The countdown has begun as Choccie Bar gets ready to launch its online boutique at Exeter Castle.
Choccie Bar will be joined by a number of friends for what will be a most unusual launch event during which the company will showcase it’s collection and officially send the online boutique live.
John Sheaves, CEO of Taste of the West will be pressing the Go Live button;
“The Southwest is becoming a well-recognised hub for innovative and excellent food produce and we are delighted to see and nurture new and exciting businesses like Choccie Bar entering the market”, he...
One of West Country farming’s best known personalities, Ollie Allen, organiser of the Devon County Show, has taken over as Chairman of a national organisation, the Association of Shows and Agricultural Organisations (ASAO). Ollie has been the Secretary of the Devon County Show since 1996 and before that earned her spurs in 16 years at the Royal Bath and West. She says that she is hugely honoured to have been given the chance of leading the ASAO, at a time of great challenge and change for agricultural shows. “To have been elected to do this job by one’s peers is a great honour, but also a...
A doctor from Devon has reminded people of the importance of using antibiotics wisely to help prevent the increase in antibiotic resistance.
Antibiotics Awareness Day takes place on 18 November and Dr David Gwynne, a GP from Devon and a clinical lead for medicines optimisation at Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), has backed a European campaign that encourages responsible use of antibiotics.
Studies show that patients are less likely to ask their GP for antibiotics if they are advised what to expect during the course of their illness....
FOLLOWING the Council’s decision in July to relocate, four locations have now been short-listed as the possible home for East Devon District Council’s new offices. The short-list was produced by elected Members scoring the 15 possible sites against a set of desired outcomes (see bulleted tick list below).
Councillors were briefed on the locations – Cranbrook, Skypark, Winslade Park and Heathpark – at the end of October and a stakeholder group heard about the options at a meeting today (Friday 8 November).
A Devon based Royal Marine has been found guilty of murder after shooting dead an injured prisoner in 2011. Two other marines were acquitted at the Military Court Centre in Wiltshire. The marines known only as Marines A, B, and C due to an anonymity order placed due to fears for the safety of their family. Two further marines, known only as Marines D and E, had charges against them dropped in connection to the case. The three marines had denied murdering the unknown man while on patrol in Helmand province in 2011. Marine A was convicted at a Military court martial after the prosecution...
Teignmouth and Dawlish have joined the rest of Teignbridge car parks in being free on Sundays.
Teignbridge-owned car parks in the two seaside resorts have re-joined the successful scheme which sees all 35 of the council's car parks free of any charges on a Sunday.
The free parking scheme is aimed at boosting local trade and cutting costs to motorists.
Sundays are free of charge throughout the year for all urban and rural parts of the district. Charges apply through the summer months in Teignmouth and Dawlish.
Now the peak season is over, the two resorts have...
Sunday's big game sees the in-form league leaders Arsenal travel to Manchester United for what is perhaps their most significant test of the season to date. David Moyes' men have had a mixed start under his leadership and would fall 11 points behind the Gunners if they were to lose.
Elsewhere Chelsea, Spurs and Man City will each look to make up ground on the leaders should Arsenal slip up at Old Trafford. At the other end of the table, can Sunderland capitalise on Man City's inconsistent away form? Can Norwich bounce back against West Ham after their mauling at the Etihad? And how...
This time last year Exeter Chiefs wing Jack Nowell burst onto the scene in the LV= Cup – and he’s determined to remind everyone of his talents again this weekend against Harlequins. The 20-year-old enjoyed a superb season last time out with the Chiefs before helping England Under-20s lift the Junior World Championship for the first time in their history. Two tries in Exeter’s LV= Cup clash with London Welsh last season gave Nowell a platform and he went on to make his Aviva Premiership debut two weeks later. The Chiefs, though, eager to avoid burnout, have kept Nowell under lock and key so...
An ancient village church has been reprieved from closure and is now entering an exciting new phase with the opening of a mini community library.
On Saturday St Mary’s Church, Poltimore, just outside Exeter, will be opening a mini-library in its building and will also be celebrating the reprieve.
When villagers realised their Grade 1 listed church, in the centre of the village was about to be closed because two longstanding churchwardens were retiring, they sprang into action.
Villager Jan Davey and parish clerk Jenny Edwards stepped forward to become new...
First Great Western (FGW) train cleaners have walked out for a third time in a dispute over pay and zero-hours contracts.
South West members of the RMT union working for cleaning contractors Mitie went on strike at 6am on Thursday 7 November and are not due to return to work until 5.59am on Saturday (9 November).
London-based workers will not work thier shifts between 6am on Friday 8 November 2013 and 5.59am on Monday 11 November 2013.
MITIE said it was continuing to talk with the RMT and had "contingency plans" in place.
