Roll up, roll up, and join the team at Knightshayes as they host a series of Victorian circus skill workshops this May half-term.
Running from Saturday 24 May through to Sunday 1 June, between 11am and 4pm, the event will give kids of all ages the chance to try their hand at skills like plate spinning, diablo and juggling. Between Monday 26 and Friday 30 May the property will also play host to circus performer, Robin Fox.
With over 12 years’ experience as a professional magician, he specialises in Victorian circus skills, and is also a member of the prestigious Magic Circle...
Devon and Cornwall Police are expected to close more than half of their public front offices in a controversial bid to save money. Across the two counties the force is expected to fully close 10 out of 21 public front offices while the Newquay desk will only open during summer. The public desks at Exmouth, Tiverton, Honiton, Okehampton, Newton Abbot, Totnes Falmouth, Penzance, Launceston, Bude and Liskeard will all be closed under the plans. The front offices allow the public can to report crime or discuss other issues by walking in off the street. 27 civilian posts will also be lost in...
Roll up, roll up, and join the team at Knightshayes as they host a series of Victorian circus skill workshops this May half-term.
Running from Saturday 24 May through to Sunday 1 June, between 11am and 4pm, the event will give kids of all ages the chance to try their hand at skills like plate spinning, diablo and juggling. Between Monday 26 and Friday 30 May the property will also play host to circus performer, Robin Fox.
With over 12 years’ experience as a professional magician, he specialises in Victorian circus skills, and is also a member of the prestigious Magic Circle...
Police are appealing for information following a robbery in Tiverton yesterday (7th May). Just before 1.00pm at the entrance to People’s Park, the offender threatened an 18-year-old victim with a knife before stealing money and a mobile phone. The suspect is also believed to have approached another man in the walk way between Morrison’s supermarket and Market Carpets shortly before this incident but nothing was stolen. Police are keen to trace 5 school children who may have witnessed this incident.
No person has been injured as a result of either incident. The suspect is described...
A teenager from Tiverton, who overcame illness to ensure the future of her BMX team, has been named as the first-ever young winner of a new volunteering award by Prime Minister David Cameron. Sixteen-year-old Molly Pattison first got involved with Tiverton BMX Go-Ride club a couple of years ago and got stuck into racing. Sadly, at age 14, she was diagnosed with acute demyelination and was no longer able to ride her bike as her balance was affected. Not to be deterred, Molly got involved with the Cycling Award for Young Volunteers and helped out with all aspects of the club. When she heard...
A private investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire Tiverton pub after an initial probe by fire investigators proved ‘inconclusive’.
Forensic investigators have been hired by owners of the Twyford Inn, Enterprise Inns, to determine the cause of the blaze which took 50 firefighters close to 10 hours to extinguish last week. The company which specialises in insurance losses including fires, explosions, accidents and engineering problems will provide teams of forensic scientists to study photographs taken before the blaze, which could help with the enquiry....
Local people, schoolchildren and Council Members all joined together on Wednesday (19 March) to celebrate the re-opening of the Grand Western Canal near Halberton.
Narrow boats made their first journey in over a year as the ribbon was cut by Council Chairman, Bernard Hughes OBE.
Cheering crowds welcomed the flotilla as they made their way under the bridge at Halberton.
The Canal suffered a serious breach of its northern bank near Swing Bridge in November 2012, after water spilled over the top of the embankment during torrential downpours and flooding.
The Grand Western Canal and towpath will be officially re-opened on Wednesday 19 March following structural repairs to a breached embankment, caused by severe weather during the winter of 2012.
Members of the Canal’s Joint Advisory Committee, Devon County and Mid Devon District Councillors, members of Halberton parish council, Halberton residents, members of the Grand Western canal Friends Groups and staff and contractors involved in the works will be gathering at Swing Bridge, Halberton where the canal will be officially re-opened by Chairman of Devon County Council, Councillor...
