Come rain or shine, there is plenty of fun and adventure to keep the whole family entertained at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth this February half term.
With free admission and free parking, The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth is a great value option this February half term. Open from 9.30am until 4pm every day (winter opening hours), enjoy the great outdoors and meet some of the 500 donkeys, mules and hinnies who are cared for at the Sidmouth site.
Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty along the stunning Jurassic Coast, explorers young and old can discover mile upon...
Exeter BID Co is seeking applications from three people following the opening of three positions on its Board of Directors. These positions have become vacant due to business commitments and an office relocation leading to three existing BID Board members having to step-down from their posts.
Nominations are invited from BID levy players within Area 1 (representing Paris Street and Sidwell Street area), Area 3 (High Street North/West and Castle Street) and Area 6 (North Street, South Street, Mary Arches Street and Market Street area) to join the Board.
With libraries across the county being subjected to funding cuts, RGB Building Supplies is inviting them to apply for £1,000 worth of materials as part of its Well Built Community Fund.
The fund will enable the selected library or learning centre to make improvements they perhaps would not otherwise be able to do. RGB is calling for deserving organisations to get in touch, whatever the need.
Through the Well Built Community Fund, the builders merchant has been giving away £1,000 worth of building materials every other month to different groups, including a school that...
This Valentine’s Day sees the first anniversary of the South West Falcon, the South West’s only 24/7 cross regional coach service.
To celebrate, Stagecoach is launching a romantic competition with prizes of very special ‘dates’ at locations along the route.
Dates on offer are:
• Tickets for Craig David’s ‘Follow My Intuition’ tour at the Plymouth Pavilions Arena on 21 March. The Plymouth date has proved so popular with fans, it is now completely sold out, so this could be the last chance to secure the sought after tickets
East Devon stately home, Escot House is celebrating a special birthday this year as a venue for weddings, conferences and special events.
21 years ago, Escot held its first wedding for a couple whose parents had worked on the estate.
“We still know the bride and groom well,” explained Lucy Kennaway, who manages events and catering at the venue.
“Traditionally, many of our weddings were booked by people who had a connection with Escot when they were younger, but these days we are also getting lots of interest from couples from all over the world.”
This year sees the Freemasons celebrate their tercentenary and as part of their annual support of Hospices throughout the country the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire W. Bro. Chris Yard can be seen here presenting a certificate denoting the £2718 given on behalf of the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Rosie Gedye of Hospiscare, at Searle House in Exeter.
The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the two hundred and forty five hospices in England and Wales including nearly £14,000 to seven hospices here in Devon as part of the...
Star of Channel 4’s 'Virtually Famous' and BBC’s 'Live At The Apollo', Seann Walsh is on tour with his ‘One For The Road’ stand-up show this spring and will be bringing it to Exeter for one night only.
Fresh from a sell-out autumn tour, The Lie-In King returns with more dates of his hit new stand-up show ‘One For The Road’! Described by the Guardian as “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation" Seann Walsh will be traveling across the UK with more tour dates announced for spring 2017, starting in February. Tickets are on sale now!
LED street lighting can be tailored to reduce its impacts on the environment, according to new research by the University of Exeter.
The UK-based study found predatory spiders and beetles were drawn to grassland patches lit by LED lighting at night, but the number of species affected was markedly reduced when the lights were dimmed by 50% and switched off between midnight and 4am.
LEDs made up just 9% of the global lighting market in 2011, but forecasts suggest they will account for 69% by 2020.
This has led to concerns about their effects on plants and animals, and...
Devon County Council has successfully bid for capital funds from the Department for Education to create more nursery places for three and four year olds.
The funding enables local authorities to deliver additional places under the new extended entitlement by September 2017.
Entitled families who meet the criteria set by the Department for Education will be able to take 30 hours of funded provision a week during term time or they can stretch the entitlement across the year to fit with their working hours. Altogether these families will have 1140 hours of funded early...
New figures show that more than £2.1 million of National Lottery funding was awarded across Exeter last year alone. 59 National Lottery grants were given out in the city during 2016; providing a vital boost to arts, sports and heritage projects alongside community groups helping those most in need. A wide variety of local projects received National Lottery grants last year, including:
£4,655 to Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education to set up an active and outdoor community club for families.
£9,000 to Exeter University Trampoline Club so more people can go
