The future redevelopment of Teignmouth’s Carlton Theatre site is back under the spotlight at a series of community workshops.
Teignbridge District Council has issued a call for residents and other groups looking for a place to meet to get involved with the design of a building fit for the 21st Century.
Teignbridge is keen to meet with anyone interested in the theatre’s future so they can hear all the ideas and aspirations.
The workshops will be held on Tuesday 2 July, starting at 4pm.
Teignbridge is once more looking at the potential redevelopment of the...
"Children are still being mauled by dogs, assistance dogs are being attacked by out of control aggressive dogs, and innocent members of the public out walking their dogs are being intimidated by youths with the so called 'status dogs'!" says Tricia Wills, ( www.triciawills.co.uk ) a dog trainer and behaviourist, based in Exeter.
A government spokesman is saying that "urgent action" is needed to protect the public from dangerous dogs. But what is this all going to amount to?
Although the government plans to crack down hard on these grey areas (described here by the BBC on 9...
Local charity Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau today publishes its latest advice trend statistics, which show that it has helped 610 people directly with advice on 2,436 problems so far this financial year.
There was an eight per cent increase in enquiries about welfare benefits and tax credits; such as employment and support allowance, disability living allowance and problems with housing benefit.
The average value of debt per client stood at £9,312; with the average amount owed to each creditor standing at £2,701, an increase of £409 or 17% on the previous year.
The multi-award-winning Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is set to get behind this year’s top British Wimbledon hopefuls by offering families with the following surnames (Andy) Murray, (Laura) Robson, and (Heather) Watson free entry into the park during the competition from Monday 24 June – Sunday 7 July 2013.
To celebrate the Wimbledon Championships, Devon’s Crealy mascots Buddy and Blossom have been practising their tennis skills on court, with Crealy’s loveable villain Red Tooth Max as umpire. Ranked number 2 in the world, Andy Murray beat Germany’s Benjamin Becker in his...
Around 6,000 people still remain stranded as heavy rain prevented rescue efforts from continuing in north India to evacuate people stranded in the flood-hit hill state of Uttarakhand.
Despite relief camps being set up, fresh landslides have prevented rescuers going by road to Badrinath where thousands of pilgrims are waiting to be rescued.
The search and rescue operation in Kedarnath has concluded, said officials today. "No survivors remain in the jungles around Kedarnath. They have all been brought out," said Ravinath Raman, an officer involved with the rescue operation to...
Hundreds of thousands of women across England and Wales could be spared the distress and uncertainty of a breast cancer diagnosis by taking a daily pill to help prevent the disease. Updated guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says the NHS should give tamoxifen or raloxifene to particular groups of women with a family history of cancer [1] because the drugs can help stop them getting breast cancer if they are taken for five years.
Roughly 50,000 women and 400 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK [2], making it the most common...
WESC Foundation is calling for entries to its sponsored walk - WALK FOR WESC - which takes place on Sunday 7 July at 2pm at Ugbrook Park in Chudleigh, Devon.
The Exeter-based charity provides learning, care and therapy for more than 100 children and young people with sight loss and complex needs at its campus on Topsham Road. The event, sponsored by Savills in Exeter, includes a fancy dress competition for dogs and their owners and has three routes with stunning views around the impressive country grounds. “We wanted to do something fun to raise funds for the children we care for...
The birth of a newborn baby outside a Cornish police station has given new meaning to the phrase “delivered by C-Section.”
The little boy was brought into the world outside Camborne station by a group of police response officers from the locally-based C-Section.
The special delivery took place in the early hours of Friday 21 June 2013 when the on-duty officers heard a woman screaming outside the station at around 5.45am.
On investigation, they found 28-year-old Kristina Kacorri in the final stages of labour, accompanied by her husband Max.
The Atass Group were crowned 2013 champions of the Exeter Business Games at the final event of the competition at Exeter Quayside on Friday 21 June.
Having won five events out of seven and with a 20 point lead over defending champions South West Water; Atass were in a very strong position going into the final.
Although Tozers Solicitors were the winners of the River Activities on Friday, Atass’s significant lead ensured their overall victory.
Speaking about his team’s win, Dr Stephen Buckley of Atass Sports said: “The Business Games has been huge fun to take part in...
