Anyone for table tennis? People are going batty in the parish of East Budleigh with Bicton now they have their own outdoor table.
The new table has come about after developers who built two new homes in the parish gave £3,450 to fund a sports facility in the community, as part of a Section 106 legal agreement with East Devon District Council.
In a joint project between the district and parish councils, parishioners were asked what they would like to see in the village and two proposals came forward. Around 130 people in the parish voted on the proposals and the new table...
Tiverton and Honiton MP Neil hosted the RSPCA annual reception at the House of Commons on Tuesday 17th June. Neil Parish, who is also Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, met with RSPCA inspectors, as well as members of the police and representatives from local authorities.
A number of other animal welfare groups were also present, with the theme of the event: ‘Together we can’. Over the next parliament the RSPCA will work closely with other animal welfare groups, as well as representatives from the public and private sectors to ensure that animal...
Only 38 per cent of food and drink cans are being recycled by Exeter households, it has been revealed.
The shocking statistics have been released by Exeter City Council in an attempt to encourage people to recycle more as part of National Recycle Week 2015 (22-28 June).
In Exeter, on average, 20 per cent of waste that goes in the city's grey rubbish bins could have been placed in green recycling bins. Research carried out last year showed that of all waste and recycling collected in the city, only 38 per cent of tins and cans were being recycled.
In April 2012, private equity house Livingbridge invested in Happy Days Nurseries, one of the largest and highest quality childcare operators in Cornwall.
Significant new investment and management expertise catapulted Happy Days onto a high growth path, with a business plan of doubling the number of nurseries over a wider geographic footprint of the wider South West.
Now, three years later and building on success, Happy Days is pleased to announce two successful development capital fund raisings from Livingbridge in 2014 and the Bank of London & The Middle East plc (“...
A witty and seductive comedy by the eighteenth century master Pierre de Marivaux.
What is a princess to do when she is in love with the handsome prince who hates her because her father usurped his father’s throne? The answer is simple – dress up as a boy and woo the prince, his tutor and the tutor’s sister who have all renounced love. Enlightenment reason is challenged by those most basic of human instincts – love and desire - in this delightful and playful romp.
On tour around Devon July 8-17 More details www.cygnettheatre...
Michael Spiers, the South West’s leading independent jewellery and watch retailer, opened the doors to its prestigious new showroom in Exeter today (Thursday 18 June), becoming the latest luxury retailer to join the prominent Cathedral Green shopping community. The family-run company, which has four stores located across the South West, moved from its previous Exeter premises on Castle Street to 22 Cathedral Yard, which is much larger and located right in the heart of the city’s shopping hotspot. Already Exeter’s sole stockist of the most prestigious brands in the world, including Rolex,...
Take a voyage of discovery along the River Axe with new Canoe Safari events being held this summer by East Devon District Council's Countryside team.
Qualified instructors from the Axe Vale Canoe Club lead the guided trips, along with our Countryside rangers, who will share their knowledge of the river's wildlife.
To complete the perfect summer evening experience, there will be a riverside picnic included after the safari.
The next Canoe Safari will be on Monday 29 June between 6pm and 9pm. Participants should be aged eight or over, and be able to swim 25 metres....
Exeter Wheelers; the long established cycling club of Exeter, will be holding their first Hill Climb Festival on Saturday 19th September. With Exeter hosting the Tour of Britain for the last two years in a row, cycling fever has never been stronger in the city, and this year Exeter Wheelers will continue the passion by running a day of events celebrating one of cycling’s unsung racing disciplines; hill climbing. Hill climbing is a long running tradition that first started in the UK over 100 years ago; a simple race against the clock, pitting individual riders against the hill. Exeter...
A plan that says where new development should go in Exeter is about to be published.
The Development Delivery Document has already received a lot of attention during the two previous rounds of consultation undertaken by the City Council.
The comments received have been taken into account to produce the publication document and in July there will again be an opportunity for the local community and others interested to give their views.
The latest version of the document includes a number of new brownfield housing sites located within the urban area. These new sites...
