Exmouth children are enjoying a brand new play park – which they helped to design - following a £70,000 investment in exciting new facilities at the Imperial Recreation Ground.
New equipment includes a wizzy 25-metre zip wire, an exhilarating hurricane swing, an interactive wooden boat and a bouncy trampoline.
East Devon District and Exmouth Town Councils used pupil power to help them spend money accumulated from recent town housing developments on play (Section 106 money).
Hundreds of young people from Exeter Road Primary and Marpool Primary Schools, Exmouth...
A celebration of theatre, dance, comedy and festival fun Festival at Cygnet returns in June and applications to perform are open.
Now in its second year Festival at Cygnet seeks to celebrate the range of exciting work developing out of the theatre & performance community of Exeter and across Devon. So whether you're thinking of applying, or thinking of coming along to a week of wonderful Theatre - keep your eyes peeled for updates on our website!
We welcome applications from all performance disciplines and we are looking for fresh high quality work with a low tech...
Francis Clark, the largest independent firm of Chartered Accountants in the South West, today announced a merger with Princecroft Willis, a leading Accountancy Practice in Dorset and Hampshire.
The merger will take place on 1 April 2016.
The newly merged firm will have a combined revenue of £38 million and a team of more than 580 people across nine offices, consolidating Francis Clark’s position as a leading accountancy and advisory firm in the South West.
Once completed, the merged firm will retain the name Francis Clark.
As the UK's weather continues to cause havoc in parts of the country with residents in affected communities dealing with the aftermath of heavy rainfall, Devon County Council has announced a new emergency fund to support communities at risk.
The Devon Emergency Community Flood Resilience Fund will make funds of up to an initial £2,000 available, via Town and Parish Councils or community groups, to Devon communities.
Grants will help communities buy flood resilience equipment such as sand bags, sand stores, tools, and personal protective equipment and emergency road signs...
The Maynard School is delighted to announce that Emma Cook has been appointed as the Head of the recently established Pre-Prep Department, after a rigorous and searching selection process.
Emma, who was brought up and educated in Devon, is currently the Head of Years 1 and 2 at Beaudesert Park School in Gloucestershire and has a depth of experience forged throughout a career specialising exclusively in this age-group.
“I am thrilled and very excited to be returning to Devon to take up this role in such a successful and nurturing school. As a little girl growing up in the...
The Exeter’s Becky Penrose is celebrating after winning an internal fundraising competition to raise money for the company’s Charity of the Year, Rainbow Living.
The Exeter, a local specialist provider of healthcare and protection insurance, invited their employees to undertake individual fundraising activities to be in with a chance of winning the ‘Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow’ competition, just one of many fundraising events staff took on for Rainbow Living during 2015.
Overall the competition raised more than £1,770 through individual fundraisers and The Exeter’...
Exeter City or Liverpool have been drawn at home against West Ham United in the Fourth Round of the Emirates FA Cup.
The two sides will meet in an Anfield replay next week, with the winner going on to host the Hammers.
The Fourth Round proper will take place across the weekend of Friday 29 January to Monday 1 February 2016, with winning clubs receiving £90,000 from The FA’s prize fund.
Read more at http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/article/city-or-liverpool-drawn-at-ho...
Police are concerned for the welfare of 20-year-old Kaya Kelly, who is missing from the Haytor Unit, Torbay District Hospital, Torquay, Devon.
Kaya is described as slim with shoulder length dark brown which can be tied in a pony tail. Last seen wearing a white fluffy top with bits of red, black jeans, white pumps and carrying a handbag.
She went missing on the 7th January 2016 and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. She has links to Torbay, Newton Abbot, Exeter and Surrey.
Anyone with information should contact police on 999, quoting police log 710 for the 7th of...
Exeter residents can find out how they can kick start their New Year’s resolutions by attending a launch event for a brand new five day trek across Iceland to raise money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).
The Trek, which will be taking place in October 2016, will be raising vital funds for RNIB and will provide a once in a lifetime opportunity to revel in the beautiful landscape that Iceland has to offer.
Two million people are living with sight loss in the UK and every 15 minutes someone is told they are losing their sight. All funds raised by the...
