Can you help identify burglary suspect?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/22/2015 - 6:38pm

Update: A man has been arrested in connection with a burglary at an elderly woman’s home in Tiverton. A 26-year-old man from Newton Abbot has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and has been released on police bail until 5th August pending further enquiries.

The incident took place on Monday 13 April while the woman, who is in her 80s, was in her garden.

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Police have issued an Evofit of a man they are seeking in connection with a burglary at an elderly woman’s home in Tiverton.

A man entered the house around 4pm on Monday 13 April while the woman...

Benedict Rubbra: Eye to Image

The first major exhibition dedicated to Devon-based artist Benedict Rubbra’s search for a harmonious relationship between form, colour and light starts at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Saturday 2 May.

Paintings and drawings spanning four decades trace the development of his singular technique; the art works all originate from three-dimensional forms constructed from various materials such as paper and card or wire and wood. Vibrant shapes of light are then projected onto these forms, creating unexpected spaces and colours, tones and shadows. Changed lighting transforms...

Age UK Exeter Summer Fete

Event Date: 
04/07/2015 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
St Thomas Pleasure Ground, Exeter

Our traditional fair is back !

12noon to 4pm

St Thomas Pleasure Ground

Lots of fun for the whole family

Music, games, stalls, food and entertainmnet.

Free Entry

Come along and support your local charity. All money raised stays locally to provide services and advice for older people in Exeter.

Treat from 'Trottery's' Rusty Pig

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Wed, 04/22/2015 - 1:18pm

Chef Robin Rea from Ottery’s award-winning Rusty Pig has put together a special festival meal box for the Honiton Sausage & Cider Festival at the Honiton Showground on May 1 and 2.

The feast includes a Rusty Pig homemade saveloy and blood pudding, with green sauce and pease pudding.

“We’re really looking forward to supporting the festival this year as traders, and I wanted to make something a bit different for festival-goers to enjoy,” explained Robin.

Robin signed up for the festival after choosing the Devon Freewheelers as his charity of the year for 2015....

Success for Uni golf team

The University of Exeter Golf 2nd team went head to head against Stirling 2nd team in the BUCS Trophy Final at Notts (Hollinwell) Golf Club near Mansfield on Wednesday 15 April 2015. The University of Exeter Golf Club is one of the most successful in student competitions and was looking to add to the 7 titles won in the last 3 years. The morning fourball matches were with Exeter’s first pair Alex Broggio (captain) and Joe Davis getting the match underway with a fantastic start. However Stirling fought hard in the middle holes leading to a tense final few holes. Stirling missed a pressure...

Gregory recruits four apprentice drivers

Authored by Proteus
Posted: Wed, 04/22/2015 - 12:47pm

Gregory Distribution Limited (GDL) has recruited four new apprentices at its Cullompton Depot as part of a long term strategy to attract younger drivers into the sector.

Sean Pearson, Mitchell Brooks, Callum Clinton are from Exeter along with Jack Miles from Silverton are all 19 year olds and are undertaking their driver training courses with Marsh Barton based Trans Plant Mastertrain while learning other job related skills in-house at GDL’s Cullompton Depot.

GDL’s Business Unit Director Darren Beaven said: “The industry as a whole is facing a shortage of drivers and it is...

Pint of Science Festival

Event Date: 
18/05/2015 - 7:00pm to 20/05/2015 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
The Ship Inn, The Rusty Bike, Oddfellows, Exeter

This year the University of Exeter are hosting the first ever Pint of Science event in Exeter. The aim of the Pint of Science festival is to deliver interesting, fun, relevant talks on the latest science research in an accessible format; all in the pub whilst enjoying a pint! Over the course of the three nights there is a choice of three topics to enjoy in three different pubs across the city. So why not do a different pub and a different topic each night? The general topics covered are; “Atoms to Galaxies”, “Beautiful Mind” and “Our Body”. With talks ranging from self-control to aliens...

Beware of council tax refund scam

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 04/22/2015 - 10:48am

East Devon District Council has been alerted by concerned residents to a council tax refund scam, currently being operated in the district.

Residents need to be aware that if anyone contacts them by telephone, claiming to be from East Devon District Council and asks them for bank details due to their account being in credit, they must NOT give them this information. These are hoax calls made by fraudsters.

If residents have any concerns over the legitimacy of a call regarding Council Tax then please contact the council's customer service team on: 01395 517446 to confirm....

Festival celebrates traditional Devon ciders

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 04/22/2015 - 10:27am

A Festival will take place in May at Exmouth Rugby Club to celebrate cider made by those people dedicated to keeping Devon's traditional apple varieties and pressing methods alive.

The type of musical acts you would expect and hope for at a festival like this will be playing, such as London Irish “psycho-cèilidh”band Neck, 50s psychedelic punk from GoGo Cult, blues- grass from Big Joe Bone and folk rock from Ash Mandrake and the Redhillbillies.

RNLI Exmouth will be providing village fete style games during the daytime to promote their volunteer and fundraising initiatives,...

Warning of A38 road closures

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 04/22/2015 - 10:14am

Overnight closures on the A38 at Heathfield are due to start from the evening of Monday 27 April to enable a new bridge to be lifted into place. Work has been progressing well on the scheme during the winter - piling work and foundations of the structure will be completed shortly, and the 38 metre main span, along with the east side approach ramps, will now be craned into position during the overnight closures. A 500 tonne crane will be located on the southbound carriageway to carry out the lift. It is anticipated that four nights are required to complete the work, but five evening...

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