairing. Hosted by regular wine expert on BBC1’s ‘Saturday Kitchen’, Susy Atkins and South Hams food hero, David Jones, this enlightening session on the Sunday of The Shops at Dartington Food Fair (24th – 25th May), at 2.30 – 3.30 pm, will see both Susy and David educate all in the art of food and wine matching.
Throughout the informative one hour session ‘The Perfect Pairing: Food & Drink Partners’, Susy will be sharing her knowledge on Devon’...
A music concert from popular local progressive rock folk band Beacon Fire. Support provided by Velvet & Stone ( http://velvetstonemusic.com ).
Beacon Fire is a fresh new progressive folk rock band based in Devon (UK).
Members: Robert Edis Steve Clarke Peter Yates Steve Le Poidevin.
We mainly focus on original material inc songs from singer songwriter/guitarist Robert Edis, we get our influences from the likes of All About Eve, Marillion, Pink Floyd, Elbow and many many more.
