Back to school: Win a celebrity visit at your child’s primary school

It’s not every day you hear your little‘un announce: “I’m off to school to have the best day EVER!”

For the parents of one lucky child, this will be music to the ears if their son or daughter is the winner of the Tesco Back to School Competition. And not just that, they’ll also be the most popular person in their class – as the prize is not just for them, but for all their classmates too! How cool would it be for the kids to have a dance class with JLS boy band member Aston Merrygold? He’s certain to get them all up and on their feet busting a few moves on the dance floor - and if...

Curtain up on Exeter Northcott Theatre’s Summer School

Creative youngsters began their two-week intensive Summer School at the Exeter Northcott Theatre this week. From 12-24 August participants, aged between 13 and 18, will be working with Devon Youth Theatre's Artistic Director Erin Walcon and a skilled team at the Exeter Northcott to develop a professional piece of theatre culminating in two performances at the theatre on Saturday 24 August.

“We spent the first day creating mini devised pieces. Our young participants have looked into notions of trustworthyness, white lies and awkward truths. We’re so excited about what the rest of...

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg calls for action against 'legal highs'

In the wake of three local incidents over the weekend where young people were hospitalised after taking so-called 'legal highs', Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is urging all sections of the community to join forces to counter the danger posed by an increasing trade in the drugs.

The incidents, two in Exeter and one in Torquay, occurred just days after Mr Hogg confronted staff at a ‘head shop’ in Barnstaple where legal highs were on sale.

"I wanted to ask the staff in the shop if they actually knew what it was they were selling and how dangerous it is." he said....

Woodbury Woodturners Annual Show

Event Date: 
17/08/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Woodbury Village Hall

Woodbury Woodturners are holding their Annual show at Woodbury Village Hall between 10am and 4pm.

The show will have three simultaneous demonstrations running all day with a host of different turners showing you a wide range of crafts.

There will be fantastic work for sale as well as a wide variety of wood and materials and Exeter Woodcarving will be showing their skills.

Refreshments and free parking.

Entrance £1 under 12's free

www.woodburywoodturners.org.uk

Exeter Record Fair

Event Date: 
31/08/2013 - 9:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

There will be a full house of all your favourite regular dealers, all having masses of good quality vinyl records, CDs and much more to choose from.

Following on from the success of the last fair it should be another good record fair for everyone!

Doors open at 9.30am and admission is just £1.

Exeter Postcard & Stamp Fair

Event Date: 
16/11/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Clyst Vale Community College, Broadclyst

Postcards, modern postcards, cigarette cards, stamps, trade cards, ephemera, postal history, phone cards and accessories.

Open 10am-4pm.

Food will be avaiable, plenty of parking and a friendly atmosphere.

More details: www.postcard.co.uk/scott

Exeter Postcard & Stamp Fair

Event Date: 
12/10/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Clyst Vale Community College, Broadclyst

Postcards, modern postcards, cigarette cards, stamps, trade cards, ephemera, postal history, phone cards and accessories.

Open 10am-4pm.

Food will be avaiable, plenty of parking and a friendly atmosphere.

More details: www.postcard.co.uk/scott

Exeter Postcard & Stamp Fair

Event Date: 
07/09/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Clyst Vale Community College, Broadclyst

Postcards, modern postcards, cigarette cards, stamps, trade cards, ephemera, postal history, phone cards and accessories.

Open 10am-4pm.

Food will be avaiable, plenty of parking and a friendly atmosphere.

More details: www.postcard.co.uk/scott

Wicked Wednesdays: We're going on a bear hunt!

Event Date: 
28/08/2013 - 2:30pm
Venue: 
Killerton, Broadclyst

Wicked Wednesdays: We're going on a bear hunt! Go on a bear hunt around Killerton's gardens.

Bear trail, face painting and interactive storytelling sessions at 2.30pm and 3.30pm.

£2 activity charge.

Tel: 01392 881345

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

Hospital parking in Wonford

Authored by andyhannan
Posted: Mon, 08/12/2013 - 3:30pm

Councillors attended a meeting on 12 August with representatives of the RD&E and highway officers of Devon County Council to discuss hospital parking.

The RD&E is working with the County Council to produce a travel plan intended to reduce the number of hospital staff, patients and visitors who use on-street parking in Wonford.

Some improvements are already taking place with 107 parking spaces being brought back into use after the recent building work and negotiations underway to obtain a further 130 spaces offsite.

The next meeting of the Exeter Highways and...

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