Enjoy pie and mash before listening to Exeter Chiefs’ Head Coach Rob Baxter discuss the Chiefs’ rise from the Championship to Aviva Premiership title contenders.
Rob is an enthralling speaker and this is set to be a fascinating evening for Chiefs novices and experts alike.
Food on the evening will be a Chunk 'Tomahawk' Pie, filled with steak, bacon and borlotti beans in a rich Jack Daniels BBQ sauce, served with creamy mash (a vegetarian alternative will be available).
Tickets are £20, which includes food, and can be booked at www.sandypark.co.uk/book
Sight loss charity RNIB are inviting you to join us for this year’s Tea for RNIB on Thursday 23rd March by hosting your own Tea party or cake sale and help support thousands of people living with sight loss in Devon and Cornwall.
All you need to do is ask everyone you know either at work, school, college or even at home to bake something yummy, set a time and place for your tea party and ask everyone who attends to make a small donation to RNIB.
Emily was just one and a half when she was diagnosed with a sight loss condition. RNIB have been a huge part of her life since she...
Police were called at around 9.40pm on Thursday 23rd of February with reports of an altercation between Oxford Road and York Road, near Sidwell Street in Exeter.
It is believed that the victim, a local man in his 30’s was attacked by three black men who later fled the scene in a vehicle. The victim sustained a knife injury to the buttocks and remains in hospital in a stable condition.
It is believed that all four men knew each other and Police enquiries are underway.
Anyone who witnessed the altercation or who has any information that can help police with their...
Devon County Council has joined forces with local and regional authorities across six other European countries on a new four year research project, aimed at reducing the amount of food waste in the supply chain.
The project, called ECOWASTE4FOOD, is funded by the Interreg Europe programme and includes authorities from France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Finland and Poland.
The first two years of the project will involve research to discover and share best practice and innovations for reducing food waste in each of the partner countries.
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, winners of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service in 2016, is looking to further strengthen its Board with the appointment of two additional Trustees.
The charity is particularly keen to recruit:
• A vice-chair with experience of chairing meetings and contributing to strategy development, and
• A trustee with experience and skills in marketing, communications and public relations
In addition to the specific experience and skills required for the roles, those applying must be able to attend at least eight...
A Mid Devon primary has improved so much that every aspect of school life is now rated good or better.
And a new report by independent education inspectors from the school standards agency, Ofsted, says Two Moors Primary in Tiverton is well placed to get even better.
Two years ago Ofsted told Two Moors that it required improvements.
Now, following a two-day inspection, Ofsted says that the school is good across the board.
Inspectors rated its overall effectiveness as good along with the effectiveness of the leadership and management, the quality of teaching...
Rob Baxter may be wary of the threat Newcastle Falcons pose to his Exeter side, but insists its challenges such as tomorrow that his Chiefs outfit need to overcome to achieve their seasonal objectives. With just six rounds of the scheduled Aviva Premiership season remaining, the jostling for key positions at both ends of the table is start to intensify and Baxter knows this is the time where teams need to start delivering. Having not lost in the top flight since Bath won at Sandy Park in late October, Devon’s finest have positioned themselves nicely into the play-off places and have their...
Police have released images of a number of antiques stolen during a burglary at a property in Colyton.
The incident took place at an unoccupied property in Gullyshoot, Colyton, East Devon, between 1st and 3rd February.
The following distinctive antique pieces stolen.
Silver Items:
A William IV Castle Top Snuff box (2 7/8" long); the hinged cover chased with a view of Windsor Castle and having a cast foliage decorated thumb piece; the base with engine turned decoration and having a rectangular cartouche with an engraved monogram; gilt lined interior....
A popular coffee club is to celebrate its sixth anniversary with the King of Rock and Roll, thanks to Tesco Extra Exeter Vale. Countess Wear Coffee Club, based at the 100 Club, Wear Barton Road, Exeter, has become a key part of the local community. Tesco Extra Exeter Vale marked its anniversary by putting on an Elvis Dance party featuring an Elvis impersonator and his eight-piece dream band. Tesco’s support for the event was co-ordinated by the store’s Community Champion Jo Evans. Jo and volunteers from the Russell Way store were on hand to help set up for the show and provide the...
The launch event for the Big Devon March went off with a blast as 28 staff from across Devon came together to pledge their support to get their workplaces walking more during March.
The Big Devon March is a Devon-wide walking campaign being run by Active Devon on behalf of Devon County Council. It is specifically designed to help employers to take their first steps to getting everyone in their office more active in simple, achievable and free ways.
“There are so many simple ways to walk more every day” said Scott Kendall from Active Devon, who ran one of the workshops at...
