Fashion lovers and designer label fans will be excited to hear that a new designer re-sale pop-up boutique is coming to Exeter on Friday and Saturday, 4 and 5 July, at the Exeter Golf and Country Club.
For two days, the Tags-On.com Exeter Pop-up Boutique will be showcasing its summer collection of clothes, bags, shoes and accessories offering a unique opportunity for fashion lovers to purchase new and pre-loved designer fashion. Luxury brands in the range include: Prada, Stella McCartney, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Mulberry, Louboutin, Miu Miu and many more premium brands, all...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter welcomed back the majority of his playing squad for the first day of pre-season.
Among those on show were summer signings Thomas Waldrom, Mitch Lees, Ryan Caldwell and Tomas Francis, whilst there was the encouraging sight of Brett Sturgess, Jack Nowell and Damian Welch all taking part after recent injuries.
The Chiefs will undergo some intense training ahead of what promises to be another big season ahead for the reigning LV= Cup champions.
Head of Strength and Conditioning Mark Twiggs will oversee all the training during the pre-...
The charity Families Need Fathers is holding an open meeting in Exeter next month for parents and carers to find out more about the changes to the family justice system brought about by the new Children and Families Act 2014.
The Act heralds the biggest change in family law for a quarter of a century and the meeting is an opportunity to find out how this will affect separating parents.
The meeting will be held at the Devon Hotel, Matford, Exeter at 7pm on Thursday 3 July.
Families Need Fathers Exeter chairman Paul Knight said: “We are delighted to be holding this...
Lapford & District Horticultural Society open their gardens on the 28th and 29th of June in aid of Devon Air Ambulance Trust. Twelve unique parish gardens can be viewed including the school and allotments. Nine gardens are located in the village, with three about a mile away.
The floral selections range from petite patio-type gardens, to large displays, all with distinguishing qualities from variable soil to an assortment of flowerage. There will be the opportunity to meet the livestock of some of the gardeners, and plants will be available for purchase. Cream teas, homemade...
Learn the tricks of the trade - all in a single day - from Simon Hall, well known BBC Spotlight and Radio Devon broadcaster and author with seven novels published.
10am-4pm, everyone welcome.
Cost: £10
Plese book your place by calling 01392 384218 or emailing exeter.library@devon.gov.uk
Leading student accommodation provider Vita Student has announced that all 156 studio apartments available at its Portland House residence on Longbrook Street have already been reserved ahead of the 2014/2015 academic year.
There are around 19,000 students in Exeter, the vast majority of which haven’t got access to university-provided accommodation meaning there is a serious supply-and-demand issue in the city. Student schemes such as Vita Student at Portland House help to alleviate the strain on residential housing as they allow private-rented properties to be released back into...
Bicton College will next year join the AASE league (Achieving Academic and Sporting Excellence) for the 2014 season starting in September.
Bicton College, who provide one of the branch arms of the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Academy set-up, this year won the British Colleges Sports (BCS) Under-19 Elite League after defeating Myesrcough College in the semi-final and Bishop Burton in the final.
Bicton will join Truro, Ivybridge, Filton, Henley & St Pauls. The league will run up to December before taking a break to allow the National Academy Under-18 Competition to run before...
SWH recently completed building works at Axe Valley Community College seven weeks ahead of schedule.
The works, carried out for Devon County Council, comprised of two main classrooms, a third smaller class room and a lobby entrance.
Our works also included the demolition of the existing rooms (including some asbestos removal) and construction of the building.
The construction was originally masonry, which SWH changed to closed panel timber frame solution for speed, and to reduce the amount of site traffic required to travel through the school.
The bathing water at Budleigh Salterton beach is at risk of failing tough new standards for water quality, the Environment Agency has warned.
The Environment Agency, East Devon District Council, local business leaders and interest groups are meeting later today (June 23) to discuss how to meet the challenge of improving water quality at Budleigh Salterton.
From 2015 much more stringent water quality targets come into force under the revised Bathing Water Directive. The Environment Agency is concentrating on tackling sources of pollution before the targets come into force...
