An afternoon of fun for all the family featuring performances from Exeter Pipes & Drums, Footlights, Dawlish Dancers, Taekwondo, and live music as well as face painting, balloon modeling, stalls and rides. There will also be competitions for children and adults, from noon-5pm. All free.
From 7.30pm there will be a hog roast and 60s tribute band playing in the marquee. Tickets for the evening event cost £5 and are avaialble by calling 01626 863388 or from Presents, 35A The Strand, Dawlish.
Caroline White, whose son Seb was the first child with Down’s syndrome to feature in a major UK high street advertising campaign for M&S last Christmas, is backing Mencap’s Learning Disability Week (19-25 August) calling for superhero stories.
The learning disability charity Mencap is calling for people with a learning disability and their families to share their stories of strength, courage and achievement as part of its Learning Disability Week. The charity’s aim for the week is to celebrate people with a learning disability, their families and supporters by asking the...
The Network Central event due to take place at Exeter's Sandy Park in November has been thrown into disrepute following the sentencing of well-known Devon businessman and the event's organiser Rod Major. Mr Major has been jailed for acting in contravention to a ban on running a company and owing creditors a total of £126,000.
While awaiting sentencing, Mr Major is reported to have carried on the business from a base in Marsh Barton, Exeter. Major’s company Network Solutions ran events in Barnstaple, Plymouth, Torbay, Cornwall, Bridgwater and Taunton and was, until this morning,...
A 17-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital after the car he was travelling rolled on the M5 southbound near Cullompton.
The collision happened just before 11am today (Monday 19 August) about one mile past Junction 28.
Police, fire and ambulance services were called to the scene.
Five people were injured in the silver Toyota Avensis, which is registered to Pontefract, West Yorkshire.
A 17-year-old boy has been taken by air ambulance to Derriford with a head injury. The other four occupants of the car have been taken to RD&E with minor injuries....
Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, attended a reception held in Parliament on 16 July to mark the launch of the new and exciting partnership between Whiskas and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) which seeks to bring together the two companies’ knowledge of big and little cats to help protect the world’s tigers.
The partnership between cat food company Whiskas and conservation group WWF will see a total fund of £500,000 raised from sales of Whiskas ‘Help protect a tiger’ packs to support the WWF’s ‘Tiger’s Alive Initiative’ which aims to double the numbers of tigers currently in...
Has the summer holidays been full of fun-packed activities, beach visits and camping trips? Well don’t let the excitement stop there! Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is just the ticket for the August Bank Holiday. Have one last thrill and family treat before heading back to school in September.
Make a date with Bob the Builder, who’s back on Monday 26 August. A real treat for every young builder, performing in mini shows in the Show Dome at various intervals throughout the day, Bob and team will showcase hits from the 'Never Mind the Breeze Blocks' album. A very high...
Help for Heroes is set to benefit from £2,456 raised by local legal firm Stephens Scown following fundraising over the last 12 months.
Fundraising events included cake bake sales, dress down days, quiz nights and a Wimbledon themed night. Robert Camp, Managing Partner of Stephens Scown, said: “Help for Heroes is our firm-wide charity which staff voted for and which we have been supporting for the last few years. We are delighted to be giving our time and efforts for such a positive cause that does so much for our servicemen and women.”
Running since 2008, the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival is back for more from 19 – 22 September, boasting a dazzling line up of well-known authors and unique workshops.
Attracting audiences from as far afield as Australia, the Lit-Fest has been a growing success with tickets from as little as £7.50 – which can be booked in person or by phone from The Budleigh Salterton Tourist Information Centre (01395 445 275).
Last year reported a record-breaking number of attendees, selling over 3,000 tickets.
Hilary Mantel CBE, President of the Festival, and the first...
Carsharedevon.com has reached the milestone of attracting more than 10,000 members, making it one of the most successful public car share schemes in the country.
The free service, which allows people in Devon and across the south west to find others to share their journey, either taking turns with the driving, or giving someone a lift in exchange for a contribution to the fuel costs, is commissioned by Devon County Council, in partnership with Plymouth and Torbay Councils.
Regis Fauvel joined the scheme this month to find a car share partner for his journey between...
