One man has been killed in a major incident in Woolwich in south-east London on Wednesday afternoon.
Although neither the police or the government has at this stage confirmed the attack as a terrorist incident, the Prime Minister, speaking from Paris said there is a "strong indication" that this was the case.
Initial reports suggest that the dead man, who was believed to be wearing a Help for Heroes t-shirt, is a serving soldier (as yet unconfirmed) from the nearby Woolwich Barracks.
The man, who has not been named, was killed on John Wilson Street near to the...
A la Ronde is delighted to be hosting an exhibition of Mick Abbott’s paintings, many of which were inspired by items within the A la Ronde collection.
Mick Abbott is a full time artist, dividing his time between Cambridge, Brittany and New York. He was an art teacher at Comberton Village College, Cambridge for 22 years and loved it. In recent years Mick has been Artist in Residence at several National Trust properties, including Newark Park and Hanbury Hall, and in 2013 is delighted to be associated with A la Ronde. Mick’s new paintings have been in- spired by items in the...
There’s no need to struggle for ways to entertain the family over Spring Bank Holiday week. Just look to your local National Trust property, A la Ronde, near Exmouth where there’s a wealth of activities to keep everyone entertained.
On Tuesday 28 May, young naturalists can discover some of the ’mini- beasties’ that live in the meadow at A la Ronde by joining the free mini beast safaris at 11.30am and 2.30pm. National Trust volunteer, Elaine Harrison says: "The whole experience is about introducing children to nature by using their senses... especially looking, listening and...
Police have released a new CCTV image showing the last known sighting of Magdalena Krawiec, the missing 20-year-old Polish woman.
The picture shows a woman walking along Marine Drive near the Redcliffe Hotel in Paignton in the direction of Torquay on Monday 13 May at 8.17pm (it was previously reported that the last sighting had been on Tuesday 14 May). The woman in the photo has been confirmed as being Magdalena.
Police are appealing for any information or sightings of Magdalena after 8.17pm on Monday 13 May.
Police are also appealing for any premises within the...
Back in the autumn of 2011, the quest began to uncover parts of the garden at Overbeck’s that had been closed for over 30 years. After nine months of hard work by the garden team a path 103 meters long has been re-opened. It follows the line of an old route through the woodland which leads to an area beloved by Otto Overbeck – his 50ft high natural rock garden. The area is particularly sheltered, even by Overbeck’s standards, and Head Gardener Cat Saunders has started planting palms and other sub tropical plants down there already. "As I led my team through the undergrowth I didn’t know...
The House of Commons has voted in favour of allowing gay marriage in England and Wales after the third reading of the bill today (21 May).
The latest two day debate over the controversial bill witnessed a number of passionate speeches for and against as well as several failed amendments.
The issue has added to the considerable tensions between David Cameron and many grass roots activists and backbench MPs who, stirred by the debate over Europe, have been further angered by their leader's support for marriage equality between gay and straight couples.
Places are filling up fast for Exeter City’s Football in the Community children’s football roadshows during the May half term.
There will be three different events in Exeter, plus courses in Dawlish, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Crediton, Tiverton, Seaton, Feniton, Okehampton, North Tawton and Barnstaple.
A two-day course on the astroturf at St Luke’s Science and Sports College kicks off half term, starting on Tuesday 28 May and costing £27 for the two days. A special futsal event for seven to 14 year olds takes place at the University’s Sports Hall on Thursday 30 May (£12) for...
Four friends with a “passion for fashion” have set up a company to encourage creative people to work with fashion designers.
TM – RK are hosting an art and fashion exhibition in Exeter to bring creative people together and open up opportunities for collaborative work.
University business student and founder of TM – RK, Ricardo Felgueiras, set up the company to encourage fashionistas, artists, tailors and designers to work within the fashion industry.
Ricardo works alongside university friend and model HIRO, tailor and business partner Thierry du-pont and artist Ian...
Dream-A-Way, the Exeter-based charity that provides holidays and outings for people with disabilities across Devon and Cornwall, is celebrating a big success as the Official Show Charity at the Devon County show at Westpoint last week. This is also the charity’s 20th birthday year so the Trustees were delighted to be chosen as charity of the year and then to receive a royal visit in addition was a huge Bonus.
The Dream-A-Way stand was the first to be visited by HRH the Duchess of Cornwall after she had officially opened the County Show. She was introduced to Dream-A-Way Chairman...
