People living in mobile homes in Exeter are being given the chance to apply for grants to make energy improvements in their homes.
Exeter City Council is working in partnership with Wessex Energy to provide grants of £2,000 to qualifying Exeter mobile or park home owners. If the cost of works exceeds £2,000, applicants are able to apply to Wessex Resolutions CIC, a not for profit lender, for a loan to make up the difference.
Mum2mum market nearly new sales has been a haven for cash strapped parents in London and the South East and now local mum Joanne Jones is bringing it to Exeter
The market provides an opportunity for parents to make money selling their outgrown baby clothes and equipment to other families. All goods for sale must be in excellent condition and sellers keep 100% of their proceeds on the day.
Buyers can make serious savings at their local Mum2mum market. Large items like designer prams and nursery furniture sell for about one third of their retail price whereas baby and...
East Devon District Council has improved information and signs advising visitors and residents about the seasonal dog bans on some areas of our beaches.
This year, for the first time, the council is using temporary stencils at the beach entrances so that the ban areas are clear to everyone. The seasonal ban lasts from May 1st to September 30th each year.
Cllr Iain Chubb, East Devon’s Portfolio Holder for the Environment, said: “Not everyone wants to share our beaches with dogs and the presence of dogs in ban areas can cause distress to others, so we are asking that all dog...
Kindly Leave the Stage – UK TOUR 2016 A comedy by John Chapman Directed by Adam Morley
Norwich based Baroque Theatre Company announce their 2016 tour of John Chapman’s farce Kindly Leave the Stage. Back by popular demand, and marking Baroque’s biggest to date, Kindly Leave the Stage will play in an impressive 33 venues across the UK- from Penzance in Cornwall to Carlisle in Cumbria, and many towns and cities in between.
Kindly Leave the Stage opens in Horsham on 1 April and arrives in Exeter at the Cygnet Theatre on 2 June.
Emergency services attended a serious one-vehicle collision on the old A30 at Honiton.
Police, fire and ambulance crews were called at 8am today (27 April) after a car left the carriageway and ended up upside down in a field close to the showground.
The male driver of the car has sustained serious injuries and was treated by paramedics at the scene.
The old A30 road is closed in both directions between the Fenny Bridges junction and the Honiton junction.
Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to email 101@dc.police.uk or phone 101, quoting log number 89...
Castle Drogo has been successfully shortlisted for Museums at Night for the second time in three years and the race is now on to win artist Peter Liversidge to host the after-hours event in October 2016. Peter Liversidge is a British contemporary artist who has exhibited in the Tate Liverpool and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. He is most notable for his use of proposals, written on a manual typewriter. The Castle Drogo team loved the link between Peter’s approach and the idea that the original idea for Castle Drogo may have started as a proposal on paper in the 1900s. If...
Fiddle and violin players from across the South West are invited to an exciting day of music-making led by expert tutors in Okehampton.
The Wren Music Fiddle Day on Saturday 25th June is a chance for experienced players and complete beginners to develop their playing and their knowledge of the instrument.
The day focuses on learning new skills and techniques as well as repertoire development, with a chance for other acoustic instruments to join in the afternoon.
This year's tutors are world-renowned fiddle player Tom McConville and Wren Music tutor Becki Driscoll...
Toby Buckland’s Garden Festival returns to Powderham Castle with some of the country’s best plant specialists, gardening stars and plenty of delicious local food, craft, live music and fun.
Main Speakers Tent
Friday: Toby Buckland, Christine Walkden, Jim Buttress
Saturday: Toby Buckland, Joe Swift, Jim Buttress, Earl of Devon with Caradoc Doy.
Open 10am-5pm both days.
Tickets: Adults £7.50 on the day, £6 with advance booking online, children under 16 free.
For full details and tickets www.tobygardenfest.co.uk
From the theatre company who recently brought A Christmas Carol to Exeter Northcott Theatre, vibrant and innovative Creative Cow promises an evening of intoxicating adventure in an adaptation of Graham Greene’s most entertaining of books ‘Travels With My Aunt’.
Described by Greene as ‘the only book I have ever written for the fun of it’, the play takes its audience on a whirlwind journey, plotting one very ordinary man’s extraordinary journey of self-discovery. Touring venues around the UK the play comes to the Northcott Theatre, Exeter between 10-14 May.
Exeter-based travel group Ticket to Ride (TTR) adds a series of new trips to its 2016 portfolio.
Specialists in surf and snow adventures across the globe, TTR offers instructor courses, gap year experiences, career break opportunities and camps to a variety of worldwide destinations.
With over ten years of experience catering to boardsports enthusiasts, the brand prides itself on its unique product offering. With a wave of exciting new surf trips available this season, TTR now visit Sri Lanka as well a host of other sensational surf hotspots, including Costa Rica,...
