New arrival to Exeter, A-Plan Insurance, has underlined its commitment to support the local community by becoming an official supporter of Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT).
The newly opened A-Plan branch on Sidwell Street will be donating £20 per new policy sold in the branch to DAAT when the charity is mentioned.
To mark the commitment, A-Plan is providing the focal point for National Air Ambulance Week from Monday 22 September, with a stand outside its offices from which members of DAAT will be raising money on Wednesday 24 September.
Get ready for Christmas and learn how to make your own stollen, canapés and roulade with three new festive cookery masterclasses from the expert team at Manna from Devon Cooking School, based in Kingswear near Dartmouth in South Devon. The new courses on offer are a two day Christmas baking weekend (6th and 7th December, £250 per person), a one day Christmas canapé masterclass (6th December, £135 per person) and a Christmas Desserts course day (7th December, £135 per person).
Baker extraordinaire David Jones is offering the special two day Christmas baking weekend just in time to...
Customers of Exeter's The Real Food Store and Pickle Shack pop-up restaurant regulars were indulged with three courses of local fare following the successful collaboration of the two businesses.
The Real Food Store is a community owned store and cafe consisting of over 300 members, staff and board members.
The store was set-up by enthusiastic food lovers who upheld values of sustainability, locality and seasonality, ideals which mirror those of Michelin trained chef and founder of Pickle Shack, Josh McDonald-Johnson.
Remaining CO2 emission ‘quota’ may be used up in one generation and half of all fossil fuel reserves may need to be left untapped
Carbon dioxide emissions, the main contributor to global warming, are set to rise again in 2014 - reaching a record high of 40 billion tonnes.
The 2.5 per cent projected rise in burning fossil fuels is revealed by the Global Carbon Project, which is co-led in the UK by researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia and the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the University...
Guest of Honour, the Mistress of Girton College Cambridge, Professor Susan J Smith, delighted pupils, parents, teachers and governors with a fascinating and eye opening speech at Exeter School's annual Speech Day on the evening of 18 September.
Professor Smith is a leading academic and highly respected Cambridge Head of College with an accomplished academic record in the field of Geography. The Royal Geographical Society recently awarded her the 2014 Victoria Medal for conspicuous merit in human geography and her work in social geography.
Active Plus has been shortlisted in the national, Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards which are jointly organised by the Ministry of Defence and the Department of Health.
Active Plus, which offers training and skills and confidence building delivered by military veterans, has been shortlisted in the Health Improvement and Promotion category – one of eight awards - which was won last year by an Everton Football Club community outreach scheme.
The shortlist was announced this month (September 2014) and the awards ceremony will take place in November at the Defence...
There’s a nip in the air in the mornings, so it can only mean one thing.
The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us – and it’s time for apple pressing at the Knapp Community Nature Reserve on Station Road in Sidmouth.
Come along on Sunday 4 October between 10am and 1pm to help the East Devon District Council Countryside team pick, chop and press the apples.
You can also bring some of your own apples along to press – remember to bring a container to take some juice away with you. This is a free event and everyone is welcome.
Komedia’s multi award-winning Krater Comedy Club is to take up residence at The Barnfield Theatre from Friday 26 September, bringing the best in UK live stand-up comedy to a new audience in Exeter.
Mark Olver:
Stand up comedian and compere at Jester Club and Bristol Comedy Pub. A highly popular comic and TV warm-up artist, having done 3 Edinburgh shows and headlined and compered for all the top clubs in the UK. Olver’s ‘Diary Of A Serial Killer’ won the Best New Show award at Leicester Comedy Festival. “Olver has a great story to tell” – The List “Cheerful and funny” – The...
WiFi SPARK, the UK’s fastest growing managed WiFi provider, has appointed local security firm Marsh Barton Security Services (MBSS), to provide an extensive security package at the new headquarters in Marsh Barton.
WiFi SPARK has recently relocated from offices in Newton Abbott where staff were split among several units, to a larger property in Cranmere Court, Marsh Barton. The move not only consolidates all staff into one central location, but also places the firm in a more accessible and well connected location to continue its predicted growth.
On the opening night of the first ever Relight My Fire festival tomorrow (Tuesday), join performance poet Matt Harvey as he premieres his new energy-inspired collection, The Element In the Room.
Currently poet-in-residence with Regen SW, (a centre for expertise in sustainable energy), Matt has gleaned some stimulating new material inspired by our love affair with energy.
Where do we go from here? If anyone can make light of the situation, it’s this man. Putting solar under the spotlight and giving wind-turbines a twist, Matt introduces a packed programme with featured poet...
