Christmas is just around the corner but as the shops start to get busier, Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a day away from the crowds.
The annual Christmas celebration at the historic Cricklepit Mill may only be a few minute’s walk from the High Street, but to the tired Christmas shopper it will feel like a world away.
Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Saturday 7 December from 10.30am to 3.30pm and is a day of free family activities.
Visitors will have the chance to make their own willow star Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their tree at home. There...
House prices are now rising at 6.5% according to figures from the Nationwide Building Society. The mortgage lender also claims that the average UK house and flat price has risen to £174,566 the highest since the April 2008. The numbers suggest that the housing market is making a strong recovery since the recession. Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said: “UK house prices rose by 0.6% in November taking the annual rate of increase to 6.5% - the strongest pace since July 2010, though prices are still around 6% below the all-time high recorded in late...
Paignton pier is to be sold off for around £1.8m by current owners. The pier is currently owned by Mitchell Leisure Investments, who have operated the stores and arcade on the pier since 1994. In this time the company has spent more than £1.8m investing in the pier including an extension of the arcade and a restoration of the pier’s open decking. Emergency repairs were carried out in 2008 after a major structural fault was found in one of the supporting columns. The sale of the pier is being handled by GVA Hotels and Leisure, who will negociate an offer on the pier and the concession...
Christmas is just around the corner but as the shops start to get busier, Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a day away from the crowds.
The annual Christmas celebration at the historic Cricklepit Mill may only be a few minute’s walk from the High Street, but to the tired Christmas shopper it will feel like a world away.
Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Saturday 7 December from 10.30am to 3.30pm and is a day of free family activities.
Visitors will have the chance to make their own willow star Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their tree at home. There...
St Loye’s Foundation, the Exeter and North Devon based charity which provides employment, training and care services for people wishing to become more independent, has appointed a new Chair of its Board of Trustees. Graham Faulkner is a qualified social worker who has had over 40 years experience in the charitable, private and local government sectors including being Chief Executive of the Epilepsy Society, General Secretary and Deputy Chief Executive with the Leonard Cheshire Foundation and Chief Executive of Rehab UK, a charity that, like St Loye’s, specialises in vocational...
Exeter is set to be the regional leader in crime scene forensics serving the whole of the South West saving as much as £6.6 million by 2019.
Exeter will be the home of the main chemical and fingerprint lab in the South West replacing the individual labs run by each of the regions five police forces. A second chemical lab will be set up in Gloucestershire and a second finger print lab will be opened in Portishead to provide a complementry service.
The current system costs the five forces around £10.8m and it is forecasted that the move could save up to £6.6m by 2019....
The University of Exeter has attracted around £40 million to train PhD Students in a funding ‘clean sweep’.
The funding has come by successfully securing a range of prestigious Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) from nearly all of the UK’s major research councils. The Partnerships have been awarded at a time when the Research councils are planning the establishment of doctoral training centres to concentrate funding for doctoral training into a smaller number of high quality institutions.
By securing the partnerships University of Exeter has further improved its standing...
There are growing concerns for Stuart Glanville who has been missing for nearly two weeks.
Stuart, 50, was last seen outside of the Spar shop in Heathfield on Sunday 17 November. When he was last seen Stuart was wearing a backpack, coat and trousers. He also wears a leg brace on his right leg and walks with the aid of two crutches. Stuart is regarded as a vulnerble adult.
If anyone has seen Stuart or has any information regarding his current whereabouts then please contact the police on 101 quoting police reference 523 281113.
Sapphire Living Space welcomed guests to an evening of art and entertainment to kick off the winter celebrations.
Guests enjoyed an evening of Winter Wonderland with drinks and canapes. They were entertained with Christmas food demonstrations by Daniel Dennis, Art by Christine Allison, a range of gifts including interior design ideas by Hugh Dunford Wood.
