Work will start soon on building a fabulous new £90,000 skate park in Honiton – designed by the users. The existing park will close on 17 February for around 10 weeks while the work is carried out.
East Devon District Council (EDDC), and young people from Honiton Youth Centre and Honiton Community College have been working together since July 2013 to design the improvements to the facility in Allhallows Field that skate park users have asked for.
The £90,000 has come from EDDC’s main budget and is being spent on Honiton skate park as it was judged to be the most in need of...
Two friends from Exeter, Suzanne Lovelace and Sadie Evans, landlady at The Royal Oak, St Thomas, are taking on the ‘Channel Challenge’ throughout February to raise money for local charity, Hospiscare.
The English Channel stretches 21 miles between Dover and Calais and the friends will be swimming the equivalent distance at local pool The Riverside, covering 1,408 lengths each.
Suzanne and Sadie, who met whilst swimming at The Riverside, struck up a friendship and when Suzanne asked Sadie if she wanted to join her challenge, she couldn’t say no.
Businesses and shops in Exeter's Mount Pleasant have come together to launch a traders association to co-ordinate raising the profile of their businesses, work together to bring forward improvements to the area and create a forum under which to liaise with the city and county council and others.
The creation and subsequent launch of the Mount Pleasant Independent Traders Association has been supported by the Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Rachel Lyons who will be touring member businesses in Mount Pleasant, Pinhoe Road and Polsloe Road on Saturday (25 February 2014). The Lord...
Bad news for Canadian anglophiles as the Canadian government suddenly declares several popular British foods unfit for sale. Products such as Marmite, Lucozade, Penguin Bars, Bovril and Ovaltine are all apparently enriched with too many vitamins and minerals, while other products, such as beef stock and canned soup, contain too much animal product. The move has affected speciality stores across the Great White North many which rely on the products to make a living. Tony Badger, an owner of a British speciality store in central Saskatchewan, Canada told the Star-Phoenix newspaper of his...
Mercury Music Prize nominee and Devon born Folk singer/songwriter Seth Lakeman will be visiting HMV in Exeter on Friday 7 February to celebrate the release of his new album Word of Mouth.
Recorded in a Cornish Church, Word of Mouth showcases Seth's skill as a storyteller while the dramatic and melodic sound cements his status as a figurehead of contemporary British Folk.
Making a name for himself in the UK Folk scene and beyond since his teens, Seth has been honoured with both the best album and singer of the year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Darren Heard has recently joined our Exeter based Equity Release Team as a Chartered Legal Executive.
Darren has significant experience acting for clients, providing expert advise in relation to equity release mortgages and securing these mortgages against their properties. Darren's experience also extends to working with a number of different stakeholders including financial advisors and mortgage lenders.
The Equity Release Team comprises of experienced, knowledgeable professionals that work coherently to deliver a leading Equity Release service.
South West Communications Group has launched a webinar series to offer its customers and prospects a more efficient means of keeping up-to-date with changes in business technology.
The telephone system, data centre and business connectivity expert aims to hold a webinar every month tailored to either a marketing vertical or a communications solution.
Its first webinar on telephony technology is due to be held next week and is aimed at GP surgeries and the health sector.
Sarah Flowers, South West Communication Group’s sales director, said: “Businesses don’t always...
Visitors are expected to flock to Exeter Library on Thursday 22 May, when Devon County Council’s multi-million pound refurbishment is finally revealed.
The opening date is announced this week in a special report to Councillors of the Exeter Board ahead of its meeting on Monday 27 January.
The County Council report follows public consultation on Exeter Library, as well as Pinhoe, St Thomas and Topsham libraries, which drew 555 responses.
As a result, St Thomas library will open for longer while the £4.1 million refurbished Exeter Library will open 58 hours per week,...
Elkie Brooks has pulled out of tonight’s concert at Exeter Corn Exchange due to illness.
The concert, which was sold out, has been rescheduled for Saturday 26 April 2014.
Existing tickets are valid for the new date. If you would prefer a refund please contact Exeter Corn Exchange by Friday 7 February to arrange.
Elkie is one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced. With numerous hit singles, million selling albums and awards her annual tours are a treat for fans old and new. Tonight she was due to perform some of her classic hits...
There’s the possibility of further flooding tomorrow as the Mt Office issue yet another weather warning for in Devon. Bands of rain are expected to move eastwards across southwest England during Fridaywith up to 20mm of rain expected across most of Devon
With the ground saturated over much of the region, the met office has asked people to be aware of the risk of further local flooding and associated disruption.
The Met Office’s Chief Forecaster said: “Active frontal troughs will move eastwards across the UK during Friday, a combination of mild, moisture laden air and...
