Devon

'Off the Surface' exhibition captures a passion for embroidery

Saturday 20 May – Sunday 9 July At Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9A 'Off the Surface' is a collaboration between the Devon Guild of Craftsmen and The Royal School of Needlework (RSN), London. This new textile exhibition showcases contemporary, hand embroidered work inspired by treasures from the past. It draws upon a world-renowned collection of 2,500 unique and priceless embroidery pieces, held at the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court. The Collection also includes 60,000 designs,...

Local companies including LV=Exeter, Brend Hotels, Isca Barum Insurance Brokers, RGB Building Supplies and Thomson Reuters have signed up to sponsor paint stations at Children’s Hospice South West’s Rainbow Run, being held at Westpoint Arena near Exeter in June. Naomi Dymond, Corporate Fundraiser at the charity’s Little Bridge House hospice near Barnstaple said: ‘We are thrilled these wonderful local companies have chosen to support us. Their sponsorship is vital to ensuring we can continue to run the event which brings much needed funds into the hospice, and we’d like to say a huge thank...

Momentum is continuing to ebb in the South West housing market as both newly agreed sales and buyer interest remains flat in April. The results of the RICS UK Residential Market Survey, April 2017, general consensus point to new instructions continue to drop in the region. Anecdotal evidence cites a lack of choice; uncertainty due to the calling of an early election; and the ramifications of stamp duty changes as factors hampering activity.

The lack of choice for would-be buyers across the South West is still a key issue and in April new instructions remained negative for a third...

A memorial plaque commemorating Penguin Books founder Sir Allen Lane was unveiled today (10 May) at Exeter St David’s railway station. The orange plaque, commissioned by Sir Allen Lane’s daughter Clare Morpurgo and designed by Penguin Random House, recognises Sir Allen’s contribution to British publishing and commemorates the location where he conceived the iconic sixpenny paperback. For the first time, the sixpenny paperback made quality literature accessible to a wide audience, sparking the paperback revolution and the beginning of Penguin Books.

The unveiling of the plaque is...

Motorists are being asked to help save lives by lending their support to My Red Thumb Day (Thursday 11 May).

The annual campaign highlights the dangers of driving and riding while using hand-held mobile devices. To coincide with the day, #MyRedThumb has launched a new road safety video which aims to encourage passengers to speak out against drivers using their phones in order to help reduce the risk of a crash.

Since being launched in Devon in 2014, My Red Thumb Day has gone on to become a national event. This year it is hoped that thousands of people will show their...

Local artisans and talented crafts people are coming together to exhibit at the Devon County Show on May 18, 19 and 20 held at Westpoint, Exeter.

A collection of soap makers, leather workers, jewellers, artists, candle makers and many others will be setting up shop in a canvas marquee which would easily cover a premier league football pitch.

The Crafts and Gardens feature is nearly 12,000 square metres and will highlight the popularity of hand-made items, often using centuries-old techniques.

Emma Rhodes of Emma’s Soaps from Strete in South Devon was inspired to...

Two Medicine students at the University of Exeter Medical School are behind an upcoming book that aims to empower people with cancer by sharing their inspirational stories.

Students Bogdan Chiva Giurca, 23, and Navin Nagesh, 25, raised funds for a project to help people with cancer share their personal inspirational stories. They came up with the idea of a book written by people with cancer to inspire others affected by the disease.

The two students enlisted support from the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and FORCE Cancer Charity, which provides support to...

Exeter City Football Club has today confirmed that work will start on its stadium improvement project this summer - after more than two years of complex negotiations.

Contracts to commence the work have been signed and developers plan to begin construction next month.

Julian Tagg, Exeter City FC chairman, said: ‘We are delighted to announce that contracts have finally been signed for the stadium improvement works at St James Park. This is the culmination of over two-and-a-half years of incredibly complex negotiations.’

The project began with a feasibility study in...

Families have the chance to try a range of water based activities at the Grand Western Canal Country Park’s ’Fun on the Water' day later this month.

Stand-up paddle boarding, rowing boat and Canadian Canoe hire sessions as well as model boating and pond dipping are on offer.

The event is being held at the Grand Western Canal Basin on Saturday 13 May 2017 between 11am and 3pm.

Professional stand-up paddleboarding instructor Rob McPaddling will hold a free taster session.

If you want to give it a go please make sure you bring a spare set of clothes and towel...

Over St George’s Day weekend, hundreds of flower enthusiasts visited Poltimore House just outside Exeter for the first ever Poltimore Flower Festival.

Dozens of stunning floral designs staged throughout the Grade II listed property by 45 students past and present of Devon’s acclaimed Academy of Floral Art brought Poltimore House to life. “It was such a real privilege for us to bring Poltimore into bloom for St George’s Day,” said Julie Collins, Principal of The Academy of Floral Art. “At the Academy of Floral Art, we are always seeking out valuable design experiences for our...