To help ensure that the toys you are buying this Christmas are safe Trading Standards has released two short videos.
The videos, about toy safety and buying electrical goods , feature Holly Traynor from the Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service and she gives her top tips and advice on what to look for and what to avoid.
Trading Standards advises that if you are buying new products, you should ensure they display a CE mark, proof that the product has passed EU safety regulations, or the UKCA mark, which is the UK equivalent.
On select dates throughout December, visitors to Castle Drogo on Dartmoor will get to experience a 1920s Christmas party inspired by the festive traditions of the former owner, Julius Drewe and his family.
Open every Friday to Sunday up to 18 Dec and then daily from 19 to 23 December, this is the first Christmas at the castle since the National Trust reached the end of a 9-year conservation project to make it watertight earlier this year.
In the Entrance Hall, guests will be greeted by a 14ft tree, which reaches the top of the impressive Lutyens-designed ceilings. An...
Founded in 1901, Exeter City have bounced around the lower leagues and non-league football throughout their existence.
They are currently plying their trade in League One and will be hoping to mount a sustained bid for the play-offs during the second half of the campaign. Despite failing to play above the third tier of English football during their history, Exeter have had plenty of talented players represent the club.
Read on as we look at some of the best players to play for Exeter, starting with a player who has gone on to play in the Premier League and represent...
Italy is among the best travel destinations. From hilltop towns to amusement parks, this country has something for everyone. And, when one has roots connected to this timeless country, it calls for an extended family vacation.
After all, for kids, there is an abundance of opportunities to learn about their ancestors, culture, history, and whatnot.
However, many families worry that these extended vacations will burn a hole in their pockets. If you do, too, this short travel guide will come in handy. So, buckle up!
More 20mph zones are expected to be introduced in Devon next year after the county council secured a further £150,000 for them.
Lower speed limits were approved for the four ‘most in need’ Devon communities this year, part of a new way of considering 20mph requests.
The new ‘prioritisation system’ was introduced because of the high number of such requests to the council. It involved ‘expressions of interest’ from local communities for new areas, of which 105 were received.
Each scheme was assessed, taking into account average speeds at key locations and the...
Fluffy the Dragon had been rehearsing with the Robin Hood cast at the city centre Barnfield Theatre, but needed to get to the Northcott Theatre, where the show will be staged this Christmas, for a dress rehearsal.
Fluffy had intended to fly to the Northcott, but Robin Hood director Daniel Buckroyd gave the dragon strict instructions to save their energy for the show. Fluffy had to find another way to travel to the Northcott.
Fortunately, Stagecoach runs a weekday university bus service up to every 20 minutes from Exeter city centre.*
South Western Railway (SWR) is urging customers to only travel if absolutely necessary from Tuesday 13 December to Sunday 18 December due to the planned national RMT industrial action.
Members of the RMT at Network Rail are set to take strike action on 13, 14, 16, and 17 December, significantly limiting the rail infrastructure available to run services. More than 2,100 SWR members of the union will join the strike action.
Customers should expect severe disruption on strike days. Significant parts of the SWR network will be closed entirely and those trains that are...
Sidmouth's illuminated trail Connaught@Christmas is getting ready for opening night on Friday December 9 – and snow has arrived right on time!
In fact, it’s not real snow but biodegradable, environmentally friendly snow that looks just like the real thing. And with temperatures set to be chilly for the next few days, it really does set the scene for the start of this festive event. This is where visitors will find Father Christmas, ready for a friendly chat.
The whole site is lit with just LED technology this year to help make the event as environmentally friendly as...
Family solicitor Shreya Kallingal has joined The Family Law Company ’s Divorce and Finance team in Exeter.
Before moving to the UK Shreya grew up in Coimbatore in South India. Her mother is a family lawyer and although Shreya considered pursuing medicine as a career she decided that working with people through times of distress would be a personally fulfilling choice, and that the interdisciplinary nature of the subject was an interesting prospect.
Shreya took her law degree in Chennai and was awarded the gold medal for human rights and international law. She went on to...
AN AWARD-WINNING ice-cream company has revealed this month (December 2022) how it worked with a fellow Devon-based business to create carbon balanced packaging sleeves for its range.
Granny Gothards joined forces with Newton Abbot-based Newton Print to develop the packaging for its pots of luxury ice-cream going on sale in Waitrose.
Amanda Stansfield, Managing Director and Owner at Granny Gothards, said: “We have been producing our range of ice-cream for more than 10 years and were approached in 2021 to trial our products in 60 different Waitrose stores.
