Three Devon childhood friends are set to finish in the top 10 of one of the world’s great endurance races this weekend.
Lewis Matthews (Dawlish), Chris Slack (Newton Abbot) and Charlie Medwin (Shaldon), known collectively as “All Oar Nothing” are due to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, having rowed almost 3000 miles across the ocean.
The 29-year-old trio set off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands off Spain on 12 December and are set to land in Antigua on Sunday
Their arrival will be covered live at: https://www.facebook.com/atlanticcampaigns/...
Tenants come and go, but to convince the best of the best to stay and live in your home until they are finally ready to buy a property of their own you need to be a great landlord. Great tenants – the ones who always pay on time, who treat your property like a home, and who even work to add value to your property – are ones you want to keep at all costs. They rarely cause a hassle, take care of your property, and are great for your income.
When a great tenant like that leaves, it can be disheartening, but it is always inevitable. The only thing that you can do is look to the future...
Exmouth’s Redgates play area has been given a new lease of life following £100,000 worth of improvements and children from the town are loving it!
East Devon District Councillors today (16 January 2020) celebrated the opening of the newly refurbished Redgates play area in Exmouth, which has been given a new lease of life following £100,000 worth of improvements.
East Devon District Council has funded the new equipment from its capital budget to replace the old play equipment which had been there for more than 30 years.
Exeter retirees are invited to a ‘Friendship Friday’ event at the Pinnoc Mews Retirement Living Development on Bakers Way on Friday 24th January, from 11am until 1pm, where a warm welcome awaits all those who want to enjoy a sociable afternoon with McCarthy and Stone staff and residents.
Introduced by the UK’s leading manager and developer of retirement communities, McCarthy and Stone, ‘Friendship Friday’ aims to provide a vital friendship link for older people in and around Exeter who may be experiencing loneliness or are feeling isolated.
Despite a large online market, sales from retail shops are essential. Large and small businesses drive significant profit from their retail shops, which has increased now due to marketing made easy on the internet. It is vital to catch the attention of customers who prefer to visit retail shops. Customers are always looking for something new, which is why marketing is essential, especially for the customer who shops on foot.
Customers that walk in only because of a cursory glance have a high potential of buying and becoming loyal customers. To attract customers and increase the...
Over 50 volunteers of all ages teamed up with East Devon District Council officers, councillors and Greener Ottery on Saturday 11 January to help plant native West Country apple trees in a new community orchard in Land of Canaan, Ottery St Mary.
The project, which was organised by East Devon District Council’s Parks service in conjunction with Greener Ottery and ward member Cllr Vicky Johns, is a reflection of both the council and local community’s interest in sustainability and climate change.
The community orchard is the start of a bigger project to help support wildlife...
After sell-out London West End runs and two sensational summers at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Cirque Berserk! the UK’s biggest theatre-circus spectacular is back with a full nationwide tour.
And you could win a Meet-the-Stars Family Ticket to see the show free at the performance of your choice (subject to availability) at Exeter Northcott Theatre from 3rd to 8th March.
Combining contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenaline-fuelled stunt action, Zippos Cirque Berserk! is a danger-filled spectacle to amaze audiences from 5 to 95....
Online homeware design brand Emily Smith has been selected by John Lewis & Partners to showcase its animal themed products from 2nd to 8th March 2020 in the Exeter store. Primarily made in the UK, each piece in the collection is the highest quality and adorned with Devon-based artist Emily Smith’s whimsical signature designs. “We are overjoyed to be given the opportunity to showcase our products and cannot thank John Lewis enough for supporting our company”, gushes Emily.
Emily is thrilled to have been chosen by John Lewis & Partners’ buying team, and can’t wait to...
OPEN AUDITIONS FOR THE EXMOUTH PLAYERS PRODUCTION OF ‘AND THEN THERE WERE NONE’, A DARK THRILLER BY AGATHA CHRISTIE
The Exmouth Players are holding open auditions for males only in an attempt to finally cast our April production of Agatha Christie’s Thriller, ‘And Then There Were None’ on Sunday 26th January 2020 at 2.00pm at The Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth, EX8 2RU.
These auditions are open to all males regardless of whether you are a member or non-member of The Exmouth Players. It doesn’t matter whether you have acted before or not, or have any experience of...
Greenpeace Exeter Group invited local MP Ben Bradshaw and residents to a photographic exhibition last Saturday to show the threats our oceans are facing.
Local volunteer Claus from Heavitree said ‘We’ve put on this exhibition ahead of the final UN negotiations in March on a Global Ocean Treaty to show the risks that iconic wildlife such as penguins face from overfishing, melting ice and plastic pollution. It’s vital that we protect at least 30% of our oceans by 2030.’
Our oceans are the biggest carbon sink on earth and therefore they are our best ally in the fight against...
