New business, Zoom to Spain, have chosen Exeter as the location of their launch event.
They aim is to bring a taste of Spain to the UK and their main objective is to be an online shop where people can buy authentic and typical Spanish products, to be delivered straight to their door.
This launch event will be a showcase of typical Spanish food, clothes and accessories.
To see more details and to show your interest in attending, visit Zoom to Spain's event on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1aRu9sR
It is free to attend and will be hosted at The Rougemont Hotel on...
A 19-year-old man from Exeter has died in a car crash in Wiltshire.
The man, who has not been named, was a passenger in a car which hit the curb and overturned before colliding with a tree at around 18:30 yesterday evening (Monday 11 November).
The driver, a man from the Peterborough area, was taken to Salisbury District Hospital with serious head injuries.
The 19 year-old died at the scene just outside of Tidworth
Wiltshire Police closed the road to investigate and more details are expected once the families have been informed.
A couple from Teignmouth will be able to get married for free after visiting Exeter’s newest wedding venue.
Claire Geisler and her future husband Ben Miles, 31, won the ceremony and reception at the newly opened Larkbeare House, just off Topsham road.
“I was absolutely shocked,” said Claire, 28. “I never ever win anything. We went to have a look because we were already planning to use Larkbeare House but now we’ll have a drinks reception there too, which is fantastic, and get it for free. We want it to be in Teignmouth too, so we’ll then head to the Yacht Club for the...
The entire village of Bantham in South Devon is to be sold for £10 million The village which has only 25 houses, a pub and a shop that opens only on weekends is set to be sold off as part of the a £35 million sale of a family owned estate. Residents lease the houses from Evans Estates who own the properties and many of the leases have carried on for generations.
But they could now face being evicted after it emerged the village and wider estate is set to be sold.
The Evans Estate - which also includes land and properties in Wales and Dorset - is set to go on the market for...
Fire-fighters will strike across England and Wales for a fourth time tomorrow.
In a four hour walkout between 10am and 2pm members of the Fire Brigades Union will leave their posts over the ongoing pension’s dispute with the government.
As well as industrial action the FBU will hold a ballot of members to decide if to take further industrial action.
Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack said: “After 35 years of service — and paying at least £4,000 a year — firefighters could now receive just over £9,000 a year or the sack simply because fitness declines...
De-silting work is about to start on Dawlish Brook to help reduce future flooding, protect the town centre, residents and businesses and its world-famous waterfowl.
Work is scheduled to start on today (12 November) and is set to last two weeks.
Signs have been put up at the waterfowl warden’s building and the Tourist Information Centre to tell people what is happening.
Dawlish Brook, also known as Dawlish Water, begins its journey at Haldon and runs through Ashcombe valley, before reaching the sea at Dawlish Beach. On its journey it drops over weirs and under...
We are looking for seven volunteers to be part of the marketing and publicity campaign for our Christmas show Eliza and The Wild Swans.
This winter, fly away with us on a quest for family, love and redemption in a bold adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale Wild Swans. As sharp as a nettle sting, as tender as a bird’s wing and as refreshing as Russia’s icy wind, Eliza and the Wild Swans will transport you to another universe. This new production is being created in collaboration with acclaimed company The Wardrobe Ensemble who use physical theatre, live music and...
Five Police and Crime Commisioners, including Devon and Cornwall PCC Tony Hogg have sent letters to Policing Minister Damian Green over potential further cuts to police funding.
PCCs from the South West have come together to voice their concerns on the dangers of further cutting police budgets which would see a reduction to policing numbers. In the letter from from the PCCs they write: “In addition to grant reductions under the austerity programme we have recently faced a number of additional burdens. “These include the direct imposition of higher costs in relation to national...
This morning saw the announcement that Exeter based airline, Flybe is expecting to cut 500 jobs from its already reduced staff of around 2,700.
At a press briefing today the new CEO Saad Hammad explained the reasons behind a further reduction in staff despite a return to profitability this year.
Speaking at the briefing Hammad defended the job losses and shrinking the size of Flybe’s operation, suggested that the future of the Flybe training academy may be in jeopardy and stated that no area of the business would be secure against potential job cuts.
