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Free Lightfoot devices for drivers in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/27/2017 - 7:12am

Exeter City Futures is facilitating a collaboration between City Science and Lightfoot to offer free Lightfoot devices to drivers in Exeter. One of the biggest problems with modern day motoring is that good drivers are paying for all the bad drivers out there on the road. Not to mention the air quality issues that bad drivers create.

Well, thanks to a new technology called Lightfoot, good drivers are now rewarded.

Although the technology is not being released to consumers until later this year, if you drive in or around Exeter for two or more days a week you could be...

Charity Golf Day to support thousands of children across Devon

Life Education Wessex is calling on golfers to join its Charity Golf Day on Thursday 8th June 2017 at Woodbury Park Golf Club, Exeter, to raise vital funds to support health, wellbeing and drug education for local children.

The golf day is taking place thanks to the sponsorship of CAP Ceilings & Partitioning Ltd of Exeter and they are inviting other local business and community supporters to join in with opportunities to sponsor holes and golf buggies.

They are looking for teams of 4 to take part in a stableford competition, there will be a ‘hole in one’ competition to...

Get building for bees competition launched

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/24/2017 - 2:08pm

Devon Local Nature Partnership has launched its ‘Build for Bees’ competition to inspire the public to provide habitats for pollinators.

It was launched at the Devon Outdoor Learning and Sustainability Conference at Buckfast Abbey as part of the ‘Get Devon Buzzing’ campaign.

Prizes include an exclusive tour of Goren Farm near Honiton, memberships to the Devon Wildlife Trust, Buglife and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and wildflower seed packs.

A great activity for schools, the competition aims to encourage the public to get outdoors and to take part in practical...

Mother’s Day search for a Cheeky Panda cub

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 03/23/2017 - 11:19am

A PAIR of PANDA parents are marking Mothering Sunday by launching a competition to find the face of their cheeky panda cub.

Julie Chen and Chris Forbes, also known in fun as Mum and Dad Panda are launching a competition to find a child to be the model face of their award-winning Essex-based business, The Cheeky Panda.

The Cheeky Panda makes 3-ply bamboo toilet paper. This means rather than using traditional toilet paper or recycled toilet tissue (which uses de-inking chemicals that can cause potential health hazards), people in the UK will now be able to purchase toilet...

Nominate your Local Hero this December

Authored by Naomi J Ryan
Posted: Fri, 12/16/2016 - 12:30pm

Naomi J Ryan is on the search for someone who deserves recognition this Christmas. Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution to improve the lives of those around them and who merit to be thanked for it? Then make sure to enter our ‘Nominate Your Local Hero’ December award.

If your nominee is a winner, they will be invited to meet the Naomi J Ryan team and collect their festive hamper from their office in Southernhay, Exeter. What a fantastic way to say a special thank you and to end 2016. If you would like to nominate someone, please visit our website , or our...

Win a family pass to Exeter's Giant Snow Globe

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/16/2016 - 8:17am

Congratulations to James Sheppard from Exeter who has won our family pass to Princesshay's Gaint Snow Globe.

Thank you to everyone who entered.

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We have teamed up with Princesshay to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a family pass to the Gaint Snow Globe.

The Winter Wonderland Giant Snow Globe is located at the lower end of Bedford Street, behind Debenhams, and is open to visitors until Christmas Eve.

The Snow Globe brings people together during the festive season, with a chance to have a photo taken with friends and...

Devon couple earn Downing Street spotlight

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/10/2016 - 3:13pm

Haldon Forest based Christmas Tree business have sensationally claimed a total of SEVEN prizes in this year’s British Christmas Tree competition – earning themselves a very special trip to Downing Street.

Husband and wife team, Stuart and Jennie Kirkup, who have been running Dartmoor Christmas Trees since 2002, were selected as standout winners in the categories of Champion Christmas Tree and Champion Wreath, in the British Christmas Tree Growers’ Association’s annual contest last week.

The competition saw growers travel from the farthest corners of the UK to Poundffald...

Band receives double award from Devon law firm

West Country band The Stylers, who recently triumphed in a competition to spot young musical talent across the counties of Devon, Dorset and Somerset, have received their trophies from key event partner Beviss & Beckingsale.

The Stylers, from Dorchester, beat off stiff competition from across the three counties at the TBOB Battle of the Bands competition, held in the Dorset village of Thorncombe this summer. They were voted Overall Winners and Best U21 band. The four musicians won a full day in a recording studio with professional producer Phil Nicholas who has worked with a...

Climbing event hits a new high

Exeter's Quay will be buzzing this August Bank Holiday weekend as it plays host to some of the world’s top climbers at a spectacular climbing competition.

Thousands of spectators are expected to attend the thrilling climbing event on the Quay - and if you fancy dropping off a seven metre wall into the canal - they’ll also be a chance for novices to have a go.

Quay Climbing is staging its third annual Deep Water Solo Festival of Climbing over the August Bank Holiday weekend; the event sees a temporary seven metre high climbing wall erected in the city’s canal basin.

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Winner picked for Tour of Britain prize draw

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 06/09/2016 - 10:00am

An ambulance driver from Crediton has scooped a pair of VIP hospitality tickets to the Devon stage finish of the Tour of Britain 2016.

On Friday September 9 the world’s top cycling teams and riders will race from Sidmouth on the East Devon coast to the summit of Haytor on Dartmoor.

And Doug Bosley, who works for WAFA Emergency Medical Vehicles, will be able to watch the finish in style after winning a prize draw held by stage six hosts Devon County Council.

The draw was held at the beginning of National Bike Week (6- and the tickets give Doug and one other full...

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