Tickets have gone on sale for Budleigh Music Festival which will be held from 9 - 17 July after a break last year due to Government restrictions. A week-long programme of live classical music will be held in the town, this year accompanied by incredible sensory art installation, Colourscape.
Immersive experience
As well as a star-studded line up of world-class musicians, this year’s festival will see the launch of Colourscape, an immersive experience of colour, light and music, taking the form of a walk-through installation on The Green. Interlinked chambers of intense...
A Devon-based, award-winning coffee pod producer is breaking into the Chinese market with its eco-friendly, compostable coffee capsules made from wood and bark.
Blue Goose’s coffee pods are now selling in China online through the Great British Food Store on the country’s largest social media platform, WeChat.
The Great British Food Store just set up by Business West, one of the UK’s largest Chambers of Commerce, is already selling 20 UK food and drink brands on WeChat which has a user base of 1.2 billion.
Lex Thornley, co-founder of Blue Goose, based in Exeter...
Volunteers are being sought in Devon to help two leading charities support children and families this summer.
From 15-17 July, charities FareShare and the Trussell Trust will be collecting long-life food in Tesco’s large Devon stores as part of a special Food Collection to support children and families throughout the summer holidays.
Food donated by Tesco customers during the collection will go to support food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network and to local charities supplied by FareShare, including holiday clubs providing healthy meals and activities to youngsters...
Three quarters of adults in Devon have now had their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
More than 750,000 first doses had been given up to 23 May and almost half a million second doses.
The milestone has been reached less than six months since the first vaccine was administered in Devon on 8 December 2020 to 81-year-old Kathleen Viney.
Since then vaccines have been delivered in a huge variety of places, including a mosque, bus, sports centres and grounds, a garden centre, pub, pharmacies, a town hall, hospitals and events venues.
If you are using your vehicle for the first time in a while this May bank holiday, Highways England Traffic Officer Dave Harford has some important advice.
Some cars have been rarely used in recent months, so it’s essential to make sure they’re fit for purpose. You may also feel out of practice if you haven’t driven recently.
Any vehicle that hasn’t been on the road for some time will need a thorough check to ensure it is roadworthy and safe and now is a good time to give your car a spring clean and make sure it’s ready.
The Ivy Collection today announces it will be bringing a touch of Ivy magic to Exeter, as it prepares to welcome its first guests on Wednesday, 9 June, with reservation lines open from today.
In celebration of the opening, floral Ivy letters, beautifully adorned with ivy and colourful primroses, have popped up in front of the iconic Exeter Cathedral and opposite the restaurant itself for one day only, creating a picture-perfect moment for passers-by and visitors alike. Themed characters and a marching band are also on hand to help spread additional joy throughout the city....
Work on the new Marsh Barton rail station, which began last month, is progressing at pace.
Preparatory works to the site, near to the Energy from Waste plant on the eastern edge of Marsh Barton, Exeter, are well underway.
Vegetation has been cleared, existing utilities protected, and a site compound and access road have been created ready for the next phase to begin in June.
With work traffic to site about to become busy, Clapperbrook Lane East will be closed to vehicles, for the safety of the public and the workforce, from 1 June 2021 to 15 July 2022.
An Exeter care home resident has celebrated her 102nd birthday after surviving Covid.
Muriel Dunford, who lives at The Old Rectory, contracted the virus in January of this year, but remained asymptomatic and after recovering, was able to enjoy her special day with staff and residents at the home.
Rachel Fullard-Bell, Home Administrator at the Old Rectory, said: “Muriel has lived with us for three years and everyone here is extremely fond of her. She is always so positive and has developed some lovely relationships with everyone here in the home. When she contracted Covid...
Understanding how the power of nature can help people improve their mental health and overcome conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress has been boosted thanks to a new handbook.
The resource, from researchers at the University of Exeter, provides guidance and best practice for organisations providing Nature on Prescription, helping them to develop beneficial, safe and sustainable services.
Nature on Prescription is one form of social prescribing through which people can self-refer or be referred by a health or social care professional to engage proactively with...
Housing Association’s Gift to Support Digital Access for Community
Housing Association LiveWest has donated thirty laptops to Queen Elizabeth’s School in Crediton.
Rupert Poole, Principal of Queen Elizabeth’s School, said: “QE is very grateful for the generous donation of laptops from LiveWest and it will help our students immensely.
Clearly everyone has been through a challenging year, a year where the importance of developing students’ IT skills and ensuring good internet access has been highlighted.
This donation will not only ensure greater online access for our...
