The new ‘Twenty Sixteen’ golf course at Exeter Golf and Country Club is officially a soaring success with the men’s golf section close to being full.
With less than 15 men’s golf memberships now available, the club is bucking the trend with its thriving golf section. The new golf course combined with the arrival of new Head Golf Professional, Darren Everett and his team, has attracted golfers from across the region. Darren is now set to launch a state-of-the-art golf simulator to revolutionise all-weather, year-round golf, coaching and fitting in the region. All this in the year...
The Stitching, Sewing & Hobbycrafts show returns to Exeter this weekend with over 180 exhibitors showcasing crafty creations and the very latest products and trends from the crafting world.
Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned expert you’ll be inspired by what you see, have the opportunity to meet the experts and stock up on supplies from around the world.
One feature simply too big to miss is A Cardigan for Cardigan - a five-metre-wide work of knitted art designed by Lisa Hellier and created over nine months by the people of Cardigan - celebrating the town’s...
We are very excited to announce this year’s Green Energy Awards shortlist. We will be celebrating the success of the sector at our Awards ceremony in Bath on the 29 November. The dinner is usually a sell out, so we encourage those of you who’ve not already booked a table to do so quickly.
The Awards take part after our annual conference and exhibition Renewable Futures, which this year will be focusing on the transition towards a smart, decentralised energy system with distributed generation, greater flexibility and storage.
To book and for more details please follow this...
Emergency services were called to a serious collision yesterday (Wednesday 21 September) which closed the M5 North and Southbound at junction 28, Cullompton, and junction 29, Exeter.
Police were informed just after 9am to the incident involving a car and an articulated heavy goods vehicle on the Northbound between junctions 29 and 28.
At one stage, the North and Southbound carriageways were closed in order to facilitate the landing of the Air Ambulance.
The Northbound carriageway remained closed whilst officers from the Serious Collisions Investigation Team...
Police have released a fresh appeal for 15-year-old Arthur Heeler-Frood, who has not been seen since the morning of Tuesday 6 September.
The family of Arthur have released a further appeal asking their son to make contact.
Caroline and Jeremy Heeler-Frood have appealed directly to their son: “Arthur, we are desperately worried about you. Please make contact. We need to know you are safe. We can work out a solution if there is something troubling you.”
Inspector Antonia Weeks said: “Eight days have now passed since Arthur went missing.
Come and join us at our ever popular annual cider festival. This year we have 16 ciders and perries plus real ale and ginger beer. As always, some tasty hot and cold food to wash it all down. All proceeds go towards Yeoford Village Community Hall. Yeoford is on the Exeter to Barnstaple train line so no one needs to drive.
The figures are now in from the Late Summer Fete, held on Saturday 17th September at Magdalen Court School and Kinderkare Nursery. This unique community event, spearheaded by Southernhay-based estate agents Naomi J Ryan , has raised an incredible £1,295.49 for bereavement support charity, Balloons .
Based at Basepoint Business Centre in Marsh Barton, Balloons provide much needed support for children, young people and their families before and after the death of someone significant in their lives. Speaking about the success of the day, Naomi of Naomi J Ryan said “Balloons is a...
The Chappell family, from Exmouth, have raised over £15,000 to help patients on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in memory of mum Jacquie.
Jacquie, 55, spent several months being cared for on the ICU at Exeter before sadly passing away from heart failure in December 2014.
In honour of her memory and as a way of saying thank you to the staff who cared for her, Jacquie’s daughters Victoria and Laura, and husband Roger organised a charity ball in April 2016. The glittering black tie event, held at Woodbury Park in April, saw 220 guests enjoy...
Women’s Equality Party leader Sophie Walker is visiting the University of Exeter on Saturday 24 September as part of her nationwide tour asking ‘What do women want?’ The event is being jointly hosted by the Somerset, Exeter and North Devon branches.
“The Women’s Equality Party has launched a national conversation with women in communities across the country, asking them the simple question ‘What do you want?’,” says Fodo Higginson, leader of the Somerset branch. “We are at a pivotal moment in British politics, and Sophie is visiting the South West to show that WE are the only party...
