Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service will be opening its doors to the public later this month for a free Family Open Day.
The event at Service Headquarters, Clyst St George, Exeter, on Saturday 17 August, 10am – 4pm, will raise money for the Fire Fighters Charity and Hope for Children.
Phil Martin, Area Manager for Community Safety, said: “This is a great opportunity to provide a day’s entertainment and insight into the work of fire and rescue services as well as providing an opportunity to make people safe.
The Real Food Store, on Exeter's Paris Street, has teamed up with Sitting Firm Chairmakers - a family-run furniture makers based in the heart of England specialising in Windsor chairs - to bring its customers a fantastic new range of products. Customers can now view, try out for themselves and purchase a selection of the furniture in the cafe.
Sarah Collier, a founder member of the Real Food Store said “We are really excited about showcasing this furniture in our café sourced from woodlands in Devon & Dorset, it is a practical way of supporting the creation of a strong ‘wood...
Update: A man with links ot Exeter, who had gone missing from Sawbridgeworth, has been found safe.
Sixty-nine-year-old year old Michael Ashton was last seen at his home address on August 6. Michael was found in the local area this morning (August 8).
Police thanked members of the public and the media are thanked for their assistance.
7 August: Hertfordshire Police have issued an appeal to trace a man with links to Exeter who has gone missing.
69-year-old Michael Ashton was last seen at his home address in Highgate Grove, Sawbridgeworth, on August 6. Michael...
As one of the major success stories of Westcountry sport and business in recent years, an even brighter future exists for the Exeter Chiefs and their Sandy Park home.
Having positioned themselves as one of the top six clubs in English rugby, as well as establishing themselves as a force within the European game, the time has come for you to now share in the success story of the Chiefs.
At the same time, you can play your part in the future growth of Sandy Park, which since its construction in 2006 has established itself as one of the leading conferencing and banqueting...
“Practice at the home is unacceptable,” says Devon County Council following an Ofsted report, yet to be published, that is expected to describe services at one of its children’s facilities as inadequate.
Steps have already been taken to address Ofsted’s concerns within the home at Rifford Road, Exeter, and ‘moving on’ plans for the three young residents are being worked on.
New management has been brought in from another of the Council’s children’s homes, rated ‘good’ by Ofsted.
Prior to the inspection, Barnardos had been commissioned to conduct a thorough review of...
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood has announced that it is greatly expanding its saleroom facilities in Exeter to form a centre of auction excellence, having acquired the remainder of St Edmund's Court in Okehampton Street in Exeter for the purpose. From January 2014, Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood will be conducting all its auction business from one premises.
The St Edmund's Court building that Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood are expanding into will provide office space for the specialist fine art departments, freeing up space in the existing building to enlarge the existing...
Operation Doorstop Two was set up following the arrest of Stephen and Tracey Tewkesbury in relation to the selling of Pit Bull-type dogs, for which they have since been convicted. The purpose of the operation was to identify dogs sold by the couple and mitigate any risk they presented to the community. The operation has now concluded and a total of 42 addresses have been visited, which has resulted in 26 dogs have being seized (2 from the Exeter area); this excludes the three seized from Mr and Mrs Tewkesbury.
All the dogs with the exception of one, which was put to sleep at the...
The NCT (National Childbirth Trust) Exeter and East Devon branch are excited to annouce that a new group for mums-to-be, new parents and babies will start in September in Exeter.
Having a support network to help, guide, make friends and know that you are not alone is a lifeline to all parents, and our branch of the NCT brings a variety of classes, courses, sales and events to all parents-to-be and new parents living in the Exeter and East Devon area and whether your a member of the NCT or not, everyone is welcome to come along to our events and groups.
Chris Whitehead has said that the players at Exeter Chiefs are ‘genuinely excited’ about the start of the new Aviva Premiership season.
The squad have been working their way through a rigorous training and conditioning campaign during the past few weeks as the start of pre-season matches begin later this month when the Chiefs travel to RaboDirect Pro12 side Scarlets on August 17 (3pm). It has been a busy summer for the talented hooker, who got married in the off-season, but now he is raring to go as Exeter look to improve on another excellent season where they finished sixth-place...
