Christmas is just around the corner but as the shops start to get busier, Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a day away from the crowds.
The annual Christmas celebration at the historic Cricklepit Mill may only be a few minute’s walk from the High Street, but to the tired Christmas shopper it will feel like a world away.
Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Saturday 7 December from 10.30am to 3.30pm and is a day of free family activities.
Visitors will have the chance to make their own willow star Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their tree at home. There...
St Loye’s Foundation, the Exeter and North Devon based charity which provides employment, training and care services for people wishing to become more independent, has appointed a new Chair of its Board of Trustees. Graham Faulkner is a qualified social worker who has had over 40 years experience in the charitable, private and local government sectors including being Chief Executive of the Epilepsy Society, General Secretary and Deputy Chief Executive with the Leonard Cheshire Foundation and Chief Executive of Rehab UK, a charity that, like St Loye’s, specialises in vocational...
Exeter is set to be the regional leader in crime scene forensics serving the whole of the South West saving as much as £6.6 million by 2019.
Exeter will be the home of the main chemical and fingerprint lab in the South West replacing the individual labs run by each of the regions five police forces. A second chemical lab will be set up in Gloucestershire and a second finger print lab will be opened in Portishead to provide a complementry service.
The current system costs the five forces around £10.8m and it is forecasted that the move could save up to £6.6m by 2019....
The University of Exeter has attracted around £40 million to train PhD Students in a funding ‘clean sweep’.
The funding has come by successfully securing a range of prestigious Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) from nearly all of the UK’s major research councils. The Partnerships have been awarded at a time when the Research councils are planning the establishment of doctoral training centres to concentrate funding for doctoral training into a smaller number of high quality institutions.
By securing the partnerships University of Exeter has further improved its standing...
There are growing concerns for Stuart Glanville who has been missing for nearly two weeks.
Stuart, 50, was last seen outside of the Spar shop in Heathfield on Sunday 17 November. When he was last seen Stuart was wearing a backpack, coat and trousers. He also wears a leg brace on his right leg and walks with the aid of two crutches. Stuart is regarded as a vulnerble adult.
If anyone has seen Stuart or has any information regarding his current whereabouts then please contact the police on 101 quoting police reference 523 281113.
Need a breakthrough? Tired of sabotaging yourself? Workshop coming to Exeter can help.
Revolutionary breakthrough workshop is coming to Exeter, where The Problem Guru Stephen Bates will help local people unravel what’s been holding them back. This is the first time this innovative workshop has taken place in Devon.
Helping you understand yourself and others, this one day workshop is a must for anyone who wants to learn why you do what you do. Why you hold yourself back or sabotage your own efforts.
Stephen has been helping people unravel and solve their emotional...
Sapphire Living Space welcomed guests to an evening of art and entertainment to kick off the winter celebrations.
Guests enjoyed an evening of Winter Wonderland with drinks and canapes. They were entertained with Christmas food demonstrations by Daniel Dennis, Art by Christine Allison, a range of gifts including interior design ideas by Hugh Dunford Wood.
A second man has been charged with the murder of Stephen Crook and has appeared in Exeter Magistate's court this morning.
Steven Webster, 40 from Okehampton and Ryan Singleton, 23 from Coventry will face trial for the murder of Crook, 43 at an address on Alphington Road in Exeter.
Another man aged 39 and a 17 year-old youth remain in custordy in Launceston Police Station in connection to the murder.
Both the 39 year old and the 17 year-old were arrested in Conventry on Tuesday (26 November)
