Congratulations to Patricia Peralta, from Exeter, winner of our Monopoly: Exeter Edition board game.
Thank you to everyone who entered.
The correct answer to the question “who is on Mayfair on the new Exeter Monopoly board?” is, of course, Exeter Cathedral.
The Exeter edition is now on its third print-run. Games are available to buy at all good toy and book stores including at Toys R Us, Smyths, Waitrose, Waterstones and WH Smith and online, including at www.amazon.co.uk
South West Water has been ordered to pay over £300,000 in fines and costs after polluting a Devon watercourse in a case brought by the Environment Agency.
Plymouth Crown Court heard how a combination of equipment failure and poor management on the part of South West Water led to poorly treated sewage entering the Craddock stream, downstream from its Ashill Sewage Treatment Works, near Cullompton.
The Environment Agency found pollution in the stream in September 2013 and again in December 2013 which affected a 400 metre stretch of water and impacted on river life.
Exeter’s only green Father Christmas will be visiting Cricklepit Mill on Sunday 6th December for a day of family fun.
The annual Christmas celebration at Devon Wildlife Trust’s historic mill is only a few minutes’ walk from the High Street and offers families a chance to take a break from the shops and get creative with Christmas crafts! Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Sunday 6th December from 11am – 4pm and is a day of free family activities. Visitors will have the chance to have a go at willow weaving and making natural Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their...
30 November 2015. Rydon Farm Bed and Breakfast in Woodbury, near Exeter, was delighted to receive a Gold Award at the Devon Tourism Awards held at The Holiday Inn, Plymouth on 26 November.
First time entrants to these prestigious awards, Rydon Farm picked up Gold in the ‘B&B, Guest Accommodation and Inn of the Year' category.
The 16th Century Devon longhouse has been occupied by the Glanvill family for several generations and has been run as a B&B and working dairy farm by owners Philip and Sally for 28 years.
Sally Glanvill said: "This is the first year we...
With the festive season nearly upon us, Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, is organising a series of twelve ‘Lights of Love’ evenings across the UK for parents, family and friends of those whose baby has died.
In Exeter, the non-denominational evening of traditional carols, inspirational readings and beautiful musical performances will be hosted at St Thomas’ Methodist Church, 110-111 Cowick Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1JE on Friday 4th December at 7.30pm.
Those attending this service will be able to add a special message in memory of their son or daughter to...
Arts groups, organisations and artists in Exeter are being invited to apply for grants from the City Council.
Exeter City Council’s Arts Annual Core and Project Grant Fund for 2016/17 will be open for application from Tuesday (1 December).
The funds are available to provide annual core support or one off projects to Exeter based organisations in 2016/17 that aim to benefit residents of Exeter or improve access to the arts and increase participation in arts activity by all of Exeter’s diverse communities
Core Funding applications will only be accepted from fully...
Congratulations to Exeter School pupil John Dunlop who has been cast, alongside another boy, as Tiny Tim in the Christmas production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Northcott, running 4 December - 3 January 2016.
The trailer featuring Year 8 Exeter School pupil John can be seen here .
FabLab Devon, in association with FabLab Plymouth at Plymouth College of Art, is offering a range of free FabLab digital fabrication laboratory workshops to members of the public, in FabLab Devon, which is based at Exeter Library, beginning on Monday 30 November.
The workshops will offer an introduction to FabLab processes through the use of cutting-edge technology such as 3D printing, 3D scanning, laser cutting and 3D design.
This is an excellent opportunity to find out first-hand about the potential offered by 3D printing and FabLab technology. All materials and expert...
Two Devon based charities have donated a new ultrasound scanner to the Vascular Access team at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital to help them care for patients with cancer.
FORCE Cancer Charity and the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) jointly donated the machine to give the team more flexibility when preparing patients to receive chemotherapy treatment on the hospital’s oncology and haematology wards.
The ultrasound scanner is used by a specialist nurse to find a suitable vein to insert a long thin tube or line to administer chemotherapy drugs through. The new machine will...
The Exeter Community Energy Share Offer, which has been running since November 7th, closed on Thursday, having reached an astonishing investment figure of £390,000.
ECOE have been raising funds via a community share offer to install solar panels on 9 community and commercial buildings across Exeter and East Devon. This Share Offer was due to run for only three weeks so investors can qualify for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax relief which closes for community energy organizations on Nov 29th. The Share Offer was expected to raise only a part of the total £390,000...
