As promised, this year’s Chudleigh Literary Festival, due to be held on Wednesday 10th July, is going to be bigger, better and a day you will not want to miss!
Morning Session: Historical Writing Wielding his Devonshire pen to start the day in traditional fashion with a CWC workshop, Dr Todd Gray FRHistS, MBE, Historian of the County of Devon, will be digging among the archives of a writer’s imagination in a fascinating session, full of historical insights, imagery and topical ideas. Anyone who was at last year’s festival will remember how the popularity of the evening session...
Boyces at Manstree, a small family-run business based in Shillingford St George, are delighted to be celebrating their 25th Anniversary this month.
Brothers Tim and Simon Boyce, together with their parents Clive and Susan, took over the fruit farm and vineyard in 1994. Over the years, the family has grown the business substantially, and they now employ a small team to help as the Boyces at Manstree reputation has spread throughout Devon and further afield.
The brothers also started the nursery business soon after taking over and Boyces Nursery now supply floral displays to...
The Donkey Sanctuary has a packed week of fun and activities this May half term, as it continues its Golden Anniversary celebrations.
The Spring Family Dog Show, held on Sunday 26 May, is bound to be popular with families and their canine pals alike. It promises to have something for everyone, including a whole host of activities for the family pooch.
The fun dog show features 15 different classes, from the perfect puppy to the prettiest pooch, and best junior handler, to the best biscuit catcher. Four legged visitors will also have the opportunity to show off their agility...
Simon Friend of Red Earth Developments, owner of the landmark redevelopment of The Yealm, knows a thing or two about Wyvern – a winged, two-legged Chimera dragon with a barbed tail. He commissioned local historical monuments and buildings restoration specialist, Guy Marsh based in Chulmleigh, to repair six 100-year old dragons to reinstate them on the roof in a ‘topping out’ ceremony at the former Yealm Hotel situated in the heart of the picturesque twin riverside villages of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo. He said: “The dragons are earthenware terracotta and likely date from when the hotel...
Dead Happy, a technically-complex insurance company catering to the millennial market, is generating a buzz by offering customers pay-as-you-go insurance plans that differ from traditional coverage options traditionally relied upon by young people. The company is hoping that its flexible insurance offering allows more people to enjoy cheap coverage, though its humorous name and skull logo are perplexing some who are looking for a traditional insurance company.
With premiums being calculated yearly and coverage being fixed to 10 years, Dead Happy’s insurance offerings are unlike...
The Exmouth Players present “Separate Tables”, a play by Terence Rattigan, at The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth, on: • Monday 24th to Friday 28th June 2019 at 7.30pm; and • Saturday 29th June at 4.30pm. Director’s Notes: As the action unfolds, it is almost 10 years since the end of the War, which changed the lives of so many. At the Hotel Beauregard in Bournemouth live a number of individuals whose varied circumstances have brought them to this measured, predictable existence presided over by the resourceful Miss Cooper. During two closely linked Plays their secrets, triumphs and...
Tickets go on sale for The Exmouth Players production of "Separate Tables", a play by Terence Rattigan, from 9.30am on 1st June 2019 by calling the Ticket Line 07484 509514. This production takes place at The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth, on: • Monday 24th to Friday 28th June 2019 at 7.30pm; and • Saturday 29th June at 4.30pm. Director’s Notes: As the action unfolds, it is almost 10 years since the end of the War, which changed the lives of so many. At the Hotel Beauregard in Bournemouth live a number of individuals whose varied circumstances have brought them to this measured, predictable...
Students moving home for the summer are being reminded by TV Licensing that they could be entitled to £50 in the form of a refund.
In 2017, TV Licensing changed the way refunds are calculated to make it easier for customers to apply. This means more students can benefit from a refund as they can now claim for any full months left on their licence.
There were 1,776,540 undergraduate students across the UK in 2017/18 according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
In order to qualify, students with existing TV Licences need to be leaving their halls or rented...
An important group of WW2 RAF medals and associated log books, various documents, uniforms and photographs are to be auctioned at Chilcotts in Honiton.
The medals, a Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar and Air Force Cross group of eight were awarded to Peter Reginald Casement who flew with both Bomber Command and Coastal Command. The medal group includes a ‘Mentioned in Dispatches’ oak-leaf and campaign clasps for France and Germany, Malaya and Palestine 1946-48 along with the set of miniatures and three original medal boxes.
If this was the appetizer, then next week’s main course should serve up another treat as Exeter Chiefs and Northampton Saints will battle it out for a place in this season’s Gallagher Premiership Final at Twickenham.
Rob Baxter’s side bagged top spot – for a second successive season – producing a ruthless second half showing to eventually stymie the threat of the visiting Saints, who had twice taken the lead through converted tries from Piers Francis and Rory Hutchinson.
On both occasions, the Devonians responded in kind. First, Henry Slade glided over for their opener,...
