The former Methodist Chapel on New Street, Honiton is set for a fresh start following the granting of a new lease of the premises by East Devon District Council’s property services team.
The building which was formerly occupied by Honiton Town Council before their move to the Beehive is set to be converted into a family café with soft play facilities by new tenant Harriet Spence.
Harriet said: “This is an exciting venture for me and one which I have worked hard to progress. The Family Cafe will provide a range of play areas for small children and babies as well as a...
Thousands of people are being called on to unite against dementia by signing up for Alzheimer’s Society’s Exeter Memory Walk.
61-year-old Andrea Rodgers from Torquay, whose mum has dementia, is urging people to register for the event to help the charity raise money for research and services.
Andrea’s mum, Jean, was diagnosed with dementia five years ago. The family has been through ups and downs, and has recently had a stressful time trying to arrange alternative accommodation for their mum following the closure of her care home.
Skydiving is the sort of activity many of us dream about. But how many of us get the opportunity to actually do it? And how many of us would be brave enough to go through with it if we did?
Jen Beckenham is one such person: bold enough to throw herself out of a plane into the middle of the sky, near the roof of the world. And this proved a real stroke of luck for well-regarded Exeter-based charity Hospiscare , and for Jen herself, who had a very enjoyable experience which she is certain never to forget.
“The skydive was one of the best experiences of my life,” Jen now says...
Police are warning the public to be on the lookout following a number of distraction thefts in supermarket carparks around Exeter.
During the past three weeks, police have received reports of seven incidents of distraction thefts in the area, all matching the same description; so far around £1,000 in cash has been stolen from victims.
PCSO Ben Turner, said: “There is an emerging crime series occurring in carparks across Exeter, we have incidents which have taken place in the carparks at The Range Carpark on Water Lane, an incident at Southernay east car park near the church...
Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed overnight each evening this week.
The closure will be in place from 8:30pm to 5:30am from tonight (Monday 7 August) to, and including, Thursday 10 August. On Friday night (11 August), the road will be closed from 10pm until 5am on Saturday morning. Resurfacing will be carried out on the widened deck of the Countess Wear Flood Relief structure, and on the sections of road that tie in either end of the Swing Bridge. Safety barriers will also be installed and street lighting columns will be connected. All of the work is weather dependent and may...
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing a collection of the newest and most mesmerising ocean films to Exeter Corn Exchange on Friday 8 September. Get up close and personal with the world’s weirdest marine creatures, witness rarely seen footage of the least-explored depths of the planet, and meet the unique characters who dedicate their lives to the sea’s salt spray – all on the big screen! Featuring epic cinematography, feel the wind in your sails from the comfort of your seat as you spot the endangered humpback whale in New Zealand, join intrepid freedivers exploring a...
Jockey Club Racecourses today announced the appointment of Jack Parkinson as General Manager of Exeter Racecourse, with effect from September 2017. Since joining the UK’s leading racecourse group as a Sales Executive at Kempton Park in August 2011, Jack, has worked his way up to become Regional Hospitality Sales Manager for its London region, responsible for Epsom Downs, Sandown Park and Kempton Park racecourses. Jack, 33, will succeed Daniel Thompson as General Manager at Exeter, who is moving on to another role in racing after two years in this position. Set in the stunning Devon...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, says that the recent Matthew Taylor review of modern employment practices includes many proposals which would help people currently at the sharp end of insecure work but says that enhanced rights and protections will require more effective enforcement.
The review report was published last month.
In the last year the charity has helped people with 1,074 enquiries about issues they were having at work. The main issues being:
Aquamarine Media has continued their team growth with the addition of two new team members.
The latest addition to the team is Sam Packham, who joined the specialist search and social agency as a PPC Account Executive at the beginning of August. Aquamarine also welcomed Content Executive, Adrienne Watson, in July who has been writing copy and managing social media for a variety of different UK-wide clients.
Since moving from Teignmouth to Exeter Quay in February this year, demand for Aquamarine’s specialist PPC and social media services had rapidly increased. This year the...
The freedom and flexibility brought by home dialysis treatments has been praised by patients during a series of information events run by kidney specialists at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital this July.
Over the course of a week the RD&E’s renal community team, with support from charity Kidney Care UK and manufacturers NxStage and Baxter, held five events across Torbay, Honiton, Barnstaple, Taunton and Exeter to demonstrate how home dialysis machines can be easily installed at home or even taken on holiday – freeing-up dialysis patients from the burden of time-consuming...
