Children at Exminster Pre-school are thrilled to have raised £400 for Sports Relief 2016.
The children, all aged between 2 and 4 years, took part in a sponsored obstacle course organised by Pre-school staff; they carried 1 or 2 litre bottles of water around the obstacle course so they could start to gain an understanding of what some families in Africa have to do in order to get drinking water to their home.
All the money raised by the children at Exminster Pre-school will go to Sports Relief, helping some of the most vulnerable people in both the UK and the world’s poorest...
Superact's Exe-Arts programme is hosting an Open Pottery event on BBC Get Creative Day Everyone is welcome at the Exe-Arts Pottery Open Day on Saturday 2nd April at St David’s Community Centre pottery studio in Exeter.
Superact, a not-for-profit arts & wellbeing organisation based at the Community Centre, are BBC Creative Champions and the event is running as part of the BBC’s day celebration of all things creative. The Exe-Arts initiative has been running since September 2015, with a multitude of open community arts sessions including graffiti, lantern making and photography....
RGB Building Supplies, which was established in 1850, is asking the local community to help it collate a record of its 166 year history.
Now operating out of 16 branches across the region, including one on Alphinbrook Road in Exeter, RGB wants to create an archive of its rich past, detailing the people who worked for the company in years gone by as well as what was going on in the wider community throughout this period.
Therefore, if anyone has old receipts, leaflets, brochures, quotes or photos, or knows someone who has an RGB-related story to tell, the builders merchant...
Parkinson’s UK would like to thank Thrifty Car and Van rental for a fantastic year of fundraising, which has raised nearly £27,000 for the charity.
The partnership with Thrifty, whose head office is in Exeter, Devon, began in 2015 after the firm’s 1,500 employees voted for Parkinson’s UK as their national charity of the year. Thrifty currently operates in 95 locations across the UK, with a fleet of over 12,500 cars and 4,500 vans and minibuses.
Thrifty staff really threw themselves into fundraising, participating in a whole host of events, such as sponsored walks, dress...
Rob Baxter knows his table-topping Exeter Chiefs side are there to be shot at by those chasing similar play-off aspirations in this season’s Aviva Premiership, but it’s a challenge he and his team are clearly relishing with just a handful of games remaining in the scheduled programme.
The Devon club leapfrogged tomorrow’s hosts Saracens to the summit courtesy of last weekend’s 20-12 victory over Northampton Saints and their credentials will be put firmly to the test this weekend by the defending champions, who will be swelled by the return of all of their Six Nations stars....
To coincide with the fly-through footage of Bridge Road in Exeter, Devon County Council takes a look back at how the route has developed over the years.
The widening improvements are the latest chapter in the history of this busy commuter route into the city.
The road and structures along the route have evolved to cope with changes in demand, and increasing traffic levels.
Across the county, Devon County Council maintains over 3,000 bridges. More than 50 of these are along the course of the River Exe alone and some of the key crossings are on Bridge Road. With so...
Staff at Specsavers in Exeter donned their favourite hats today to raise money for Brain Tumour Research’s Wear A Hat Day.
Stephen Auty, store director at Specsavers Exeter, says: "Eye exams can be a vital tool in detecting brain tumours from an early stage but the rest is up to the hard work of the hospitals and Brain Tumour Research. This is our small way of helping to raise awareness of the fantastic work that the charity does."
Specsavers Exeter is equipped with the latest ophthalmic technology including a state-of-the-art digital retinal camera. This takes a digital...
The University of Exeter Men’s rugby team is officially the best student team in the UK, after winning the British University and College Sports (BUCS) Championship at Twickenham last night.
A dramatic late drop-goal from James Doe sealed the win in an exciting victory over Loughborough at the home of English rugby.
The University of Exeter headed into the final after an unbeaten campaign and as the Number 1 ranked University for Rugby in the UK.
The game was memorable and hard-fought, with a final score of 21-19. Exeter Captain Sam Skinner, who also plays for...
Devon County Council has released a fly-through video and aerial photographs of Bridge Road, Exeter, capturing the route in the early stages of being widened.
The footage by Matt Cranfield, of Skyflicks, can be viewed here and provides a birds-eye view of the road at the start of the improvement scheme which got underway last month.
The rarely seen view of the road shows how the route looks and will provide an interesting comparison once the work is completed next year.
Work on site has so far concentrated on the southbound side of Countess Wear Bridge. Utilities...
Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend.
THEATRE
This Land Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter How far down do you own the land you stand on? Bea and Joseph are re-kindling their love. But, with the arrival of a fracking company ready to dig, the village where they live is falling apart. Through the lives of a young couple, This Land tells a story of community, belonging and the ground beneath our feet. What does the place where you live mean to you? What happens when someone else comes along and stakes their claim? Tickets: £10 (£8...
