A former Exeter head teacher has raised more than £900 for cancer charity FORCE by taking up the challenge to swim a mile every day throughout February.
Brian Small from Newton Poppleford was among around 50 swimmers who signed on for the month-long 28 miles in 28 days campaign at LED Leisure pools in Sidmouth, Honiton, Exmouth and Yeovil.
The majority swam at Exmouth where 28 people each did their bit for the charity.
Brian is a regular at Sidmouth Swimming Pool and routinely swims more than 60 lengths of the 25 metre pool daily.
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision involving two buses and a motorcycle in Kenton.
The collision happened at around 7.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 3 March) on the A379 between the Powderham turning and Kenton village.
A double-decker bus and grey Yamaha motorcycle were travelling from Exeter towards Dawlish, and a single-decker bus was travelling in the opposite direction at the time of the incident.
As a result of the collision, the 49-year-old male motorcyclist, from Exeter, suffered serious arm and leg injuries which are considered life–...
The garden and parkland at Killerton estate near Exeter, is one of the top places in the Southwest to see early spring blooms; and this year they are putting on quite a show.
Visitors are flocking to Killerton to herald the end of winter and see the carpets of cyclamen and swathes of snowdrops before they fade. Flashes of pink, purple, yellow and white can be found all over the grounds, with the magnolia, crocuses and daffodils also springing into life.
On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March, visitors can come along for a snowdrop weekend to help the Killerton gardeners plant 12,...
Westpoint Exeter will be a 4,500 sell-out for Thursday's Betway Premier League following record ticket sales for the tournament's visit to the south-west.
The world's leading darts stars have been visiting Exeter since the tournament - held across 16 weeks around the UK & Ireland - was first staged at Westpoint in 2009.
The seventh staging of a Premier League night this coming Thursday has proven a huge hit, with all 4,500 tickets snapped up in advance for the Sky Sports-televised event.
The five games in Exeter include World Champion Gary Anderson - the...
BPA Quality, a global company with offices in the UK and the USA, has opened a new European HQ in Exeter.
The company, a leading provider of Customer Contact Quality Monitoring, works with global organisations from a variety of sectors including transport, technology and telecommunications.
The UK operation previously consisted of a two separate offices and the company was keen to bring their 135 multi-lingual employees together under one roof.
The extensive refurbishment of BPA’s new larger premises in Exeter’s Pynes Hill was carried out by independent office...
From Emerson Lake & Palmer, Carl Palmer & his Band performing Emerson Lake & Palmer and more...
Carl Palmer is a drummer's drummer. A consummate professional, a brilliant technician and a dynamic showman, he has thrilled listeners and audiences alike for nearly four decades with some of music's most memorable bands including Atomic Rooster, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Asia and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
From Wishbone Ash original founding member Martin Turker and his Band play the music of Wishbone Ash.
The National Trust in East Devon is on the lookout for new volunteers to help manage some amazing countryside and coast. Whether you love getting your boots muddy and being active rain or shine, or are more at home welcoming visitors, we are seeking people with a passion for their local area.
Find out more at one of our volunteer open days on Sunday 8 March or Saturday 11 April at Branscombe Village Hall.
The National Trust team is based at Branscombe, nestled between Sidmouth and Beer, but covers a much wider area from Honiton to Exmouth. Caring for cliffs, hill forts,...
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is supporting a new nationwide online and telephone service that helps people in the South West of England to take part in dementia research studies.
Join Dementia Research promises to accelerate the pace of dementia research by allowing people with and without dementia to register their interest in studies, helping researchers find the right participants at the right time.
This new Department of Health funded service is a collaboration between the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society...
LOVE Digital, the Government-backed initiative that has launched in Devon and Somerset to enable women business owners to benefit from digital technology, is hosting a one-off digital conference showcasing the very best in technology to support new and growing women-led businesses. The event will also give attendees a rare chance to hear first hand from one of the UK’s female digital business leaders, Nicole Yershon, Director of Innovative Solutions at Ogilvy.
The LOVE Digital Conference, taking place at Exeter Racecourse on 6th March 2015 from 9.30am-4pm, is a free event for women...
There is still time for local people to tell the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England where they think new council ward boundaries should be drawn across Exeter.
The Commission is asking people and organisations for their help to produce a new pattern of wards for 39 city councillors: one fewer than the current arrangements.
Max Caller, Chair of the Commission, said: “We are asking local people and organisations to help us draw up a new pattern of council wards for the whole city.
“We want to hear local views on where people think the focal...
