There’s no better way to say it than with flowers. Which is exactly why NAFAS (The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies) is using beautiful little bunches to spread some love around the UK on National Flower Arranging Day (Friday 1st May 2015).
The charity plans to distribute over 60,000 bouquets across the UK embracing ‘The Lonely Bouquet’ concept for the second year in a row. Across the Devon and Cornwall 56 clubs plan to distribute bouquets.
The campaign has been supported by a host of celebrities including Alan Titchmarsh, Jamie Oliver, Lulu, Kimberly...
Exeter Chiefs 29 Mark Stevens at the Ricoh Arena Gareth Steenson landed a decisive drop-goal with the last kick of the game to ensure Exeter Chiefs grabbed a vital bonus point from their Aviva Premiership away-day at Wasps.
Having trailed 26-16 at the break, Rob Baxter’s side produced a much-improved performance after the break to come within striking distance of pulling off victory at the impressive Ricoh Arena.
As it was, Joe Simpson’s late try ensured Wasps boosted their own push for the end of season play-offs with just...
The University of Exeter has won a prestigious award for providing the best international student experience of any university in the UK.
The University secured the celebrated ‘International Student Choice Category’ at the Whatuni Student Choice awards, held on Thursday, 23 April.
More than 20,000 university students from across the UK cast their votes for the awards, which covered 10 individual categories.
In the International category, Exeter beat off strong competition from the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford and St Andrews to secure the coveted...
Exeter Chiefs have been forced to make a late change to their squad for today's Aviva Premiership clash with Wasps at the Ricoh Arena (2pm).
Replacement prop Alex Brown has failed a late fitness test, so Brett Sturgess is brought into the squad to replacement him.
Otherwise, Rob Baxter's side are unchanged from the side that was named on Friday lunchtime.
With just three rounds of the scheduled domestic season to play, fourth-placed Chiefs know they are within striking distance of the play-offs for the first time in their short top flight existence.
Mamhead House & Castle opens its doors for the first time on Sunday 3 May as Blue Fizz Events put on their latest wedding fair – Castles & Confetti – a rustic and luxe wedding fair 11am-3pm.
A unique opportunity for brides to visit this exclusive new wedding venue located South of Exeter, just off the A380 direction Torquay.
Dating back to the 1500’s and set in 164 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds, Mamhead can be hired exclusively for your perfect day, whether an intimate supper for 10 or a lavish celebration for 1,000.
Pensioners are three times more likely to pledge on projects than Britain's digital youth*, says Crowdfunder
The UK's No1 crowdfunding platform has revealed that Britain's senior citizens could be leading the huge growth in crowdfunding as they are more likely to pledge money on projects more than any other age group.
Analysis from the alternative funding website found that in the month of March over 12.5 % of people who pledged on the site, were aged 65+, compared to just 9.3% of 18-25 year olds.
The biggest pledgers overall were the 45-55 year old market, who...
When registration desks at the London Marathon Expo at ExCeL London closed at 17:00 today, a total of 38,262 accepted applicants for places had picked up their running numbers and Ipico Sports Timing tags.
Around 37,800 are predicted to start today, making the 2015 London Marathon the biggest in the event’s 35-year history.
The previous record was set in 2012 when 37,227 started and 36,705 finished the race.
The London Marathon’s three inaugural champions, Dick Beardsley, Inge Simonsen and Joyce Smith, will set the elite wheelchair racers on their way from...
A leading Devon law firm has been ranked number 1 in the UK for its influence on Twitter, according to digital marketing specialists I-com.
Stephens Scown LLP, which is based in Exeter, came top in the survey which looked at the influence or “Klout” of the top 200 law firms on Twitter.
I-com first ranked firms by Klout alone - a figure prepared by Twitter to rank the effectiveness of its users - and Stephens Scown was placed second, but when they factored in the size of the firm and its revenue compared to other larger firms, Stephens Scown moved into first place.
Police are issuing a warning to businesses following reports of a ‘ringing the changes’ scam operating across Devon and Cornwall.
Two men entered convenience stores in Newton Abbot, Saltash and Redruth, and a restaurant in Falmouth, where they confused the shop assistant by asking to change various amounts of money.
While the staff were distracted, they managed to steal £410 in total.
Officers believe it is the same two men responsible for all four offences that happened on Monday 13 April and Tuesday 14 April.
Social ventures in Devon, which have been chosen to benefit from a share of £600,000 in funding and development support, have met for the first time at the official launch of the exciting South West social accelerator programme Seedbed.
Representatives from the 19 ventures selected to take part in the cutting-edge Seedbed project, came together at the SPACE Creative Centre at Dartington Hall, Totnes, to find out how they can capitalise on the initiative, which will provide development training and finance to take their ventures to the next level.
