Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, attended a recent Food Standards Agency reception and is pictured here getting to grips with the Agency’s Food Safety Week ‘Kitchen Check’ A recent survey1 by the FSA showed that more than 80% of the UK public admitted to one or more habits that put them at risk of food poisoning, including 1 in 3 people not checking ‘use-by’ dates, with 85% of them instead wrongly using the ‘sniff test’ and 68% just checking the colour – even though this will not always reveal whether food is safe to eat. Also 1 in 3 people admit they would eat food that has been...
On Saturday 8 June, United Truckers organised a convoy of 39 cabs to take children from the Somerset-based charity bibic to visit Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park. Each child and their carer travelled in these monster cabs from Bridgwater, arriving at Devon’s Crealy to enjoy a fun day out for free.
Shirley from United Truckers said: “This is the second year that we have taken our convoy from Bridgwater to Devon’s Crealy. The children from bibic are so inspiring and we are very happy that we are able to do this for them. The cabs always create quite a stir when they are driving...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is inviting their neighbours to come along to the park on Saturday 22 June to celebrate Good Neighbours Day. Returning bigger and better than ever before, this year’s Good Neighbours Day includes free entry to the Park and a free one night stay at the luxury Crealy Meadows Caravan and Camping Park to all of Crealy’s locals!
This very special ‘thank you’ is available to Devon’s Crealy closest neighbours living in Bishops Clyst, Clyst St Mary, Clyst St George, Farringdon, Woodbury and Woodbury Salterton. To secure your free camping pitch and to...
Staff and guests at The Magdalen Chapter have joined together to celebrate the hotel's first birthday. It was 12 months ago that the hotel first opened its doors to the public.
It has been a busy year for staff at the Magdalen Street property yet incredibly satisfying, said General Manager Fiona Moores.
"Celebrating our first birthday at the hotel is a real milestone. It has been a truly wonderful 12 months and we look forward to building on this success in the future. We would like to thank all our guests and friends of the hotel for all their continued support and we look...
Tim Walker Divisional Director and Head of Office – Brewin Dolphin Exeter offers his thoughts on the financial market place.
The FTSE
The prospects for UK equities remain positive although, as with most risk assets, the volatility is likely to be more pronounced as the reassuring warmth of quantitative easing is replaced by the harsh reality of market forces. However, overall the improving economic environment in the US and a stabilising eurozone are likely to underpin the prospects for UK shares. A burgeoning economic recovery in the UK may be unimportant for FTSE...
Care home doors will be swung open next week as Devon County Council homes join in with National Care Home Open Day.
On Friday 21 June, homes across Devon will be holding special events and inviting the public to join them. These include tea dances, pamper days, cream teas, live music, craft activities, gardening, cooking, a dog show and pet therapy.
Many of the homes’ residents have been involved in the planning and organisation of their events. The national day has been organised to encourage communities to go in to their local care home and connect with residents and...
The St David's Church annual Summer Fete will be held on Saturday 6 July from 12 - 2.30pm, in the churchyard just off Hele Rd, Exeter.
Come and hear The City of Exeter Railway Band play a selection of popular tunes.
Join in the fun, we have lots of stalls to browse and buy from, games to play, a Grand Draw, refreshments, delicious lunches, bunting and a bouncy castle. Free entry - all welcome!
The fete will go ahead rain or shine, moving inside the church in the event of bad weather.
For more information: www.stdavidschurchexeter.org.uk
There was a veritable buzz of excitement as ladies who have been shortlisted for the NatWest Venus Women Awards gathered for a networking event at the Magdalen Chapter hotel. Hosted by Celia Delaney, the Awards' Devon organiser, and Tara Howard, founder of the Venus Awards, this was the perfect opportunity to meet old and new acquaintances and share news. It was revealed tonight that there had been over 1,400 nominations made, a clear indicator of the collaborative nature of the way in which we do business in Devon.
Earlier in the day, candidates for Devon's Employer, Employee and...
Exeter School of Samba put on a magnificent display of sizzling samba beats outside John Lewis on Thursday 13 June in celebration of the store's summer customer event. Run by music graduate and drum-kit teacher Scott Craig, who uses Brazilian-made instruments to teach the traditional Brazilian rhythms characteristic of the Baterias (Drum School) of Rio and Sao Paulo, the Exeter School of Samba provides an opportunity for anyone with an interest in percussion, music and/or rhythmic movement to develop their musical skill and abilities within the framework of this vital, traditional art form...
Recycle Week is a celebration of everything associated with recycling! Now in its tenth year, Devon will be celebrating next week by joining forces with Heart Radio and giving listeners the chance to win a range of exciting recycling-related prizes.
During the last 10 years the people of Devon have put their heart and soul into recycling. The recycling rate has increased from 22% to 55% but there is still more that we can do. Recent research has shown that large quantities of recyclable materials are still being thrown away such as paper, card and food waste.
