The Donkey Sanctuary are holding their summer fair on Sunday.
There will be a wide range of activities and displays for the enjoyment of all the family. The fun begins at 10am and admission is free.
A craft tent, trailer rides, Punch and Judy, a barbecue, bouncy castles, face painting, dog agility, a beer tent, and various fun inflatables are just some of the highlights.
Claire Shapcott Events Supervisor says: “Last year was a great success with literally thousands of visitors and we are certain it will be the same again this year! There’s simply something for...
Europe's top circus is choosing to visit Exeter's Alphington Roundabout Circus Field in its 2013 tour after a comeback from several years of non-touring. An event you won't want to miss and a circus show that will be talked about for at least the rest of the year.
Billy Smart's Circus has always been ahead of its time. Billy Smart was probably the most famous name under the British Big Top and now it has been making its first full tour of Great Britain for over 30 years.
Billy Smart's New World Circus began in 1946 when the highly successful showman – known to his family...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says the Aviva Premiership club are edging ever closer to securing a deal to bring New Zealander Romana Graham to Sandy Park.
Baxter says he has been forced to bolster his options in the second row ahead of the new campaign as Tom Hayes is still working on his rehabilitation from back surgery and James Hanks is set to miss the start of the season after breaking his collarbone during the early weeks of pre-season.
It's those issues that have made the Exeter coach turn to the 27-year-old Maori, who has been part of the Kiwi-based Chiefs for...
Leading financial claims management company, Exeter-based EMCAS, is this week marking ten years since the Devon-based business first opened its doors for business. Since this date it has helped over 530,000 customers reclaim more than £400 million in compensation. Today the business is spearheading a series of campaigns to not only raise awareness among consumers of their rights, but to bring pressure on the financial institutions to clean up their acts and pay back consumers what is rightfully theirs. Currently employing over 350 staff, EMCAS is one of the largest financial claims...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service will be opening its doors to the public later this month for a free Family Open Day.
The event at Service Headquarters, Clyst St George, Exeter, on Saturday 17 August, 10am – 4pm, will raise money for the Fire Fighters Charity and Hope for Children.
Phil Martin, Area Manager for Community Safety, said: “This is a great opportunity to provide a day’s entertainment and insight into the work of fire and rescue services as well as providing an opportunity to make people safe.
The Real Food Store, on Exeter's Paris Street, has teamed up with Sitting Firm Chairmakers - a family-run furniture makers based in the heart of England specialising in Windsor chairs - to bring its customers a fantastic new range of products. Customers can now view, try out for themselves and purchase a selection of the furniture in the cafe.
Sarah Collier, a founder member of the Real Food Store said “We are really excited about showcasing this furniture in our café sourced from woodlands in Devon & Dorset, it is a practical way of supporting the creation of a strong ‘wood...
Update: A man with links ot Exeter, who had gone missing from Sawbridgeworth, has been found safe.
Sixty-nine-year-old year old Michael Ashton was last seen at his home address on August 6. Michael was found in the local area this morning (August 8).
Police thanked members of the public and the media are thanked for their assistance.
7 August: Hertfordshire Police have issued an appeal to trace a man with links to Exeter who has gone missing.
69-year-old Michael Ashton was last seen at his home address in Highgate Grove, Sawbridgeworth, on August 6. Michael...
As one of the major success stories of Westcountry sport and business in recent years, an even brighter future exists for the Exeter Chiefs and their Sandy Park home.
Having positioned themselves as one of the top six clubs in English rugby, as well as establishing themselves as a force within the European game, the time has come for you to now share in the success story of the Chiefs.
At the same time, you can play your part in the future growth of Sandy Park, which since its construction in 2006 has established itself as one of the leading conferencing and banqueting...
“Practice at the home is unacceptable,” says Devon County Council following an Ofsted report, yet to be published, that is expected to describe services at one of its children’s facilities as inadequate.
Steps have already been taken to address Ofsted’s concerns within the home at Rifford Road, Exeter, and ‘moving on’ plans for the three young residents are being worked on.
New management has been brought in from another of the Council’s children’s homes, rated ‘good’ by Ofsted.
Prior to the inspection, Barnardos had been commissioned to conduct a thorough review of...
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood has announced that it is greatly expanding its saleroom facilities in Exeter to form a centre of auction excellence, having acquired the remainder of St Edmund's Court in Okehampton Street in Exeter for the purpose. From January 2014, Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood will be conducting all its auction business from one premises.
The St Edmund's Court building that Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood are expanding into will provide office space for the specialist fine art departments, freeing up space in the existing building to enlarge the existing...
