A Mid Devon District Councillor has stepped down from his party after allegations of assualt have emerged.
Cllr John Squire, who serves the Yeo Ward near Crediton is alleged to have committed the offenses at a Crediton Address in July earlier this year. He has yet to be arrested or be formally charged but it has been confirmed that Squire has stepped down from the Conservative group.
A council spokesman said “Councillor John Squire has received a summons in relation to an alleged assault. This is being dealt with by the courts. He has tendered his resignation from the...
Following the long-running success of BBC Two’s living history series, Victorian, Edwardian and Wartime Farm, a new series will be exploring life at the end of the Middle Ages in Tudor Monastery Farm. University of Exeter historian Professor James Clark was the programme consultant for the six part series in which he features onscreen as the team’s guide and mentor from the monastery, dressed in an authentic medieval habit. The first episode of the new TV series will be broadcast on Wednesday 13 November at 9pm.
The programme will turn the clock back to the year 1500, as a team of...
Exeter City Council and Exeter College are joining forces in an effort to combat the problem of littering in Northernhay Gardens and Bury Meadows Park.
The council and the college have been tackling the issue which they believe is caused by a small minority of young people who fail to behave responsibly.
Council staff regularly engage with people using the parks, asking them to put their rubbish in the bins provided.
The college already stresses in its induction programme the responsibility its students have to the wider community, and follows this message up at...
As part of it’s ambitious growth plans, award winning digital agency Rokk Media which develops bespoke software, mobile apps and websites, has recently welcomed successful local entrepreneur Robert Pocock to its board as a non-executive director.
Robert has spent the last 20 years assisting businesses at board level to achieve rapid growth. Over 5 years as Group Finance Director at Orchard Media he was influential in the business achieving impressive profits and culminating in a £25m sale. As Commercial & Finance Director at Lets Go Travel he shared responsibility for driving...
ALL primary school children in Exeter are being invited to enter an NHS drawing competition and show off their artistic talent.
Children aged five to 11 in all 29 primary and special needs school in the city now have the chance to express their creativity with a picture of what being healthy means to them.
The arts competition is being organised by the Northern, Eastern and Western Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) whose core value is the promotion of healthy people leading healthy lives in healthy communities.
Enjoy the talents of ‘Guitar Hero’ Clive Carroll at The George Hotel, South Molton on Friday 8 November.
Clive, who has been described by the music press as ‘’ probably the best and most original young acoustic guitar player and composer in Britain’’, has been booked to perform for the likes of Madonna and Jean-Christophe Novelli and now he is coming to a venue near you. C
live Carroll will perform at The George Hotel, South Molton on Friday 8th November at 8.30 pm. Tickets cost £8.50 and can be purchased at www.wegottickets.com/240190 .
Spacex is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Hunt as the organisation’s new director.
Hunt joins from Focal Point Gallery in Southend-on-Sea, where he has been director since 2008. He will lead Spacex into its fifth decade of producing exhibitions and commissioning public programmes in Exeter from December 2013, and will succeed Nicola Hood, who has been appointed curator at amino, a contemporary arts production company based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Spacex chair Mark Waugh commented: "Since its inception in 1974, Spacex has earned a reputation as a leading venue...
The Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Rachel Lyons, together with the Deputy Lieutenant of Devon, Wing Commander Brian Wills-Pope MBE DL and other civic and military dignitaries with a connection to Exeter, will be commemorating Remembrance Sunday on 10 November with an open air service around the War Memorial in Northenhay Gardens.
The Standards as well as representatives from military, ex-service and civil associations will also be in attendance, and all members of the public are welcome to attend.
The service will start at 10.50am once the civic party has processed from the...
Stagecoach South West is helping to support the Royal British Legion's 2013 Poppy Appeal which honours and remembers service personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
The local transport operator is providing poppies for all their staff that choose to wear them with a donation made to the Royal British Legion. It has also donated advertising space inside its buses to help promote the appeal.
Michael Watson, Managing Director of Stagecoach South West, commented “I’m proud to say that once again Stagecoach will be supporting the poppy appeal. We have staff at...
Heading out this weekend and want new places to experience autumn’s wildlife spectacles? Or perhaps you just want to discover nature on your doorstep...
With Nature Finder, The Wildlife Trusts’ new free iPhone app, you will have a fabulous guide to thousands of nature reserves and wildlife across the UK.
If you’re looking for a day out and wondering where to go or what to do, look no further. Nature Finder, the simple location-based app, enables the user to find Wildlife Trust nature reserves and events wherever their current location. The app uses GPS technology to...
