Neil Parish, Member of Parliament for Tiverton and Honiton, was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Minister of State for Transport, the Rt Hon John Hayes MP, following the recent reshuffle of the Cabinet. As a PPS Neil Parish will act as a liaison between backbench MPs and the Minister, serve as an important channel of communication and attend meetings in the Department for Transport.
The Rt Hon John Hayes MP, who Neil will be assisting, was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Transport on 15th July 2014. He is also senior Parliamentary adviser to...
A new discovery trail devised by Gara Rock will take children and their families on a voyage of discovery when they visit the café restaurant or stay in the self-catering apartments and cottages during the summer months ahead.
And owners of the unique development have teamed up with Salcombe-based clothing company Quba & Co to offer everyone who takes part in the treasure trail the chance to enter a draw and win a prize each month.
Gara Rock is perched up high on the cliff tops of the rugged south Devon coast near East Portlemouth. It is steeped in history and tales of...
Littlehempston trainer Martin Hill and jockey Hadden Frost had an afternoon to remember at Newton Abbot on Sunday, landing three races, including the feature with the popular mare Detroit Red.
With the holiday season getting into full swing, there was a bumper crowd to cheer the nine runners on their way in the Class 3 Happy 18th Birthday Scott Butler Handicap Hurdle. Top weight was Street Entertainer from the David Pipe stable, who had got the better of Ittirad at Fontwell Park last time out.
But, the runner-up had gone on to win easily at the last meeting and punters made...
Shoppers and residents in the seaside town of Exmouth will notice a greater police presence in the town on Thursday (24 July) as 22 recruit police officers take to the beat. The extra officers are not a permanent increase in the officer numbers in the town, but are in their final stages of training at the Force training college prior to being sent to stations across the force. Jeanette Ritson, the service delivery manager from Learning and Development at Middlemoor said: “We use a number of locations across the force for this type of training, when the students deal with exercises in full...
Crowdcube opened and closed its own bid to raise £1.2 million today after taking just 16 minutes to hit its target.
This was 12 times faster than the previous record for the fastest crowdfunded pitch and set a world record for the fastest equity crowdfunding raise.
The crowdfund, hosted on Crowdcube’s own website, followed the announcement last week of £3.8 million of investment from venture capital firm Balderton Capital.
141 investors backed Crowdcube’s Series B round of crowdfunding. The average amount invested was more than £8,500.
Exeter City Ladies FC and Exeter Golf and Country Club are pleased to announce that they are continuing their partnership from last season.
Every Thursday evening the ladies take part in a fitness training session at the golf club which is run by one of their trainers.
The training sessions have included spinning, circuit and bootcamp style training as well as SAQ (speed, agility, quickness) and weights based sessions.
The partnership between the two establishments is the first of its kind for women’s football in Exeter and shows the commitment that both Clubs have...
Tickets go on sale on Monday 28 July for the sixth annual Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, taking place Thursday 18th – Sunday 21st September.
The festival, which attracts international interest, has grown year upon year and attracts some of the nation’s top authors.
The line-up for this year’s event includes best-selling and prize-winning author Paddy Ashdown who will discuss his new book, The Cruel Victory: the French Resistance and the Battle for the Vercors 1944.
Inventor, scientist and originator of the Gaia theory James Lovelock will also be at the...
On 3, 10, 17, and 24 August, Knightshayes near Tiverton will being holding their second summer celebration of local food and music in the parkland.
A free day out for all the family, Soupstock began in 2013 as a way to help new audiences discover Knightshayes. The aim was to put together an event that promoted local music to complement the local food served in Knightshayes’ café – much of which was sourced from the walled kitchen garden. All of the entertainment took place outside the gothic stables block against a backdrop of rolling Devon hills.
The mystery surrounding the death of Alan Jeal in Cornwall will be featured on BBC’s Crimewatch programme in a national appeal for information five months on.
Alan’s body was discovered on Perranporth beach on Tuesday 25 February 2014 by a member of the public while out walking his dog at around 2pm. He was naked apart from wearing socks and one walking shoe.
Multiple injuries to his chest, head and hand were found on his body. He suffered significant internal injuries, a flesh wound to his scalp and bleeding hand injuries. There were some signs of possible drowning but it...
