I had been promising my 10-year-old son Sam a trip to Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park as soon as the wet weather disappeared. So, with the promise of a dry weekend on the cards and with the recent opening of new attraction The Lost World of Atlantis, last weekend was the perfect time to head for Devon’s greatest adventure park!
Sam and I have been fairly regular visitors to Crealy over the years and it never fails to amaze me how much the park grows each year.
This year is certainly no exception as Crealy is celebrating its 25th birthday, and to mark the anniversary...
The South Devon Link Road project team has announced the introduction of a new speed limit on the Penn Inn area of the construction site.
New speed limits will come into effect on the A380 Besigheim Way, north of the Penn Inn roundabout, from Friday (14 March).
The new limits are being set to ensure the safety of road users and South Devon Link Road employees working on the new north approach to the Penn Inn flyover.
From Friday, northbound vehicles leaving the roundabout towards Exeter will enter a new 30mph zone alongside the works area of contractors Galliford...
Primary school pupils across Devon have been bravely examining the rubbish produced by their packed lunches over the past few weeks in readiness of the County-wide “Waste Free Lunch” week campaign from 10th – 14th March.
Donning gloves, and with strong stomachs, children have been weighing waste, sorting snacks and picking out packaging from the mountain of rubbish generated every day after lunch time.
The aim of the campaign is to reduce the amount of waste produced by packed lunches in schools, and to share innovative ideas for packing “waste free” lunches with pupils,...
Marks & Spencer (M&S) Exeter employees are descending on Exmouth beach to free it from litter as part of this year’s Big Beach Clean-up. Taking place on Friday 25 April from 10am, the Big Beach Clean-up is hosted in partnership with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and invites local residents to join in the litter picking activities. Customers that register for the event in advance at www.mcsuk.org/foreverfish will also receive a money-off M&S voucher on the day of their beach clean. 95 UK beaches and 45 canals across the UK will be targeted between 24 and 30 April with...
From jewellery to a slap up meal, here at TED we have compiled a selection of the best presents to put a smile on your Mum’s face this Mother’s Day.
Martick Murano Style Glass Pendant Necklace, Blue, £35 from John Lewis
Not only is this silver necklace a beautiful piece of jewellery, but its sweet heart shaped pendant clearly sends a message of love to your mother. This necklace, consisting of a murano glass pendant, is more than just a lovely gift but also a gift that is great value for money. To purchase this item please visit http://www.johnlewis.com/martick-murano-...
Businesses in Exeter are gearing up to welcome thousands of rugby fans at the weekend for the LV Cup Final at Sandy Park.
With Exeter Chiefs beating Bath 19-22 in yesterday’s hotly contested semi-final, the city is set for a rugby invasion, with over 10,000 supporters of the Chiefs and Northampton Saints expected for Sunday’s cup final clash. The Saints eased past Saracens 26-7 in the competition’s other semi-final.
Derek Phillips, Chairman of the Heart of Devon Tourism Partnership, is looking forward to welcoming Northampton fans, and is confident that the event, the first...
As Mother's Day approaches (March 30), Exeter mums and daughters are being invited to spend quality time together by entering Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at Westpoint.
This year Mother’s Day falls on the same date that the clocks spring forward and British summer time starts.
It’s a timely reminder to make the most of the lighter evenings by giving mums the attention they truly deserve and pledging to prepare for Race for Life together.
Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of 5k and 10k events which...
The Devon County Agricultural Association, organisers of the Devon County Show, the county’s largest annual event, is gearing up for a double celebration this year.
2014 will be the 119th County Show, an annual celebration of farming, food and the countryside, and it is 25 years since the Association took ownership of the Westpoint showground, which is home to the County Show and its wholly owned subsidiary company - Westpoint Centre (Devon).
Tickets are on sale now for the Devon County Show - known as the South West’s agricultural showing season curtain-raiser, as well as...
Essex and Chelsea are now famous areas of the UK due to hit reality shows TOWIE and MIC. Woolacombe is the next UK destination to put itself on the map when it stars in a new two part TV series which starts tomorrow.
‘Who needs Ibiza: The Great British Holiday’ is a two-part TV series set at Europa Park in Woolacombe, one of North Devon’s most popular seaside towns. The first episode is scheduled to air on BBC Three on Wednesday 12th March at 9pm and looks at the growing popularity of ’staycations’ amongst the younger generation. The documentary, filmed last summer follows staff...
