British and Irish native dog breeds, including some very rare ones, will be among the almost 6,000 dogs which will descend on Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter from 5th - 8th August for the popular Paignton Championship Dog Show – the largest event of its kind in Devon and among the biggest in the UK.
The show will see more than 200 breeds and their owners from all over the UK and beyond compete in a bid to qualify for the world’s biggest dog show, Crufts, which will be held at the NEC in Birmingham next March.
The pedigree dogs taking part will be judged on a number of...
UK Rum Festivals are coming to Exeter! On the Saturday 29th July 2016 the UK Rum Festivals, now in their 5th year, are bringing their renowned Rum extravaganza to Exeter!
We’re thrilled to announce that the Exeter Rum Festival will be taking place at Exeter Castle from 12noon until 7pm.
With it now being confirmable that there will be over 100 different Rums on offer, there’s something for Rum experts and novices alike to enjoy.
With the opportunity to take your favourite Rum home on the day, not only will there be free samples of every Rum but there will also be a...
The Ugly Duckling & Other Tales on Tour this Summer and Beyond
Following a recent sell out residency at the Brighton Fringe, Devon-based theatre company Above Bounds have announced a tour of their hugely popular children’s theatre show - The Ugly Duckling & Other Tales - which tackles issues around body-image in a fun and engaging way through song, puppets and music.
The Ugly Duckling & Other Tales is a theatrical re-telling of Hans Christian Anderson fairy-tales recreated for children aged between 3-7 and their families. This new adaptation tackles important...
Exeter-based media agency, Aquamarine Media has been awarded ‘Best Marketing’ at the 373 Business Awards.
The awards, which were held on the 13th July 2017 at the Deer Park Hotel, Honiton, had over 65 attendees, with 35 companies up for awards. Aquamarine Media were one of 10 winners after being shortlisted for three categories; Best Marketing, Best Professional Service, and Best Start-up.
The Bing accredited media agency has grown rapidly since establishing in 2015, becoming a member of the Google Elite business program, having a client growth of 78%, and expanding from a...
Exeter is looking bloomin’ marvellous thanks to a scheme to introduce wild flowers into everyday parts of the city. The Wild City project has seen Exeter City Council team up with Devon Wildlife Trust to encourage more nature into the city. This summer the scheme has paid dividends with roundabouts, parks and road verges breaking out in a riot of colour as the blooms of wild flowers enjoy the summer sunshine. The City Council has been inundated with letters and emails of praise from local residents and visitors enjoying the summer blooms. In Prince Charles Road, cars have been pulling up...
The Otter Vale Art Society, OVAS, will be holding its 41st annual art exhibition at The Institute, Ottery St. Mary from the 4-12 August from 10:30-5:00 daily.
Admission £1.
This year the society is supporting Hospiscare with proceeds from the raffle, which include generoulsy donated works of art from well known artists, of which Phil Creek and Ray Balkwill are contributors.
The exhibition will show case original art work from professional and local artists, prices start from just £10.00.
For further information about the society, to which, new members are...
Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) is helping to bring a wealth of arts, heritage and music festivities to the city centre with sponsorship of six major events in 2017 as well as support of Exeter Cultural Partnership’s own diverse programme of activities which promotes creative practitioners and organisations.
As well as hosting its own popular events including The Weekend Starts Here, Easter in Exeter, Style in Exeter and the Christmas Lights Switch on, which alone brought thousands of visitors and residents into the city centre for a huge festive celebration, the BID has...
TWO local hairdressers from Hair@The Academy are conquering their fear of heights and taking to the skies to raise money for Exeter Deaf Academy.
Claire Reeves, a hairdressing teacher and Nicky Mills, who volunteers at the salon, will both be leaping from a plane in a sponsored tandem skydive at Dunkeswell airfield, East Devon, on Wednesday 19 July.
Claire, 30, from Exeter, said she decided to raise money for Exeter Deaf Academy after working with students and seeing the opportunities they are offered there.
‘Working here, meeting the Deaf learners and seeing how...
A number of iconic phone boxes in Teignbridge have been Grade II listed and protected from removal thanks to a successful approach to Historic England from Teignbridge District Council.
Under the threat of removal following a consultation exercise from British Telecom, the Council’s heritage officers contacted Historic England listing several of the district’s iconic K6 red phone boxes that met strict listing criteria for consideration.
Having made the application, a total of seven boxes were assigned as Grade II status meaning they are now officially classed as ‘...
Police in Devon investigating the death of a 15-year-old girl in Newton Abbot on Saturday 15 July have now charged a man with drug offences.
Police were informed by ambulance in the early hours of Saturday morning that they had taken a girl to Torbay District Hospital where she later died.
Jacob Khanlarian, aged 20, from Newton Abbot, has been charged with two counts of supply of a controlled drug of class A (MDMA) and one count of supply a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis).
He has been remanded in custody to appear before Plymouth Magistrates today (Monday 17...
