A leading local motors business is helping keep a South Devon animal charity on the move by sponsoring a brand new car.
Murray Volkswagen, Newton Abbot, has presented a new Volkswagen up! to Animals in Distress, where it is set to cut a dash travelling between the charity’s 13 shops in towns including Bovey Tracey, Dawlish, Brixham and the newly opened Dartmouth shop.
Handing over the keys at the charity’s Ipplepen rescue centre were Kevin Murray, managing director of the Murray Group and David Lay, sales executive at the Newton Abbot Volkswagen dealership.
Now that spring has sprung The Donkey Sanctuary is offering bird-lovers a very special breakfast ‘bird ringing’ demonstration to show how birds are tagged so that they can be identified and tracked and so that we can learn more about their fascinating habits.
Participants can enjoy an introductory talk followed by the chance to watch licensed ringers catch, tag and record some woodland birds. Maybe even a beautiful woodpecker, like the one pictured. There may be the opportunity to release the birds.
James Chubb, The Donkey Sanctuary’s wildlife expert, said:
A woman from Exeter is running the London Marathon on 13th April to raise awareness of the most common cancer in the under 30s.
Sam Hill, 27, chose to take part in the Marathon to raise money for the Lymphoma Association – a charity that supports people affected by lymphoma, the UK’s fifth most common cancer – and awareness of lymphatic cancer.She said:
"When I heard about lymphoma I decided to do find out a bit more about what it is. When I read that it was the most common cancer in the under 30s, I was shocked that I’d never heard of it so decided to try and help raise...
Fact: we are a direct product of what we do, not what we say. Yes, it’s good to talk about your life plans and what you want to do. But without turning these words into meaningful, directed actions, your words are hollow and sadly mean very little. You need to set yourself clear goals, even writing them down if this helps, and get busy achieving them. No excuses. Don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you take action – you’ll be waiting forever. This will only result in a lifetime of regrets. So what are you waiting for?
Firefighters were last night ( Saturday 5th April) called to a property in Whipton Village Road after a cardboard egg box, that had been left on a hob, caught on fire.
One fire appliance from Middlemoor was initially sent to reports of an automatic fire alarm activating at this premises.
Crews arrived at 8.14pm and confirmed that there had been a small fire involving a cardboard egg box that had been left on top of a hob.
The fire was out on arrival, crews used a positive pressure ventilation fan to ventilate the property.
Exeter and District Table Tennis League is the fifth oldest table tennis league in the country and is celebrating its centenary this season.
To mark this event we are holding a celebration at Exeter School on the 19th April where there will be an exhibition match between Alex Perry (former England No1 and Exeter School Old Boy) and David MacBeath current England No 8. The pair will also make an attempt on the world speed hitting record.
Tickets are £5 each and are available on the door. Included in the ticket price is a cold buffet. Doors open 7:00pm and a licensed bar will...
The 2009 crime drama film is an adaptation of the non-fiction book “Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave & the Birth of the FBI”, and the action of the movie is set throughout the Great Depression. The action is centered on the infamous bank robber John Dillinger (played by Johnny Depp) and although the movie is not 100% accurate from a historical point of view, most of the scenes are depicted from real acts. “If it was 100% accurate, you would call it a documentary” said Bryan Burrough, the author of the book who was impressed by the fictional...
Anthos Arts, a collaborative of theatre professionals who work with 20 14-16 year olds from various areas of Devon and backgrounds, are to perform their new show ‘Wings in the Way’ in May.
Wings in the Way is a fast moving, funny, thought provoking and emotional performance, which asks audiences to think about our place within local and global communities.
The cast will explore the difficulties faced, through physical theatre, when community is no longer a fixed state.
Wings in the Way is to be performed in various Devon locations throughout May. The dates are as...
Exeter City succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Bury in the Sky Bet League 2 fixture at Gigg Lane.
The Shakers had much of the running in the first period, but the chance of the half came to Liam Sercombe, whose low effort was turned away off the legs of stopper Brian Jensen.
The deadlock was broken by Chris Hussey’s free-kick midway through the second half, and Exeter were reduced to ten men soon after as captain Danny Coles picked up a second yellow card.
Exeter dug deep and tried to force the equaliser, but were...
Devon and Cornwall Police are looking to locate a Paignton man named Colin Gendall who has not been seen since Sunday 30th March 2014.
Friends of Colin have reported him missing and are keen to check on his welfare. Colin Gendall is a 53 year old male described as a white male of heavy build with short grey hair and a beard. He has panther type tattoos on both forearms.
Please pass any information you may have regarding Colin through non emergency telephone number 101 quoting log number 446 of 31/03/2014.
