A powerful new film highlighting the abuse suffered by adults at risk has been launched to coincide with Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week in Devon and Torbay.
Last year there were over 2,700 safeguarding adult abuse concerns reported to Devon and Torbay Local Safeguarding Adults teams and the latest campaign, starting on Monday 2 March, aims to raise public awareness about this important issue.
Central to the awareness week is the launch of a new film, “If you see something, say something”, which has been commissioned by Devon and Torbay Safeguarding Adults Boards....
For a Sunday with a difference - head over to watch the Devon Sabre Championships! Fencers from across the county are heading to Newton Abbot Leisure Centre to decide who takes the Men's and Women's titles of 2015 Devon Sabre Champion.
Sabre is fast, fun and dynamic... yet fencers can outwit an opponent with very subtle footwork and swordplay. You can score a hit with any part of the blade - the target is the whole upper body above the hips, including the head and arms. Fencers come on guard wearing steel masks and lamé jackets on top of protective clothing, linked up to...
A child was seriously injured in a collision in Crediton yesterday (Saturday 28 February).
The local 11-year-old is reported to be in a critical condition at the RD&E Hospital in Exeter.
Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen a white Vauxhall combo van being driven between Crediton and Morchard road along the A377 at around 1.30pm.
Anyone with information should contact 101 quoting log 397 of 28 February 2015.
Your guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend.
THEATRE
Ablutions Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter FellSwoop Theatre return with Ablutions, adapted from the novel by Patrick DeWitt. A dark, boozy tale from the sodden depths of the LA underworld, blending a live soundtrack, detailed mime and DeWitt's heart-wrenching humour. Tickets: £10/ £8 conc. www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk
The Mist in the Mirror Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Adapted from the novel by Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black, this tense and atmospheric...
JustPark, the pioneering app and website that connects parking space owners with drivers looking for a convenient space, reached its £1 million crowdfunding target through Exeter-based Crowdcube after just four days.
JustPark’s pitch is currently overfunding to the tune of £1.7 million (171% of its original target) and is set to close the round shortly. However, the pitch will remain open for further investment for a limited period of time (unless it reaches the maximum investment amount first).
JustPark is the 200th business to fund on Crowdcube, the UK’s largest...
Exeter Chiefs will be looking to maintain their winning sequence in the Aviva Premiership when they play host to rivals Bath at a sold-out Sandy Park today (Saturday 3:15pm). Successive victories over Newcastle Falcons and Harlequins have ensured Rob Baxter's men remain firmly in the mix at the top end of the table, but with a clutch of clubs equally well placed around them, the need to secure vital league points has never been more apparent. Standing in the way, however, of Devon's finest will be second-placed Bath, who themselves have suffered a blip in form with back-to-back defeats...
Tickets are now on sale for the biggest annual event in Devon.
The Devon County Show on May 21st, 22nd and 23rd will be packed with people, animals, competitions and entertainment.
Show Secretary, Ollie Allen said they were getting ready to serve up ‘a giant slice of Devon country life’.
“The Show offers so much for everyone to enjoy,” she said.
“There will be delicious local food, prize-winning animals, a fantastic array of West Country crafts and flowers and six Show rings packed with activity and entertainment.”
Exeter City will be hosting a supporters’ collection for Exeter Foodbank at two forthcoming home fixtures in March – and the club’s first-team squad made the first contributions to kick-start the campaign.
Tinned meats and sauces, long-life milk and juice, cereals, tea and coffee, biscuits and toiletries were amongst the items that the players brought along to lay the foundation for the collection.
Grecians supporters that come to the games against AFC Wimbledon and Stevenage on Saturday 14th March and Tuesday 17thMarch respectively are being encouraged to do the same, by...
Exeter Fairtrade City Steering Group are inviting the local community to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight 2015 and choose products that change lives.
Campaigners across Exeter are joining forces with the rest of the country to remind everyone of the dramatic difference Fairtrade makes around the world and why it is urgently needed.
Exeter City Councillor Ollie Pearson, Chair of the Exeter Fairtrade City Steering Group, said: "Devon has been a Fairtrade County for ten years , supporting Fairtrade to pave the way for fairer and ethical trading but there is still a long way to go...
Following the success of Winter Stories and Snow Crafts at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park with Devon Libraries, the second event in the partnership has been announced. Spring Stories and Mother’s Day Crafts will take place at Devon’s Crealy on Wednesday 11th March 2015.
Guests of all ages are invited to join Buddy Bear and story tellers from Exeter Library at Mamma Mia’s Restaurant at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park from 10am – 1pm for interactive spring time stories and creative Mother’s Day craft sessions.
Grace Ryder, Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park’s...
