BBC Radio Devon today (2 December) announced Simon Bates as its new Breakfast presenter, his new show will start on Monday 12 January 2015. Simon, who lives on a farm near Tiverton, mid-Devon, is joining BBC Radio Devon to present a mix of news and music each weekday morning between 7.00 and 10.00am.
As ever, quality local journalism will be the cornerstone of the new programme, and Simon Bates will use his interviewing skills honed over decades of broadcasting to interview the day’s newsmakers. Simon will also be out broadcasting from around the county and hearing from BBC Radio...
Formed in 2004, London based Trojan Sound System are an institution in British Sound System culture. A legendary team of selectors and vocalists, they relentlessly tour the globe, representing the most seminal Reggae and Ska record label in history. For the past decade, Trojan Sound System have spread their message of love and unity through the power of Ska, Roots, Dub, Dancehall and UK Bass music, headlining club shows, captivating festival crowds and supporting legendary Jamaican acts such as; The Wailers, Luciano, Sly and Robby and the late great, Gregory Isaacs to name but a few....
An Exeter dentist has become one of the first in the UK to become officially registered as 'safe and qualified' to carry out aesthetic treatments like anti-wrinkle injections.
Pradnya Apte, Clinical Director at revitalise rejuvenate clinic in Exeter, is one of the first aesthetic practitioners in the country to make it onto the Save Face register.
The register, which is the first of its kind in the industry, visits and assesses practitioners to check they are qualified and safe to carry out non-surgical cosmetic treatments. It shares the information with the public to give...
Police are appealing for information following a collision on the A30 near Whiddon Down which happened on Monday (1 December) just after 1pm.
A silver coloured Landrover Discovery, which was travelling towards Exeter near Tedburn St Mary, left the carriageway and rolled over causing substantial damage to the vehicle.
Two women and two one-year-old children were in the vehicle at the time. The occupants were all taken to hospital but escaped with minor injuries.
Police are trying to trace the driver of a silver coloured Mercedes estate which was seen driving in the...
Join us at Sandy Park for our spring Wedding Fair taking place on Sunday 22nd February 2015.
Between 10.30am and 2.30pm the Exeter Suite will be showcasing an extensive range of local wedding suppliers. Sandy Park’s Chiefs Suite will also be set up for a Civil Ceremony and Wedding Breakfast to display our recently extended facilities.
Our dedicated Events Team will be on hand to assist you with every detail of your big day and for you to find out more about Sandy Park's unique wedding packages.
Entry is free for all guests with a complimentary glass of bubbly,...
Six of the Westcountry’s top sporting stars will descend on Exeter’s Sandy Park Conference & Banqueting Centre to feature in a special ‘Question of Sport’ night in aid of the Exeter Foundation.
Olympians Jo Pavey and Heather Fell head up a star-studded list of sporting guests, which also includes Exeter Chiefs duo Dean Mumm and Henry Slade, Exeter City’s Danny Butterfield and Somerset cricketer Max Waller.
Based around the same successful workings of the hit BBC show, the stars will have their sporting knowledge tested during a series of fun-filled rounds that will be...
A new airlines’ codeshare agreement will soon see passengers checking-in at Exeter for their Hong Kong destination.
Flybe, with its headquarters at Exeter Airport, has secured an agreement with the Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific allowing travellers to fly on the new four times a week direct service to Hong Kong via a seamless connection at Manchester Airport.
Exeter Airport’s managing director Matt Roach said: “Having this easy route to one the world’s most important destinations is a real plus for the South West peninsula and we cannot underestimate its importance...
A shocking 90,000 children in Britain – the equivalent of three in every school – will spend this Christmas homeless, government figures show.
With their helpline already stretched to breaking point, Shelter are launching an emergency appeal in response.
The figures also show that the number of homeless families living in B&Bs has almost doubled in three years. This is particularly alarming following the shocking results of a Shelter investigation into living conditions in B&Bs.
The in-depth investigation into 20 families found that well over half felt...
THIS CHRISTMAS more than 200,000 blood donors are needed across the UK to give a very special gift and help hundreds of thousands of patients.
Across Devon there are 2,000 fewer donors now than in 2012, according to BBC Radio Devon.
Last year 1 in 5 blood donor appointments were missed over the festive period putting NHS Blood and Transplant’s critical operation under unnecessary pressure.
NHS Blood and Transplant is calling for more people across England and North Wales to make time this Christmas to give a gift only they can give and make a blood - or platelet -...
NatWest Venus Awards finalist, entrepreneur, and jeans designer Sally Allen-Gerard, is opening a new shop in Devon.
The unit, in Torquay, will become the discounted factory outlet serving customers from across the Westcountry for Sally’s company, Glamour2Go Ltd, which makes the exclusive, figure-enhancing Wizard Jeans.
The shop will also specialise in high-end fashion from French and Italian designers and stock a range of casual wear, shoes and accessories.
The unit, in Babbacombe’s Business Park, will be formally opened by Torbay’s Mayor, Gordon Oliver, on 28...
