Yorkshire Building Society colleagues in Exeter are asking the community to sock it to them by donating new pairs of socks to help keep homeless people warm this winter.
The Society is running its month-long Socktober appeal throughout October as part of its charity partnership with End Youth Homelessness (EYH).
Donations of new pairs of socks, plus other items such as woolly hats, gloves, scarves and toiletries can be made at the Exeter branch, on the High Street.
Nicola Ballard, manager of the Exeter branch of Yorkshire Building Society, said: “It’s shocking that...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (13-15 October).
THEATRE
Around the World in 80 Days Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter The mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. Join Fogg and his loyal valet, Passepartout, as they voyage from the misty alleys of Victorian London to the exotic subcontinent and the Wild West in a race against the clock. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
The Gondoliers Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre...
The Lord Mayor of Exeter, Councillor Lesley Robson, has officially launched a landmark scheme for more than 200 new homes on the outskirts of the city.
The new Minerva development, which will feature a 15-acre country park, will be constructed close to Exeter Science Park, where more than 60 people attended the launch party.
Barratt Homes will create 159 homes with David Wilson Homes delivering 63 homes to meet the rising demand for new homes in Devon. The scheme will support more than 650 jobs.
The Lord Mayor said: “This is a significant development which will not...
At Monday night’s annual Food & Drink Devon Awards the pinnacle of the county’s food and drink producers, hospitality businesses and speciality retailers celebrated in fantastic style at the Deer Park Country House Hotel. The ceremony was hosted, for the third year running, by BBC Radio 2's utterly brilliant Nigel Barden.
There was fierce competition in the ‘Taste of Devon Producer Awards’ for the coveted ‘Best Producer’ Award. Salcombe Distilling Co. was announced the winner with judges commenting that Salcombe Gin has ‘clean, unique and...
The all girls’ Maynard School in Exeter raised a hand this morning in support of today’s International Day of the Girl, to show solidarity with girls around the world in less fortunate circumstances than themselves.
“Our students are lucky enough to have one of the best educations on offer and they wanted to support the International Day of the Girl in recognition of the struggle and plight of girls across the world who have far less privileged existences,” said Deputy Head and Head of Pastoral Care, Mrs Tricia Wilks.
“The empowerment of girls and women around the globe...
Chickens’ motives for crossing the road are often questioned – but pheasants should probably avoid it altogether, new research suggests.
Researchers from the universities of Exeter and Cardiff compared roadkill figures from the 1960s and 2010s – before and after the start of mass release programmes of pheasants for shooting – and found pheasants remain disproportionately likely to be run over compared to other birds.
“There may be a number of reasons why pheasants are so commonly killed on the roads, including their short flight distances and relatively small brains,” said...
Local Vauxhall retailer, Eden Motor Group, recently brewed up a massive £15,200 for Macmillan Cancer Support after taking part in the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’. Eden Motor Group, with dealerships in Exeter, Honiton, Newton Abbot and Torquay, served up slices of cake and numerous cuppas on 29th September in order to raise much needed funds for the charity. What’s more, a group of brave men from the Eden dealership in Exeter were also stripped bare for the cause after having their legs waxed, and a senior member of the Eden management team also took part in an exercise bike marathon...
The results from this year’s Summer Reading Challenge have been revealed, coinciding with the launch of the 2017 Active Life Active Mind programme of Devon library events throughout October.
The 2017 Summer Reading Challenge saw an impressive 10,522 children in Devon aged between four and eleven sign up to read six books during the summer holidays.
All 50 of Devon’s Libraries, run by Libraries Unlimited, held events and activities to inspire children to read throughout their summer break, resulting in 892 children signing up to become new members of Devon Libraries....
Breastfeeding mothers converged on Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) on Thursday (5 October) to see the winning painting in the BP Portrait Award 2017 exhibition (4 October to 3 December) and celebrate breastfeeding.
The world’s most prestigious portrait painting competition came to Exeter straight from the National Portrait Gallery, London. This year’s winner, ‘Breech!’ by Benjamin Sullivan shows the artist’s wife, Virginia, nursing their baby daughter, Edith. Mother and child are locked together in an intimate nursing scene. To celebrate its message of normal...
