The Devon Art Society are holding their spring exhibition at St Anne’s Hall, Babbacombe until Sun 11 May. The hall will be open every day 10am - 6pm. Admission is free. The Society has a long tradition of exhibiting going back 102 years. They will be showing and selling original paintings, watercolours, pastels, oils, acrylics, mixed media, and more.
Some 300 works of art are there for you to admire from traditional landscapes, seascapes, and portraits to still lifes both figurative and abstract. http://committeedevonart.wix.com/devon-art-society
Friends of a Devon woman killed in a car crash while on a fundraising cycle challenge have pledged to help raise her target goal of £10,000.
Sharon Bridgman, 38 was killed last Saturday (26 April) after she was struck by a motorist whilst cycling across the Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia, with her husband Tim.
Sharon and Tim Bridgman, from Zeal Monachorum near Okehampton, were in Bolivia as part of a round-the-world cycle challenge to raise £10,000 for the international disaster relief charity, Shelterbox.
Their two-year journey had already taken them from Norway...
Two men, who pleaded guilty to fraud and consumer protection offences, have received prison sentences for conning elderly and vulnerable people for thousands of pounds.
Rogue traders, James Doran of Quedgely in Gloucester and Patrick Conners of Hatfield in Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty to a variety of offences committed in the summer of 2012 in Plymouth and Exeter.
Trading as South West Drives and Patios, the two approached an elderly Plympton resident to install a block paved driveway at his home.
Pressure was put on the man who reluctantly agreed a contract for £6...
A small market town on the edge of Dartmoor will become the focus for some of the best contemporary craft in the country this June.
The Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey is one of the key events in the national crafts calendar. Almost 200 makers from all over Britain will be demonstrating, selling and talking about their work.
Visitors to the event will be able to meet the makers and buy their work – a range of jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture, prints and other contemporary crafts.
The Craft Festival also features demonstrations, talks, exhibitions...
Well now’s your chance to enter Devon’s biggest cycling event and to raise money for a vital local cause at the same time.
The Dartmoor Classic is one of the South West’s most well-known cycling events, offering 34, 67 and 107 mile routes, and allows you to see spectacular Dartmoor scenery whilst taking on an exciting challenge. All 3,000 places for the event sold out on the first day they came on sale.
This year Exeter YMCA has 15 charity places for the event and some of them are still available. By getting sponsored for your...
A divorce lawyer from the South West has been featured on an independent list of some of the best advisors in private wealth management in the world, for the 6th consecutive year.
Liz Allen, head of the family law team at Exeter-based Stephens Scown LLP, has been selected to appear in the Honours section of the 2014 edition of the ‘Citywealth Leaders List’ which is published later this year.
Liz also features on the ‘Power Women’ list, which has been compiled for the first time this year.
She is the only female family lawyer in the South West to have been named in...
A small market town on the edge of Dartmoor will become the focus for some of the best contemporary craft in the country this June. The Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey is one of the key events in the national crafts calendar. Almost 200 makers from all over Britain will be demonstrating, selling and talking about their work. Visitors to the event will be able to meet the makers and buy their work – a range of jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture, prints and other contemporary crafts. The Craft Festival also features demonstrations, talks, exhibitions and activities...
East Devon District Council (EDDC) housing officers and cleansing operatives moved in this week to clean up a flat vacated by a tenant after a court granted the council possession of the premises.
After a 13-year reign of anti social behaviour, the Exmouth flat has finally passed back into the hands of landlords East Devon District Council – to the relief of council staff and long-suffering neighbours.
EDDC applied to the courts in March this year for a possession order to take back the flat in Cheshire Road, Withycome Raleigh. The order was granted, but the tenant was...
The Exeter Dental Centre, an advanced dentistry practice in the heart of Exeter, has been overwhelmed by the good wishes of its patients after winning the Best City Centre Business 2014 accolade at the recent Exeter Business Awards.
Hosted at Sandy Park, The Exeter Dental Centre fought off stiff competition to take home the award after a glitzy reception held on April 4th.
Talking about the win, owner and principal dentist Mike Hesketh said: "I am so proud of the whole team. It's great to get this recognition and I am really proud to be crowned the Best City...
