Walkers are digging out their boots this week with the start of the South West Coast Path Association's 2014 charity event, the Great South West Walks, on Saturday 20 September. Taking place between 20 and 28 September, the event comprises 100 circular walks covering all levels of difficulty and length, with many including themes - each led by an expert guide. There are walks across Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset sections of the path. There are still places available on the walks, so anyone interested is encouraged to sign up now - and with many ‘family friendly' walks available...
Steffan Davies has beaten off competition from hundreds of entrants to win the South West Learndirect Intermediate Level Apprentice of the year of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2014.
Steffan has been working at the prestigious Gidleigh Park Hotel for nearly two years. He started by doing an apprenticeship at Exeter College and has now progressed to a Commis Chef.
Steffan, originally from Wales, competed in many competitions including Springboard's Future Chef and through this competition made contact with Michael Caines.
Exeter has been named the top university in the Southwest according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015 after reaching a new high in the national rankings.
The supplement provides the most comprehensive guide to higher education in Britain in print and digital formats across The Times and The Sunday Times.
The newspaper content will be published over the course of a week, beginning with a 56-page supplement published in The Sunday Times this weekend (September 21). A fully searchable website with full university profiles and 66 subject tables will...
Dawlish Air Show committee has announced that next year’s Dawlish Air Show will take place on Saturday 22 August.
The decision has been taken to move the airshow away from the Bank Holiday weekend in 2015 for a number of reasons, one being that weekend occurs very late next year (the Bank Holiday is Monday 31 August) and it is also the weekend over which Dartmouth Regatta has been scheduled.
Dawlish Air Show will 'share' Saturday 22 August with Bournemouth Air Festival, an event it has coincided and shared display participants with previously, meaning that the tens of...
Responding to the results of the Scottish referendum, Councillor John Hart, the Leader of Devon County Council, said today: “I am really glad that the United Kingdom isn’t going to be broken up. But we now have to ensure that Devon and the South West doesn’t lose out because of the promises made by the Westminster parties to Scotland.
“Last week we were being urged to fly the Saltire. But I intend to keep on flying the flag for Devon.
“We in the South West already lose out to Scotland because of a funding agreement reached by the Labour Government in the 1970’s worth about...
Progress on many of Seaton’s key development projects was welcomed by all parties involved in regenerating the town. This week’s meeting of the Seaton Regeneration Programme Board coincided with the start on the site of Seaton Jurassic by contractor, Kier, so there was much to celebrate.
After years of campaigning by the local community, the hard work of all partners involved and financial support from the three local authorities, East Devon District, Devon County and Seaton Town councils, as well as the Heritage Lottery Fund, Coastal Communities Fund and a number of charitable...
It's comedy time as Broadclyst Theatre Group presents a wild romp of a show called Improbable Fiction by Alan Ayckbourn.
We all need cheering up in these gloomy times so come along to the Broadclyst VIctory Hall, settle down with a glass of wine or beer and enjoy!
Improbable Fiction is about a hapless group of wannabe writers who are considerably better at talking about their books than writing them.
The first half of the show is all about the characters they write about, the plots and the challenges each of them must overcome to get pen to connect with paper....
Mark Dowse, Managing Director of MD Business Interiors hands over the newly refurbished Admiral House at Exeter Business Park to Exeter Medical Directors, Christopher Stone and David Olivier. Exeter-based MD Business Interiors was successfully selected as project manager and refurbishment contractor for the substantial £350,000 contract to relocate Exeter Medical from their former premises at Exeter Airport Business Park to the new site in Grenadier Road.
The ambitious expansion programme now offers additional office space, a larger reception, consulting rooms, a conference centre...
In honour of International Credit Union Day on Thursday 16 October 2014, the Archdeacon of Exeter is launching ‘Join a Devon Credit Union Month’ when he hopes Devon people will join up during October to keep their savings in Devon.
All three credit unions are keen to welcome new active members. As well as savers they need people with relevant skills to join up, get to know them and the way they work, and then volunteer their financial, website, or marketing skills.
"‘I am very pleased to become a member of a Devon credit union," says Christopher Futcher Archdeacon of Exeter...
