Anderton & Rowland’s European Theme Park

Event Date: 
12/06/2014 - 6:00pm to 22/06/2014 - 9:00pm
Venue: 
Exwick Playing Fields, Exeter

Colin De-Vey of Anderton & Rowland’s is promising all the fun of a Theme Park Fair in Exeter, when the huge European Theme Park comes to town.

Visitors pay just one charge to enter and enjoying all rides free of charge.

Admission prices:

£6.99 for a family wristband which includes all inflatable, children's rides, the Dodgems, Waltzers and Twist

£9.99 premium wristband which includes all rides including white knuckle thrillers or wholesome family attractions including the giant Wild Mouse Spinning Rollercoaster.

Non ride wristbands are available...

Send your old glasses overseas with specsavers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 06/06/2014 - 1:59pm

An Exeter opticians is hosting a collection drive for old and unused glasses in aid of Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) throughout June. Specsavers, located at 247 Highstreet, is asking locals to search high and low for old pairs of specs, as staff aim to collect a record number of glasses for the UK-based charity. Specsavers Exeter store director Jonathan Baumber says: ‘We have a donation bin taking pride of place in store and our goal is to reach over 3000 pairs of glasses by July. We have invited local business owners, sportsmen, community groups and council members to come down and donate...

Dream-A-Way host Ladies' Golf Day Out

Do you know a lady that loves golf? Or maybe you do yourself? Well book yourself a place on charity Dream-A-Way's Ladies' Golf Day Out.

Dream-A-Way, a local charity that assists people living in Devon, Cornwall and the Scilly Isles with physical and learning difficulties, is hosting their hugely popular Ladies Golf Day Out to raise funds.

Not only will the lucky ladies that attend help this vital cause whilst enjoy their favourite sport, they will also get to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch.

This event is known for the great prices that can be won and this year's...

Jewellery worth £5,000 stolen in burglary

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 06/06/2014 - 1:21pm

Police in north Devon are appealing for information after £5,000 worth of jewellery was stolen during a burglary at an elderly woman’s South Molton home.

The woman in her 80s, discovered her house had been burgled after returning from a holiday visiting family in Australia.

More than 20 items (pictured), including a wedding ring and eternity ring, were taken from the house in North Road sometime between the early hours of Sunday 30 March and 7pm on Sunday 1 June.

It is believed the offender(s) entered the property by removing a glass panel on the locked front door....

Ian McLagan Plays Exeter Phoenix 8July

Event Date: 
08/07/2014 - 8:00pm to 10:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

In July British rock legend Ian McLagan (of Faces, Small Faces fame) will release ‘United States,' his first new studio album in five years and will be touring throughout the UK during July to support the release. Playing in duo format with Jon Notarthomas, catch them live..

Exeter Phoenix Tue 8 July 8pm

Tickets: £15.50

Box office 01392 667080 www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Otter Grange Opens Doors to Green-Fingered Homebuyers

Event Date: 
14/06/2014 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Otter Grange, Butts Road, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1EL

Redrow is pleased to invite homebuyers to the launch of its new Canterbury and Stratford showhomes at Otter Grange on Saturday 14th June from 11am – 4pm. Local gardening experts will be on hand to share tips with those who are keen to get started in the garden for the first time as well as homebuyers with plenty of horticultural experience.

Visitors will be able to explore the two showhomes at the development, which is located on the eastern edge of Ottery St Mary. To get homebuyers into the British summer mood, a traditional afternoon tea will also be laid on, including plenty of...

A trio of musicians: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Stephen Upshaw (viola), John Reid piano

Event Date: 
19/07/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Lower Pulworthy, Highampton, Hatherleigh, Devon EX21 5LQ

They say good things come in three's and you don't get much better than Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Stephen Upshaw and John Reid, the trio of musicians Concerts in the West has lined up for its audience at Lower Pulworthy in Highampton, near Hatherleigh in Devon on 19 July. Each of the three performers for this concert is an exceptionally accomplished soloist in their own right with a string of plaudits to their names.

Catherine Hodgson, founder and director of Concerts in the West said: "Tamsin is a highly gifted young violinist who has performed as a soloist with...

Gone with the Wind 75th anniversary talk

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 06/06/2014 - 11:22am

The epic film Gone with the Wind marks its 75th anniversary this year.

Scarlett O’Hara, the ultimate southern belle and heroine, forms the basis of a re-released book ‘Scarlett’s Women: Gone with the Wind and its Female Fans’ which explores the film and why it appeals to a wide female fan base.

A free talk will be given by the book’s author, Professor Helen Taylor, on Thursday 12 June at 6pm in the University of Exeter’s Bill Douglas Cinema Museum. There will also be a screening of the film on Saturday 14 June. This public event will offer the opportunity to share diverse...

Exeter students protest disability cuts

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Fri, 06/06/2014 - 10:35am

Students from University of Exeter are taking part in a day of action today in order to protest against controversial cuts they believe could “disproportionally impact” students with disabilities. Exeter students are joining with students from universities across England to protest as part of a national campaign led by the National Union of Students (NUS) against cuts to the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). The DSA cuts come under plans the government say will “modernise” the allowance and see individual universities pay more towards supporting students with disabilities. In a statement...

Five young people arrested after Brixham fire

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Fri, 06/06/2014 - 10:27am

Five young people have been arrested in connection to a major fire at a disused Pontins holiday park in Brixham last night.

The fire was started yesterday afternoon and resulted in substancial damage to part of the property on Wall Park Road.

Emergency services attended the fire just before 5pm on following numerous reports from the public that there was large blaze and heavy smoke.

Two Fire crews initally attended the scene but the rapid spread of the fire meant they quickly called for backup from more crews.

Road closures were put in place and warnings...

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