Come join us on the first Saturday of every month when McCoys Arcade on Exeter's Fore Street is transformed into a cave of treasure! as locally grown artists and makers descend upon the Arcade with their beautiful and unique creations, live music will fill the air and workshops from surrounding traders will inspire you to use your hands!
Handmade Arcade is an alternative kind of craft fair, a home of independent art, a celebration of culture outside of the mainstream, and a place to find amongst other things a handpicked selection of contemporary crafts, screen-printed matierials,...
Police are appealing for witnesses after two men in their 20s died in a fatal road traffic collision in north Devon.
Just after 8am on Friday 12 October, officers and emergency services were called to a single-vehicle collision on an unclassified road that leads from the A361 at South Molton to North Molton.
The blue Peugeot 306 convertible was travelling from the direction of North Molton when it left the road and dropped 15 feet into the fast-flowing flooded River Mole. The driver, a 25-year-old man from Brixham, sustained serious injuries and was taken to North Devon...
The Met Office says it has learnt valuable lessons and improved forecasting on the 25th anniversary of the Great Storm that wreaked havoc across Britain.
It left 18 people dead and caused morethan £1 billion of damage, sparking questions as to why there had been no warnings of what was to come.
Yet just hours before, BBC forecaster Michael Fish had said: "Earlier on today apparently a woman rang the BBC and said she had heard that there was a hurricane on the way.
"Well if you are watching, don't worry there isn't."
Have you ever wondered what it would be like really to follow the teachings of Jesus without all the institutional stuff and dogma? For many people it is the church that gets in the way. The Exeter branch of the Progressive Christianity Network invite you, religious or not, to an evening with Dave Tomlinson, C of E priest and author of the new book: How to be a Bad Christian . Dave will speak on the theme: 'Religion without the rules'. He founded 'Holy Joe's' a church in a pub, so why has he now decided to join the institution? Come and find out! Free event; donations will be invited.
The first two days trading for John Lewis have been a spectacular success - both for store and City Centre. There were some challenges for the Store Management team during Friday afternoon - which temporarily closed the cafe and lower ground floor - but the team dealt with opening day glitches quickly and the Store was quickly fully open for business again. Saturday has seen large numbers of shoppers streaming in to the store and City Centre again.
The enthusiasm of shoppers and visitors has been palpable and I'm particularly pleased that the City Centre as a whole has been...
After a grand start to the day, John Lewis has been experiencing one or two teething problems when a burst pipe on the lower ground level caused the floor to be evacuated. The top floor was also out of bounds to shoppers and the first floor escalator is not working. It is unknown at this time how much damage the flooding will have caused.
However, the team tackled the flooding on the lower ground floor and it has now been cleared and is open once more to customers.
SHOW OF HANDS Show of Hands are undeniably one of the strongest current forces in acoustic music – often described as England's finest and most popular roots duo."Formidable operators in...
Filled with Joy, laughter and heartbreaking moments Ballet Theatre UK's new production combines traditional ballet with captivating theatre performed to a glorious classical score.
This beautiful production is not only for those already fans of dance, but also for those experiencing dance for the first time.
A 22-year-old man from Exeter has been named the South West’s Most Promising Apprentice in a prestigious regional awards programme run by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA).
Sam Atwill, who works for Newton Abbot-based Glendinning, received the accolade after impressing judges with his commitment, know-how and technical knowledge during the first year of his highways apprenticeship programme.
The CECA South West Training Awards are presented to trainee civil engineers, apprentices and surveyors in recognition of exceptional performance...
