The generous local community and customers of RGB Building Supplies donated in excess of 250 gifts to the builders merchant’s Christmas Present Appeal in aid of Children’s Hospice South West.
RGB had been calling out for donations suitable for a child of any age or their parents and the gifts have now been given to Children’s Hospice South West to distribute to children and families.
Naomi Dymond, Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser at Children’s Hospice South West, commented: “We cannot thank the wonderful local community and RGB customers enough for this amazing collection...
Dani Barlow is looking forward to this New Years party season more than ever before after losing 2st and being named Heavitree’s ‘Miss Slinky’ 2016.
The 22 year-old has dropped an amazing 2 dress sizes since joining the Heavitree Wednesday evening Slimming World group last January and now her impressive transformation has seen her fellow slimmers vote for her as their group’s representative in the national weight loss competition.
Dani, who is now 2 stone lighter, achieved her target weight in the summer and is now a ‘slinky’ dress size 8 , says she is delighted to have...
Book now to see Broadclyst’s renowned theatre group performing Dick Whittington and His Magical Cat.
Written and directed by Katie Jones it promises a tale of mischief, peril and a resistance movement led by Max the Cat!
This is the theatre group’s sixth panto and every year the costumes, music (live band), set and the cast just get better and better. Katie explains her version of Dick Whittington and his Magic Cat.
“The story follows the fortunes of the hero Dick as he leaves Broadclania to seek his fortune in London where he’s been TOLD the streets are paved with...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary near Tiverton.
A property in Withleigh was broken into between 2-5pm on Tuesday the 27th December.
A number of distinctive 22-carat items of jewellery were stolen including bangles, necklaces and rings, as well as the Kashmir style wooden box that they were being stored in.
Police would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and noted anything suspicious, or who has been offered any of these items for sale.
Please call the police on 101 or 101@dc.police.uk quoting crime reference CR/...
Rudyard Kipling’s enduring and well loved jungle tales are brought vividly to the stage by The Leonard School of Dramatic Art (LSDA). This exciting new adaptation by Antonia Boal remains true to the spirit and language of the original stories. Follow the adventures of Mowgli a young man cub, raised by a family of caring wolves and befriended by Baloo the bear and Bagheera a black panther, who teach him “The Laws of the Jungle.” The vengeful tiger, Shere Khan, Tabaqui, a cunning jackal and a troupe of troublesome monkeys, are among the many dangers Mowgli must face in his quest to find his...
Come and hear Deliciously Ella talk about her latest cookery book Deliciously Ella with Friends.
Ella Mills (Woodward) is the creator of must-read food blog, www.deliciouslyella.com , which has taken the cookery world by storm since its launch in 2013. Her first book, Deliciously Ella was published in 2015, becoming the UK’s biggest selling debut cookbook, followed by the bestselling Deliciously Ella Every Day. Now trained as a naturopathic nutritionist, Ella recently launched the Mae Deli in Marylebone, London
East Devon and Sidmouth Town Council welcome children back to the Byes to use the £29,000 worth of new equipment that they voted for
Sidford has received a special early Christmas present in the shape of £29,000 worth of exciting new play equipment for the Byes Lane play area, which is now open and ready for use.
Local children at Sidmouth College, Sidbury Primary School and Sidmouth Children’s Centre chose the design for eagerly anticipated improvements to Sidford’s play area earlier this year.
East Devon District Council and Sidmouth Town Council have been working...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at an antiques centre in Devon
Then and Now Antiques on the fore Street in Chulmleigh, Devon was burgled over night between the 16th and 17th of December.
A number of gold items were taken including pocket watches and rings. In total, around £15,000 worth of jewellery were taken.
Police have released images of some of the items taken and would like to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area, or who may have been offered any of these items for sale.
Police were called just before 12.50pm yesterday (Wednesday 28 December 2016) after reports of a body of a man being found in the canal on The Quay, Exeter.
The body is male, thought to be in his 60s but he has not yet been formally identified.
Enquiries are underway to identify the man.
Police are not treating this death as suspicious.
A police cordon was set up yesterday whilst the body was recovered, assisted by the police dive team.
If anyone has any information about this incident police would like to hear from them. Please email 101@dc.police....
The South Devon Highway has made a massive impact to the area across South Devon – that’s the message from Devon County Council and Torbay Council, a year after the road opened to traffic (15th December 2015).
Since that time, traffic patterns have shifted: official traffic counts note a significant drop in traffic along local roads, particularly in Kingskerswell, as most traffic now uses the new 5.5km route.
Initial data from ongoing air quality monitoring indicate Nitrogen Dioxide pollution levels along the old route through Kingskerswell have dropped by almost 50%. On an...
