Consumers are being urged to think before buying this year’s ‘must have’ for Christmas, a hoverboard, which could be at risk of catching fire or even exploding.
Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service is appealing to Christmas shoppers to follow a 12-point safety checklist (below) if they are thinking of buying a hoverboard or have already purchased one.
Since October 15 more than 17,000 self-balancing scooters – or ‘hoverboards’– have been tested at national entry points due to safety concerns.
Of these, over 15,000 (88 per cent) were found to have significant...
The Creation Station workshops will take place on Tuesday 8th December where children can make hand and footprint Rudolph cards, Wednesday 9th December with a focus on Crafty Christmas characters and Thursday 10th December children get to make Christmas tree decorations and super star snowflakes. Visitors can drop in between 10am – 12pm in Mamma Mia’s restaurant at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park, suitable for all ages to join in with the festive fun.
For more information on ticket prices, visit www.crealy.co.uk/Devon .
The Creation Station workshops will take place on Tuesday 8th December where children can make hand and footprint Rudolph cards, Wednesday 9th December with a focus on Crafty Christmas characters and Thursday 10th December children get to make Christmas tree decorations and super star snowflakes. Visitors can drop in between 10am – 12pm in Mamma Mia’s restaurant at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park, suitable for all ages to join in with the festive fun.
For more information on ticket prices, visit www.crealy.co.uk/Devon .
The Creation Station workshops will take place on Tuesday 8th December where children can make hand and footprint Rudolph cards, Wednesday 9th December with a focus on Crafty Christmas characters and Thursday 10th December children get to make Christmas tree decorations and super star snowflakes. Visitors can drop in between 10am – 12pm in Mamma Mia’s restaurant at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park, suitable for all ages to join in with the festive fun.
For more information visit www.crealy.co.uk/Devon.
Massive demand meant that tickets to TEDxExeter 2016 sold out faster than ever before on Tuesday.
Tickets for the live event at the Exeter Northcott Theatre sold out in 20 minutes, and tickets for the simultaneous livestream to the nearby Alumni Auditorium all went before the end of the day.
TEDxExeter is Exeter’s leading festival of ideas, and next year’s conference will be the fifth held in the city. It is also streamed online so that everyone who could not get tickets can still watch it live. Videos of all the talk will also be free to watch online after the event....
An international craft media company, with offices across America and its headquarters in New York, has relocated its UK team to Exeter.
Founded in Newton Abbot in 1961, F+W International, part of American company F+W Media, is a specialist publisher and distributer of art and craft books. The company also boasts a range of successful art and craft based ecommerce companies and distributes David & Charles and Dover Publications.
In its 54 years of operation, F+W Media has witnessed significant changes in the publishing industry. With the rise of eBook sales, increased...
Local Lottery winners have helped a Taunton charity get the festive season underway with a visit to Conquest Centre where they delivered gifts and spread Christmas cheer.
Five winners from across the South West, with a combined fortune of over £10 million, joined forces to spend a day volunteering at the Centre.
Jenn Burston from Exeter, Dione and Richard Buss from Bridgwater, and Paul and Denise Hardware from Street, pulled on their wellies and got stuck in to help with yard duties, painting and supporting riding lessons.
Devon-based Hospicecare has been given a welcome boost thanks to a generous donation from David Wilson Homes.
The developer was on the lookout for a local charity which could make good use of the furniture from the show homes at Rougemont Park in Exeter ahead of the launch of a brand new phase at the development and the opening of new show homes.
Items that were donated included beds, sofas, dining tables and chairs, pictures, ornaments and lamps which are now on sale in the charity’s Fore Street store in Exeter.
“A massive thank you to all the team at David Wilson...
