Three fire engines from Middlemoor, Danes Castle and Cullumpton, a water carrier and a hydraulic platform from Danes Castle were sent to deal with a fire in a barn at a farm in Broadclyst just after midnight.
On arrival crews confirmed the barn 32 metres x 15 metres was well alight and got to work extinguishing the fire using compressed air foam and hose reel jets.
There were 20 bags of ammonia nitrate in the barn and a hazardous materials officer gave advice on these. The Environmental Protection Unit was requested to attend, and mobilised from Taunton.
Buckfastleigh people are staging a performance of poetry and the spoken word to mark the centenary of World War One.
Tipperary Days is taking place in the atmospheric period surroundings of the Valiant Soldier, the former pub that is now a heritage attraction. The shows, between Thursday May 29th and Saturday May 31st, will be performed by members of the Buckfastleigh Drama Group and by Rosemary Jessop.
The poetry is by a range of contemporary writers, including Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, Rudyard Kipling and Siegfried Sassoon, some of whom were killed in the Great War....
Devon and Somerset plays host to a variety of waterways from marinas, canals, lakes, coastal inlets, harbours and quays. This bank holiday weekend is typically when the boat season will be really getting under way. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are working with the Boat Safety Scheme over Boat Safety week asking boat owners to ensure they make vital safety checks.
During Boat Fire Safety Week (26-30 May) firefighters will be talking to boat owners and handing out leaflets to help them protect themselves and their passengers. The Boat Safety Scheme urges owners to...
The award-winning actor, best-selling novelist and all round very funny lady Dawn French will be performing her new show '30 Million Minutes' at the Princess Theatre, Torquay.
30 Million Minutes will consist of various delights and riches, with the odd irksome tribulation thrown in, as Dawn takes audiences through the various lessons life has taught her, and the things she knows for sure.
Book for this show NOW, because Dawn French is convinced it won't be long before she is far too doolally to perform it.
The evidence is there for all to see. She is already three...
Students and staff from across the Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education have had an action packed week learning about different cultures and raising awareness of deafness as part of Cultural Diversity and Deaf Awareness Week.
To coincide with International Cultural Diversity Day on Wednesday 21 May, a three-day programme of events saw Academy students taking part in a range of exciting activities. In early May, students discovered interesting facts about different European cultures and their roles in the European Union. They also learnt various greetings in European Sign...
Exeter Axhayes adoption centre are hoping to hold a charity pamper evening on Friday 17th October 2014 between 7 pm and 10 pm at the Cat & Fiddle pub on Sidmouth Road.
The organisers are looking for beauticians, nail technicians, beauty therapists etc who would be willing to help the cats and kittens in their care by donating small quick treatments to guests in return for a donation to the adoption centre.
Spokesperson for the adoption centre, Ric Brown, said: " This is the first time that the centre has organised such an event and its hoped to be a fun filled...
Newton Abbot writer/director, Luke Jeffery, 22, has been commissioned to make his film Seeing Red by Exeter Phoenix as part of their Devon Short Film Commission scheme, and is currently auditioning actors and crew.
Set in the 1960s, the surreal comedy is about a straight-laced wedding photographer who is prescribed LSD in a misguided attempt to cure his colour blindness, and will be filmed in and around Exeter and Newton Abbot. The film willpremiere at the Exeter Phoenix’s Two Short Nights film festival on December 12th.
Playing the role of photographer Drake Dalton is...
Broccoli is loaded with all sorts of vitamins and is rich in nutrients such as iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, etc. Because of its high nutrient value, boiled or roasted broccoli is considered an ideal food for teens and young children. However, cooking broccoli, even something as simple as steaming it, could reduce its nutrient content by almost a third. Moreover, chewing raw broccoli ruptures a special compound in the plant’s cells and releases an enzyme called myrosinase. This enzyme stimulates the liver and improves the body’s ability to fight...
DIY projects are set to top the agenda this bank holiday weekend despite the fact that many end in disaster.
A survey, by One Poll, has highlighted how busy people in Exeter will be working on their homes over the May bank holiday – even though more than 80 per cent of people said they would prefer to spend their time with friends or family, taking part in a leisure pursuit or just relaxing.
Commissioned by housebuilder Barratt Homes, the report reveals that almost 50 per cent of people in the south west could be spending the bank holidays on a DIY project with some...
