Tickets for a fashion show in Exeter organised to raise funds for a charity that delivers health, wellbeing and drug prevention education to children and young people are on sale now.
The latest high street fashions will be on parade when Life Education Wessex, which helps children across Exeter and Devon to make healthy choices, holds its event in the University of Exeter's Reed Hall on Thursday, February 9.
The £15 per head ticket price includes cheese and wine before the show, which is hosted and choreographed by the Travelling Trends organisation, followed by a charity...
Seaton Wetlands local nature reserve has an off-road mobility Tramper which is available to hire for those with limited mobility.
East Devon District Council's Countryside service, which runs Seaton Wetlands is asking members of the public to help come up with a name for the Tramper vehicle.
All entries are to be submitted to the team by Wednesday 1 March. The team will put the selection of names up for public vote on social media. The winning name will be announced on Friday 10 March 2017, to mark the start of the national Disabled Access Day weekend.
In the build up to World Cancer Day on February 4th, CLIC Sargent are encouraging locals to raise vital funds and awareness for CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people.
When cancer strikes young lives CLIC Sargent helps families limit the damage cancer causes beyond their health.
Cancer affects every part of life, for the young person and their families – relationships, confidence, money, school, and work. CLIC Sargent care teams will fight tirelessly to minimize the damage it causes.
Mum2mum market (as seen on Dragon’s den!!) – America hall, February 5th 10.30 – 12.30 Buy top quality pre loved baby, children’s and maternity goods at a fraction of their high street price – all great brands in top condition. At mum2mum market there’s a huge selection of just about everything… There will be over 20 stalls brimming with bargains. Free goody bags for the first 100 people through the door. Free car parking Refreshment and cake stall Katherine Newman photography will also be there with her pop up studio and has an exclusive special offer on the day. A few of the items...
Residents with a keen interest in Devon’s wonderful coast and countryside are being invited to join the Devon Countryside Access Forum (DCAF).
Supported by Devon County Council, the Forum is an independent and statutory advisory body, established under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, aimed at helping make the great outdoors more accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
Its 16 members, all with varied interests from walking and riding to land management and conservation, meet several times a year to consider policy issues to improve countryside access and...
A Cranbrook school’s library is set to invest in a range of new books after receiving a cash boost from a leading South West housebuilder.
Persimmon Homes South West has awarded the Cranbrook Education Campus with a £1,000 cash influx, naming them as a Community Champion.
The Community Champions initiative supports two charities in the South West each month, with donations up to £1,000. Nationally, the scheme has seen over £1million handed to good causes.
Cranbrook Education Campus opened in September 2015 and is used as a through school for pupils from two to 16...
This January SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, is urging the people of Devon to build on their New Year’s resolutions and learn new skills, whilst giving something back to their local Armed Forces community, by becoming a new volunteer.
In 2016, volunteers for SSAFA Devon supported 585 veterans and their families in need in the county. The military charity, which has supported currently serving members of our Armed Forces, veterans and their families for over 131 years, is seeing the requests for support from this group increase and become more complex.
Ricky Pellow says his Exeter Chiefs will need to be "up for fight" ahead of tomorrow's latest Anglo-Welsh encounter against Wasps at Sandy Park (3pm).
After two rounds of battle, the Chiefs are positioned second in Pool 2, a point adrift of the Ospreys, who play host to Bristol in Bridgend.
Cornishman Pellow is well aware the Chiefs must not only make the most of home advantage this weekend against their Premiership counterparts, but at the same time produce a performance that keeps them very much in the hunt for qualification entering into the final round in a week's time...
Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed from 10pm on Friday 27 January until 5am on Monday 30 January for ongoing widening improvements.
The closure is needed to enable a bridge to be lifted into place over the mainline railway in the early hours of Sunday morning. The bridge lift is weather-dependent and may be subject to cancellation in the event of high winds.
The bridge is one of the project’s key pieces of new infrastructure for walkers and cyclists, which will create more space for motorists on the carriageway.
The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road...
Building relationships is key to stopping the cycle of violence, says UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and Emmy and Peabody award-winning documentary film director, Deeyah Khan.
Born in Norway to immigrant parents of Pashtun and Punjabi ancestry, she experienced many of the difficulties Muslim children growing up in European countries can face today. Aged 17, she fled from Norway confused, lost and torn between cultures. She chose film and music as the language for her social activism, not a gun.
