As the race to Christmas picks up pace and sparkly trees and glitter start to appear in Exeter, Gandy Street will be buzzing with music and entertainers in their own seasonal festival: Countdown To Christmas.
From 5.30pm on Thursday November 26, Gandy Street’s independent traders will be holding an extraordinary pre-Christmas celebration shopping night with more than 20 businesses joining in the festivities.
As well as discounts, promotions and offers galore, visitors to the street will be treated to goody bags, mince pies, mulled wine and all manner of samples and goodies...
The Family Law Company, sponsors of The Bike Shed Theatre's Christmas show, are giving fifty tickets to local charities this Christmas.
Working with Families for Children and Children’s Hospice South West, young children and their carers will enjoy an original theatre production followed by popcorn and drinks at a special party on 10 December, provided by the local law company.
Set in the bombed ruins of an Exeter restaurant in 1944 , Eloise and the Curse of the Golden Whisk follows a daring young girl who discovers a magical golden whisk and unleashes its ancient curse....
Drainage improvements are due to be carried out in Temple Street in Sidmouth early next year.
The road will be closed from Ascerton Road to Sid Park Road for five weeks, starting from Monday 18 January.
New drainage pipes and connections will be installed, old brick gullies will be replaced, and gulley covers and frames will be upgraded. The scheme also involves reconstruction and resurfacing of the road and footway.
Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet member for Highway Management and local member for Sidmouth and Sidford, said: “This is an...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are taking part in the Crediton Road Traffic Event on Saturday 28 November, working alongside the Police, HART ambulance team and the Honest Truth team.
Everyone is welcome. The event runs from 11.30am to 13.30pm at Crediton Leisure centre. There will be presentations on the dangers of speeding, driving while texting, or on the phone, as well as driving under the influence of drink and/or drugs. The talks will be followed by a free lunch. Then the Fire Service will be demonstrating the ‘Jaws of Life’ working alongside the Hart...
Devon's Youth Offending Service has received a nationally acclaimed accreditation for the way it works with young offenders and their victims.
The service works with vulnerable young people who have committed offences or who are at risk of doing so, turning them away from crime such as criminal damage, robbery and assault.
It also works with victims, who lives have been detrimentally affected by the crimes.
Now it's been awarded with the Restorative Service Quality Mark, in recognition of its approach that brings offenders and victims together to talk about their...
WESC Foundation is seeking the support of greeting card consumers in the South West in the run up to Christmas as part of a new fundraising initiative.
The centre for visual impairment has partnered with Exeter-based DontSendMeACard.com to offer a range of e-cards that support WESC. The website offers users the ability to send e-cards in replacement of greeting cards and to donate how much they would have spent on sending cards.
People are being invited to give the cost of cards to WESC and contribute towards visual aid equipment that will greatly assist young people with...
University business incubator SETsquared, a partnership involving the University of Exeter, has been ranked as the best in the world by UBI Global.
SETsquared, the enterprise partnership of the universities of Exeter, Bath, Bristol, Southampton and Surrey, has been recognised as the best performing university business incubator on the globe at its investor showcase event in London today (Wednesday 25 November).
From start up only 13 years ago, SETsquared has supported over 1,000 hi-tech start-ups to develop and raise more than £1bn of investment, as well as contributing...
A consultation will be launched next month on on-street parking for residents in Heavitree, Polsloe and the Elizabeth Avenue area of Exeter, starting with two public exhibitions.
Plans will go on show at exhibitions at The Scout Hall on South Lawn Terrace on Friday 4 December between 1pm and 7pm, and at St James Church Hall on Wednesday 9 December between 1pm and 7pm. Both exhibitions will display the same information.
Following requests from local residents who are affected by commuter parking, a review of residents’ parking, pay and display and limited waiting bays in the...
The number of empty homes across Teignbridge is at an all-time low.
As of October 2015 the number of empty homes in Teignbridge is 365, a reduction of 370 since 2008.
The figures have been released ahead of National Empty Homes Week (30 Nov 2015 - 6 Dec 2015), a national drive to highlight the waste of empty property nationwide, and to celebrate the success of numerous examples and new initiatives to bring empty homes back into use.
Properties become empty for a variety of reasons, including owners moving into nursing homes or other properties going into probate. In...
The Chancellor George Osborne used his Spending Review and Autumn Statement today to set out how he will deliver economic security, national security and opportunity for families across the South West.
The region will benefit from major protections to health, education and defence budgets, while the Chancellor also announced wide-ranging new local investments to support transport and small businesses, and to help families pay less for their water bills.
Announcing £7.2bn to be spent on transport over the next five years, the Chancellor confirmed a £150m investment to take £...
