Staff and volunteers at A la Ronde, the quirky sixteen-sided house near Exmouth, are delighted to announce that they will be reopening for the 2015 season on Saturday 31 January.
On that day, visitors can join the Mayor and Town Crier of Exmouth for the grand opening; and they will also be entered into a free prize draw to win a cream tea in A la Ronde’s tea room.
The house opens every day from 11am until 4pm and there will be guided tours every 20 minutes from Monday to Friday up until February half term. During weekends and after February half term, the house will be open...
Geoff Parling says he’s ready to start a new chapter of his playing career after today agreeing terms on a two-year contract with the Exeter Chiefs.
The England and British Lions forward is Rob Baxter’s first major signing ahead of the 2015/16 season and joins from Aviva Premiership rivals Leicester Tigers.
Signed by the Tigers in 2009 from Newcastle Falcons, the 31-year-old has enjoyed a stellar spell at Welford Road where he helped the East Midlands club to twice lift English rugby’s Premiership title, as well as featuring in all three Test matches for the Lions against...
The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership has agreed an expansion to its Growth Deal with the Government which will see an extra £65.2m invested in Heart of the South West between 2016 and 2021.
This is in addition to the £130.3m of funding committed by the Government on 7 July 2014. Over the lifetime of its Deal (2015-2021) the Local Enterprise Partnership estimates that up to 22,000 new jobs could be created, 11,000 new homes built and that it has the potential to generate £260m public and private investment.
Shoppers in East Devon are being offered a special all-day winter parking deal by East Devon District Council in all its car parks until the 28 February 2015.
Any £2 ticket purchased after 10am can be used in any East Devon District Council pay and display car park for the rest of the day (excluding Parkmobile payments).
The ticket will show the £2 payment, as well as the length of time for which the ticket would usually be valid. Although the winter parking offer extends to the whole day, it won't be printed on the ticket.
Jefferson Starship features a stellar cast of players, including songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Paul Kantner and vocalist David Freiberg, both founder members of the legendary band.
Paul Kantner was also an original member of Jefferson Airplane and David Freiberg was a founder member of Quicksilver Messenger Service. The line-up also includes Cathy
Richardson who joined the band to anchor the historic role made famous by Grace Slick and multi-talented instrumentalists Donny Baldwin, Chris Smith and Jude Gold.
Expect White Rabbit, Somebody To Love, She Has Funny Cars...
This week a herd of 10 Dartmoor ponies took up temporary residence on an extinct volcano at Killerton estate near Exeter.
Dolbury Hill is the tree-lined backdrop to Killerton House, known locally as ‘The Clump’, which is steeped in 3,000 years of history.
The hill’s rare geology and relics of an Iron Age Hill Fort have led it to be designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Scheduled Monument.
Ed Nicholson, Killerton’s Lead Ranger, explains why grazing Dartmoor ponies have had such a positive impact on the nature conservation of this sensitively...
Two people have been killed in accidents with lorries on Devon roads.
In Exeter, an 80-year-old man from Broadclyst died following a collision with a lorry on the outskirts of Exeter.
Police and paramedics were called to Exhibition Way, Pinhoe at 2.30pm yesterday (27 January) after reports that a pedestrian was seriously injured.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his family have been informed.
The 53-year-old male lorry driver, from Street, Somerset, has been arrested on suspicion of death by careless driving and failing to stop at the scene of a...
Guests at this Friday's b2b at Sandy Park event will get an exclusive insight into all the latest goings on at Exeter Chiefs courtesy of assistant coach Ali Hepher.
The business breakfast is one of the fastest growing networking events in the city.
Ali will be on hand for a special Q & A where he will be taking questions from the floor.
Meanwhile, Embracing Chaos will be the subject of a talk by the CEO of the award-winning PR and Marketing agency Astley Media, Marc Astley.
Marc will discuss the threats and opportunities facing businesses as technolgy...
Exeter’s Sandy Park is to host the third leg of Rugby Europe’s 2015 Grand PRIX 7s series, it has been announced.
This will take place over the weekend of 11 and 12 July.
Council Leader Pete Edwards welcomed the news.
He said: “This is another fantastic boost for Sandy Park and the city of Exeter and will serve as an appetizer for the Rugby World Cup 2015 a couple of months afterwards.
"To have two major sporting events on our doorstep within weeks is a major coup for city and the eyes of the world will surely be on Exeter this year.”
Police have confirmed that the pedestrian who died after being hit by a lorry in Pinhoe yesterday afternoon is an 80-year-old man from Broadclyst.
Police officers and paramedics, were called to Exhibition Way, Pinhoe at 2.30pm today, 27th January, after reports that a pedestrian was seriously injured.
The pensioner was pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been informed.
The heavy goods vehicle did not stop at the scene, but was located a short while later at Cullompton.
The 53-year-old male lorry driver, from Street, Somerset, was arrested on...
