A giant walking ear was the talk of the town when it took to the streets with Exeter hearing specialists to raise awareness of the importance of regular hearing screening and cash for charity.
The team at Specsavers Hearing Centre Exeter were joined by the Specsavers Big Ear as they campaigned for better hearing health awareness in the community and raised a three-figure sum for charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.
Staff collected donations while residents received expert audiology advice and express hearing health checks, with hundreds taking their chance to grab a selfie...
Active Devon is celebrating all things Ping!Exeter with an event at Exeter Castle.
On Thursday 4 September, from 6pm-8pm, Active Devon will be holding ‘Ping of the Castle’, which will feature a workplace table tennis tournament, music and entertainment - all in the name of Ping!Exeter 2014.
There will be food on sale as well with a chance for everyone to get active, have fun and enjoy a celebration of Ping! Exeter. All abilities and all ages welcome, there will be free for all Ping after 8pm at the castle. For more information visit www.activedevon.org/pingofthecastle or...
Town followed up a respectable league draw against Launceston on Saturday with a clinical win in this midweek friendly against lower division opponents.
The fixture was originally due to be played at Minster Park as part of pre-season, but was postponed due to heavy rainfall.
SWPL Division One East side St Martins had a trio of early chances but were halted at the six yard box, and it was the Premier division hosts who soon took the lead.
No. 9 Matt Dawson was left with a tap in after the away keeper parried a strike to his feet in the seventh minute.
Based on T.S Eliot’s ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record- breaking adaptation CATS is directed by Trevor Nunn, with choreography by Gillian Lynne and set and costume design by John Napier. Re-creating the direction and choreography for the tour is Chrissie Cartwright. Including one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most memorable musical scores, spectacular set design, extraordinary costumes and stunning choreography, CATS is a uniquely magical musical.
On just one special night of the year, all Jellicle cats meet at the Jellicle Ball where Old Deuteronomy,...
Stagecoach South West pledged its support for a team of super fit staff who are cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats (LEJOG) to raise money for charity, yesterday (19 August).
The trio - comprised of Jeff Hiscoke, Clive Gillman and Andrew Bradford - left Land’s End on 17 August and are aiming to complete the 1048 miles in just 17 days, arriving in John O’Groats on 2 September. They are using state-of-the-art tracking equipment that will enable supporters, friends and family to monitor their progress, during which they will be covering up to 90 miles in a single day.
Exeter's Conservative prospective MP delivered an upbeat message to the Prime Minister during his visit to the city.
Dom Morris spoke to the PM about Exeter's economic recovery, the crisis in Iraq as well as highlighting some issues closer to home.
The Prime Minister made the visit after announcing a major extension of a flagship national scheme to get truanting children back to school, adults into work and antisocial behaviour under control.
In addition to the emphasis on family friendly policies, Dom was keen to highlight to the Prime Minister the conservative-led...
Police in Chudleigh are appealing for information following attacks on business premises. A total of nine commercial burglaries occurred overnight sometime between 9.45pm on Monday 18 August and 5am on Tuesday 19 August at the Xpressway Business Park located on the outskirts of Chudleigh. The offenders entered each commercial unit by forcing the front shutters and also caused damage to fire doors inside.
Thousands of pounds worth of goods were stolen, including building and plumbing materials, vending machines and cash. At one premise a total of 10 unique electric mopeds known as ‘...
UNISON is warning Devon County Council not to let the consultation responses it received on its proposals for the future of the library service to fall on deaf ears.
The union’s warning comes after the Council released figures last week on the number of people who took part in the consultation.
Andy Bowman, Branch Chair at UNISON Devon County Branch, said: “Whilst it’s great that thousands of people have responded, it doesn’t take a genius to work out that the response rate was so high because the people of Devon are seriously concerned about the Council’s proposals and...
Two local businessmen have teamed up to launch Business Doctors, the UK's fastest growing support service for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), and a brand new operation for Exeter and Devon.
David Meek and Jon Axon, both of Devon, provide support and strategic advice to owners and directors of SMEs.
David has 30 years' experience in managing big teams in customer-oriented businesses, particularly car dealerships. He's very experienced at recruiting, sales and marketing and end-to-end business strategy.
Jon's complementary background lies in the leisure...
