The organisers of Devon County Show are delighted to announce that Kirstie Allsopp will visit the Show on the morning of Saturday 18th May.
Well known for her passion for crafting, it will come as no surprise that Kirstie’s focus during her visit will be the crafts and flowers Pavilion - a football pitch sized marquee blooming with floral arts, baking competition entries, garden installations and craft exhibitors galore.
This year, the pavilion will welcome a debut appearance from the South West Quilters, alongside a pottery workshop where visitors can try their hand at...
Cumberland Grange care home in Exeter recently raised over £300 following on from a successful coffee morning held at the home raising money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, also known as the RNLI.
Volunteers from the RNLI were also present at the coffee morning with their pop-up shop, selling an array of different goodies from cards to diaries and ornaments, with all funds going straight to the charity. Speak George Hislop also attended and held an informative talk on the history of the RNLI which residents and community members found incredibly insightful.
DreamArts Rep Company, an innovative young theatre company, is bringing their electrifying new production Head’s Up: Frank’s Story to the Barnfield Theatre in Exeter on Saturday 31st May . This exciting performance fuses beatbox, rap, theatre, and film to tell a gripping coming-of-age tale about courage, identity, and the importance of community.
Head’s Up: Frank’s Story follows 17-year-old Frank and his big brother Gabriel, a writer, life on their Island home is quiet—until the day Gabriel vanishes, leaving only a note and a hard drive. His message is clear: Frank must deliver...
PKF Francis Clark has promoted four new partners, including three who joined the firm as trainees. They are head of not-for-profit Louise Bridgett, corporate finance specialists Matt Willmott and Nick Tippett, and restructuring expert and insolvency practitioner Nick Harris.
Louise started her career with PKF Francis Clark as a graduate in 1997, rejoining the firm in 2012 after five years working in local government finance. Since being promoted to director in 2017, she has focused on growing a dedicated team serving more than 200 charity, education and other not-for-profit...
Devon Loves Dogs , a pioneering initiative dedicated to promoting responsible dog walking, has been nationally recognised by the Forestry Commission for its outstanding efforts in educating dog walkers on protecting wildlife and natural habitats while they enjoy the countryside.
The project, which has been a game-changer in harmonising dog walking with environmental preservation, focuses on creating a positive experience for dogs, dog walkers and nature. Its educational focus not only helps dog owners enjoy scenic outdoor spaces with their pets, but also actively involves them in...
Exeter-based homebuilder, Tilia Homes, has achieved the top score in a major industry survey for customer satisfaction for the first time in its four-year history.
The rating comes from the Home Builders Federation’s (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey, widely regarded as the industry’s benchmark for quality. Tilia Homes was awarded five stars, a rating given to companies when more than 90 per cent of customers would recommend them to a friend.
The result marks a significant step up for the business, which has moved from a three- to five-star rating since...
A research project exploring how Victorian attitudes towards the decorative arts continue to influence the way women’s creativity is viewed today will conclude with a public event featuring award-winning journalist and author Mishal Husain.
The Art of Fiction, led by the University of Exeter, has investigated the legacy of 19th-century attitudes that textile-based art and craft, like embroidery, knitting, and crochet, were lacking in artistic value.
Among the project’s outputs is a textile collage, to which more than 100 members of the public have contributed patches and...
Since 2017, Aldi has invested almost £600 million to upgrade its stores across the UK, including six in Devon.
Its store enhancement programme has seen the UK’s fourth largest supermarket focus on expanding its fresh, chilled and food-to-go offerings, while also creating simpler layouts and energy efficient LED lighting.
The stores that have undergone the changes include Exeter and Plymouth.
Aldi is now preparing for the next stage of development, which will see nearly £67 million invested in existing stores throughout 2025.
To celebrate Exeter City qualifying for the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup for the first time in 44 years, customers can enjoy 1981 priced pints at Ludo Exeter!
That’s right… As part of a new agreement, Ludo Sports Bar & Kitchen will now be stocking Harbour Singlefin. So, as an ode to the last time Exeter City made it to this round of the FA Cup, if Exeter score against Nottingham Forest, pints of the Cornish Lager are rolled back to 1981 prices and become 51p.
Offering a premium sports viewing experience with full UHD screens and state-of-the-art sound systems...
Aldi is installing InPost lockers outside more of its UK stores in Devon.
Thanks to the supermarket’s ongoing partnership with parcel locker provider InPost, more customers can now easily collect and return online orders at the Exhibition Way, Exeter store.
Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket first trialled the lockers at 22 stores across the country in December 2023.
Following positive feedback from customers on how convenient the service is, over 260 InPost lockers have been installed across Aldi UK stores.
