Devon

Stagecoach adds extra buses to service 56

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/11/2015 - 10:29am

Stagecoach are introducing additional morning and evening rush-hour buses to the 56 timetable.

The new timetable will benefit Exeter Airport bus services, and comes into effect on Monday 23 February 2015.

Monday to Friday morning and evening peak services will increase to up to every half an hour.

The additional morning rush-hour buses will now arrive at Exeter Airport Terminal at 06:55 (leaving Exeter St David’s at 06:25 and Exeter Bus station at 06:35) and 08:20 (leaving Exeter St David’s at 07:45 and Exeter Bus station at 07:55).

The additional evening...

The Secret of Willoughby Hall

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 02/11/2015 - 10:07am

The three key detectives featuring in the Silverton Luvvie’s “The Secret of Willoughby Hall” (19-21st February in Silverton Village Hall) represent the 60 year time span of this murder mystery.

Sarah Lunch (or Lorraine Hopkinson) is a detective in the style of “The Killing”, DS Clinton (Peter Williams) is straight out of “The Sweeny” and the magnifying glass-toting Jane Featherstonehaugh (Heather Sheppard) is from the pages of Agatha Christie.

The play is suitable for the whole family (though it being murder mystery there will be murders and also some adult language), and...

Don't let a bad meal spoil your Valentine's Day date

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/11/2015 - 10:02am

According to a new poll by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), 17% of people in the South West have had a dating disaster on Valentine’s Day and, across the UK, bad restaurant experiences are responsible for a third (34%) of all nightmare nights out.

34% of daters in the South West report that getting food poisoning from a restaurant is the worst thing that could happen to them on Valentine’s Day – even ahead of being dumped (28%). Despite this, 37% don’t check the food hygiene rating of a restaurant before booking their Valentine’s meal.

To help people avoid their dream date...

Corps of Drums seeks new members

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/11/2015 - 8:43am

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service’s Ceremonial Unit is banging the drum for new members.

The Corps of Drums are looking for experienced drummers or buglers to join them to perform at displays, ceremonies, parades and concerts.

They also take part in the Firefighters Memorial parade in London and Armistice Day parades in Ypres, Belgium. The Ceremonial Unit has been performing nationally and internationally for 30 years.

Drum Major Dave Morley said: “The musicians within the unit are not only serving firefighters and support staff but also people with a...

Get Active at the touch of a button

A wealth of opportunities to get active is available at the touch of a button with Devon County Council Public Health's new website.

Get Active Devon provides a range of activities, from exercise classes to sports clubs; from learning a new skill to developing an existing one, all at the touch of a button. The website offers the chance to search for an activity based on intensity, location, with or without other people, cost, and age range, as well as suitability for people with mobility problems or disabilities.

Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council’s Cabinet...

United front in fight against dementia

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/11/2015 - 5:28am

The Alzheimer’s Society has announced the launch of a new dementia-focussed Doctoral Training Centre at the University of Exeter.

The centre will support eight PhD students to investigate the effect of dementia on the brain’s neural networks.

Nationally, the dementia research community is one sixth the size of the cancer research community and Alzheimer’s Society aims to attract new people to dementia research from a range of different academic and clinical backgrounds, bringing fresh ideas and talent to help expand the boundaries of dementia science.

Dr Doug Brown...

Inspirational Molly Watt to visit Exeter

Authored by Redspice
Posted: Tue, 02/10/2015 - 4:50pm

Molly Watt, an inspirational deaf-blind woman, is visiting Exeter tomorrow (Thursday 12 February).

Molly will be at Cafe 55 in Northernhay Street, Exeter between 1pm and 3pm to discuss her book and her life, and will be signing copies of her book.

Molly is a Sense Ambassador (Sense is the National Deafblind Charity) and she also has had her own charity supporting people with Usher Syndrome (the condition that has taken her hearing and sight), she is currently in her first year of an education degree and has written and illustrated a children’s book which subtly tackles the...

All eyes on Red Nose Day in Exeter

Red Nose Day 2015 is set to offer more than just Red Noses this year. Bright red comedy glasses with hair raising eyebrows, as modelled by the fabulous Gok Wan, are also coming to Exeter!

Visitors to Specsavers on Exeter's High Street can follow in the footsteps of Gok Wan and make their faces funny for money with Specsavers’ official Red Nose Day glasses in small and large sizes, for just £3 with £1 donated to Comic Relief.

Lillian-Evangelia Agelis, store director of Specsavers Exeter, says: "We are all looking forward to raising money for Red Nose Day as it’s such a great...

Torbay to host UK leg of 2015 Solitaire du Figaro

Torbay will be the only UK stopover in the 2015 Solitaire du Figaro - Eric Bompard Cachemire - a gruelling 2015 mile race known as the unofficial world championships of solo offshore sailing.

Bringing a top class sporting event to the pontoons of Torbay and a festival atmosphere shore side including a free race village, the Solitaire du Figaro is an event for both ‘salty seadogs’ and ‘land lubbers’ alike to enjoy.

The ultimate annual sailing endurance race, the Solitaire du Figaro brings only the very best offshore sailors to its start line. Announcing the 2015 course for...

Scouts create woodland legacy at Knightshayes

On Saturday 24 January, local scout groups attended a Forester Badge day with the team at Knightshayes, the National Trust property on the outskirts of Tiverton.

2nd Tiverton scouts, Halberton and 1st Taunton scouts, Wilton took part in a number of forester activities in Impey wood, including felling and cutting back trees safely using tools like loppers and bow saws and planting sapling oak, birch and field maple trees.

Impey wood is currently undergoing a programme of regeneration, with the ranger team planning to replant 12,000 trees over the next three years. The local...

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