Hi, I am Jax and I am asking for your help and support. Sadly there are many of my friends who will be spending Christmas at the Exeter Axhayes Cats Protection Adoption Centre.
So I am asking the good people of Exeter and Devon to make this Christmas special for the cats and kittens in the care of the centre by filling a box with cat treats, toys, cat food, soft blankets and whatever else you think my little furry friends would like. But please remember that cats and kittens can choke on small things.
And we would love to receive a Christmas card and a note from the sender...
Farmers and landowners from Exeter and the surrounding area are invited to a free seminar hosted by local chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards at which they can learn how to reduce their tax burden.
The seminar will take place on Tuesday 26 November at The Gissons Inn from 7.30pm–8.30pm. Expert speaker Mary Jane Campbell, partner at Simpkins Edwards, will cover subjects such as capital gains tax, inheritance tax, employment legislation and income tax – all with the aim of providing practical, tailored tax-saving advice for rural businesses. Guests will also benefit from the...
116 jobs will be lost from Flybe’s Exeter headquarters the largest portion of the 500 redundancies announced earlier this week.
The redundancies were announced on Monday as part of the companies’ drive to find £85million in savings.
Chief executive Saad Hammad said: "I know that these proposals are creating great personal uncertainty, but they are necessary to secure a long-term future for Flybe and I am grateful to the various union and staff representatives for the very constructive manner in which we have been able to commence the consultation process."
School Children in Exeter have been helping to raise money for BBC Children in Need.
At schools in the city children dressed up in spotty clothing to match this year's theme.
The money they raised has gone to Exeter and Localities Grief Support for Children, Young People and Their Families and Community Equality Disability Action (CEDA)
Grief support helps children and young people who have suffered the loss of a relative or friend. Providing 1-1 support, Memory Daysand a Youth Forum. To help the Children become happier, more confident,and better able to communicate...
A theatre group in Devon is calling on local families to try and trace living relatives of soldiers who died in the First World War.
Six names are inscribed on Silverton’s war memorial and the Mid Devon village’s dramatic group are focusing on them for their next production.
This will be performed in February 2014 to mark the centenary of The Great War.
Silverton's Drama Group, The Luvvies, has been busy researching what village life was like during World War One as the basis to their play, which will be performed in the village’s Community Hall.
I’m the Artistic Director of Kaleider – we work with people from all sorts of backgrounds to design, produce and promote live experiences. And I’m Director of digital arts organisation Albow – we’re the company behind theatredevon.net and wider network and we built my wife’s very lovely madebyhandonline.com In the next few months we’ll be releasing a new events app called thisison.
How would you describe yourself in 5 words?
Wow, really? Too hard. Dreamrunner. (My 11 year old made it up but I only...
A new county Chairman has been appointed for Devon’s branch of the NFU. David Verney a mixed farmer and egg producer from Bishop’s Nympton takes up family tradition by following his father and uncle into the position. “I think of it as a challenge and I wouldn’t be able to do it without having my two boys at home and a very understanding wife.
"My wife and I were adamant that they go off and get their qualifications.
"They’ve gone off and experienced another side of life and they’ve come back to farming afterwards. “My daughter is also really involved and helps out with the...
A new report has shown that every £1 invested into Broadband, brings £20 back to the UK economy.
The report commissioned for the government also reveals that the impact of superfast internet also has a huge impact on the way we live making it easier to work from home or stream online TV.
Earlier this year the first rural communities in Devon began to benefit from a rollout of superfast broadband to smaller communities.
The improvements are part of a £94 million investment in Devon and Somerset which will see 15,000 premises in the two counties’ benefit.
Have you visited West Town Farm in 2013 and did you have fun?
Maybe you came to one of our open days and enjoyed a tractor trailer ride, perhaps your child came to a birthday pottery party here? Were you a guest at a wedding and tucked into a delicious hog roast or did your school come out to the farm on an educational visit and do story telling with Kevin of OragnicARTS?
Well we're celebrating a great year of fun on the farm by giving you the chance to win a free "Original Meat Box" - containing a roasting joint, sausages, mince, stewing cuts, a selection of...
