Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal is to visit Devon’s newest visitor attraction, Seaton Jurassic, on Thursday 14th April.
The royal visit is a boost for the East Devon attraction and the coastal resort of Seaton. After arriving in the early afternoon, Her Royal Highness will spend her time touring Seaton Jurassic’s exhibits, chatting with local school children, meeting representatives of East
Devon District Council (the owners of Seaton Jurassic) and Devon Wildlife Trust (its operators), before unveiling a plaque to mark its opening.
Police are appealing for help to trace irreplaceable items of jewellery taken from a house in Exmouth.
Offenders forced a back door to get inside the property in Barnfield Road between 5.30pm and 8.40pm on Thursday 17 March, while the occupants were out.
They escaped with a large amount of jewellery, including distinctive items of sentimental value such as engraved wedding rings and 80-year-old cufflinks.
Items taken included:
A man’s J W Benson gold watch. Described as square with a round face and carrying an engraving similar to ‘Presented to H W
Exeter Diamond Way Buddhist Centre have the pleasure to announce the screening of the award winning Buddhist documentary "Hannah - Buddhism's Untold Journey" in Studio 74 at the Exeter Phoenix.
For more information and to see the official trailer please visit www.hannahthefilm.com After the film there will be the opportunity for a Q&A session hosted by one of the films directors.
Glayne Price from the Devon-based practice of LHC Architecture + Urbanism has been named one of Europe’s leading ‘Women in Construction and Engineering’ (WICE).
Architectural Technologist Glayne is one of an elite shortlist of women from across Europe who have reached the finals of the WICE Awards following a two-month judging process.
As a Company Director for LHC, based in LHC’s Exeter studio, Glayne has delivered a wide range of projects across the South West region and further afield including the award-winning Horizon development in Budleigh Salterton, the brand new £...
Wollen Michelmore solicitors have acted to expand their numbers by welcoming Zoe Gask to the company.
Zoe is one of seven new recruits to have joined the firm, and will work in the Torquay office. She already has a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Wolverhampton and is now aiming to complete a Graduate Diploma in Law.
Having previously worked in Birmingham city centre within the International Personal Injury team for the 20th largest law firm in the UK, she has swapped the Midlands for a life by the beach in Teignmouth.
Exeter Pound have succeeded their target and more by successfully raised over £6800 through an exciting Crowdfunder campaign.
With the funds raised they will have the resources to take the local currency to the next stage- going digital. Not only have the public had the chance to make a difference supporting the local economy & independent businesses, but in return for their pledges they will receive unique rewards such as a locally designed t-shirts, shopping bags or even the ‘Exeter Pound Mystery Box’. Exeter launched its own paper currency in September 2015 and its reach has...
Although we may not be aware of it, in the last few generations in the West we have increasingly become ‘indoor people’. Whereas once almost everyone was a farmer or a gardener and spent most of their time outside, we have overwhelmingly moved to a more comfortable culture of life indoors. If we analyse our time, most of us will discover that our daily routines are spent in a building or a vehicle. The majority of the UK population will travel in a car, bus or train to work in a school, office, shop, hospital, warehouse, factory, etc. The amount of time we are exposed to the elements is...
For those who enjoy reggae rhythms of Caribbean origin or admit to dancing their way through the early noughties to Destiny’s Child, then we may have found just the event for you.
Award winning saxophonist YolanDa Brown will be joined by Michelle Williams on stage as they bring the Reggae Love Songs tour to The Great Hall at the University of Exeter.
The tour has been running since February and will end in November stopping off in Exeter on the 11th June.
YolanDa Brown is widely regarded as the Premier female saxophonist in the UK and has spent several years on the...
Britain’s Scenic Railways: Dawlish The Railway from Exeter to Newton Abbot By Colin J. Marsden
The 21 mile railway line from Exeter to Newton Abbot passes through some of the most beautiful countryside in the country, from Exeter skirting the River Exe, passing the picturesque Powderham Estate and the photogenic Cockwood Harbour before traversing the stunning Dawlish Sea Wall section between Langstone Rock and Lea Mount in Dawlish.
The line then dives in and out of five tunnels before travelling along the Teignmouth Sea Wall, then passing through the town of Teignmouth,...
