Play areas across East Devon are signing up to a voluntary code asking people not to smoke near children.
In all, 37 play areas will be covered by the new code developed by Smokefree South West and East Devon District Council, using special signs designed by Smokefree South West.
Helen Wharam, the district council’s new Public Health Projects Officer, said: “We’re working across East Devon to help protect future generations from the effects of tobacco and from taking up the habit of smoking. Children learn from imitating the adults around them, so children who live with...
For the first time ever, The Magdalen Chapter will be running its hugely popular Friday Fizz offer throughout December.
The hotel has teamed up with chilled out DJ Jack Juniper who will transform the Lounge into a relaxed, laid back space. So sit back, unwind and pop open a cork to celebrate the festive season!
There's no excuse not to with Le Contesse Prosecco or Jenio NV Brut Rose for just £14.
Each Friday throughout December, enjoy half price bottles of bubbles between 4pm - 6pm.
Police in Exeter are appealing for information following three linked sexual assaults.
Two assaults occurred along the footpath which runs alongside the River Exe opposite the Quay area of Exeter and down towards Double Locks public house.
On both occasions the offender approached the female victims on a bicycle and touched them inappropriately before riding off.
The first incident occurred at around 5pm on Tuesday 11th November, up river from the Double Locks public house.
A man approached the female victim on a bicycle and sexually assaulted her before...
The Two Bridges Hotel in the heart of Dartmoor National Park is kicking off the Christmas season with a Festive Murder Mystery Evening. Those looking for something different for their Christmas party need look no further than this ‘Murder at Dowton’ themed event.
Hosted by Lord and Lady Downton, the event will take place on Friday 5 December from 7pm till late. Guests are invited to dress up and enter the intrigue at the Two Bridges Hotel, just 30 minutes from Plymouth and a short drive from Tavistock, with a chance to win a prize for best-dressed post Edwardian guest.
Walking Home For Christmas is Walking With The Wounded’s charity event which supports our wounded soldiers.
The campaign will see thousands of people across the UK ditching the bus, car and tube and ‘walking home for Christmas’ to support those veterans who don’t have a home to walk to.
All the money raised will go towards WWTWs Home Straight programme which focusses on supporting wounded, injured and sick veterans who have become homeless and getting them back into work.
You will be able to walk between 15th and 26th December 2014. Whether you walk one or one...
This year Cotley Farm Christmas Trees will be available at a brand new Exeter site, just 10 minutes from the city centre.
Please join us as we celebrate the launch of the new site on December 7th in support of local charity Hospiscare.
Bring the family along and choose your high-quality non-drop Christmas Tree. Meet, feed and stroke real life Reindeer and enjoy mulled wine, mince pies and much more!
Sylvain from Little French Cakes (a runner up for Devon Life Food Awards) will be offering pulled pork baps and falafel burgers as well as Little Pot sauces for gifts...
Works are well underway on the new Matford Green Business Park, with SWH Civils as the Principle Contractor for Civil Engineering and Infrastructure operations.
The major extension to the established Matford Park and Marsh Barton employment areas is recognised as Exeter’s largest commercial and trade centre.
Working with Eagle Land, SWH has provided the infrastructure for the first two stages of the new 20acre business development, which will generate 46,500 square meters of employment space, including pubs, restaurants and retail facilities.
This Saturday (22 November) Cotley Farm Christmas Trees will be visiting Princesshay to showcase their high quality non-drop Christmas Trees.
Between 1pm-3pm there will be two real life Reindeer for you to meet and stroke. Reindeer are beautiful creatures which charm both the young and old, come along to get in the festive spirit and have your photo taken with a Reindeer!
Cotley Farm Christmas Trees are available from Matford Home Farm, Exeter, EX2 8XT from December 1st. The farm is just 10 minutes from the centre of Exeter and is situated next door to the Devon Hotel....
Part of Theatre West’s autumn season ‘The One Day Project’Theatre West presents Icarus in Love, a new play written by Edson Burton, part of the company’s intriguing autumn season ‘The One Day Project’. The season features five new plays which all take their inspiration from the global happenings of one day in history - 1 October 2013.
Icarus in Love, opens on 25 November and runs until 6 December at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter.
It will be preceded by Drifters, a short play by Martin Malcolm.
Set in the swinging 60s, Icarus in Love tells the story of lovers Reg and...
A woman has been rescued from a blazing flat in Exmouth.
The alarm was raised shortly after 3am today by a man who was also inside the property,
Below is the full report from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue:
Three fire appliances from Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton were mobilised following a call from a male occupant of a flat reporting a fire and that a fellow female occupant was still inside. He had been able to remove her from the bedroom but was unable to her any further.
Within mins of arriving crews confirmed the fire was in the bedroom, rescued the...
