Kick off 2018 in style and experience all the excitement of a day at the races at Exeter on New Year’s Day. There’s no better way to see in the New Year than in the fresh air where you’ll be part of a great Devon tradition cheering home the horses and sharing in good old -fashioned camaraderie.
Dress up or dress down, whatever takes your fancy, as long as you remember your hats, gloves and scarves so that you are toasty warm while you enjoy the action.
General manager Jack Parkinson said: “It’s a great way to start the new year outdoors against the backdrop of some...
People can step back in time and experience what it would have been like to live in Roman Exeter thanks to virtual reality.
The city’s rich history – and the treasures at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery – are now part of the hugely popular and addictive Minecraft game.
A new map shows what Exeter’s Roman fortress could have looked like and is available to download for free while playing Minecraft. This joins another map, also inspired by RAMM’s collections, designed to represent 18th-century Exeter when the city walls still stood.
As part of its ongoing celebration of 50 years in business, Tiverton-based high-quality sign makers, Ken White Signs (KWS), has given away an array of bespoke marketing material to charities, independent retailers and schools, throughout Devon, as well organising a ‘Gold Pant Mile’ fun-run, raising just over £3,000 for CLIC Sargent. Continuing the community spirit, the family-run company closed its office for a day, and the full team of eight, including directors, gave a total of 50 hours free labour to The Donkey Sanctuary. Ken White and his late wife Jean, established Ken White Signs (...
Over the last three years, officers and staff across Devon & Cornwall Police have participated in and organised fundraising activities which have benefitted both local and national charities.
The funds, now totalling over £30,000, were raised in a wide variety of ways, from the purchase of epaulettes, to charity bake sales and even a ‘guess the weight of the ferret’ competition. This is, of course, only part of the charitable endeavours of colleagues who both on and off duty raise huge sums for local and national charities.
You could be living in this stunning £2.3m Devon home by next Christmas - for just a tenner*!
It is just part of a competition prize, worth some £3m in total, which also includes £50,000, all the Stamp Duty paid and funding for a gardener and housekeeper for a year.
The property, near Tiverton, features a sweeping driveway, 10 acres of immaculately landscaped grounds, three-hole golfing greens, a separate leisure complex with a swimming pool and gym and a self-contained apartment with its own garden.
Furnishings, fixtures and fittings, and even a tractor and quad...
A woman who spent the lead-up to last Christmas sleeping in a shop front in Exeter is now starting to turn her life around and is now living in a self-contained flat. Tia Bamford (31), came to the attention of thousands of shoppers in December 2016, sharing a tent and a Christmas tree with a friend in front of the old BHS store in the High Street. Tia was able to spend last Christmas in emergency accommodation thanks to Exeter City Council’s Housing Solutions service, who have spent the last year supporting the former rough sleeper. “Tia is not out of the woods yet but over the last 12...
Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter over Christmas
THEATRE
Dick Whittington Exeter Northcott Theatre With his faithful Puss by his side Dick leaves his Exeter home for the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune. Follow his adventures as he reaches the big city and travels the high seas. Will Dick find his fortune? Can he and Puss defeat the evil villain King Rat and return home triumphant? Expect plenty of audience participation, live music, magic, mayhem and lots of laughter – the perfect recipe for a family Christmas panto treat! The...
Dan Dickens, 60 from Exeter, has found a unique way of volunteering for local charity Hospiscare in one of their Exeter shops. Dan, a local artist, has bought his talents into a niche role at the South Street Shop (Exeter), which specialises in vintage and antique books, music, art and collectables.
Dan explains: “I’ve had a few health problems recently, so just over a year ago as part of my recovery I decided to do some volunteering. Charity shops have always appealed to me and over my lifetime I have furnished a couple of homes from the Hospiscare shops in Exeter. I have a...
A trip to Newton Abbot’s markets turned into a Christmas surprise for one lucky Teignbridge resident.
Nicola Ryan from Newton Abbot was drawn as the winner of a £100 Christmas hamper packed full of festive goodies supplied by Bakers the Butcher, Stonemans Deli and Home Bake - from Newton Abbot's Indoor Market. A popular annual event on the market calendar, the competition saw market shoppers completing an entry form for a chance to win the fantastic festive prize.
On 19 December, Teignbridge District Council’s Planning Committee unanimously agreed plans for the first phase...
Forest Fuels took a top accolade at the national Green Energy Awards, bringing home the coveted sustainable energy Installer of the Year Award.
Presented to Forest Fuels’ Finance Director Martin Keattch by Lord Robin Teverson and host Joe Sellman-Leava, the award recognises ‘high-quality work, an exemplary level of customer service, and the delivery of innovative solutions to address the rapid changes in the market.’
“This is a proud moment for Forest Fuels and a fitting reward for the effort and dedication that our staff have put in over the past 12 months,” said managing...
