Ladies Do Lunch, Exeter’s highly successful dining club, paid a visit to the recently refurbished Deer Park Hotel near Honiton where they enjoyed a leisurely stroll around the beautiful Italian garden, looking resplendent in the early Autumn sunshine.
Then followed a tour of the kitchen garden from head gardener Ollie who passed on some tasty tips about growing vegetables and herbs.
After a champagne reception, the ladies enjoyed a three course lunch in the hotel’s award-winning Loxton’s restaurant.
Devon County Council’s (DCC) country parks have both been named as two of the best in Britain for the ninth time in succession.
The two DCC-managed parks, The Grand Western Canal Country Park, Mid Devon and Stover County Park, Teignbridge, have once again scooped the prestigious Green Flag Award 2017 from the charity, Keep Britain Tidy. They are listed among a record-breaking 1,797 UK parks and green spaces that will receive the prestigious award, the mark of a quality park. The Grand Western Canal Country Park and Local Nature Reserve is jointly funded by DCC and Mid Devon...
EXETER City supporters will have the opportunity to own a historic piece of their beloved club when work starts this summer on a new grandstand at St James Park.
Around £3.5million worth of improvements are scheduled at the ground over the coming year. At the centre of this work will be the demolition of the Old Grandstand, which is sponsored by Stagecoach, and is the oldest structure at the ground, dating back to 1926.
The football club is working with Exeter City Council, which owns the stand, to give fans the opportunity to buy seats before it is demolished.
This summer is set to be an explosive year for music, with two fantastic events taking place at the home of the Earl and Countess of Devon, Powderham Castle.
Your ultimate weekend of music starts with the fantastic Olly Murs, with his much anticipated 24 hours tour set to wow 15,000 fans on July 29 2017. You can expect an explosive event with all of Olly’s best known tracks including ‘ You Don’t Know Love, Grow Up, Dance With Me Tonight, Troublemaker, Heart Skips A Beat and Dear Darlin’ to name just a few.
You can also enjoy the very best local food and drink at the event...
A new countryside park for the local community has been given the go-ahead today on land between Exeter Road and Eastdon Woods north of Shutterton Lane in Dawlish.
Proposed by Councillor Price and seconded by Councillor Mayne, Teignbridge Planning Committee unanimously approved the change of use planning application for the new countryside park which will provide a natural recreational area for local people to enjoy now and into the future.
This natural, green space is needed to help protect internationally important conservation sites at nearby Dawlish Warren and the Exe...
Volunteers from Sidmouth Garden Centre , picked up their trowels last Wednesday (2 November) and headed to the Old Boat Park to complete their makeover of the entrance beds.
Together with local landscape gardener Mike Wale of MG Wale Landscapes Ltd, the team transformed the overgrown and unloved beds into sensory garden areas befitting the town’s floral heritage. Wyevale Garden Centres provided plants, equipment, volunteers and the expertise of a team from the centre to work to turn the area into a peaceful and stimulating outdoor space to compliment the work the Sid Valley Memory...
St Thomas residents responded with shock, disappointment and anger after recently planted fruit trees in Cowick Barton Playing Fields were destroyed over night. Many residents were very upset by the senselessness of the actions.
The majority of the new trees we broken and some dragged in to roads neighbouring the fields; one was even left pushed through the railings in the gate.
St Thomas Councillors, Rob Hannaford, Hannah Packham and Paul Bull condemned the actions of the vandals in the strongest terms.
Rob Hannaford said "The trees were bought with money from the...
The beautiful gardens of Bicton Park were awash with red, white and blue as 900 people enjoyed a spectacular show for Hospiscare’s Proms in the Park last Saturday.
The rain clouds stayed away as the night opened with the big brass sounds of the South West Comms Band who were followed by the gifted voices of India’s finest tenor, Anando Mukerjee and the UK’s own inspirational Laure Meloy.
The musical arrangement included songs from musicals and popular operatic arias such as La Traviata and Boheme.
The night was also supported by local choir, The Wyndham Singers and...
Campaigning organisation 38 Degrees celebrates Campaign for National Parks 80th Anniversary at Dartmoor National Park
On Saturday 30th July campaigning organisation 38 Degrees and the charity Campaign for National Parks are celebrating our nation’s most beautiful landscapes. They're hosting free organised walks and natural art workshops at every national park in England, Scotland and Wales. We’re delighted to announce that Dartmoor National Park will be part of the celebrations!
80 years ago a group of people came together to launch a campaign get these magnificent places...
At 0300 hours on Sunday 22nd May hours police discovered a body in Cary Park Reddenhill Rd Torquay.
The death is currently being treated as unexplained. Enquiries are ongoing and police would like to speak with a group of males aged 18-22 who were in the park at approximately 0200 hours on 22nd May.
If you have any information please call 101 and quote incident log 118 220516.
