A gorilla has enrolled at the University of Exeter.
The giant primate arrived wrapped in pretend brown paper, tied with mock string and covered in air mail stickers, stamps and franks from South Africa, Canada, Indonesia, Australia and Cuba.
This striking piece of public art is named Takamanda, after a national park in the Cameroon set up in 2008 to help protect the endangered Cross River gorilla.
She is part of the Great Gorillas Project, which is celebrating the 90th birthday of Paignton Zoo. Life-size model gorillas have been sponsored by businesses and community...
An opportunity to experience the unfolding excavations at the largest Roman village ever found in Devon is open to members of the public on Sunday 18 August, at the site near Ipplepen in South Devon. The site is of tremendous importance and has produced excitement in the archaeological world and beyond. The systematic excavation of the site originally began in the summer of 2012. Previously unknown, the Romano-British site was discovered as a result of metal detected Roman coin found by Mr. Phillip Wills and Mr Dennis Hewings which was recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme. A...
Brewin Dolphin Exeter Office is delighted to be the main sponsor of this prestigious event, an exclusive evening with actor and creator of Downton Abbey, Lord Fellowes in aid of a worthy South West charity. http://www.familiesforchildren.org.uk/
This is the latest in a succession of highly successful annual fundraising events organised by prominent West Country businessman John Casson. Previous events have welcomed other high profile guests such as Sir Michael Parkinson, General Sir David Richards and the Falklands war veteran Simon Weston raising thousands of pounds for a large...
A 17-year-old boy from Exmouth has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, theft, arson and criminal damage following a fire at a property in Kay Close, Exmouth on Wednesday 7 August. No-one was in the property at the time.
The teenager has been released on police bail until 5 November, to appear at Heavitree Road police station.
South West Communications Group is preparing for the 20th year of its sponsorship of Exeter Chiefs with a celebratory photo shoot with the club's England U20s Junior World Championship winners.
The Exeter-based telephone systems and data networks and Internet service providers, first paid for the Exeter Rugby Club's first team shirts for the 1993/94 season when they were known as South West Telecoms.
South West Communications Group's involvement with the club has grown year on year throughout the following two decades, incorporating the Exeter Chiefs' rebranding, and...
As the results of Great Taste 2013 are released, a new category has been added to the Awards scheme - that of Great Taste Shop of the Year. The idea is simple, as producers go on line to discover their results, they will be invited to nominate and vote for the shop that in their opinion deserves to be Great Taste Shop of the Year. This is simply the best food and drink producers choosing the best shop - a butcher, baker, delicatessen, farm shop, village or community shop, or food hall - in fact any shop with a deli offering. John Farrand, Managing director of the Guild of Fine Food,...
Law firm Gilbert Stephens LLP is pleased to announce it will be sponsoring FORCE Cancer Charity’s 5km and 10km mountain bike ride event taking place at Powderham Castle on Sunday 8 September.
The fundraising event, only in its second year, departs from Powderham Castle’s grounds at 11am and organisers are hoping even more people will take part this year.
Sarah Daniels, Fundraising Manager for the local cancer charity, comments: “Last year we had over 100 cyclists take part in the 10km ride and this year we have introduced a 5km route so that younger cyclists can get...
Update 13 August: Samantha Daly-Clarke has now returned home safe and well.
12 August: Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a woman reported missing from an address in Exeter. Samantha Daly-Clarke has not been seen in Exeter since Thursday 8 August 2013 and there are growing concerns for her welfare. She is believed to have been in the area of Derriford Hospital, Plymouth since Saturday but her current location is unknown.
Samantha is described as white, 26, approximately 5ft 4inches tall, of medium/heavy build and with shoulder length auburn hair,...
Royal Mail has announced that Martin Clark, Artistic Director of Tate St Ives, will be a regional judge of its Christmas Stamp Design competition. Martin will be giving his expert opinion on a shortlist of 10 entries received from children aged 4-11-years-old from across the South West region. The designs have already been shortlisted from 240,000 entries that have been sent in from children across the UK. Martin will be joined by Tom Trevor, Director of Bristol’s Arnolfini Centre, who together will choose two winners from the region. They will go through to the final stage of the...
New data from research company ICM reveals that 57% of young people in the South West would choose to do an Apprenticeship if one were available. Nationally, the numbers of young people who would like to do an Apprenticeship rises to 56% of those who are already university students and 66% of those who are already employed, but receiving no training. The increasing popularity of Apprenticeships among young people comes after previous business research, released earlier in 2013, showed that employers find apprentices 15% more employable than young people with other qualifications. In the...
