A Christmas Service of Light, to celebrate the lives and memories of loved ones is being held at the East Devon Crematorium on Saturday 8th December 2012 at 2pm.
The service at the crematorium near Whimple, will be conducted by the Reverend Hilary Dawson from Colyton, as well as Sue Jackman a civil celebrant and Trudi Farmer, an interfaith minister.
The service will also feature the Sidmouth Cameo Ladies Chamber Choir, performing a selection of Christmas carols. There will be readings reflecting on Christmas as well as an opportunity to light a candle in...
Local charity, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau, is warning people of working age renting from social landlords that their Housing Benefit may be cut from April 2013 under Government reforms of the welfare system. The CAB understands that more than 300 households could be affected by these changes.
Under the new rules, commonly known as ‘the bedroom tax’, if households have more bedrooms than the government says they need, their home will be counted as being too big for them. If this is the case, they may lose some or all of their Housing Benefit. The home will be deemed too...
Holne Park House is opening its doors on Sunday 10th March 2013 to prospective brides & grooms in order to see how Holne Park House could be their dream wedding venue.
Five reception rooms will be on show and fully decorated as if poised waiting for the guests and bridal party to arrive.
The Inkwell - for arrival drinks and greeting guests.
The Dawson Room - for the ceremony.
The Ballroom - for the wedding breakfast.
The Ashburton Room - for your evening entertainment.
An isolated property in Cove, near Tiverton, was entered between Midday on Tuesday 27th November and 5.00pm on Wednesday 28th November by smashing a kitchen window. Once inside, following an untidy search, several items were stolen, many of sentimental value.
The stolen items included a pair of silver fighting cocks that are about 6in to 8in in height. These were a present to celebrate the victim’s 25th wedding anniversary.
A garrad gent’s wrist was also stolen which was a retirement present. It was inscribed; ‘Presented to Eric Hayes in appreciation of 35...
Police officers from around the county have been awarded for their individual acts of bravery and for displaying exemplary acts of frontline policing.
The awards were presented by Superintendent Chris Eastwood, police commander for the areas of Exeter, East and Mid Devon.
Supt Eastwood said, “These awards recognise the excellent work that goes on, both on the frontline and behind the scenes, to keep the areas of Exeter, East and Mid Devon safe. I am proud to be the commander of such a professional and hard working team of officers”.
Devon and Cornwall Police are releasing dramatic footage of a drink-fuelled collision as part of the Force‘s annual drink drive Christmas campaign.
The campaign, which will run throughout December, is aimed at highlighting the damage that can be caused by drink driving and reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads.
The CCTV footage shows a car, driven by a man who had been drinking, crashing into the Three Elms pub in Brixham and seriously injuring landlord Kevin O’Neill.
An Exeter youngster who has been treated for cancer had her courage recognised with a special award presented to her this week.
Alison Birkett at Cancer Research UK presented Ruby Connar, 8, from Longdown in Exeter with her special star-shaped trophy for the bravery she has shown during her cancer treatment.
Ruby has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia - cancer of the white blood cells - and lost all her hair during intensive chemotherapy treatment earlier this year.
Mum Josie, explained: “The hospital staff saved my daughter’s...
Don’t miss a great start to your Christmas entertainment – in truly traditional style!
Exeter Police and Community Choir are staging their annual Christmas Charity Concert on Sunday, December 9 this year at 3pm.
The choir will once again be supported by the award-winning Sidmouth Town Band for the concert which takes place at St. Peter’s School, Quarry Lane, Exeter, this year In aid of Exeter Hospiscare.
“Many people are only too aware of the comfort provided by the Exeter Hospice in their time of need, and we are delighted to be supporting this very worthy cause...
Devon’s Humanists have warned schools and parents of the American evangelical group behind the Samaritan’s Purse shoe-box initiative.
Humanist Chair Keith Denby said: “As we near Christmas children have been bringing home shoe-boxes to fill with toys and presents for children in need in Africa and Eastern Europe as part of the initiative 'Operation Christmas Child'."
“On the face of it, the Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal is a benign initiative simply intending to give gifts to needy children at Christmas time. But how many...
Devon County Council has today published an extended impact assessment into its decision on care home fees for 2012/13, in response to a High Court ruling that it hadn't given sufficient consideration to equalities.
The gold-plated assessment required by the Court has resulted in no change to the current fee structure or levels that gave an average 8.6 per cent increase to home owners.
However, the Council has also lodged an Appeal against the High Court ruling, in order to draw a line in the sand over future legal challenges and put a stop to “excessive, costly and...
