A popular city hotel is experiencing a record number of bookings from across Devon this Christmas.
The Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel will be hosting a number of party nights over the Christmas period with a Roaring 20’s theme.
Currently, the hotel is expecting over 3,500 guests, almost double the amount of guests who attended the Moulin Rouge themed parties last year.
Guests will be greeted upon arrival with a complimentary drink followed by a three course festive dinner. The event will also include a disco, complete with a DJ and photo booth.
Staff from Thomson Reuters are helping Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum save a hoard of 22,888 Roman coins for Devon; by volunteering their time, they have raised over £1,500.
The money was raised through the Thomson Reuters Community Champion Awards. Their Dollars for Doers program allows employees to show support for the causes they are most passionate about and turn their volunteer time into a grant.
About the hoard
The hoard comprises 22,888 4th-century Roman coins and is the third largest hoard ever found. It was unearthed by a local metal detectorist on...
Improvements to Turks Head Junction in Honiton will get underway on Monday (9 November).
The current T-junction meets Exeter Road to connect the western end of Honiton to the A30 dual carriageway.
The scheme will change the existing layout to a mini roundabout, along with a zebra crossing on Exeter Road. The overall improvements will reduce traffic queues which can, at times, reach the A30 and create a safety problem.
The work will take 20 weeks, continuing until the end of March, but it is scheduled to be complete before the Easter holidays.
A Stagecoach South West employee was among the winners at the annual Stagecoach Group Champions Awards.
The awards – now in their sixth year – recognise excellence over six areas including Safety, Health, Community, Customer Service, Environment and Innovation.
At this year’s ceremony Stagecoach South West employee Toby Kay was awarded the Bronze Safety Champion award.
Winners at the event represented Stagecoach Group’s bus, rail, tram and coach businesses in Europe and North America. All received a trophy, cash prize and a two night stay in London incorporating the...
Libraries across Devon are taking part in a national initiative to help people learn new digital skills in order to support economic growth and improve wellbeing.
According to a recent report by the House of Lords, the UK is in danger of falling behind in its digital skills capabilities, which could cost the economy around £2 billion.
In response The Society of Chief Libraries (SCL) and the Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians have joined forces to launch ‘The Universal Learning Offer’.
Bringing together hundreds of unique self-directed learning...
The Environment Agency is urging people and businesses in Devon and Cornwall to be ‘#floodaware’, during its annual Flood Action campaign. Almost 5 million people in England are at risk of flooding. Yet many still haven’t taken these 3 simple steps to protect their family, home and business:
check your flood risk on the Environment Agency’s online flood maps
sign-up for free flood warnings by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188 or by visiting the GOV.UK website
Do you have some handicraft, jewellery, artwork, ceramics, woodwork, textiles or festive food you’d like to sell?
Then book a table at a Christmas fair at Exeter’s new and exciting community centre on Saturday 5 December, 1pm-3pm.
“Come along to The Beacon in Beacon Lane,” said centre manager Richard Cummings. “This will be our first big public event and we want to welcome everyone, both stall holders and local people to come, have a look around, enjoy a fun, festive time, with stalls, refreshments, a visit from Santa and a local choir...
FACT is a new Exeter-based reading group that has been founded by Dave Wilson. The acronym stands for 'For Analysis, Clarity and Truth' as the group focuses on dissecting and discussing nonfiction texts together.
FACT meets monthly to discuss contemporary literature on various topics including: politics, social theory, climate change, economics, and other nonfiction. The purpose of this group is to promote fact-based information relating to current affairs in an informal setting, to understand it together and to enjoy it. We meet once a month in The Bike Shed Theatre bar...
About Us FACT is a reading group that meets monthly to discuss contemporary literature on various topics including: politics, social theory, climate change, economics, and other nonfiction. The purpose of this group is to promote fact-based information relating to current affairs in an informal setting. We meet once a month in The Bike Shed Theatre bar to discuss what the group is reading, and members are welcome to bring along anything they are reading or just come to join the conversation.
Why this group? I have a list of books that I have personally found useful, and am happy to...
CHILDREN’S author Amy Sparkes and illustrator Susie Tyler are coming to a festive market with a difference this year.
And they plan to use their skills to show children and adults how to illustrate, colour and write their own stories.
Events venue Colliton Barton, which is on the main road between Cullompton and Honiton, is playing host to the market on Sunday, November 15, and as well featuring high quality craft items for sale the organisers are inviting visitors to take part in workshops throughout the day.
Helen Bottrill, one of the organisers of the event, said...
