Paignton pier is to be sold off for around £1.8m by current owners. The pier is currently owned by Mitchell Leisure Investments, who have operated the stores and arcade on the pier since 1994. In this time the company has spent more than £1.8m investing in the pier including an extension of the arcade and a restoration of the pier’s open decking. Emergency repairs were carried out in 2008 after a major structural fault was found in one of the supporting columns. The sale of the pier is being handled by GVA Hotels and Leisure, who will negociate an offer on the pier and the concession...
Winger Matt Jess says competition for places in and around the Exeter Chiefs squad is helping to drive standards up at the ambitious Devon club.
The Chiefs currently lie fourth in the Aviva Premiership and are top of Pool 2 in this season's Heineken Cup following a solid opening to the 2013/14 season.
However, the 29-year-old back insists everyone at Sandy Park knows the hard work must continue, starting with tomorrow night's league trip to Sale Sharks (8pm).
Last season the Sharks recorded a first-ever top flight win over Rob Baxter's side when they turned round a...
A wide array of goods will be available including, jewellery, knitwear, accessories, gifts, books, food, drink, ceramics and home interiors. Free verbal advice from Jethro Marles from Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood on jewellery, watches and silver on production of your entrance ticket.
Open 10am-3pm.
Tickets £3 in advance from ABF The Soldiers' Charity 01392 492650, southwest@soldierscharity.org or or Exeter Visitor Information and Tickets 01392 665885 or £5 on the door. Children Free.
The National Childbirth Trust holds Nearly New Sales twice a year (September & April) offering affordable essentials and accessories for you and your family, while fundraising to support other parents in the UK.
Please come along to purchase top-quality baby, toddler & children’s clothes as well as equipment, toys, books and maternity wear at bargain prices - straight from their loving owners.
11.30am -1.30pm, if you are a NCT Member you will get priority entry (please bring your NCT card)
Lloyds Banking Group's sale of more than 600 branches to the Co-operative Group has collapsed.
Europe had been forcing Lloyds to sell the branches after its taxpayer bailout during the 2008 financial crisis.
But it is understood the Co-op has struggled to plug a £1billion gap needed to complete its takeover.
Lloyds chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio said he was 'disappointed' that the Co-op could not complete the purchase, which was mooted to be worth around £750 million.
Peter Marks, chief executive of The Co-operative Group, said: "After detailed and...
Headway Devon are holding a second-hand book sale at our offices in Exeter to raise money for local people with brain injuries.
The sale will take place on Wednesday 17th April from 2pm-7.30pm and offers a great range of modern and classic fiction, non-fiction and autobiography, cookery and children's books.
Teas, coffees and homemade biscuits will also be available to buy.
Entry is free and all are welcome - we hope to see you there!
Our offices can be found at 1 Wrentham Place, just off Prospect Park in Exeter. The postcode is EX4 6NA.
The publishers of the Daily Mirror have confirmed they are in talks about buying a minority stake in a new company that would take over the running of Exeter's Express & Echo and the Western Morning News in Plymouth.
It has been reported that Northcliffe Media, which owns the E&E and WMN, is considering a merger with another publisher, Iliffe News & Media, to form a new business called Local World.
The Mirror Group, which also owns more than 100 regional and local titles including the Liverpool Echo and Newcastle Journal, said it was in discussions about taking...
