Featuring the stars from Itv1's ''The Circus'' the all new Paulos Circus "2015 Tour" comes to Darts Farm, Topsham from Thursday the 2nd of July until Sunday the 19th of July
This is a Spectacular show featuring Clowns, Acrobats, Aerial Straps, Spanish magic, Wire walkers, Jugglers, Rolarola, Patchy and many many more amazing acts to be seen.
A traditional circus with a touch of magic and something for everyone.
With its enthralling range of entertainment this show promises to create unforgettable circus memories for the entire family young and old alike. P
ZERO Carbon Future Ltd has won a substantial Government grant to deliver the uptake of heat networks in the UK. DECC's development grant, part of the 'Heat Networks Demonstration SBRI Competition,' rewards scalable, cost effective technology innovations. ZERO will leverage the cash to hasten development and availability of renewable heat solutions nationwide. Why renewable heat? The Government wants heat networks to supply 43% of the UK’s heat demand by 2050. The existing 2,000 UK networks will require substantial expansion to do so. Local authorities are already building 150 schemes,...
Viewers of a very different kind of reality TV have been going batty in recent weeks.
People tuning into a live webcam of a greater horseshoe bat roost have seen hundreds of the rare animals appearing on screen at one time.
The bat cam is beaming live pictures around the world from an undisclosed greater horseshoe bat roost in South Devon. The camera was specially installed last winter as part of the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project – a ifive year Heritage Lottery Funded initiative which is working towards sustaining Devon’s population of these threatened nocturnal...
From Monday 13 July until Saturday 18 July 2015 archaeologists and volunteers will be returning to the site of North Hall Manor in Widecombe-in-the-Moor to continue investigations into this intriguing location.
This will be the second season of excavation. The first phase in 2012 targeted the medieval manor site and revealed wall footings, boundary works and pottery that strongly suggest a high status medieval building once stood in the area.
Andy Crabb, Archaeologist, Dartmoor National Park, said: "This year we will continue to investigate some of the features unearthed in...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says he's "excited" at what lies ahead after the Aviva Premiership fixtures for the 2015/16 season were confirmed this morning.
Entering into their sixth season in English rugby's top flight, Baxter will be looking for his squad to build on last season's best-ever campaign, when the Devon club narrowly missed out on a place in the end of season play-offs on points difference.
Exeter's fifth-place finish equalled that of the 2011/12 season, but their total of 68 points eclipsed that of any other year and the Chiefs leader is keen his team...
Cranbrook, East Devon’s new community has been named one of the Top 60 Developments for 2015 by Inside Housing magazine.
Cranbrook has been shortlisted in the ‘Affordable Housing Development of the Year’ category, and will now compete with five other developments to try to win over the judges and become category winner.
The Top 60 Developments celebrate success and innovation in delivering new homes. The list highlights achievement in ten key areas, from design to sustainability. In each area, the best development will be chosen and awarded a winner’s trophy.
Over 130 young players from across England and Wales have been given the chance to be involved in Rugby World Cup 2015 as part of the 13 Ball Teams.
The Ball Teams programme, run by England Rugby 2015 in conjunction with RFU, invited clubs to nominate young players in recognition of their achievement and their commitment. Their submissions included 250 words on the contribution that their club has made to the local Rugby community and why they should be chosen as a Ball Team for Rugby World Cup 2015 The lucky youngsters, who epitomise the values of the game, will be right at the...
As the end of term draws near, Exeter School is celebrating an academic year of sporting success.
It was an exciting season of great hockey, during which the boys' hockey teams were crowned U13, U16 and U18 Devon Champions and U14 runners up and the girls' hockey teams were named U16 and U18 Devon Champions and U14 Devon runners up.
The Spring term began with both U18 boys' and girls' hockey teams taking part in the National Indoor Hockey Finals.
For the U18 boys, this was the second time in the Finals and they succeeded in taking Silver, losing narrowly to Whitgift...
The exceptional achievements of staff at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital have been celebrated at the hospital’s Spring Extraordinary People Awards.
The seasonal awards are a way of celebrating extraordinary staff who do exceptional things and often go above and beyond to provide high quality services. Nominations are made by fellow staff members or patients who want to acknowledge the contribution of an individual or team, and the winners in each category are chosen by a panel of judges from the Trust’s Executive Board. The spring awards ceremony, which was hosted by Trust...
A large mystery hole has appeared on Exmouth beach, forcing a section to be closed off.
The hole, which appeared at the eastern end of the beach, near Orcombe Point, was discovered at lunchtime yesterday (2 July) by a member of the public.
The National Maritime Operations Centre sent Exmouth Coastguard to secure the area.
On arrival the Coastguard team found a hole measuring approximately 15ft x 15ft filled with water. The surrounding sand was also soft and fresh holes were appearing nearby.
A cordon was in place and safety advice was given to beach users...
