Staff and children at Exminster Pre-School have been celebrating an ‘Outstanding’ OFSTED report.
The report rated the Pre-School as Outstanding in both nursery education and care, praising in particular the very high standard of teaching, the experienced staff who have an excellent understanding of each child’s needs, and how staff work exceptionally well with parents.
The report also noted that the manager, staff and committee “have an excellent understanding of how to implement and monitor the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage”, that staff provide “highly...
On Sunday 18th October, hundreds of runners and spectators will flood to Exeter city centre to support the 31st annual Great West Run.
With local businesses and residents coming together to support those taking on the challenge, many local charities are benefiting from participants raising money for good causes. YMCA Exeter is one of those charities.
With a team already signed up to run, the charity – which provides supported housing for homeless young people across Exeter – is hoping that the participants will raise vital funds for their St. Davids Hill hostel.
A group of friends who all went to Dawlish School and share a love of cycling set out today (Friday July 31) to ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End in just seven days.
Brothers Ross and Simon Szender, Euan Stronge, Ross Williams, Mike Smith and Sam Partridge will cover more than 900 miles from the tip of mainland Scotland to the most westerly point in Cornwall.
They’re doing it to raise money for FORCE Cancer Charity and reached their initial target of £1,500 in sponsorship before they set out for Scotland.
In his job as an electrician for Scottish and Southern...
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault which took place in Exminster.
On Friday 19 June at 5.20pm a 34-year-old man was driving along the main road, near the Tesco Express store by the Church Stile junction, when an object was thrown at the victim’s car by another man.
The victim confronted the man and then he was assaulted. He suffered minor facial and arm injuries as a result.
Police believe there may have been several witnesses to this incident, including a man who helped the victim.
Officers would like to hear from anyone who witnessed...
Police are appealing for information after the windscreen of a coach, carrying children, was damaged by a cup thrown from a car near Exeter.
The Hamilton Gray coach was travelling on the A379 Dawlish Road, near Exminster, at 4.10pm on Wednesday 8 July when the cup was thrown from a small red vehicle that was also moving at the time.
The windscreen of the Volvo coach smashed, with glass showering the driver and passengers, who were children. No-one was injured as a result of the incident.
Scenes of Crime Officers are examining the remains of the cup to see if there...
A woman from Exminster has claimed to have built a functioning time machine in her garage.
In an ad posted on classifieds website Gumtree.com, the creator of the time machine is seeking a companion to join her in the first human transportation on the device. The ad poster states she has successfully made mice "disappear" in the machine, but is unsure if the animals went back or forward in time. She is seeking a "male or female who is open minded with a good sense of humour" to accompany her on the journey through time. Although the poster did not supply images of the time machine,...
First-time homebuyer Tyrone France was very clear on his priorities when he and his wife recently moved into their new-build house in Exminster, Devon – the first addition had to be solar panels.
30-year-old Tyrone, who is an IT specialist for a media company, was intent on making their house a home that they will live in comfortably for the next 15 or 20 years, and for him energy security was a big part of that dream.
“Buying our first home was a very exciting step,” he said, “but we also want it to be our home for years to come. We decided that the earlier we could...
Residents of Exminster have the opportunity to decide if a Neighbourhood Plan can be used to influence planning decisions in the area over the next 20 years by voting in a parish referendum.
A Neighbourhood Plan is a community-led process for guiding the future development, regeneration and conservation of an area.
It contains aims, planning policies and proposals for improving the area or providing new community, sport and leisure facilities. It can be used to help decide where things should take place and to identify and protect important local green spaces.
Teignbridge Council is offering residents the chance to recycle their real Christmas trees for free.
People can take advantage of the many ‘free tree’ recycling collection points on offer across the district. In Teignbridge last year, over 4,000 real Christmas trees were recycled and turned into compost.
Anybody wishing to dispose of their tree can go to any of the sites below on the dates and times listed. Ashburton: Edwin Tucker & Sons (Car Park), Fri 9 Jan (8am - 5pm) and Sat Jan 10 (8am - 4pm). Closed Sunday
