Dirt Pie Press is a small-scale not-for-profit publisher that has been producing the highly acclaimed Riptide ( www.riptidejournal.co.uk ) short story anthologies since 2007.
Each collection features work by established and up-and-coming authors but the aim is also to discover and encourage new writing talent.
Over the years Riptide collections have included stories by such luminaries as Michael Morpurgo, Helen Dunmore and Philip Hensher but also the first work by newer authors who have gone on to publish novels of their own, including some writers from Devon - Penny Feeney...
Local floristry College, The Academy of Floral Art, has recently released their first book, published by David & Charles, called Chic & Unique Flower Arrangements .
Comprising of over 35 stunning designs submitted by a range of talented florists, Donna Cann MDPF, Catherine Date NDSF Cert Ed and Amanda Randell MDPF including the authors Tina Parkes and Julie Collins who wanted to create a cookery-style book on floral table arrangements including an ingredients list, the recipe on how to make each design, tips, timings and skill knowledge required.
A bus service with a difference is to be launched in Devon catering for foodies and partygoers looking for a new al fresco eating-out experience.
On The Green bus is a restaurant on wheels with a dining room on the top floor and a first-class catering kitchen and bar below.
The bus is available for private parties or events but will also be taking to the roads of South Devon so diners can eat, drink, and take in some of the jewels of the area.
Customers will be able to mix and match five routes with five menus of locally sourced, top-class food – or create their own...
Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) member GP practices have been rated among the highest in the country – by the patients they serve.
A national survey showed that patient experience of local doctors’ surgeries in Devon was consistently better than the England average.
Almost nine in ten Devon patients said they would recommend their GP surgery to someone who has just moved to the area and 95 per cent said they had confidence and trust in their GP.
A total of 84 per cent of patients in Devon reported they found it easy to get...
Come along and join us for a fun day out at our...
Summer Fete
Saturday 6th July
12 noon
St Thomas Pleasure Ground
Live music...... featuring Akoya, Mudskippers, Police Pipes and Drum Band, Soundwaves Music Project and Tony Harvey
Plus....... Bouncy Castles, Bradninch Millers Morris, Craft Stalls, Refreshments, Men in Sheds, Classic Cars & Motorbike, Lots of Childrens Activities, Quick Feet Training with Exeter City Football Club and more.......
Mindfulness – a mental training that develops sustained attention that can change the ways people think, act and feel – could reduce symptoms of stress and depression and promote wellbeing among school children, according to a new study published online by the British Journal of Psychiatry.
With the summer exam season in full swing, school children are currently experiencing higher levels of stress than at any other time of year. The research showed that interventions to reduce stress in children have the biggest impact at this time of year. There is growing evidence that...
An abandoned penguin chick is being fed fish soup six times a day by dedicated zoo keepers.
Staff at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, are caring for the baby macaroni penguin. The chick is fed every 3 hours from 7am to 10 o’clock at night.
The egg was abandoned by penguin parents Corrine and Blue. Living Coasts Head of Operation Clare Rugg explained: “With macaroni penguins, the first egg is usually discarded and rarely hatches, but keepers found this one was fertile.”
The chick hatched on 27 May. It eats fish soup delivered gently through a...
RAMM’s Collections Review has just been nominated for national Collections Practice Award from the Collections Trust.
These awards celebrate projects which demonstrate the application of innovative practice to improve the sustainability and use of collections. The winners will be announced on 2 July 2013.
RAMM is home to almost a million objects and support from Arts Council England has enabled the museum to take stock of this wealth of material. Wishing to unlock the collections’ potential for learning, research and inspiration and to ensure that our collections will be...
Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their options ahead of the new 2013/14 season with the acquisition of Greg Bateman from Championship side London Welsh.
The talented hooker, who celebrates his 24th birthday today, has agreed a two-year deal with the Devon club after spending the past two seasons with the Exiles following previous stints with Dorking, Rosslyn Park (loan) and the Harlequins Academy. Bateman is Exeter’s fifth new signing following the earlier captures of Fetu’u Vainikolo (Connacht), Dave Lewis (Gloucester), Tom James and Ceri Sweeney (Cardiff Blues). And Bateman’s move to...
A firefighter who was one of the first on the scene of a major fire in Crediton has created an exhibition charting the history of the buildings involved.
The fire in Buller Square on 2 February 2012 severely damaged five historic thatched cottages and adjoining properties were also damaged by the fire. Ten fire crews were fighting the fire at its height and firefighters were at the scene for three days.
Now local firefighter and artist Simon Ripley will exhibit pictures and writing exploring the heritage of Buller Square at the town’s fire station next week as part of...
