Exeter home badly damaged by fire

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/15/2015 - 6:11am

A property in the Heavitree area of Exeter was badly damaged by fire last night

Fire crews received several calls for a house on fire in Sampsons Lane, shortly after 11pm.

Appliances from Danes Castle and Middlemoor attended.

On arrival, crews requested for further appliances to be mobilised and confirmed the property was well alight.

Additional appliances were sent from Danes Castle, Topsham and the Incident Command Unit from Honiton.

Fire crews got to work to extinguish the fire using two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and one main jet....

Digital specialist favours apprentice scheme

A digital marketing specialist is looking to give local students an opportunity to begin a career in online marketing as his business continues to go from strength to strength.

MiHi Digital, which offers assistance on all aspects of online marketing including website design, social media, search engine optimisation and strategy, was set up by Mark Worden 18 months ago to support the burgeoning online potential of the region’s businesses.

The company, which already boasts a client list working across more than 70 industry sectors with a combined turnover in excess of £250...

'Wolf lookalike’ concern

Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is bracing itself for an influx of ‘wolf lookalike’ breeds following the start of series five of the popular Games of Thrones.

In 2014, Dogs Trust took in 175 Huskies and 35 Malamutes, across their 20 Rehoming Centres in the UK, meaning that the number of these breeds taken in by the charity has more than tripled in the past four years.

Dogs Trust believes Game of Thrones has significantly increased the popularity of large ‘wolf look alike’ dogs, including Alaskan Malamutes and Siberian Huskies but the charity says new...

Experience Natural Living and Outdoor Learning at Trill Farm Family Camps!

Event Date: 
25/07/2015 - 12:00pm to 29/07/2015 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Trill Farm

Trill Farm (Axminster) will be hosting two special family camps this spring and summer!

Whilst taking in the beauty of Devon, families are encouraged to connect with not only each other but nature whilst exploring and discovering the landscape of this breathtaking county.

The farm will take you through a varied program of fun activities such as bushcraft, crafts, cooking and climbing. But also adrenaline fueled wild-swimming and zip-lining!

There will be family friendly activities available each creating relationships with nature. These will include wild foraging...

Experience Natural Living and Outdoor Learning at Trill Farm Family Camps!

Event Date: 
23/05/2015 - 12:00pm to 25/05/2015 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Trill Farm

Trill Farm (Axminster) will be hosting two special family camps this spring and summer!

Whilst taking in the beauty of Devon, families are encouraged to connect with not only each other but nature whilst exploring and discovering the landscape of this breathtaking county.

The farm will take you through a varied program of fun activities such as bushcraft, crafts, cooking and climbing. But also adrenaline fueled wild-swimming and zip-lining!

There will be family friendly activities available each creating relationships with nature. These will include wild foraging...

Experience Natural Living and Outdoor Learning at Trill Farm Family Camps!

Trill Farm (Axminster) will be hosting two special family camps this spring and summer!

Whilst taking in the beauty of Devon, families are encouraged to connect with not only each other but nature whilst exploring and discovering the landscape of this breathtaking county.

The farm will take you through a varied program of fun activities such as bushcraft, crafts, cooking and climbing. But also adrenaline fueled wild-swimming and zip-lining!

There will be family friendly activities available each creating relationships with nature. These will include wild foraging...

Cancer mum's life-saving plea

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 04/14/2015 - 11:40pm

A Tiverton mum fighting cancer is backing an appeal from Cancer Research UK to save more lives, as new figures show one in two people will be diagnosed with the disease.

With around three weeks to go until the General Election, Ellie King, 32, is rallying people across the South West to get behind the charity’s Cross Cancer Out campaign and make sure their future MP is committed to beating cancer sooner.

Ellie was preparing for the birth of her baby in November 2012 when she received the news that no expecting mother would ever wish to hear – that she had cancer.

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RHS National Rhododendron Show

Event Date: 
25/04/2015 - 10:00am to 26/04/2015 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
RHS Garden Rosemoor

RHS Garden Rosemoor will be bursting with blooms when it hosts the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) National Rhododendron Show and Competition on 25 – 26 April. Once again the show will be combined with the RHS South West Camellia and Magnolia Show and, with competitors from as far afield as Oxfordshire and Hampshire, it promises more spring colour than ever before. Visitors will be able to enjoy the magnificent displays of rhododendrons, camellias and magnolias as well as trade and advice stands. In previous years exhibitors such as Exbury Gardens of Beaulieu, Kevin Hughes Plants of...

Exeter City come away empty handed

Match report: Wycombe 2 Exeter City 1

The Grecians fell a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Wycombe Wanderers, who won it with the final kick of the match in the 12th minute of added time in the second half.

Sam Saunders had the Chairboys in the ascendancy after seven minutes, but after relentless Exeter pressure the equaliser finally came through Liam Sercombe with quarter of an hour remaining.

But after injuries had lengthened the game into an age of stoppage time, sub Fred Onyedinma was felled in the box to allow Paul Hayes to fire in from 12 yards with the final action...

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