On Sunday 29 November The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth will be holding their annual Christmas Fair and Santa’s Grotto from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Come and kick-start your Christmas shopping, or simply treat yourself at this festive event!
The arena will be full of traders selling wonderfully unique, and in some cases delicious items and goods. Choose from a range of freshly cut Christmas trees, available to take away on the day.
Pick up some gorgeous gifts at the Christmas Fair! Everything from handmade original items to beautiful products from local artisans will be available...
Police are renewing their appeal for witnesses to a collision on the A30 at Okehampton in which two elderly people were seriously injured.
Emergency services were called around 6.05pm on Thursday 12 November after the collision between and a DAF large goods vehicle and a Volvo S80 on the westbound carriageway at Sourton.
The Volvo was reported to have broken down in lane one at the time of the collision and officers are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the stationary car.
The occupants of the Volvo, an 84-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman from Launceston,...
DCET Training specialises in Electrical Training qualifications specialising in high quality Apprenticeships and Traineeships as well as offering a wide range of commercial courses.
We are running a free 6 week Security Systems Traineeship from Monday 4th January 2016 based at our centre in Marsh Barton, Exeter.
The Traineeship is designed to prepare the candidate for a career in the security industry giving them the best possible chance of securing an apprenticeship and employment.
The candidate will gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in a security...
Pioneering new research by the University of Exeter could pave the way for miniaturised optical circuits and increased internet speeds, by helping accelerate the ‘graphene revolution’.
Physicists from the University of Exeter in collaboration with the ICFO Institute in Barcelona have used a ground-breaking new technique to trap light at the surface of the wonder material graphene using only pulses of laser light.
Crucially, the team of scientists have also been able to steer this trapped light across the surface of the graphene, without the need for any nanoscale devices....
It’s easy to assume that domestic abuse is an issue that only affects partners or ex-partners within a relationship. However, an increasingly more common form of abuse, with potentially devastating results, is set to challenge those inherent beliefs.
Since 2011, in Devon alone, there have been two domestic homicide cases where the murderer is in fact the victim’s child. The child in question is not a young adolescent, but a grown-up adult child in their 20s or 30s.
The cases prompted the Safer Devon Partnership to launch an initiative to raise awareness of domestic abuse...
A major £500,000 investment to reconstruct the A3052 near Sidmouth will get underway in January.
Trow Hill will be reconstructed and resurfaced between Steven’s Cross and Dunscombe Lane, as part of a seven week programme of essential maintenance unveiled by Devon County Council.
Ahead of the resurfacing work, drainage improvements are programmed to start from Monday 4 January 2016. This is anticipated to take three weeks to complete.
Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet member for Highway Management and local member for Sidmouth and Sidford, said...
Are you a hotelier, guest house or B&B proprietor in desperate need of a helping hand with business? Or perhaps you’ve recently stayed somewhere that you feel could benefit from the no-nonsense approach of the Hotel Inspector?
If so, the team would love to hear from you.
Now in its 12th series The Hotel Inspector is one of the most popular on the channel, with previous series attracting over two and a half million viewers in its weekly prime-time slot!
From staffing to menus, from décor to hygiene, the Hotel Inspector will leave no stone unturned in her quest to...
A morning walk in the lower Exe valley, first visiting Matford Pools for ducks and waders, then exploring the Riverside Valley Park between Countess Wear and the Double Locks.
No toilets
Please note: this event is run by an RSPB volunteer group and is organised for interested members of the local community.
E-mail: richard.swinbank444@btinternet.com
Directions Meet at University Boat House car park off A379, Countess Wear SX940895. Alternative car parking by Countess Wear bridge...
Saturday 13 February 9.00 am Price: Free, but donations welcome
As part of a scheme to prevent coastal flooding, a large area of saltmarsh has recently been established on the Steart peninsula.
We will start early today, with the aim of seeing flocks of waders at high tide at the Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve. In the afternoon we will visit the new nature reserve, which is managed by the WWT.
