In June, to celebrate the strong religious tradition linked to the owners of A la Ronde, the National Trust team will be focusing on the twelve bibles in the collection at the quirky sixteen-sided house.
Each bible has an inscription and, through these, part of the Parminter family tree can be traced back to 1743.
Many of the Parminters were dissenters who opposed state interference in religious matters, including the last owners, cousins Jane and Mary Parminter, who were both non-conformists.
The grandfather of Jane Parminter was the minister of a non-conformist...
There’s nothing quite like a great British picnic by the sea. We all have fond childhood memories of days out at the seaside; that heady combination of sun, sand and sea along with a dollop of ice-cream sandy sandwiches and hours of endless fun. What better way to celebrate 50 years of public support for protecting our precious coastline, than by attending one of the Big Beach Picnic’s taking place in the South West on Saturday 4th July 2015.
A highlight of the 2015 South West Coastal Festival programme, at this free event, organisers want as many people as possible to join in the...
Exeter photographer Spencer Cobby has been volunteering with Age UK Exeter for just over a year. He first decided to contact the charity after a conversation with his neighbour Ann, herself a volunteer.
Upon speaking to Corinne Bailey, Development Manager at Age UK Exeter, it immediately became apparent that Spencer's skills would be put to good use.
“I contacted Age UK Exeter because I had some spare time on my hands and wanted to make a difference in the lives of those around me,” said Spencer.
“Corinne was very excited about the fact that I was a...
Landlords in Devon and Somerset are being urged to act now to ensure they are ready for new safety laws aimed at saving dozens of lives a year.
The regulations make it compulsory for all landlords to fit smoke alarms in rented homes and are expected to come into effect from October 2015, subject to Parliamentary approval.
Under the new laws smoke alarms must be fitted on every floor of the property as well as carbon monoxide alarms in properties which burn solid fuels. Landlords must check the alarms are working at the start of every new tenancy with potential penalties of...
House prices in the South West jumped sharply in May, despite the number of homes per UK surveyor falling to a record low since the data series began in January 1978, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
While 46% more surveyors saw prices rise in May (the same month in which the Nationwide Building Society estimated that the average price of a home in the UK has now climbed to £195,000), supply to the market declined for the fourth consecutive month with 22% more surveyors reporting a drop in new instructions.
Devon County Council’s budget is in the black for the 24th consecutive year.
The outturn for the 2014/15 financial year shows an underspend of £49,000 on a net revenue budget of £513.7million.
Devon’s deputy leader John Clatworthy, who is the Cabinet member responsible for finance, congratulated county treasurer Mary Davis and her staff on delivering the budget on target in difficult economic conditions.
“This is a good result,” he said. “This is the 24th year that the budget has been delivered on target.
“Local government finance is not being ring fenced...
What do you get if you take 1,000 ping pong tables, 10,000 bats and 60,000 balls, and place them in the streets and open spaces of 19 towns and cities nationwide?
The answer is, of course, Ping! - probably the biggest and coolest ping pong festival in the world and certainly the one with the most street cred.
Bouncing back for its sixth successive summer; the festival sees ping pong tables popping up in a variety of diverse and surprising locations. The South West features strongly in cities chosen to host the event. Once again, the people of Exeter will be enjoying ping...
A Channel 5 programme airing tonight (9pm, Wednesday 10 June) about an Exeter murder case, will demonstrate the crucial role CCTV plays in investigating crime.
The Caught on Camera programme, which will be shown at 9pm, will feature Operation Dover, the investigation into the murder of Stephen Crook in Exeter in November 2013.
Dramatic CCTV footage, gathered during the investigation and subsequently shown to the jury in court, will be featured in the programme.
Four men were convicted and sentenced to a total of 94 years in November 2014 following a nine-week murder...
Exeter-based charity Rainbow Living are proud to be supporting Learning Disability Week 2015, taking place 15-21 June, and are encouraging people in Devon to ‘Hear My Voice’ as some of the people the charity supports share their stories to help raise awareness of learning disability.
On Thursday 11th June, a team of executives from Exeter Family Friendly will launch the start of awareness about LDW by cycling 72 miles for Rainbow Living, stopping on route at Exeter Family’s offices to launch the week with Rainbow Living and the Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Lesley Robson.
Exeter Library's FabLab is to host a Music Hack Day as part of Get Creative - a year-long celebration of British arts, culture and creativity. Get Creative aims to boost creativity in the UK, as well as celebrating the millions of people already doing something artistic and creative everyday. The campaign was launched 19 February 2015, by BBC Arts in partnership with cultural movement What Next? and leading arts and cultural organisations across the country, including Culture at King’s, Voluntary Arts, 64 Million Artists, Fun Palaces, Cultural Learning Alliance and Arts Council...
