Puss in Chutes

On Sunday 6 October 2013 supporters and volunteers from Exeter Axhayes Cats Protection Adoption Centre will be doing a charity skydive in aid of the adoption centre.

All funds raised will go directly to help the cats and kittens in our care. (150+ at current figures).

To donate you can text "PURR50" and the amount to 70070 (e.g PURR50£5) or visit http://www.justgiving.com/axhayes-skydive

The skydive takes place at 2pm on Sunday 6th October 2013 at Dunkeswell Airfield Nr Honiton.

The adoption centre are always looking for volunteers and people to join our "...

Devon and Cornwall Police open recruitment of special constables

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Sun, 09/29/2013 - 2:55pm

Devon and Cornwall Police is beginning a round of recruitment for special constables.

The process will be open from the 1 to 22 October 2013.

Special constables have equal powers to police officers to make arrests and cautions but do not receive a wage for performing their duties.

To join, volunteers must complete a six-month police training course run on weekends where they learn basic criminal law, arrest procedure and proper use of equipment.

Volunteers typically have a full-time job alongside their role as a special constable but must be able to fulfil...

Princesshay hosts the MS Society Big Orange Drop Abseil

Princesshay Shopping Centre has partnered up with the MS Society to support people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS), by hosting the Big Orange Drop Abseil on Thursday 31st October from 12 noon until 7pm.

Princesshay and the MS Society are very keen for all to get involved and aim to raise as much money as possible. So if descending a massive 80 feet on Halloween sounds like your kind of thing and you’re over 12 years old, the centre would love to hear from you!

Isca Outdoor will be providing the essential equipment, fully qualified instructors and ground level training...

Bennett nets two as City come from behind at Fleetwood

Report: Fleetwood Town 1 Exeter City 2

Scot Bennett was the goalscoring hero for the Grecians at Exeter once again completed a turnaround to win 2-1 away at Fleetwood Town.

The Grecians had gone behind to a Matty Blair strike late in the second half, but Bennett – playing as a makeshift striker in the closing stages – rounded off two fine moves to send the travelling fans home jubilant.

An injury-ridden City squad were only able to name six players on the bench for the trip to Highbury, three of which making first competitive appearances in the matchday squad. James...

UK sick leave cost the UK 3.1 billion a year

Authored by mrpositive
Posted: Fri, 09/27/2013 - 6:09pm

"UK Sick Leave Cost UK Businesses £3.1 Billion per year" "Reducing the local Carbon Footprint in Devon"

Last year alone 420,000 Tons of Carpet was thrown away instead of customers having them cleaned here in the UK, this alone has a large effect on companies from not having their carpets cleaned on a quarterly basis, this can lead onto Long-term staff sick leave costing UK business around £3.1 billion each year.

Did you know that Carpet Magic - part of an Exeter-based non-profit social enterprise offering Eco-friendly cleaning services to commercial, domestic and industrial...

Extended winter opening hours at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is pleased to announce that following guest feedback they have extended their winter opening hours. Visitors to the South West’s number one family attraction can now enjoy the Park from 10am until after school at 6pm on Thursday and Friday and from 10.30am until 5.00pm on the weekends.

Josh Haywood, General Manager of Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park said: “We recently asked our members and visitors for feedback about our opening hours and many said they would love us to be open longer in the winter months. We are always looking for new ways...

Get ready for Strictly Fever to hit our TV screens this weekend

Having met the celebrities and their gem-clad professional dancers three weeks ago, Strictly mega-fans will be glued to their TV screens this weekend (Friday 9pm, Saturday 7pm) to see how the pairings have been getting on in training. Who will show star potential and who will bear the brunt of Craig Revel Horwood's sardonic tongue?

Here is our amateur rundown of the celebrities and their glitterball-raising potential...

Ashley Taylor Dawson and Ola Jordan

Ashley will be feeling more than first-night nerves as he awaits the birth of his new baby. He's got the look,...

This weekend's Premier League fixtures and predictions

Barclays Premier League Fixtures

Saturday 28 September (kick off 3pm unless stated)

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea (12.45pm) (prediction 2-2)

Aston Villa v Manchester City (0-2)

Fulham v Cardiff City (1-1)

Hull City v West Ham United (1-2)

Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion (3-0)

Southampton v Crystal Palace (2-0)

Swansea City v Arsenal (5.30pm) (1-1)

Sunday 29 September

Stoke City v Norwich City (1.30pm) (1-0)

Sunderland v Liverpool (4pm) (0-2)

Monday 30 September

Everton v...

Hip Hop Psych

Event Date: 
17/10/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Mama Stone's, Mary Arches Street, Exeter

Demystifying mental illness with beats and lyrics

Hip Hop Psych - an evening of dance with just4funkproductions ( www.just4funkproductions.com )

Hip Hop Psych Co-founded by Dr Akeem Sule and Dr Becky Inkster Hip-hop culture is a powerful vehicle for raising awareness about mental health. It is rich with references to psychiatric illnesses that have not been explored, dissected and documented until now. Hip Hop Psych act are the interface that links hip-hop with mental health.

Over 16s only

Free Admittance

Under 18s will need to leave the premises by...

Exeter Garden Railway Show

Event Date: 
19/10/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
The Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Exeter

The Exeter Garden Railway Show is the largest of its kind in the far South West and makes a fabulous day out for all the family.

The aim of the show is to promote the garden railway hobby from O gauge to Scale 3 and everything in between.

The 2013 show will be the South Devon Garden Railway Group’s 13th and promises to be bigger and better than ever with over 60 layouts and trade stands promised in more than 2000 sq metres of exhibition space.

There will be lots of operating live steam, electric and vintage exhibition layouts in standard and narrow gauges as well as...

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