EAST Devon retired police officer Bob Spencer has won the influential support of a top Plymouth businessman in his bid to become the next Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall.
Charles Howeson, an acknowledged expert on South West economic regeneration, has been openly critical of the politicisation of the role of commissioner.
Only last month he challenged the Home Secretary for her endorsement of the Conservative candidate for the role.
In the run up to the May 5th election Mr Howeson has thrown his considerable influence behind the independent...
Local premium snack manufacturer, Burts Potato Chips, is delighted to announce its fundraising total for 2014-15 for the Devon Air Ambulance Trust of £3,539.32.
Successfully exceeding their target of £3,000, representatives from Burts Chips visited the Exeter Airbase, home of one of Devon’s Air Ambulance, to present them with a cheque for the final amount – as well as a generous quantity of Burts crunchy chips! Burts fundraising efforts over the past 12 months have included a range of activities from the physically demanding challenge of the Plymouth Half Marathon and the Cornish...
Exhibition runs Saturday 19 March – Sunday 8 May Launch event 6 - 8pm Friday 18 March Venue: Devon Guild of Craftsmen Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF
A touring exhibition including specially commissioned work by 5 artists who explore damage and repair, disease and healing, through stitch and other media.
Curator Liz Cooper launches a new touring exhibition entitled ‘What Do I Need to Do to Make it OK?’ at Devon Guild of Craftsmen this Spring. The title is taken from a talk by participating artist Dorothy Caldwell.
Harriet King celebrated her 10th birthday by doing something very special for Exeter cancer charity FORCE.
Instead of getting presents on her big day, she asked friends and family to donate to the charity.
Ahead of her birthday in February Harriet said: “I have pretty much everything I could need and want. So instead of asking for birthday presents, if you would like to make a donation to the FORCE Cancer Charity, I would really appreciate it.”
It was an amazingly generous gesture and what a response it received!
People in East Devon and Dorset have the chance to have their say on how the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site is looked after in the future.
The management of the WHS is currently overseen and funded by a partnership including Devon County Council, Dorset County Council, and the charity, the Jurassic Coast Trust. Its day-to-day work is done by a small team based at County Hall in Dorchester.
However, with pressure on council budgets and examples of communities taking a greater role in delivering services, the partners are looking at different ways the coast could be...
I was born in Exeter in 1955. In the next bed to my mother was a Sikh woman who had also given birth to a son. Her family had come to Exeter in 1947, mine probably in the 1500’s. Both of us male babies were native Exonians.
In reality, we are all either migrants or the descendants of migrants. Many of us have ancestors who fled places of oppression, or violence or death. The only difference is that some of us arrived in the UK at an earlier time. and in smaller or greater numbers than others. Otherwise we are all human beings and our history should not give us preference or...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is delighted to announce that Cartridges Law will be joining its successful legal clinic scheme.
The legal clinic scheme enables CAB clients to access free legal advice from local law firms. Cartridges Law will be providing CAB clients with specialist housing advice.
Citizens Advice Chief Executive Steve Barriball said: “We are delighted that Cartridges Law will be joining our legal clinic scheme. This has proved very popular with clients who are otherwise unable to afford legal fees. We are particularly delighted to...
Volunteers are wanted to help out at this year’s Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink which takes place from 22-24 April at Exeter Castle and Northernhay Gardens.
The annual event is Exeter’s largest city centre food and drink Festival with 100 regional producers signed up to take stalls in the Pavilion marquees.
This year, the Festival is looking for ambassadors to help run the event with a range of opportunities available throughout the three days and evenings. It is an exciting opportunity to gain valuable work experience and a ‘behind the scenes’ look at one...
Devon public health bosses are helping to raise awareness of some simple ways to tackle sleep problems, to mark international World Sleep Day (Friday March 18).
According to sleep specialist Stephanie Romiszewski, based at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, a third of the population suffer from insomnia-type sleep problems. About 10% of those will seek treatment.
Stephanie Romiszewstephanie 2ski said: “Sleep is the third pillar of health and it’s just as cheap, easy and influential as diet and exercise.
“Our aim is to reduce GP consultations and prescriptions, and...
Visitors to Exeter can watch artists creating life-size model rhinos this Easter.
Paignton Zoo’s Great Big Rhino Project is launching a public painting space in Harlequins Shopping Centre in the heart of Exeter, just round the corner from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
Following on from the successful Great Gorillas Project in 2013, The Great Big Rhino Project will put a free trail of painted life-size rhinos around the streets, parks and open spaces of Exeter and the English Riviera this summer.
The auction of the artworks in November will raise money for rhino...
