Leading UK housebuilder Charles Church has just 11 properties remaining at its Kings Grove development in Exeter. The site boasts two to five bedroom houses and it is situated on the outskirts of the city, forming part of the Cranbrook community. Picked for its easy access to the M5 motorway, Exeter International Airport and the coast, Kings Grove has 3 bed detached properties available from £255,000 The homes have been carefully designed to complement the local environment, offering a combination of stone, brick and render and roofed in either grey slates or terracotta tiles. They are...
QUEEN fans in the Exeter area have been given an unexpected opportunity to see one of the UK’s leading tributes to the legendary rock band.
Queen II, a Sheffield-based band who have toured the UK and Europe since 2009, will be performing at Tiverton Golf Club, Tiverton, on Saturday 25 April.
Their show for members and friends on Friday 24 April sold out within two weeks, prompting the club to organise a second event the following night which is open to everyone.
Queen II have played a New Year’s Eve concert in Moscow, at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix and at...
QUEEN fans in the Exeter area have been given an unexpected opportunity to see one of the UK’s leading tributes to the legendary rock band.
Queen II, a Sheffield-based band who have toured the UK and Europe since 2009, will be performing at Tiverton Golf Club, Tiverton, on Saturday 25 April.
Their show for members and friends on Friday 24 April sold out within two weeks, prompting the club to organise a second event the following night which is open to everyone.
Queen II have played a New Year’s Eve concert in Moscow, at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix and at...
Police are appealing for the public’s help following two separate bike thefts which have taken place in Exeter this month.
Bicycle theft from Stuart Road in Exeter
Three bikes have been stolen following a break-in on Stuart Road, Exeter including a Trek Madone US Postal Services bike worth £2,000 (pictured).
This bike particularly identifiable as the pedals were originally black but have been filed back to look silver/chrome, and has a silver and blue coloured frame. A white ladies bike and a grey/silver Trek bike was also taken at the same time.
Devon Freemasons have donated £5,000 to Devon Community Foundation (DCF) to help support people in need across the county.
On Thursday 12th February the Chief Executive DCF, Martha Wilkinson was delighted to be presented with the cheque by Ian Kingsbury, the Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Freemasons.
The generous gift will be allocated to the Foundation’s Community Grants, supporting the hundreds of voluntary and community groups helping local people to build better and more inclusive communities for everyone.
Ian Kingsbury said: “I am delighted to be able to...
Market leading national conveyancing search provider PSG is set to expand its South West operations.
From Friday 27 February, operations will move from the St Judes based office to a larger bespoke office based in Estover. The move will allow the Plymouth franchisee PSG branch to bring improvements to the services it provides clients as well as being able to hold in-house events and training.
PSG is involved in more than 1 in 5 residential property transactions and specialises in property searches and related products for conveyancing solicitors across England and Wales....
How do you transport large, exotic and venomous fish from the English Riviera to zoos on the Continent? The answer is – with great care…
Staff at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo, recently had the unenviable task of moving two stingrays to Antwerp Zoo and another to Pairi Daiza, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, in south western Belgium.
The blue spotted ribbon tail ray, Taeniura lymma, is capable of injuring humans with its venomous tail spines, which is why keepers wear special venom defender gloves for the operation. Although in fact the biggest issue is...
Police would like to speak to the driver of a white van who may have witnessed a fatal collision near Lapford on Tuesday 17 February.
The collision involved a Subaru Legacy which was travelling on the A377 from the Eggesford direction towards Lapford, when it left the road Nymet Cross, hitting a culvert wall and telegraph pole before hitting a tree.
The two male occupants of the Subaru were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
At this time no formal identification has been made on the driver of the vehicle involved in the collision.
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority has agreed to increase its council tax precept by 1.99%.
The increase means that the Authority’s part of the council tax for a Band D property will go up by £1.53 for the year 2015/16 to £78.42.
The Government’s grant funding to the Authority has reduced by £2.9 million for 2015/16, which means a total reduction of £8.7 million since 2012/13. Devon & Somerset has suffered the third worst settlement of all the Fire Authorities in the country.
Cllr Mark Healey, Chairman of the Fire Authority, said: “The Authority is...
It was smiles all round on last week as residents turned out in force to support an apple tree planting event arranged by East Devon District Council.
The orchard idea is aimed at creating a more interesting and stimulating environment on a patch of land behind the community centre at Bidmead, Littleham, with local people feeling they have an involvement in the plot.
Tools, gloves and refreshments were provided and there was a real family atmosphere as mums, dads and children from tots to teenagers came along to dig holes and plant the saplings in an area of spare grassland...
