Ottery St Mary’s Parish Church is bringing music to the masses by hosting two concerts this month. This first event is free to attend and is in association with the Sidmouth Orchestra and is being held on Thursday 21 March, with the second event, organised by the Ottery Choral Society and Orchestra, scheduled for Saturday 23 March.
Gilbert Stephens LLP Solicitors, a Devon-based law firm, is sponsoring both events.
Liz Govier, Partner at the law firm, comments: “Last year there was a great turnout to the free lunchtime concert and we hope it will be just as popular this time...
Students from the University of Exeter have plans to set up a fundraising branch on campus for their local lifeboat station. In addition, two other groups from the University already have events planned at the end of March specifically to support the launch and recovery vehicle appeal at Exmouth RNLI.
It is hoped that, with enough support, a branch can be established that will both raise the profile of the RNLI among the University population, as well as raising funds. Community Fundraising Manager for the South West, Frances Warren comments:
Former Energy minister Chris Huhne and his former wife Vicky Pryce have each been jailed for eight months for lying about a speeding offence committed ten years ago.
The pair, sentenced at Southwark Crown Court today (11 March), did not look at each other and remained passive as first Huhne and then Pryce learned the result of the court case.
Huhne received a 10% reduction in his sentence because he pleaded guilty.
Pryce had claimed she had taken the points for her then husband because of marital coercion, but was convicted last week. The judge, Mr Justice Sweeney,...
An East Devon councillor alleged to have influenced planning decisions has been suspended by the East Devon Conservatives.
Graham Brown has also been removed as Member Champion for Business and Tourism on East Devon District Council as an investigation into this morning’s revelations by The Telegraph gets underway.
Mr Brown, the Conservative councillor for Feniton and Buckerell, who also runs a planning consultancy firm, was secretly filmed by the Daily Telegraph claiming he had "access to all the right people for the right clients".
Today Age UK launched a definitive report into the lives and health of people over 85, the fastest growing demographic group in the UK redefining the frontiers of human existence.
People over the age of 85 are now the fastest growing demographic group in the UK. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates there are currently 1.5 million people in the UK over the age of 85; by 2050 this will have grown to 5 million.
But in spite of the size of this social group, to date there has been a lack of comprehensive information about them.
Exeter-based digital design agency Digibug ( www.digibug.co.uk ) celebrated its 5th birthday on Sunday.
The team puts a big emphasis on high quality design, mixed in with keeping things fun and friendly. This along with the high level of customer service they give their customers, wins them new customers on a regular basis, with a majority being recommended – something that the team is incredibly proud of.
What sets Digibug apart to other agencies is the one-to-one access their clients enjoy with their designers. This gives the customers a first-hand experience that can...
East Devon District Council (EDDC) is about to launch a new teaching and learning pack for schools, which focuses on the River Axe.
EDDC Education Ranger Meg Knowles and Primary Curriculum Advisor David Weatherly are leading a teacher training day on the Axe Estuary Wetlands on Monday 15 April.
The government has made it clear that the new slimmed-down national curriculum will only identify ‘’the essentials of human knowledge and understanding’’, providing more professional space for schools to design their own (broad and balanced) curriculum using their local environment...
Four teenagers have been found safe and well after they became separated from the adults they were with while training for Ten Tors. The alarm was raised at 7.45pm on Saturday 9 March 2013 when the missing youngsters rang the police, but were unable to give their exact location. Although dressed appropriately, they had no shelter with them. The weather prevented the force helicopter from lifting, and the Dartmoor Rescue Group was called in to take part in the search. Through careful questioning of the missing people the officers organised a systematic search and found them just after...
A new Special Olympics club in Exeter will celebrate gaining full accreditation from Special Olympics GB in an official opening this week.
Bob Billson from Special Olympics GB (a provider of year-round sports training and competition programmes for children and adults with intellectual (learning) disabilities) will make the presentation to Special Olympics Exeter & District Club at 7pm at The Stansfield Centre on Falcon Road.
The club has been running activity sessions for young people with disabilities since January and caters for the community of Exeter and its...
