Killerton will continue its tradition of festive fun in a bigger way than ever when the estate throws open its doors to the public from Saturday 22 November until Sunday 4 January, 11am-4pm. Visitors will be greeted by the beautifully transformed house themed on the classic Nutcracker story. The outdoors will also have a festive feel with family activities in the historic, twinkling parkland. The National Trust property, just outside of Exeter, invites visitors on a fairy tale journey to discover the story of The Nutcracker. Each room in the historic house will be adorned with elaborate,...
The community-owned Real Food Store is asking the community to give generously to the Exeter Foodbank in the run up to Christmas.
The Store have partnered with the vInspired’s Team V programme to host a food donation day on the 26th November. Shoppers, suppliers and the community are invited to donate essentials to help create emergency food packages for those facing immediate hardship in Exeter.
3,981 people received a 3 day emergency supply package from Exeter’s Foodbank over the last year. But the vInspired campaign is also looking behind the numbers to raise awareness...
Police in Exeter are appealing for information following three linked sexual assaults.
Two assaults occurred along the footpath which runs alongside the River Exe opposite the Quay area of Exeter and down towards Double Locks public house.
On both occasions the offender approached the female victims on a bicycle and touched them inappropriately before riding off.
The first incident occurred at around 5pm on Tuesday 11th November, up river from the Double Locks public house.
A man approached the female victim on a bicycle and sexually assaulted her before...
Works are well underway on the new Matford Green Business Park, with SWH Civils as the Principle Contractor for Civil Engineering and Infrastructure operations.
The major extension to the established Matford Park and Marsh Barton employment areas is recognised as Exeter’s largest commercial and trade centre.
Working with Eagle Land, SWH has provided the infrastructure for the first two stages of the new 20acre business development, which will generate 46,500 square meters of employment space, including pubs, restaurants and retail facilities.
This Saturday (22 November) Cotley Farm Christmas Trees will be visiting Princesshay to showcase their high quality non-drop Christmas Trees.
Between 1pm-3pm there will be two real life Reindeer for you to meet and stroke. Reindeer are beautiful creatures which charm both the young and old, come along to get in the festive spirit and have your photo taken with a Reindeer!
Cotley Farm Christmas Trees are available from Matford Home Farm, Exeter, EX2 8XT from December 1st. The farm is just 10 minutes from the centre of Exeter and is situated next door to the Devon Hotel....
Part of Theatre West’s autumn season ‘The One Day Project’Theatre West presents Icarus in Love, a new play written by Edson Burton, part of the company’s intriguing autumn season ‘The One Day Project’. The season features five new plays which all take their inspiration from the global happenings of one day in history - 1 October 2013.
Icarus in Love, opens on 25 November and runs until 6 December at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter.
It will be preceded by Drifters, a short play by Martin Malcolm.
Set in the swinging 60s, Icarus in Love tells the story of lovers Reg and...
The Magdalen Chapter is delighted to announce it has been named Silver Large Hotel of the Year in the Devon Tourism Awards.
The announcement was made at a star-studded award ceremony held at the brand new ‘Palazzo’ at Highbullen Hotel, Golf & Country Club on Wednesday evening.
The hotel fought off tough competition from over 130 entries – a 25% increase on the previous year. General Manager Fiona Moores, Deputy General Manager Louise Todd and Head of Sales & Revenue Hayley Coy joined almost 300 guests at The Devon Tourism Awards where the announcement was made....
The owners of a cleaning and restoration firm operating across Devon have celebrated their first year in business with an ‘excellent’ rating from their first annual customer survey.
Andrew and Claire Garman purchased their ServiceMaster Clean franchise in October 2013 after relocating to Devon from the Home Counties and have enjoyed a successful first year in business.
The business, which has high standards of customer service, undertook a customer survey to ensure satisfaction was met all across the board. The results of the survey showed that 94% of customers found their...
The RSPCA is appealing for information after two young rabbits were found dumped in a pet carrier next to bins in Exmouth.
The two bunnies were discovered at 8.30am on Friday 14 November near to the entrance of flats in an alleyway off High Street, next to the Famous Ship pub. They were inside a bright blue plastic pet carrier.
It is thought that the rabbits may have been left there some time during the night and, despite having no food, water or bedding in the carrier, both were in good condition.
The rabbits, a male (pictured) and a female, are both grey with...
The first of the season’s eagerly awaited point to points takes place on Sunday November 30th at Black Forest Lodge, Kenton near Exeter off the A380 starting at 12 noon with the first race.
An exhilarating curtain raiser for amateur horse racing nationally, the Black Forest Club Point to Point, organised by The Black Forest Club combined hunts of Mid Devon and Silverton, has attracted over 80 entries and some of the best competitors in their field.
Courtesy of the landowners the Earl and Countess of Devon, every jump on the 3-mile point to point course can be seen by race-...
