Homeowners and private-rented householders in selected areas of Devon are being offered grants of up to £7,000 to help insulate their homes.
Teignbridge, North Devon and Torridge district councils are working with Cosy Devon and E.ON to provide new 'Pioneer Places' grants towards the cost of solid wall insulation. The funding has been awarded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, with North Devon Council leading the project.
This month, letters will be sent to 13,000 prospective householders in selected areas of each district: Newton Abbot and Kingsteignton in...
Devon Adoption Information Morning September 10am – 12noon
Our Buckfast office is open on one Saturday of every month where you can talk with our specialist adoption social workers and experienced adoptive parents about all aspects of adoption. The next open morning is September 5th from 10am to 12 noon.
10am – 11am Presentation with the chance to hear from one of our adopters
11am – 12 noon Staff and adopters available for individual questions and discussion
An Elizabethan Assassin: Theodore Paleologus: Seducer, Spy and Killer by John Hall
The first biography of a mercurial character from the Elizabethan underworld
Seducer, spy and ruthless assassin, Theodore Paleologus, claimed to be heir to the ancient family of emperors of Byzantium and became intimately involved with the great courtiers and notorious villains of the Elizabethan world.
In this first biography of Theodore Paleologus, new documentary evidence exposes him as a hardened mercenary and killer in the pay of the wicked Earl of Lincoln but also supports his...
Concerts in the West Press Release August 2015 Sophie Rosa (violin) and Simon Lane (piano) concert series 12-14 November At just seven years of age, violinist Sophie Rosa was chosen to perform a solo concerto in front of HRH Princess Margaret - early proof of the prodigious talent of this exciting young musician who has performed regularly throughout the UK and internationally since she was a child. Since then Sophie Rosa has gone on to achieve numerous awards and was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2006. In November, Sophie Rosa, partnered by the...
World Unlimited are very pleased to announce details for a Devon show for Tallulah Rendall plus support Jimmy Ireland at Kingskerswell Parish Church on September 6th Doors 7pm Tallulah was born in a household of eccentricities. Her Aussie father bought a Lion called Christian from Harrods, whilst her mother ran The Black Sheep – the nightclub that Jimi Hendrix played at for two weeks whilst Hey Joe was number one in the UK charts. The basement of their home was filled with vinyl brought back from previously run nightclubs and it was here that Tallulah was surrounded by music and the notion...
The Families for Children next open morning is October 3rd from 10am to 12 noon.
10am – 11am Presentation with the chance to hear from one of our adopters 11am – 12 noon Staff and adopters available for individual questions and discussion
Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available.
You can book a slot by calling 01364 645480 or email enquiries@familiesforchildren.org.uk , or turn up on the day.
Families for Children is located in the grounds of Buckfast Abbey, just of the A38, midway between Exeter and Plymouth. (Postcode TQ11 0EE) Park in the main car park,...
Two pupils at a Tiverton school have been shortlisted for the 2015 Student of the Year Awards, a national programme to recognise talent and hard work and celebrate success.
Chris Hamilton and Natalie Cotton, both aged 17 and pupils at Blundell’s School, have been shortlisted in the Science and Engineering category and will attend the awards ceremony in London next month, when the winners of the first Student of the Year Awards will be announced.
Chris and Natalie are up against four other students in their category and are the only students from the West Country to be...
Galliford Try will be carrying out a three-week phase of works on the A380 north of the Penn Inn Roundabout commencing Wednesday 2nd September. These works will require a series of temporary lane closures and overnight road closures.
The planning has included discussions with South West Highways, who are managing the Teign Viaduct works and maintenance works between Ware Barton and Telegraph Hill. Works have been coordinated where possible, to minimise disruption to road users.
The programme is as follows:
Wednesday 2nd - Friday 4th September (inclusive) from
Emergency services were called to a collision on Telegraph Hill this morning (31 August).
A spokesperson for Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service said: “Fire crews from Topsham, Middlemoor and Danes Castle were mobilised to reports of a collision involving one vehicle on the A380 at around 8.30am.
“Crews found one person trapped within the vehicle and used hydraulic cutting equipment to release.
“The casualty was left in the care of the Ambulance service.”
The road was closed, Torquay-bound, for around 30 minutes, but was reopened just after 9am....
