AN ‘at risk’ charity project, which supports people with dementia, has moved a step closer to being saved, thanks to a donation from Exeter solicitors Cartridges Law. Developed in partnership by Age UK Exeter and Studio 36, the Budding Friends initiative provides a weekly allotment project through the spring and summer and art workshops for people living with dementia.
But cuts in funding have meant the organisers have had to turn to the public and local businesses for support. Cartridges Law, which has supported the initiative by providing exhibition space in their offices, near...
Tiverton Literary Festival is back for its third year, giving book lovers the chance to meet top authors and offering aspiring writers the opportunity to learn from professionals on how to improve their craft. Venues all around the historic Mid Devon market town will be buzzing with author activity from Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 June 2017. Headliners for the 2017 festival include Sunday Times bestseller and thriller writer Jane Corry, who will be in conversation with local author and BBC journalist Simon Hall. Showbiz legend Christopher Biggins and Devon’s own Judi Spiers are also set to...
Following extensive public consultation between December 2016 and January 2017, councillors at East Devon District Council have approved new measures, in the form of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), to encourage more responsible dog ownership across the district.
The new PSPO, which incorporates tighter dog controls was approved, together with a PSPO relating to a ban on the feeding of seagulls on seashores and promenades, by the council’s Cabinet on 26 April 2017 and both PSPOs will be enforced by council officers while they are out and about in the local community....
Michelmores LLP has announced the appointment of two new Partners and two new Senior Associates, based at its Bristol and London offices – bringing the Firm's overall partnership to 64.
Charlotte Antoniou, an education specialist in the Firm's London office has been made up to Partner. She supports various educational institutions, including schools, academies and free schools, with particular expertise in establishing collaborative structures and supporting groups to open new schools.
James Radcliffe in the Tax, Trusts & Succession team in Bristol has also been invited...
Black Tor Brewery based in Christow, Dartmoor National Park have launched a special new beer to celebrate 25 years service of the Devon Air Ambulance and raise money for the charity by donating 10p for every pint/bottle sold.
Down Draught 4% ABV, a refreshing and easy drinking amber bitter will be available in pubs across Devon from now until November and bottles available from May at farm shops, hotels, restaurants and off-licenses.
Jonathon Crump, award-winning brewer and Director of Black Tor Brewery said, “I am very excited and proud to be involved with the 25th...
Writer and performer Nick Cassenbaum found what he’s looking for In East London’s last remaining bath house. Now he’s coming to Bike Shed Theatre for five shows to tell you all about it
Bubbemeises is Yiddish for a grandmother’s story, a tall story, an old wives’ tale. A schvitz is a Jewish Steam Bath where old Jewish men come to wash, relax, complain and rejuvenate, to exchange jokes and gossip and to swap bubbemeisis.
Writer and street performer Nick Cassenbaum has been trying to make sense of his Jewish identity ever since he was a young boy. He tried everything - going...
Following the huge success of HMS Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance, Sasha Regan’s all-male company returns to Exeter next month with The Mikado.
In true topsy –turvy fashion, Gilbert and Sullivan’s inherent humour and timeless tunefulness are married with Regan’s wicked sense of fun. This vibrant production successfully pokes playful fun at British politics and institutions. The crazy storyline takes us to 1950s England where a school camping trip is visiting the far away land of Titipu – a place where flirting is banned on pain of death and where tailors can become Lord High...
Gardeners at three National Trust properties in Devon are celebrating a total of seventeen prizes across multiple categories, after a sweep of awards were won for rhododendron, magnolias, camellias and floral arrangements at the recent RHS Rosemoor Garden Show. Garden teams at Castle Drogo, Killerton and Greenway were thrilled to receive awards for their hard work nurturing the colourful flora, which visitors in Devon will be able enjoy when visiting the properties this season. Successes included ten prizes for Killerton, near Exeter, with four first prizes, three second prizes, two third...
RGB Building Supplies, and its sister company, The Room Works, are delighted to announce their sponsorship of an elite women’s cycling team as part of South West community project Cycle Engage UK.
Team RGB Building Supplies is made up of women from across the region, including Exeter cyclist Alice Staniford, and the sponsorship by the builders merchant provides a stable foundation for the amateur cyclists to take their sport to the next level.
The team will compete at elite level in national road racing competitions, including the National Women’s Road Series, The National...
More than 2,000 pledges to recycle food waste has been made by Devon residents, thanks to a prize draw.
Last month Devon residents were given the chance to win a composting bin - if they pledged online to compost their kitchen or garden waste.
The prize draw was all part of a county-wide initiative by Recycle Devon, a partnership of 10 councils including Devon County Council, eight district authorities and one unitary council.
The aim was to encourage more people to either compost food or garden waste at home or make use of their food waste collection in areas where...
