By invitation of Exeter Historic Buildings Trust: an exhibition of artefacts from Exeter Dissenters Graveyard will be displayed in the Great Hall of St Nicholas Priory and the national and historic context of the Graveyard will be explored. A rolling display will showcase important Dissenters, local and national. The exhibition is from 2pm to 5pm on Friday 9th September.
The exhibition draws attention to an important strand in England’s history; the story of those Protestants who dissented from the strictures of the Church of England in the 16th to 19th centuries. At one time...
DEVON residents are being urged to crack a ‘near impossible’ riddle about the county to earn the coveted title of ‘Devon’s Best Riddle Code Breaker’.
Created by local riddle and code breaker enthusiast Nathan Timblin is a series of mind-boggling riddles that together reveal the location of a secret destination in Devon. The riddles were created by Nathan earlier this year to mark the 110thanniversary of the birth of the late Alan Turing (23 June 1912) this summer. Turing is a famous British mathematician, computer scientist and Nazi code breaker.
Pupils, parents and teachers at Avanti Hall in Exeter are celebrating a fantastic set of GCSE results. This is the first set of external results that the school has had following two years of disruption during the pandemic and initial figures show a huge transformation in GCSE outcomes for pupils since the Avanti Schools Trust took over the school in November 2019. Phil Arnold, Principal is delighted and says: “It has been astonishing to see so many of our pupils achieving grade 9s in many subjects. This year group has seen much disruption over the past few years and we have been so...
It’s back!!! Bringing together the Exeter Chiefs Foundation, the official charity of Exeter Rugby Club, and Wooden Spoon Devon, the children's charity of rugby, this years’ Christmas Lunch has been set for Thursday the 15th of December 2022 at Sandy Park, Exeter.
Join us at this fun-filled festive afternoon to celebrate the Christmas season in style. The afternoon will again be hosted by former Bath, Saracens and England prop David Flatman. Guests will not only be treated to a sumptuous four course meal – there will also be a whole afternoon of entertainment.
Details of the third annual Salcombe ‘Live’ music and comedy festival have been released. Starting on Friday 7th October and running until Sunday 9th October 2022, this free weekend of live entertainment will bring together famous faces from the world of folk, funk, swing, ska, jazz and blues music, alongside a smattering of stellar stand-up comedy artists, and entertainers.
Set to be a huge draw for music fans with a love of Salcombe - South Devon’s chic tidal town, renowned for its celebrity residents, pretty beaches, boutique shops, pubs, restaurants and hotels - the festival...
A Grandfather who thought he had lost a child’s buggy for good, after it rolled into the River Exe – thankfully without his granddaughter onboard – has praised a council worker who managed to fish the item out of the water.
Martin Miles was enjoying a day out at Exeter Quay with his Granddaughter Pippa when the unfortunate accident happened. They had just enjoyed a pit-stop at Sundays Café next to the waterside.
“When we had finished having something to eat and drink, Pippa decided she wanted to walk and tried to climb over one of the metal chains on the Quay....
Local retirees are invited to celebrate the Sparkling Opening of McCarthy Stone’s new Retirement Living Plus development, Pym Court in Topsham on Friday 16th September.
The Sparkling Opening, which will take place at the development on Bewick Avenue from 11am until 4pm, will present an opportunity for local people to take a closer look at the professionally styled show suites, the show apartments available and the communal lounge on offer for an exclusive VIP preview.
Guests will be able to enjoy a glass of fizz and find out more about how a high quality, low maintenance...
The Moorings, run by Mental Health Matters, is being expanded to offer additional hours of support.
The service provides free mental health support to anyone aged 18 and over from three locations in Barnstaple, Exeter, and Torquay. Staffed by a team of highly skilled Support Workers, the service offers one-to-one emotional support to individuals in mental health crisis, as well as a space for people to access advice, guidance, and information.
The expansion will see the Exeter and Torquay sites offering daytime support (10am-6pm, Monday-Friday) in addition to the out-of-...
Air Ambulance Week 2022 is taking off from the 5th to the 11th of September to raise awareness of the lifesaving work of air ambulance charities across the UK, and here in Devon, our local air ambulance charity will be sharing the stories of previous patients who have benefitted from their time-critical care.
During this national awareness week, organised by Air Ambulances UK, and named ‘Critical Moment – Lifesaving difference’, Devon Air Ambulance will also be joining other air ambulance charities around the United Kingdom in sharing information about their work with local...
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