Eight business people from around Exeter took part in the Kirk Hills Omelette Challenge, the second year that it’s run at the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink.
The Challenge was judged by Michael Caines MBE who showed the contestants how it should be done with a time of 28 seconds. Paul Nero from Radio Exe was compere for the event.
Keith Biggs from OTB Eveling was defending champion and looked like he would win again this year with the best time in the initial round. However there was an ‘egg off’ between Keith and the second fastest Chris Bentley from Exeter...
Teignbridge District Council is holding an open evening for new and experienced landlords.
The event brings experts and information providers together under one roof so local landlords have all the information they need to run tenancies effectively.
It takes place on Thursday May 14 at Old Forde House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot from 5pm-9pm.
The event is open to all Teignbridge landlords whether experienced or new to letting. Those who are considering letting property but are unsure about where to begin are also welcome to attend.
Mole Valley Farmers are delighted to welcome to their Devon County Show trade stand, representatives of Exe Valley Rotary Club, (EVRC) who are supporting Alzheimer's Research UK by raffling a 1952 Ferguson T20 Tractor.
Mole Valley Farmers will be also be adding £50 of store vouchers to the prize. Devon County Show runs Thursday 21, Friday 22, and Saturday 23 May at West Point Showground, Exeter.
The T20 tractor, fondly known as the ‘Little Grey Fergie’, has been generously donated by Mr and Mrs Harry Parker of Home Farm, Stourton, Warminster, to raise funds for dementia...
BBC South West is to screen a special election debate featuring local voters putting questions to a panel of the region’s most prominent politicians.
The debate will be shown on BBC One at 10:50pm tonight (Wednesday 29 April). It will be an opportunity for voters to quiz candidates from the major political parties on their policies and priorities for the South West.
The panel will feature; Ben Bradshaw - Labour; Sarah Newton - Conservative, Steve Crowther – UKIP, Dan Rogerson - Liberal Democrat, Emily McIvor - Green Party. The debate will be chaired by Justin Leigh from BBC...
One in five (21 per cent) SMEs in the South West say they do not understand the commercial benefits of being environmentally responsible according to a new study from Lloyds Bank.
One in ten (8 per cent) admit that they are not doing enough to make their businesses environmentally responsible.
Despite this, a third (35 per cent) of small businesses say better environmental practices are a top three priority for 2015.
Lloyds Banking Group’s 2015 SME Charter commits to help 10,000 businesses become more sustainable by 2020, with new planning tool.
If you go up to the moor today you’re sure to get a surprise! For every bear that ever there was can come along to the annual Dartmoor National Park Teddy Bear’s picnic! They can also bring along their owners and families too!
Join Rangers Bill and Ella, from 11am – 1pm on Saturday 16 May, for fun activities at Venford Reservoir (Ordnance Survey Grid Reference SX 685 712).
Remember to bring along your favourite Teddy, suitable outdoor attire and a picnic.
Activities will include the Great Bear Bake Off – cupcake decorating, and traditional games and storytelling…....
Critically-acclaimed Rhum and Clay Theatre Company present two shows at the Bike Shed Theatre in May.
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1939. On board a decadent cruise liner, the world chess champion is challenged to a match by the mysterious ‘B’. It soon becomes clear that the game is not the only thing B’s at risk of losing. For he’s not just one person, but four. And they each have their own version of the story they want to tell. With a live jazz percussive score, this is a tale of madness and memory, adapted from Stefan Zweig’s The Royal Game.
Cygnet is bursting into full colour with an eclectic mix of drama, comedy and music.
And if you feel like getting out of the audience you might be tempted by Jonathan Kay’s invitation to try out Fooling or one of Cygnet’s courses in acting – a chance to build up self-confidence in public presentation.
Cygnet welcome Baroque Theatre with their exciting new Inspector Morse adventure - House of Ghosts, especially written for the stage and suitably theatrical! Pilot’s Thumb return with a comedy double bill Inner Chip and Eddie promising a hilarious evening. Cygnet graduates...
Devon’s first ever international horse trials drew plaudits from spectators and competitors alike following three days of intense competition which took place at Bicton Arena in East Devon at the weekend.
Organiser Helen West, who also manages the arena, had added an international class to Bicton’s schedule to provide Westcountry-based riders with the opportunity to ride at that level. She also wanted to make it a spectacle for visitors and used the main showjumping arena, which has its own natural amphitheatre, to position several new cross country fences.
Members of an Exeter drugs gang, intent on flooding the streets of the South West with amphetamines, have today been jailed for more than 18 years.
Bret Seldon, Shaun Greenham, Marc Smith and Gary Turley, all from Exeter, plus Richard Armitage from Holsworthy were sentenced to a total of 18 years and 10 months imprisonment by Exeter Crown Court.
The five men were all convicted of conspiracy to supply amphetamine and Armitage and Turley were also charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis.
Seldon (also known as Bret Burgess), aged 33, of Briar Crescent, Exeter, and...
