Devon Air Ambulance Trust is honoured to have been chosen as the nominated charity of choice for this moving musical evening.
Straight from successful performances in Essex the cast are bringing ‘The Lads in their Hundreds’ on the road. Specifically they are taking it to their home towns. It’s a commemoration of ordinary people and the cast wanted to share it with their own families, friends and communities. Mark Hansford (baritone) grew up in Exeter and his family live in Topsham. In fact his mum is a volunteer in the Charity’s Topsham shop.
As the days start to get warmer, but the nights can still be cold, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service remind you to make sure your chimneys are safe and secure as possible, especially when lighting up fires that haven't been used for a while.
Be extra careful if your home is a thatched property as 80% of thatched properties in the UK are within Devon & Somerset.
Marc House, Community Safety Prevention Manager explains: “Fire in a thatched roof is difficult to detect and once started is difficult to control. Once a fire has taken hold within a roof it will...
A burglary took place at a bed and breakfast on Charmouth Road near the Hunters Lodge Pub just outside Axminster between 3.15-5.45pm on Monday 6th April.
Cash has been taken from the property, and police are hoping that someone witnessed the break-in or saw something suspicious.
Detective Constable Matthew Burnell, said: “At the time the A35 was closed which meant that the queue of Bank Holiday traffic tailed back past the affected address.
"We are hoping that someone witnessed this burglary, or saw someone leaving the addresses later in the afternoon. We know that...
The finalists for the prestigious 2015 Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards have been announced.
The Awards, which are being held at Exeter venue Sandy Park on the 8th May, attracted a record number of nominations from sports varying from archery, athletics and Tae Kwon-do to sailing, skateboarding and table tennis.
The judging panel, coordinated by Active Devon, who are overseeing the Awards together with the Exeter Foundation, have narrowed the nominations down to 26 finalists in seven categories from an extremely strong pool of entries.
Due to the overwhelming success of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund, the builders' merchant is delighted to announce that they are relaunching it and will be giving away a further £1,000 worth of building materials every other month until March next year.
Having made donations to a charity, a sports club, school, community group and care home last year, RGB will be calling out for different deserving groups to make contact with them this year and tell them how they can help.
The first giveaway will be to a group, charity or project that supports young people...
The Green Party in Exeter has launched its General Election campaign urging people to vote for policies not personalities and warning against intimidation by other Parties to vote tactically.
Families invited to release their inner artist through operator’s giant interactive experience
Re-immerse yourself in your childhood as First Great Western takes a giant colouring-in board on tour to showcase the great destinations across the South West.
Children and families are being invited to release their inner artist and get involved colouring their own landscape as First Great Western take the giant board to key attractions on the FGW route network.
“Can you help paint your town?” asks First Great Western’s Campaign Manager Jamie Anderson. “Showcasing the key...
The Royal British Legion will join the nation in marking the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) over the weekend of 8-10 May.
A series of national commemorative events will take place in London, and community events and celebrations are being organised across the country.
The Second World War generation will be at the heart of all activity. As part of this, the Legion is calling out to veterans of VE Day, who would like to take part in the national commemorations in London. To ensure representation across all those who played an active role during the Second...
As we head back to work after the Easter break, it may ne comforting to konow that some work-related stress is unavoidable, how you deal with it will decide whether you become stressed out as a result and can mean the difference between success and failure.
Everjobs, the new online career portal and professional development platform focused on emerging markets, asserts that effective stress management has a direct knock-on effect on productivity, motivation and all-round wellbeing. Taking these simple steps to harness your stress levels in the workplace will ensure you stay...
Rangers from East Devon District Council’s Countryside team have been out and about over recent weeks sharing their knowledge with visitors to Bicton College and Cranbrook. At Bicton College’s Lambing Sunday (22 March) the team also showed off their newly redesigned trailer for the first time. Thousands of people spent the day exploring the 200 hectares of the college grounds. The team helped children make pine cone sheep while parents indicated their favourite East Devon countryside locations on a map. Hundreds of the new spring and summer events guide were also distributed. East Devon...
