Following a recent report by The Royal Voluntary Service (RVS), predicting that half a million elderly UK residents could spend Christmas Day alone, NFU Mutual, the UK’s leading rural insurer, is concerned that the problem of isolation is much greater for elderly people living in rural areas due to a lack of access to reliable broadband.
While the Government is keen to encourage elderly people to use social media and video-calling to contact distant relatives, such systems are reliant on access to reliable and affordable internet access, something which can be a postcode lottery in...
Bicton Arena in East Devon, part of Clinton Estates, has been awarded international status for its April Horse Trials next year which means the venue will now host two CIC competitions in 2015 with the second taking place in August. A new competition has also been added to the calendar with an affiliated event (BE80 – 100) now running in July. With opportunities rare for riders in the Westcountry to compete at one or two star level, and thus gain qualification the next level of international competitions, the events are seen as valuable additions to the British Eventing calendar....
It's that time of year again when Father Christmas and his team of elves step up their toy workshop operations to ensure their production targets are met before Christmas Eve.
With the world's population increasing, Father Christmas needs more and more space to store the toys and gifts produced at his North Pole headquarters before the big delivery date.
Like many businesses, Father Christmas makes use of his local Dainton Elf Storage to meet peak demand and now the successful storage company is offering members of the public a similar service to the one used by Father...
Children from DanSci Dance Studio aged 3-12 years old had their first taste of the limelight last weekend.
Thanks to sponsorship from Hunters Estate agency on South Street, Exeter the youngsters received free classes in the professional facilities of DanSci Dance Studio as well as a new uniform.
Performing at the Northcott theatre at the annual Chance to Dance production was a dream come true for many of the children who have only recently started dancing this summer. Chance to Dance provides a non-competitive opportunity for adults and children to experience performing on...
Exeter’s own independent chocolate company is now busy preparing for Christmas but with some rather exciting news.
Choccie Bar will shortly be tending to the Christmas rush from the company’s new shop in Gandy Street, Exeter.
Cuddled into the corner of the cobbled street (made famous by JK Rowling as the blueprint for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter Books) the former Gandy Street Kitchen closed its doors for the last time on Saturday and will re-open very shortly as the newly minted Choccie Bar in time for late night shopping.
East Devon District Council’s Cabinet has approved a grant to Exmouth Sea Cadets of £150,000 towards the cost of their new headquarters.
This is a key project that will help to kick-start the revitalisation of the Camperdown Creek area.
Cabinet also heard about the successes and progress on a number of other regeneration projects across the district, primarily in Exmouth and Seaton, and agreed to the plans going forward.
Since the Masterplan, or Exmouth vision, was agreed by all three councils (Devon County, East Devon District and Exmouth Town) in 2011 significant...
The annual Exeter City FC Santa Dash will be taking place ahead of the Carlisle match on 13 December 2014.
As usual, the dashers will be setting off from the Guildhall at 1.15pm, with the Deputy Lord Mayor seeing everyone on their way.
The one-mile route will be the same as in previous years and there will be medals and certificates for the adults and children who arrive at St James Park first!
This year, we are running the Dash in association with our friends at that fabulous local charity Hospiscare, who provide high-quality care and support to people who are...
Bad manners, telemarketing calls and bras digging in are among the top annoying ‘niggles’ that women in Exeter face on a daily basis.
Survey figures revealed that on average females experience at least five annoying niggles on a daily basis, including bad manners (50%), telemarketing calls (45%), ill-fitting lingerie (38%) and annoying Facebook statuses (37%), all filling the top 10 of life’s daily annoyances.
The research, for Triumph lingerie, also showed more than half (62%) of women in Exeter actively seek help to overcome their daily niggles, with talking to a friend...
On 18 August guitar legend Bernie Marsden released his new solo album ‘Shine’ on Provogue Records.
At a rough guesstimate Bernie Marsden’s name appears on a hundred albums – maybe more. In addition to a long-running solo career the Buckinghamshire-born guitarist has been a recording musician since the early 1970s via membership of such groups as Whitesnake, UFO, Wild Turkey, Babe Ruth, Paice Ashton & Lord, Cozy Powell’s Hammer, Alaska, M3 and many more. Though there’s a tendency to pigeonhole him as a blues-rock guitarist, each of Marsden’s acts had its own individual flavour...
This captivating story follows the rise and fall of a nation’s hero. It is based on the life of Argentine actress and political leader Eva Perón, who rose from nothing to become one of the most famous political figures in the country’s history.
Following Eva’s rise to become the Spiritual Leader of the nation, the musical features many celebrated songs including “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” and “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”. Evita features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice and is one of their most successful musicals. The show had...
