Exeter really does have a monopoly on the world’s favourite family board game, Monopoly.
That’s because the city dubbed too posh to have an Old Kent Road on its board has seen its Devon rival ban the forthcoming official edition, it is announced today (Thursday 27th August 2015).
The much-loved and visited Cathedral city recently hit the national headlines, as social media went into meltdown, after it was claimed Devon’s ancient capital was just too well-heeled to have its’ own equivalent of Old Kent Road, the board’s most moderately priced location.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was found with serious head injuries on Dartmoor on Wednesday 26 August.
The 68-year-old cyclist was found at 4.50pm lying unconscious on the B3212 between Postbridge and Moretonhampstead.
He had sustained a serious head injury, considered life-changing, and was airlifted to Derriford Hospital by air ambulance. He remains in hospital in a serious condition.
The man, from Essex, appears to have been cycling alone between Postbridge and Moretonhampstead.
The road was closed for three-and-a-half hours for...
Scores of people came along to East Devon District Council’s Feniton recycling road show on Saturday to pick up top tips on how to recycle more and throw away less.
The event was held in the village to help householders prepare for the new improved recycling collection service which is being trialled in the area, and in Exmouth (The Colony), from mid-September.
Next Saturday (August 29) the road show rolls in to the Imperial Recreation Ground in Exmouth from 11am to 2pm and everyone is invited to come along and have a chat with the council’s recycling and waste team....
SFEDI, the IOEE and Lloyds Banking Group are working together to a run a series of Meet A Mentor events in venues throughout the UK. The IOEE are delighted to announce a Meet A Mentor event in Exeter on Thursday 10th September at Exeter Castle.
Are you a volunteer enterprise mentor looking for a business to help? or Are you a business woman looking for mentoring support?
Then Meet A Mentor is for you!
The events are funded by Lloyds Banking Group and the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) and are therefore FREE for both mentors and mentees, however...
Goa Spice Premier in Exeter has been shortlisted in the South West's Best Curry category of the English Curry Awards.
After months of fierce competition, over 15,000 nominations were received from the public across England, which guarantees to be an extremely tight contest. Judges will now visit shortlisted restaurants and takeaways from all over England who are battling it out to make the best curry in the country.
The Cowick Street restaurant will find out if it is a winner at a glamorous ceremony taking place in Manchester on Monday 31 August.
Join Newton Abbot Racecourse on Tuesday 1st September and enjoy a thrilling evening of racing at their last evening fixture of the season.
Racing starts at 16:45 with gates opening at 14:45. The last race is at 19:45.
Tickets can be bought online until 17:00 on Monday 31st August. Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure. There will also be tickets available to buy at the gate on the day.
Don’t forget – Children aged 16 and under plus students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS card enjoy free entry.
Library users in Topsham will benefit from extended opening hours thanks to additional support provided by volunteers. From 7 September the opening hours will increase from 15 to 19.5 with the library open until 6pm every Monday and Thursday for ‘Library Extra’ sessions hosted by Estuary League of Friends volunteers.
Cllr Roger Croad, Devon County Council's Cabinet Member with responsibility for the library service, said:
"These new opening hours are excellent news for residents in Topsham, especially children and families who now have an extra afternoon to use the library...
Exeter School is pleased to welcome Mrs Sue Marks to Exeter Junior School as Headmistress from 1 September 2015.
Sue is a very experienced and compassionate primary sector leader who has worked in seven primary/preparatory schools with great energy and enthusiasm.
Her career pathway began as a medical scientist working in Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry. She later moved into education, qualified as a teacher in Essex and has been involved in primary teaching now for over twenty years.
Her work has allowed her to experience teaching across the full primary age...
