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Join the Beacon Blitz!

Authored by Liz Straw
Posted: Sat, 08/29/2015 - 5:00pm

Come and join a decorating blitz of Exeter’s exciting new community centre - The Beacon.

Volunteers are spending four days next month transforming the former youth centre into a welcoming space for all ages. We’re calling it The Beacon Blitz – you can sign up for just four hours or more on September 18/ 19 and 25/26.

“We’d love people to come along and help spruce the place up and make it more welcoming,” said Richard Cummings, centre manager. “Previously the building, called The Knight Club was a youth centre but now we want to open it to everyone and create a community...

Firefighters tackle Cullompton garage fire

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 08/29/2015 - 2:19pm

Fire crews were called to a blaze in Cullompton last night.

Three appliances from Cullompton, Middlemoor and Tiverton were mobilised to reports of a garage on fire in Holly Way, Cullompton just after midnight.

On arrival crews discovered a garage attached to a house well alight and made pumps four. It was believed the roof and the house were involved.

A further crew from Tiverton were mobilised with the incident command unit and support vehicle from Honiton.

Crews used four breathing apparatus, one safety jet, two hose reel jets, one positive pressure...

'He-tail therapy' on the rise

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 08/29/2015 - 12:49pm

Modern men in Exeter are adopting “he-tail therapy” to beat the stresses and strains of every-day life – according to a new study. Research found that more than eight out of ten British men are now as enthusiastic as women about hitting the shops to make themselves feel better. According to the figures, the average Exeter man embarks on retail therapy missions, in store and online, on average four times a month to cheer themselves up. It also emerged that over half (51 percent) feel a ‘lasting buzz’ from shopping for themselves. And it isn’t just about spending on fashion items – digital...

Dawlish - Tuesday 20th October: Mediumshiip with Justin and Louise

Event Date: 
20/10/2015 - 7:30pm to 8:45pm
Venue: 
Guiding Light Dawlish, Hedley Way Centre, Manor Gardens. Dawlish, Devon EX7 9AG

7.30pm - £3 at the door.

Guiding Light is ’Not for profit’ supporting local charities.

Our Spiritual evenings are held at ’The Hedley Way Centre’. Follow the brook from the town to the main car park near the rear of the Hospital. We are just over the bridge in the Manor Gardens on the corner of Brook Street.

Bookmark our website : guidinglightdawlish.webs.com/ Join our Facebook group at ’Guiding Light Dawlish’ https://www.facebook.com/groups/Guidinglightdawlish/

We look forward to seeing you. Please note we are an independant Spiritual centre. We are not...

Learn food foraging in East Devon

East Devon District Council's Countryside team is planning a Family Foraging event on Saturday 19 September, from 10am to 12.30pm at Holyford Woods, near Colyford.

Basic foraging techniques will be demonstrated during a walk in the woods, followed by a taster session around the campfire - weather permitting.

The cost for the event is £3 per person. Booking is essential as places are limited; call 01395 517557 or email Countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk

Councillor Iain Chubb, Portfolio holder for the Environment, said: “We aim to show families how much fun can be had...

Plate success for Chiefs at Singha 7s

Exeter Chiefs produced a solid team display to see off Sale Sharks 26-19 and take victory in this year’s Plate at the Singha Premiership Rugby 7s final.

The Chiefs earned their spot at Twickenham Stoop by coming through a tricky Group B at Kingsholm Stadium.

However, they were handed a nightmare draw at the Stoop as they took on a Wasps side that included the likes of Christian Wade and Elliot Daly.

Alex Lozowski got Wasps off to a dream start in the quarter final but Chiefs responded immediately as Sam Skinner burst away down the right to dot down but the...

City gears up for Mum's Bike Ride

A family from Exeter are asking for support for their second annual bike ride in memory of their late mother and wife, Bridget Johns, who sadly lost her battle with cancer in March last year.

Chris Johns, one of the organisers of the event and owner of Exeplore - The Bike Bus says: “Mum’s Bike Ride was such a great success last year, we had such an amazing turnout.

"We would like to bring even more families together and remember loved ones in 2015.

"Unfortunately many families are affected by cancer, so all our proceeds are going to support Cancer Research. Together...

New Tithebarn Link Road opens to traffic

The new £4.2 million Tithebarn Link Road will be open to traffic this evening. (Friday 28th August)

The road provides an alternative link between the city and the Exeter and East Devon Growth Point, connecting the existing Tithebarn Lane bridge and the northern end of Science Park to the new roundabout on Cumberland Way. The improvements will help tackle congestion and improve the resilience of both the A30 and M5.

Devon County Council successfully secured funding for the scheme from the Department for Transport's Local Pinch Point fund and the Department for Business,...

Solar panels to go up on Exeter car parks

Exeter's King William Street car park, including the Leighton Terrace section, will be closed on Tuesday (1 September) - for one day only - to allow for the installation of solar panels.

John Lewis car park will remain open as normal and the nearest alternative Pay & Display car park will be Howell Road.

The pioneering initiative at John Lewis and Mary Arches Street Car Parks is being delivered by Devon firm Sungift Energy on behalf of Exeter City Council.

Once in place it will provide a gross income of over £50,000 per annum, generating 285,227 kwh per year of...

ForFarmers to invest £10m in Exeter feed mill redevelopment‏

ForFarmers has today announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility on its Exeter site.

The new facility will replace the current facility on Sowton Industrial Estate, and will create one of the largest, most efficient feed mills in the UK and the largest in the South West.

Iain Gardner COO ForFarmers UK said “Our customers will benefit from a state of the art production facility second to none in the UK which will produce products with superior product quality and with a new level of efficiency within the UK industry.

"We intend to combine the current Exeter...

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