Throughout February The Magdalen Chapter will be serving the Un Baccio Ancora cocktail.
Un Baccio Ancora or One More Kiss is the eponymous hero’s last words in Verdi’s tragic opera Otello.
In perfect time for Valentine's Day, The Magdalen Chapter will be celebrating the bitter sweet nature of romantic endeavours with this cocktail - a seductive blend of passion fruit liqueur, Campari and lemon juice topped with Prosecco to give your lips a faint, effervescent tingle.
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In recent years, mediation has become one of the most highly favoured dispute resolution options for separating couples, allowing them to reach a constructive decision in the most cost-effective and least destructive way possible. That is why award-winning family mediators, Compass Resolution, have made a commitment to reach as many people as possible with their invaluable support and experience in mediation.
Whilst many family mediation organisations are shrinking, Compass Resolution is set to expand by over 400% in the coming months. With 45 offices across the South of England,...
A public exhibition will be held by Devon County Council on proposals to introduce traffic calming measures on Blundell’s Road in Tiverton. With housing and employment development planned to the east of Tiverton, improvements are needed on the local road infrastructure. Members of the local community are invited to comment on planned improvements at an exhibition at Best Western Tiverton Hotel from 11am- 5pm on Thursday 22 January and 2pm-7pm on Friday 23 January. The Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension (Tiverton EUE) proposals involve new homes, new retail development and new employment...
Four Devon primary schools, including one in Exeter, have been chosen to take part in a national initiative aimed at developing global education.
Redhills primary and pre-school in Exeter, Lady Modiford’s in Walkhampton and Meavy and Offwell schools have been selected to develop international links with Tanzania as part of a major new school twinning project.
Connecting Classrooms is an education initiative backed by the UK government and the British Council.
The Devon schools have been selected in recognition of their commitment to teaching pupils about global...
In the past few months I have been struck by what we could call the ‘parable of the pit’, reflecting on how, in our society, we are digging ourselves into a dangerous hole, the sides of which may very well fall in and bury us. The economic globalisation of the world means that large corporations rule over or through democratic governments, with the result that increasingly more human activity is subjected to the pressures of maximising short-term profit and avoiding the results of longer term consequences for the Earth and its inhabitants. Ecological pressures and environmental problems...
A new study from the University of Exeter has found that viruses carried by commercial bees can jump to wild pollinator populations with potentially devastating effects.
The researchers are calling for new measures to be introduced that will prevent the introduction of diseased pollinators into natural environments.
Commercial species of honey bee and bumble bee are typically used to pollinate crops such as tomatoes, sweet peppers and oilseed rape. Fast evolving viruses carried by these managed populations have the potential to decimate wild pollinator species, including...
Brewin Dolphin is delighted to announce, that for the fourth consecutive year, they will have a Show Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. For 2015 Brewin Dolphin will be working with designer Darren Hawkes for whom this will be his second Chelsea appearance.
The Garden
The garden will draw on Brewin Dolphin’s heritage, but will also reflect their forward thinking approach to business and ability to evolve and adapt to changes in the financial and wider world.
The garden will be filled with mature English Elms and familiar hedgerow plants evoking a shared memory...
A new information dementia drop in centre has been opened at Topsham Pharmacy and is open on Thursdays between 10am and noon.
Run by volunteers, it is somewhere people to come to find out what support maybe available to them and generally answer any questions they may have on dementia.
Sallie Rutledge who runs The Mede and Seaward House (holiday and day support for people with dementia) in Topsham says: "There's little help at times for the carer and they can feel very isolated.
"We are hoping carers will come to us and tell us what they need....
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is pleased to announce the launch of Winter Story Time with Devon Libraries on Wednesday 21st January 2015.
Guests 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 winter story time and snow themed arts and crafts sessions.
Chris Down, managing director for Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park said: “We’re thrilled to have partnered with Devon Libraries and created Winter Stories and Snow Craft sessions. Buddy Bear can’t wait to join in...
