More than 350 men from Exeter, mid and east Devon enjoyed a walk, pasty and pint on Saturday March 15 to raise money for Hospiscare. Heading out from Sandy Park home of the Exeter Chiefs’, the men, completed the 10k sponsored walk with teams of dads, sons and friends. After walking the 10k route through the sunny Ludwell Valley the men headed back to Sandy Park Stadium to enjoy a pint and a pasty while watching three 6 Nation Rugby matches on big screens. The men-only walk has become a popular event in the Hospiscare calendar raising more than £30,000 each year. Adrian Richards, Chief...
Volunteer nature lovers in Honiton came along on Thursday to help with the planting of new trees at EDDC’s Honiton Bottom community nature reserve.
Alex Gibson from the Council’s SWITCH project and Nathan Robinson from EDDC’s Countryside team were supervising the planting of fruit trees that will form a new orchard in the reserve to attract bees and butterflies, as well as wildlife.
There are also plans for a hay meadow with some wild flowers and a series of ponds. There may also be some beehives and hopefully a community garden.
SWH were proud to present representatives from the Devon Air Ambulance Trust with a cheque for £502 last Thursday.
SWH, a multi-disciplinary contractor providing civil engineering, highways maintenance and construction services, has proudly supported the DAAT since 2008, having raised nearly £3,000 for the cause during that time. In 2011 staff voted DAAT to be SWH’s charity of choice which it has remained since.
SWH and its work force of over 600 have since raised money for the local charity through fundraising days and in-house competitions. The Trust provides emergency...
Microsoft Corp. closed the 2014 Microsoft in Education Global Forum by awarding Broadclyst Community Primary School in East Devon $25,000 as part of The Pitch Competition. This new programme has been designed to seek out and kick-start the most innovative ideas from school leaders worldwide, allowing schools to pitch for part of a $50,000 fund to help bring their visions to a reality and transform their schools. In addition, in partnership with the British Council, all six projects will be incorporated on YouthSpark on Global Giving to help them continue raising funds for their ideas....
HEALTH conscious Manuka honey fans should ensure that what they are buying is genuine after it was revealed that five out of six jars are fake. The warning came as Channel Four’s Dispatches programme this week (Monday, March 17) documented figures which show that UK consumption of the immune boosting honey exceeds global production. And with jars of Manuka honey selling for up to £45, someone somewhere is making a tidy fortune, the programme claimed. Recently the UK Food Standards Agency issued a warning about unscrupulous traders looking to make a quick buck by flooding the market with ‘...
The councillor in charge of overseeing major cuts to Devon County Council’s people services in Devon has resigned.
Cllr Will Mumford will leave his post as the cabinet member responsible for education and children’s services after being appointed managing director of the property company NPS South West.
As the company contracts work with Devon County Council, Mr Mumford has resigned to avoid a conflict of interest between the roles.
As a cabinet member, Mr Mumford oversaw the ongoing, controversial consultation into the future of the council’s youth centres....
Drawing the predictable melange of charity shop jumpers and Doc Martens, Bombay Bicycle Club took centre stage at the Great Hall playing a sold out set in the halfway leg of their UK tour. Swept there on a compelling tide of nostalgia and elated on expectations of £23 tickets, that were needless to say; high.
The band have received heady mainstream success from album number four ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow’ with singles such as ‘Luna’ gracing the airwaves of the daytime Radio One playlist.
The set was a notch up in professionalism from the 2010 post ‘had the blues’ relative...
If your pet pooch is the canine equivalent of Richard Gere or Julia Roberts, then they could win a place in the spotlight in the beautiful and romantic opera La Boheme, coming to the Princess Theatre, Torquay on Tuesday 8 April, 2014.
International soloists have been selected from across the world to join the celebrated Chisinau National Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra’s Spring tour – but there is still one part to be cast, the role of Muzetta’s pet dog.
Award-winning opera director and producer Ellen Kent said: “People say never work with children or animals but I love to...
The TeenStar Regional Live Finals will take place on Sunday 30th March at Exeter Corn Exchange. Teenagers and Pre-teens will perform to an audience and panel of judges in the hope to progress to the next stage of the national children's X-Factor competition. These children have already successfully got through their first audition round to get to this show so we are expecting many talented youngsters.
One girl through to the Pre-teens category is Mya Stevens, age 9 who sang price tag in her first round audition. She will be sing Human by Christina Perri and she is very excited...
