An ongoing problem of vehicle related anti-social behavior, including revving engines, loud music, litter and dangerous driving (often at high speeds) in Seaton’s Jurassic car park and Sidmouth’s Manor Road car park during the evenings, is to be discouraged.
Councilors agreed to the installation of lockable entry barriers and dragon’s teeth at exit points at a recent cabinet meeting.
East Devon District Council officers will now proceed with getting detailed quotes for the lockable barriers and dragon’s teeth devices, which councillors preferred to traffic calming humps -...
Internationally renowned Christian singer Matt Redman to perform at The Great Hall, Exeter
Child development charity Compassion UK is partnering with event organisers Big Church Night In to bring an evening of music and worship to The Great Hall in Exeter on the evening of Saturday 21st November.
Leading the evening are Matt Redman and Kari Jobe; singer-songwriters who have both contributed numerous hymns and songs to the contemporary global church.
Double Grammy award winning Matt Redman has been a full-time worship leader since he was 20 and has toured...
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’) announced today (18 November 2015) that American BBQ smokehouse, Grillstock will be the fifth restaurant to join Exeter's exciting new Queen St dining quarter.
Grillstock signed contracts with Aviva Investors last week for their smokehouse restaurant which will face the newly remodeled Market Square, which with its amphitheatre-style seating areas, is set to become one of the main focus points of the whole £12m redevelopment.
Described as 'meat, music and mayhem', Grillstock began as an open air...
Tiverton based London Devonshire Trust Limited, have been listed as the ninth fastest growing company in the Westcountry.
In a report, Fast Growth 75, compiled by accountants KPMG and Lloyds bank, the Group, which specializes in asset management, energy, property development and house-building, has climbed three places since last year in the who’s who for businesses who have grown and expanded, created jobs and wealth in the region.
Employing 147 people with a turnover of £30million, the company have interests in commercial and energy related property developments and own...
An evening of musical innovation is in store on Friday 20th of November, when 3 of the hottest tal-ents on the folk and acoustic scene play at the Cygnet Theatre in Exeter.
Fabian Holland is a singer-songwriter-guitarist “with tremendous command of fingers and fretboard with a natural vocal technique informed by long-time exposure to, and serious consideration of, the blues masters” - fRoots magazine. Less than 18 months after releasing his self-titled debut, Fabian’s second album garnered rave reviews and 4-stars from the Daily Telegraph.
Admiral Fitzroy’s first weather forecast, rain gods from the Americas, historical and contemporary art are all part of Whatever the Weather, an exhibition which opened at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery last weekend.
The exhibition exposes humanity’s relationship to the elements and how the weather has always affected our lives. Whatever the Weather brings together a mix of historical paintings and prints, artefacts, archives and the work of contemporary artists exploring this changing relationship. It draws on the collections of the Met Office, National...
A music and arts festival is being held to raise money for Devon’s first permanent recovery café. The RISE 'n' Shine Festival will take place on Friday 27th November from 6pm at Sidwells Street Methodist Church in Exeter. Proceeds will go towards setting up the county’s first permanent community café for people recovering from a drug or alcohol issue. The project is being organised by RISE Recovery, which provides drug and alcohol services across Devon. The recovery café will be opened at the Exeter RISE base in Uplands Business Centre, Heavitree Road. The music and arts festival will...
Police in Exmouth are appealing for witnesses following a racially aggravated assault.
The incident occurred at around 1.30am on Sunday 25th October in Exmouth.
The victim, a man aged 23 years was walking in Imperial Road, near to the footpath that leads to Halsdon Road Exmouth (near the foot subway leading to the train station).
He was approached by a number of men who made racist comments and then commenced to assault him by punching him.
The victim ran off but was chased by the offenders who caught up with him in Hartopp Road, and continued to assault him...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a distraction theft in Exeter.
At around 3.10pm on Friday 13th November, a woman was sat in her blue Fiat 500 in the car park of Waitrose in Heavitree and was approached by a man who asked if she could get out of her car to help him with directions.
A short time later the woman discovered that her bank cards had been stolen from her bag which was on the front seat. These cards have been used and a large amount of money stolen from the victims account.
The man is described as in his 30’s, stocky build, short black hair and...
