Family pay tribute to death crash boy

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 03/03/2015 - 11:07am

The family of Samuel Crocker, who died following a road traffic collision, have paid tribute to him.

Samuel's family said: "On Saturday afternoon our life was turned upside down when our darling Samuel was knocked down while on his way to visit his friend.

“Later that night the bright light that was Samuel was extinguished.

"We all miss our little 'mole' so much and can't begin to imagine how we move on from the devastating situation we are in now.

"Someone so small has left a massive hole that can never be filled, but he will always be remembered for his...

Bingo/Curry Night

Event Date: 
14/03/2015 - 7:30pm to 11:00pm
Venue: 
Dunsford Village Hall

Dunsford Cricket Club invites you to a Bingo and Curry night at Dunsford Village Hall on Saturday 14th March 2015, 7.30pm Fantastic meat prizes, raffle, licensed bar. Curry will be served after the bingo. Please buy your tickets for the curry in advance from Bex 07957 658156

Crealy announce Employee of the Year awards

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 03/03/2015 - 10:25am

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park has announced its employee of the year award to two members of staff.

Tim Leathers and Michael Payne-Hilton have been awarded the accolade for their hard work and commitment at the Park throughout 2014. The Employees of Year have been awarded with all-expenses paid trip to Disney World, Orlando.

This amazing prize also includes a week’s stay in a luxury hotel on the famous International Drive and tickets to Disney World and Universal Studios in May.

Tim Leathers, one of Devon’s Crealy ride operators and Michael Payne-Hilton, a...

Fraud prevention efforts continue

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/03/2015 - 9:28am

Devon and Cornwall Police is supporting a fraud awareness campaign being launched across the region today.

The Home Office funded ‘Spot It, Stop It’ campaign aims to raise awareness of various scams people may fall prey to, particularly doorstep fraud and telephone and online scams.

There were 8,600 reports of fraud in Devon and Cornwall last year resulting in the loss of around £9 million.

Victims are usually aged between 61 and 90.

As part of the campaign the Home Office is surveying a cross-section of people over 60 to provide a snapshot of the awareness...

Bird fun at Living Coasts

Authored by Paigntonzoo
Posted: Tue, 03/03/2015 - 9:11am

At Living Coasts, the theme for 2015 is Dive & Flight. Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium is celebrating everything that flies in the air or dives in the water. Staff will use the theme in talks, quizzes, craft workshops and trails.

At Easter there will be an Easter Egg trail, live chicks and a crazy Easter Bunny Dive Show. The cute chicks will be in Front of House between Good Friday and Easter Monday (3rd to 6th April). Children will be able to follow a fun trail around the zoo and receive a chocolaty treat when they finish.

On Wednesday 8th April there will be a...

Exeter firm at national exhibition

ZERO, a leading renewable energy company based in Exeter, will be exhibiting at Ecobuild (3-5 March), the UK's leading event for sustainable design, construction and energy, based at ExCel, London. The company's self-built exhibition stand, designed and constructed by the team, will showcase its capabilities as well as highlight their commitment to sustainability and the environment.

Working at the forefront of innovative technology, ZERO offers premium carbon neutral heating products, from biomass boilers to heat pumps and solar thermal systems and Zero’s stand has been built...

Firms to have say on regulatory services

Businesses in Exeter are being asked to help shape the future of regulatory services by carrying out a short online survey.

Exeter City Council is working with regulators across Devon & Somerset to develop a co-ordinated and consistent approach to help businesses meet their duties under food, health & safety, licensing, trading standards and fire safety law. Supporting businesses in this way promotes economic growth and encourages investment in the region.

Businesses often find regulation difficult to navigate. To simplify the process and develop a better...

Businesses vote 'Yes' to Exeter BID

City centre businesses in Exeter have voted to establish a Business Improvement District, which will result in £2.4million being invested over the next five years in making the city centre even more successful.

The vote saw the BID attract 61% of the businesses voting in favour and 65% of rateable value voting in favour. Overall turnout of the 641 businesses eligible to vote was 44%

Derek Phillips, Chair of the Exeter BID Company, said: "Great result for Exeter. It is such a massive vote of confidence for the citiy’s future prosperity and businesses themselves. We need to...

Celebrating Devon Wildlife at RAMM

Starting on Saturday 28 March, Ebb & Flow: Seasonal sounds through the Devon Year, a new installation at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM), will be a celebration of the incredible range of habitats and variety of species to be found within a 20mile radius of Exeter.

Award-winning sound recordist Chris Watson combines the sounds of birds, insects, crustaceans, molluscs and the elements to create a compelling tribute to Devon wildlife. Sounds include limpets scraping algae from rocks in rockpools, the rubbing wings of chirping crickets, the sonic boom of pistol shrimps...

Tributes paid to boy killed in crash

Dozens of floral tributes have been laid at the scene of an accident in which a 10-year-old Devon boy died.

The side of a house has become a temporary memorial to Samuel Crocker

One of the tributes read: "To dear Samuel. We are all missing you and are devastated that your life was ended early. We hope you are OK and we will never forget you. From Tristan".

A resident, who asked not to be named, said Samuel was a popular boy and that the whole community was in shock.

Samuel William James Crocker, from the Crediton area, was involved in a collision with a...

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