The Devon County Agricultural Association is proud to announce that Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex has accepted an invitation to be President Elect of the Devon County Agricultural Association for 2016 and will become President in 2017.
Mary Quicke MBE, Chairman of Council of the Devon County Agricultural Association, said: “I’m thrilled and inspired that The Countess of Wessex has chosen to become the President Elect of the Devon County Show this year. HRH is passionate and committed to farming and food production, and it is wonderful to have her support.”
Police were called just after 4am on Sunday 17th April following reports of a disturbance at a property in Beacon Lane, Exeter.
A man in his 40’s sustained a number of serious injuries and was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
Two people were taken into police custody in connection with the aggravated burglary.
Samantha Day, aged 29 from Thornbury Avenue, Exeter has been charged with assault by beating, being in possession of an offensive weapon, and grievous bodily harm with intent.
Farming families and much of Devon and Cornwall’s rural communities have been abandoned by the police.
That was the view of retired senior police officer Bob Spencer after he visited communities on Dartmoor during his campaign to become the next police and crime commissioner for the region.
Cuts to funding have meant the closure of police stations and reductions in the number of officers which is leaving vast swathes of countryside without police cover.
Margaret and Mike Rogers, who keep 200 sheep near Widdecome on Dartmoor, say they no longer bother to report...
More Devon children have been offered their first choice county primary school for this September despite a rise in applications, new figures reveal.
In all, 94.9 per cent of families have been offered their first preference school compared with 94.2 per cent last year.
And 98.5 per cent of Devon children have been offered a place at one of their three preferred primary schools.
Figures released today show that 98.5 per cent of the families who applied to Devon County Council for a place in a county primary have got one of their three preferences with 3.1 per cent...
Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital has been shortlisted for the Top Hospitals data quality independent award for its commitment to ensuring the quality of its data is of the highest standard possible.
The data quality award recognises the importance of clinical coding and data quality and the essential roles they play in ensuring appropriate patient care.
Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital was shortlisted following an evaluation of depth of coding, percentage of uncoded spells and percentage of coded episodes with signs and symptoms as a primary diagnosis.
People living in and near West Hill can call in at the village hall on Tuesday 3rd May to discuss a range of legal matters for free over tea, coffee and cake.
Staff from East Devon law firm Beviss & Beckingsale will be holding an informal legal surgery from 10am until midday. There’s no need to pre-book - simply pop in for advice from an experienced and friendly team.
Partner Zoe Gaitskell, who specialises in family law, says, “We want people to be able to access our services as easily as possible so we have decided to take our solicitors to them. I’ll be joining my...
The city centre’s vibrant multi-artform venue Exeter Phoenix has been chosen to host the prestigious Radio 1 Academy, a week of inspiring creative industry events for young people, gigs and workshops, which will run alongside the Radio 1’s Big Weekend. The four storey arts venue, creative hub and café bar has been the arts and culture epicentre of the city since the 1990s, encompassing galleries, a cinema, a large music auditorium and theatre space, recording studios, a print workshop, digital learning suites and studio spaces, all under one roof. The venue will be pausing its usual...
University of Exeter experts will be able to examine and preserve important historical objects thanks to a new £1.2m Digital Humanities research space.
The investment in the Digital Humanities laboratories will allow researchers to use high-tech equipment to find out more about our cultural heritage and creative past and share their discoveries with the public.
The laboratory will confirm the University of Exeter’s position at the forefront of international research into historical and cultural artefacts.
In the space, researchers will have the opportunity to curate...
The National Trust is launching an Outdoor Explorer Club for kids at the Killerton estate near Exeter. The club is all about adventures and exploring – with no parents allowed.
The importance of outdoor experiences in childhood is part of the National Trust’s strategy to engage young people with nature as part of its Land, Outdoors and Nature programme. One of the goals the Trust has set itself is to re-connect children with nature, which benefits physical and mental wellbeing.
Rebuilding the connections between children and nature is also vital to ensuring we can continue...
