Book onto one of our Children’s or Adult’s Spring Tennis Courses by 22 December 2013 and receive a 10% discount.
Exeter Tennis Centre is renowned for provided top quality tennis coaching to the whole community. Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned pro, our new and improved Spring Term coaching programme offers a huge variety of ways for players at every level to get involved in this hugely exciting sport.
Our top quality coaching team are experienced at delivering fun and sociable sessions for both children and adults. Whether you want to learn tennis quickly...
Children in Exeter and Exmouth will have the opportunity to tell Santa what is on their Christmas wish list this year as he visits the area on-board First Great Western (FGW) trains.
Santa and his helpers will use a specially decorated part of the train which will operate on normal train services running between Exeter Central and Exmouth through the scenic Avocet line.
First Great Western General Manager, West, David Crome said: “First Great Western is committed to supporting the communities we serve and when Santa came to us looking to rest his reindeer before the big day...
The government has capped all parking penalty charges and launched a consultation into aggressive parking policy as part of support package to help boost high streets and city centres.
The cap will come into immediate effect in all government parking enforcement ahead of further consultation into local authority parking policies.
The consultation announced by Communities Sectary Eric Pickles could see local businesses get the right to challenge councils over the number and locations of Double-Yellow lines in towns and cities.
Devon Freewheelers has unveiled its latest fundraising scheme – a competition to win a trolley dash at the Tesco store in Honiton!
The prizewinner will have 60 seconds to sprint along the aisles and fill their trolley with food produce only, up to the value of £200.
Raffle tickets, costing £1, are available from the Honiton Tesco Customer Service Desk, Wendy’s Cookshop in Honiton High Street and Otter Windows and A1 Print & Stitch on the Heathpark Industrial Estate.
Devon Freewheelers CEO Daniel Lavery said: “We’re really excited about this competition – it’s...
The Chancellor has announced that all limits on university recruitment will be lifted in 2015. This unexpected decision means that universities will be allowed to recruit as many students as they want to.
Describing it as an “arbitrary cap on aspiration”, George Osborne announced that an extra 30,000 places at English universities will be created in 2014-15. The following year, the current cap on student numbers will be abolished entirely. He told the Commons that: “it makes no sense that we have a lower proportion of people going to university than the United States, let alone...
East Devon District Council is supporting local shops over Christmas with a range of special car park deals for motorists, including a chance to win a ‘Golden Ticket’ offering three months’ free parking.
This is on top of a decision by EDDC’s Cabinet last week to freeze the basic hourly pay and display parking charges for the fourth consecutive year.
Here are EDDC’s Christmas 2013 Parking Offers in full:
All Pay and Display car parks, Saturday 7 December 2013
This is “Small Business Saturday” and customers are being encouraged to park in any East Devon car...
Crowds have gathered in South Africa to mourn the death of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa. Mr Mandela 95 was a world-wide hero whose struggle for freedom against Apartheid and later leading the nation to re-build and reconcile after decades of injustice was an inspiration to millions. In a statement on South African national TV last night, South African president Jacob Zuma said Mr Mandela, had "departed" and was at peace. "Our nation has lost its greatest son," Mr Zuma said. He said Mr Mandela, who preached reconciliation despite being imprisoned for 27 years,...
Stagecoach South West announced today that customers travelling on routes 56 (Exeter – Exeter Airport – Woodbury – Exmouth) and 157 (Exmouth – Budleigh Salterton – Newton Poppleford – Sidmouth) are receiving an early Christmas present – six brand new buses!
The first three of the single deckers enter service today (Thursday 5th December 2013) and the remainder are due to arrive prior to Christmas.
The vehicles feature over 20% more capacity than those they replace, modern interiors and environmentally friendly engines that meet Euro 5 standards.
This year's Wonderworks Arts & Crafts Christmas Fair will be bursting with beautiful treats, handmade by local craftspeople from all over the South West. It’s a great place to buy unique and affordable Christmas gifts for everyone – and sit down for a nice cuppa and piece of cake too. Now in its 11th year, Wonderworks has established itself as a craft fair of distinction. It’s a place where you can meet, and buy from, the people who have lovingly handmade the produce. It reconnects makers and buyers on a personal level – something you don’t get with large-scale manufacture. This year...
