Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, is hosting a special screening in the Houses of Parliament of “To Light a Candle” - a documentary on the persecution of Iran’s Bahá’í community produced by acclaimed independent Iranian journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari.
The film is being screened on Monday 16th March from 4 – 6pm in Parliament.
The film chronicles how Iran’s Bahá’ís continue to eschew victim status despite the bitter oppression under which they live, and documents the establishment of the Bahá’í Higher Institute of Education, an underground university which...
Gemma Wensley is celebrating her “miraculous” survival five years on from being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The popular former Exeter nurse, who is well known for her charity fundraising, has good news to share.
She said: “I’ve been off my chemotherapy now for six months and the scans are looking positive. There has been no change since a year ago.
"The doctors have said they do not know how to explain it. I thought it was game over. For things to have gone the way they have, it’s really miraculous.” Over the weekend Gemma celebrated her 33rd birthday with...
Seaton Tramway, the unique visitor attraction along the beautiful River Axe, is offering every Mum who travels with a member of her family a £5.00 Seaton Tramway Gift Voucher on Mother’s Day, Sunday, 15th March.
This is your Mum's special day, so why not treat her to a delicious roast Sunday lunch at the Tramstop Café at Colyton station? Ride there by tram from Seaton or park your car at Colyton and after lunch take the tram to Seaton for a walk by the sea and the amazing Jurassic Coast. On returning to Colyton, you could continue the treat with a Devon Cream Tea in the Tramstop...
The second Budleigh Salterton Food and Drink Festival kicks off at 5pm on Friday March 13th with a fantastic line up of culinary expertise from River Cottage HQ, McMillan’s Deli and award winning author Mark Diacono; live music will be provided by The Exmouth Shanty Men and the Ukulele Rat Pack.
The local beer festival will open proceedings and some tasty foodie delights will be on offer in the kitchen!
The fun continues through the weekend with Glenn Cosby, last man standing in the 2013 British Bake Off, opening the event on the Saturday. The impressive chefs’ line up...
The University of Exeter Chapel Choir will be performing a selection of choral works including such favourites as Parry’s ‘I Was Glad’ and Wood’s ‘O Thou the Central Orb’.
The concert will take place in St Paul’s Church, known for its fantastic acoustic and organ.
THE Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Robert Down as a non-executive director.
The Trust has also confirmed two reappointments to the board – Roger French as chairman and Pauline Geen as a non-executive director.
Robert Down has a background in the oil and gas industry, managing and leading the technical and financial activities of a large, complex multinational company.
He has a BSc in civil and structural engineering, is a Chartered Engineer (MICE) and is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (...
Entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses in Devon are set to benefit from a unique new support service. Exeter Library has been chosen to pilot a Business & Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC) dedicated to supporting local entrepreneurs to start, run and grow their own businesses. The new centre will join the network of six others across the UK based on the successful British Library Business and IP Centre in London. Over the past two years Business & IP Centres have been created in city libraries in Birmingham, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and Liverpool....
It is essential the Government comes clean and announces its plans for those NHS areas in the worst financial trouble, including Devon, before the election. Otherwise, the public will quite rightly conclude Ministers are trying to “bury bad news” until after May 7th.
I have it on good authority that the NHS was expecting to announce “intervention and support” regimes for the most “financially distressed” NHS areas at the same time as the new “vanguard” integration pilots, which were unveiled this week. This didn’t happen.
At Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, my Labour...
