Thanks to the fantastic generosity of Le-Roy Funeral Service, FORCE Cancer Charity is able to offer you the chance to win two tickets for the Chiefs’ Heineken Cup clash with Toulon, on Saturday 7th December - KO 1:35pm.
This match is already a sell-out, but thanks to Le Roy, you and a friend could be sitting in their West Grandstand seats, enjoying the action.
For your chance of winning, please email your name, contact number and bid (for both tickets) to: naomi.cole@forcecancercharity.co.uk by Wednesday 27th November at 1pm.
Local parents and friends have raised £5,000 for Honeylands Specialist Child Assessment Centre in Exeter. Fellow parents and friends of Charlie Palmer have raised £5,000 by supporting her in the Tris Tri Challenge – a 750m swim at Exmouth pool followed by a 20km cycle and a 5km run.
Charlie undertook the challenge to raise money for Honeylands Centre and the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital where her son Tristan has received treatment for cerebral palsy and visual impairment. One year after he was diagnosed Charlie decided she wanted to acknowledge the support she and her family...
With her spine tingling vocals you would be excused for thinking we had wrongly described Miss Gabrielle Aplin’s performance at The Great Hall on Monday night.
But rock she did, with her amazing cover of Miley Cyrus’ ‘ Wrecking Ball’ as well as performing many of her own songs with a rock twist.
As well as catering for rock lovers, Gabrielle did not dissapoint those that had come to see her perform her original classical style vocals belting out her gorgeous hit ‘ The Power of Love’ and many other songs from her ‘ English Rain’ album.
Exeter YMCA is excited to announce the return of its annual Santa Abseil charity fundraiser. On 7th December 2013 dozens of participants, dressed as Santa, will abseil 100ft down Renslade House, a 10-storey office provider in central Exeter.
Every penny raised will go towards Exeter YMCA’s vital work of providing housing and support to homeless young people from Exeter and Devon. Several generous local businesses have donated prizes for this year’s abseil, which can be won by participants.
Lloyd’s Kitchen, an independent restaurant café serving modern British food, have...
A ‘National Day of Action’, coordinated by the Student Assembly Against Austerity group (SAAA), is taking place today (20th November 2013) on university campuses all over the country. This comes as a response to Government plans to privatise the Student Loans Company by 2015. In June of this year, in fact, the Government announced their aim to raise £15 billion from the sale of public assets by 2020. Hundreds of students and graduates from 26 campuses all over the country will take part in peaceful action against the sell-off, with activities including ‘debt obstacle courses’, banner drops...
Two Devon students are celebrating six successful months of their clothing brand Elsie & Arthur.
Having launched the business in May, the two are now reaping the rewards of their hard work.
Jack Williams, 21, and Allie Lawson, 20, both studying at university in Cardiff, were awarded a launcher loan from School For Startups, founded by ex-Dragons’ Den investor Doug Richards.
“Living in the countryside, we understand our target market,” said Jack, a Business Studies student at Cardiff Metroplitan University. “From the beginning we had in mind the type of items...
Firefighters were called to a report of smoke coming from a house in Durham close in Exmouth. Initially 2 local crews from Exmouth were sent to this incident but when they arrived they found the ground floor of the property engulfed in flames and called for further support. Crews got to work fighting the fire using 2 sets of breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet awaiting the arrival of the third appliance. Due to further crew power being needed a further fire engine was requested making the total up to 4 fire engines - the last one being sent from Budleigh Salterton. An Ambulance was...
Part seminar, part live performance, Bitpod presents an inspirational morning on the future of video marketing and its real-life applications. Share the latest specialist insights and see practical demonstrations that will give you the knowledge needed to create the ultimate video marketing strategy for your business.
Of particular interest to those working in marketing, PR, social media and web development, this will show how best to fully engage the right audience and get the desired results
The Exeter headquarters of South West Water is being powered by green energy.
Work to install hundreds of solar panels on the roof of Peninsula House, Rydon Lane, started in August and was completed this month.
The 860 panels, each measuring 1,650mm by 941mm, are capable of producing 210,000kWh of electricity each year – more than 10% of the building’s annual electricity use – all of which will be used on site.
The scheme is part of South West Water’s ongoing commitment to increase its renewable energy generation. The company has already installed solar panels at...
