Rail services on the Okehampton Sunday Dartmoor Service will be running with a re-timed schedule this weekend (Sunday 11 June).
This is due to ongoing track speed restrictions between Coleford Junction and Okehampton.
The Summer Sunday Services, which are run by Great Western Railway (GWR) and funded by Devon County Council, will start and terminate at Exeter St Davids rather than Exeter Central.
Although the departure times are similar to the usual service, journeys will take around 15 minutes longer. Timings will be -
Find your perfect pitch at the Cotswold Outdoor Exeter Tent Show
Cotswold Outdoor, the market leader for outdoor clothing, footwear and camping goods, will once again be showcasing the very best tents and campsite equipment at Darts Farm from Saturday 17 June to Sunday 2 July.
Whether you’re investing in a new tent, sleeping bags, camping furniture or accessories this show provides a great opportunity to see tents fully pitched and meet experienced staff who will be able to answer any questions.
For more information, visit: www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/tentshows
Conservative Sir Hugo Swire has been re-elected as the MP for East Devon with a majority of just over 8,000 votes. He won the poll with 29,306 votes.
This is Sir Hugo’s fifth Parliamentary victory – he first became MP in June 2001, and was subsequently re-elected in May 2005, May 2010 and May 2015.
The parliamentary election results for East Devon were declared at just before 4am today (Friday 9 June) by the Returning Officer for Devon Mrs Heleen Lindsay-Fynn who is also High Sheriff of Devon. The count was held at East Devon District Council’s offices at Knowle in Sidmouth...
Devon Artist Network (DAN) with Chagford-based sponsor Helpful Holidays is delighted to announce the winners of the Devon Open Studios Emerging Artist Bursary Scheme and the Joanna Radford Award 2017 - an initiative that opens the doors of opportunity to five lucky artists, living and working in Devon.
Devon Open Studios is a FREE visual arts event, and the largest showcase for art in the county.
The event gives the public a glimpse into the life of the working artist, and the ability to buy works of art at source without gallery commission. Meanwhile, Devon artists get the...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (9-11 June).
THEATRE
The Mikado Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Sasha Regan’s all male company make a welcome return to Exeter with their latest thrilling all-male version of The Mikado. Gilbert and Sullivan take us to the far away land of Titipu, where their penchant for poking fun at British Institutions combined with their inherent humour and timeless tunefulness make for, arguably, the most popular opera ever written. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk Blush Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed...
Topsham Library is now open to the public in its new temporary home.
The library has been temporarily relocated to the Nelson Close Community Centre whilst a new Community Hub, which will include a new library space, is built on the former library site by the Estuary League of Friends.
The Library won’t be able to offer WiFi or access to public PC’s initially, but these services should resume by the end of June.
Topsham Library, run by Libraries Unlimited, will operate from the temporary premises whilst the building work takes places and will continue to offer all...
Thank you to everyone who entered this competition.
The correct answer to the question 'Who composed the famous Jaws theme tune?' is of course John Williams.
The winner chosen at random from the correct entries is Jane Laird - congratulations!
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San Miguel has partnered exclusively with Picturehouse for its Pop-Up Cinema series this summer and will be bringing 39 classic films to stunning outdoor locations across the land.
This weekend sees Picturehouse come to Exeter, with screenings of classics Jaws (...
It's now compulsory that your dog should be micro chipped.
Statistics (we like statistics) show that there are around 1.8 million dogs not chipped which makes them untraceable if they go missing. You just need to look on this site www.doglost.co.uk to see how common and frequent dogs do go missing.
As well as dogs going missing we also get the occasional dog that's been dumped, again having it legally chipped will help us ID the animal and owner.
As a dog owner myself i wanted to hold a free micro chipping event for anyone (City Wide and beyond) who hasn't already...
