Revellers danced the night away and waved their union jack flags at the Proms in Bicton Park, raising £13,600 for local charity, Hospiscare.
More than 800 people attended the event on a summer’s evening in the idyllic setting of the Grade 1 listed Italian gardens, surrounded by immaculately manicured lawns with beautiful flower beds and trees.
India’s “Pavarotti” Anando Mukerjee and soprano Laure Meloy performed with the Lympstone based South West Telecom Band and pianists Nicky and Mark Perry.
Bicton owner Valerie Lister, who kindly offered the venue free of charge...
The Newtown Community Association cafe on Sunday 3 August 2014 will be remembering the 118 men from Newtown who died in the First World War.
Visitors to the event, at the hut in Belmont Park from 2pm-5pm, will be able to come together, to step back 100 years and learn about the Newtown of old, to hear about the impact of the war on this small community and to celebrate the importance and value of being part of the community today.
The community has been involved in a community bunting project, making 118 individual flags to signify those that died.
Neil Parish MP has welcomed new figures showing that 310 fewer people are relying on Jobseeker’s Allowance in Tiverton and Honiton compared to this time last year, with the number of people in work in the South West up by 139,000 since 2010.
Since 2010 the number of people on unemployment benefits is down by 371– a 38% drop.
Jobs are being created in Tiverton and Honiton in places like the Tiverton-based linear motion manufacturer HepcoMotion who have launched an extensive apprenticeships programme.
On the 27th June Neil Parish MP organised a Jobs and Apprenticeship...
The Newtown Community Association cafe on Sunday August 3rd 2014 will be remembering the 118 men from Newtown who died in the First World War.
Visitors to the event, at the hut in Belmont Park from 2pm-5pm, will be able to come together, to step back 100 years and learn about the Newtown of old, to hear about the impact of the war on this small community and to celebrate the importance and value of being part of the community today.
The community has been involved in a community bunting project, making 118 individual flags to signify those that died.
Firefighters in England and Wales will today come to the end of eight consecutive days of strike action over pensions, however other forms of industrial action will continue from this evening with no planned end date.
From 7pm tonight until further notice firefighters will not work voluntary overtime, non-contractual overtime or any additional voluntary hours.
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “Firefighters have solidly observed the strike action over the past eight days; this has not been easy for them or their families, but all firefighters are aware what is at...
Casa Maroc in Exeter has just underdone a cool makeover, making it the bar, pizza, mezze experience in the South West. Its colourful, bohemian vibe makes it the ideal spot for pre and post-dinner drinks, but it’s really the incredible event space downstairs that will get people talking.
Its colourful and cosy atmosphere and interior makes it a beautiful location for birthday and wedding parties, and also maintains a certain privacy with its own running bar. With its own screen easily connected to laptops for presentations, the venue is more than suitable as a corporate or work...
The Grecians and the Guerreiros played out an entertaining but goalless draw at the Estádio das Laranjeiras.
The historic match, to celebrate the formation of the Brazilian national team on the eve of its centenary, kicked off at Laranjeiras in beautiful Brazilian sunshine – but to the chorus of ‘We Are Exeter’.
Over 150 travelling Grecians had made the longest away trip to watch City take on the Fluminense XI, featuring players in the first team squad of the top-tier side with promising youngsters.
Once the official protocol was over, Fluminense started the game...
Fire crews were called to Exeter’s Riverside Leisure Centre at Exe Bridges this morning, after a call reporting a possible smell of gas in the basement and lift shaft.
Crews confirmed an unidentified leak and light smoke fogging in the lift shaft by using a gas detector.
Having confirmed a leak of hydraulic oil from lift equipment, crews isolated the lift equipment to make it safe using small tools.
Staff at Go Ape Haldon Forest in Devon, near Exeter, are literally going bananas to support Teenage Cancer Trust.
Go Ape is the UK’s leading forest adventure and staff from the 28 sites across the country have devised the ‘Big Banana Relay’ to raise much-needed funds for the charity.
The relay will see the ‘Big Banana’ travelling a total of 1,823 miles across the UK with the Go Ape gorillas using the quirkiest forms of travel possible.
The relay got underway at Leeds Castle on Saturday 14 June and the ‘Big Banana’ made its way to Exmouth, where it was handed over to...
The council is hosting the week-long programme of activities to showcase its range of parks, wildlife sites and open spaces.
Love Parks Week began in 2006 with a simple aim: to encourage people to visit, enjoy and take pride in their local parks and green spaces, driving the message that our parks and green spaces are essential to healthy, happy and strong communities.
And this year is no different with the emphasis on enjoying the great outdoors and exploring the weird and wonderful wildlife that lives in the soils and woodlands around us.
