This Easter weekend Wyevale Garden Centre in Sidmouth welcomes visitors in to celebrate the long weekend – and there’s something for everyone! Hop along to find Flopsy the Easter Bunny and enjoy savings on outdoor plants and furniture.
The Big Easter Weekend
Easter Bunny Hunt: Find Flopsy Friday, 25th March, Saturday, 26th March & Monday, 28th March 9:00am-6:00pm
Find the six bunnies hidden around the garden centre and answer their questions to receive a Flopsy sticker!
Nigel Coombs, Garden Centre Manager at Sidmouth, said: “We’re excited to welcome in...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted on the Quay in Exeter on Sunday 20 March 2016.
A 62-year-old man from Exeter was walking along the canal at 9pm when he was approached by two young males on bikes who then pushed him into the river. As a result, the man suffered from hypothermia and an ambulance was called.
Acting Sergeant Andy Boundy said: “We are keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at this time and may have witnessed the incident.
“We know that there were people around because the man was helped out of the water by members of...
Princesshay is offering a free recruitment service to its occupiers.
‘Recruit Princesshay’ is an initiative developed by The Crown Estate to place skilled candidates into positions within Princesshay as well as the surrounding area.
The free service will be introduced this spring and will welcome Hannah Latty, a Workplace Co-ordinator who will deliver the service. Hannah will arrange visits with local businesses in order to understand the current and future recruitment needs of the organisation.
Recruit Princesshay will help to find skilled candidates who live in...
Will a possible Brexit, the slowdown in China, and a tumbling oil price have an impact on the deals market in the South West?
Recent research by Experian revealed that a total of 535 deals were completed in the region last year - an increase of 15.3 per cent on the previous 12 months. If the trend continues then the South West could expect to see even more deals completed in 2016.
John Panteli, a partner at Grant Thornton, believes that because of the strength and diversity of mid-market corporates in the South West we shouldn’t necessarily see the uncertainty surrounding...
The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has signed up to two high profile projects which cement its commitment to improving the experience of patients with Dementia and their families when in hospital.
The RD&E has just become the 40th member of the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance, a local organisation working towards making Exeter a dementia friendly city.
By joining the Alliance, the hospital has committed to introduce practical actions as well as a three year strategy which includes promoting their dementia and delirium care plan, easy identification of patients,...
Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced a new programme of shows that will take place at The Great Hall on the University of Exeter’s Streatham campus.
Extending the range of work that is presented by the theatre, the new shows announced include 10cc in Concert, Jimmy Osmond in Concert, YolanDa Brown and Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams and Chinese State Circus.
Exeter Northcott has also announced new shows from their autumn season which are now on sale. These include Duchy Opera’s One Fine Day, X Factor winner Matt Cardle: Intimate and Live, Globe Theatre’s The Two...
The theme of our annual flower festival at Crediton Parish Church is ‘Outside the Box’.
Enjoy eye-catching floral arrangements in and around boxes of all kinds – from romantic, poignant, witty to quirky.
A major fund raising event towards the on-going maintenance and upkeep of this fine 15th Century Grade 1 listed building, Crediton Parish Church is thought by some to be one of the finest parish churches of its kind in Devon.
The floral exhibition takes place Saturday 4th June – Thurs 9th June at 10.00am – 6pm, except Sunday at 11am – 6pm.
Figures released today (23 March) by the RSPCA reveal that people being convicted for cruelty in many areas of the South West is on the rise, whilst the number of animals being rescued is also increasing across the region.
Courts in the South West have seen an increase in the number of people convicted for crimes relating to animal welfare, particularly in some of the larger counties. In seven out of 13 counties in the RSPCA’s South West region there was an increase in the number of people being convicted in prosecutions taken by the RSPCA. In both Hampshire and Somerset, there was...
Local celebrity Caroline Quentin presented certificates at the RISE Recovery Peer Supporter Graduation.
RISE is a recovery orientated drug and alcohol service delivered across Devon by a partnership of Addaction and EDP Drug & Alcohol Services.
The nine graduates were recognised for completing their training course as peer supporters, who will now go on to help RISE service users overcome substance misuse issues. Former service users themselves, they will lead by example at the Devon alcohol and drug service, inspiring others with their own recovery journeys. The...
Early morning commuters will be able to use the A396, north of Cove, Tiverton, every day from the end of this week until the completion of road works in May.
The round-the-clock closure of the A396 to enable a new safety barrier to be built, is scheduled to come to an end on Thursday evening, March 24th.
From then until the completion of the works, scheduled for May 14th, 2016, the A396 will be open to traffic under two-way traffic lights, either all day or during the rush hour and evening periods.
From Thursday, March 24th until April 4th 24hour traffic control...
