Spook yourself silly this Hallowe’en at Knightshayes, on the outskirts of Tiverton, as the National Trust property goes all out with it’s All Hallows Eve celebrations and late night opening on Friday 31 October.
The late night opening is a first for the team at Knightshayes, as they look at new ways to help people explore the property and see it in a different light. There will be a spooky trail around the house and activities to help keep the kids occupied.
The gothic mansion lends itself well to the theme, as House Manager Sara Currant explained: “When I first moved to...
Sportsmen and women, volunteers, coaches, committee members and community champions around Teignbridge have been revealed as finalists in the prestigious Teignbridge Sports Personality of the Year Awards, run by Teignbridge District Council.
The council today reveals the committed and talented people who have been selected as finalists for the Awards, which recognise sporting success and contributions at all levels around the district.
Winners will be announced at the annual awards ceremony on Friday 28 November at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren.
With Exeter Chiefs poised to begin the defence of their LV= Cup crown next month, the club can today confirm they will be carrying out a special ticket offer for their upcoming clash with Bath Rugby in the competition.
As it will be Remembrance Week, the Chiefs will once again be recognising the efforts of all our Armed Forces and Emergency Services by staging a special match-day in their honour on Saturday, November 8.
For the Bath fixture, which will kick-off at the later time of 4.30pm to avoid a clash with England's Autumn international against world champions New...
An exhibition of work by three eminent artists who originally showed together in 1964 when the visionary London art dealer Marjorie parr first spotted their early talent. Over the following five decades they have achieved worldwide recognition for their work and made an enduring contribution to contemporary British art.
Gallery Talk: Sunday 2nd November at 6.30 Maggie Giraud – 'The Russian invasion of Paris by Sergey Shchukin' The story behind the magnificent collections of early C20 French art, now to be seen in the Hermitage Museum in Russia.
Crowning Ceremony Fancy Dress Competition Grand Draw Guy Competition from 2.00pm at The Institute with the crowning of the Carnival Royalty.
The carnival procession starts from Alansway Trading Estate at 7.30pm coming up through Mill Street, The Town Square, and finishing in Yonder Street following by a fireworks display on The Land of Canaan at approx 9.30pm.
The Chairman of Devon County Council, George Gribble, officially opened Exeter’s new energy recovery facility today (16 October).
Delegates from Devon County Council, the county’s waste contractor Viridor and construction and initial operating company TIRU assembled with local community representatives at an official opening event on site.
Deputy Leader, Councillor John Clatworthy talked about the plant, which will deal with waste from Exeter, and the surrounding area.
He said: “For years, landfill has been the cheaper option, but it’s not a good environmental...
Devon County Council is continuing to open up more information about the council, its contracts and finances in a concept known as Open Data.
As part of the Council's commitment to accountability and transparency, there is a range of information available about how the council operates, its staff and what it spends.
Some examples of this are; details of all transactions that the council makes over £500, senior employee salaries, councillor allowances and expenses, contracts and tenders and grants to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
Management innovation firm KnowledgeBrief has recently enjoyed a period of rapid growth, following the launch of a Public Service Innovation Group .
Quick to join the PSI Group were the National Audit Office, Bristol City Council, Cafcass, the Environment Agency, amongst several others.
This group is an addition to well established Management Innovation Programme that has run monthly meetings since 2011.
Leading firms, including HSBC, Virgin Atlantic and EY, have joined this innovation forum to enjoy access to the latest research that helps shape new ideas and...
Pinhoe Guides are holding a Christmas shopping evening on Friday 21 November.
Twenty tables will be selling various items including jewellery, craft items, Christmas decorations and cards for sale along with mulled wine, nibbles and mince pies.
There will be a raffle towards the end of the evening. All the stallholders have donated a prize, and we have a couple of other competitions during the evening.
All the money raised will go towards the Pinhoe Guides' trip to Switzerland in August 2015.
Entry is free, although any donations on the door will be...
