Exeter’s animal hero, the valiant pigeon Mary of Exeter, and her owner, Cecil “Charlie” Brewer, will be honoured on Saturday 20 January 2018 by the unveiling of a blue plaque at her owner’s former home in West Street.
Mary, part of the National Pigeon Service during the Second World War, carried top secret military messages across the English Channel to her pigeon loft behind Charlie’s bootmaker’s workshop. She was awarded the Dickin Medal, the highest award for animal bravery.
The blue plaque by Exeter Civic Society is its first to honour a partnership between an animal...
Princesshay has announced it has raised more than £17,000 for its charity of the year, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).
A car raffle in partnership with Snows Toyota & Lexus Exeter raised over £11,200 alone for the charity, with the winning ticket drawn on 23rd December of the brand new car.
Throughout 2017, Princesshay has worked with Children’s Hospice South West to raise vital funds for the charity which provides the only children’s hospice care in Devon. Fundraising events included; Princesshay sponsoring CHSW’s annual Rainbow Run in Exeter; proceeds from the...
An man who was found dead at a property on Mount Pleasant Road in Exeter has been identified as 31-year-old Daniel Sandu.
Police were notified at around 5.50am on Friday 12 January 2018 to the address in Exeter. The man has been formally identified and his next of kin are aware.
The death is currently being treated as unexplained pending further enquiries.
The 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and has been bailed until the 9th of February 2018.
A husband and wife team are moving back to Plymouth Science Park where they met more than 15 years ago! Ben and Clare Stirling were the first couple to meet on the site and go on to become married.
Their award-winning business, ‘Made with Maturity,’ provides clients with a full range of services, from website design through to boosting your on-line profile with Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and social media.
“We develop and deliver websites together with accompanying digital market strategies by working directly with clients and also technical agencies to deliver...
A local digital marketing agency is aiming to help businesses hit the ground running in 2018 with a series of free events.
The first masterclass, ‘Five simple ways to boost your enquiries in 2018’, is to be held on Tuesday 6th February and is aimed at any business in Devon or Cornwall.
Director of MiHi Digital, Mark Worden has been specialising in digital marketing for more than a decade, and having set up his own business four years ago, has worked with more than 250 businesses across a wide range of industries, and generated more than £1 million in client enquiries....
The biggest and brightest event of the summer is back! Join Children’s Hospice South West for its annual Rainbow Run on Saturday 9 June at Westpoint, Exeter.
It’s the happiest 5k around and a great way to support your local children’s hospice. You can run, walk or jog through colourful explosions of paint, and anyone aged 5 years and over can join in.
Radio Exe will be our hosts again, so gather your friends, family or work colleagues to enter at this crazily colourful event and help the charity to make the most of short and precious lives.
Social Group for people who are single and 50ish+ Our primary goal is to operate a social club where members are able to have fun and make the most of the facilities and events around them in the local area. Although we are not a dating agency, some members do become couples and we welcome this.
S.P.A. Exeter has a policy of meeting and greeting new members at our weekly Tuesday bar night, at the Buckerell Lodge Hotel, Topsham Road,Exeter EX24SQ. Our friendly members always help you to feel welcome and part of the group.
Bob Rutter, aged 76, and his wife Sue have lived in Seaton for the past 18 years. After a 40 year career as a pub landlord, Bob was enjoying an active and sociable retirement playing bowls and golf when he was diagnosed with a rare cancer, lymphoma in the brain.
Shortly after receiving the devastating news, Bob was referred to local charity Hospiscare and has been attending weekly sessions at Kings House Day Hospice in Honiton. Here, Bob has met and made friends with other people who are going through a similar experience to him. One of those friends was a patient called Gill. Bob...
This is the year that Mo Kenney plugs in, quite literally. Known for her smooth vocals and fearless lyrics, the Canadian singer releases the fast-paced single ON THE ROOF, as well as announcing February UK live dates, including a show at The Phoenix in Exeter on Saturday 10th February.
Mo has released two records with long-time producer and Canadian rock mentor Joel Plaskett since 2012. With her third album, Mo comes fully and completely into her own as an artist; she swaps her trademark acoustic guitar for a Fender Mustang, tracing her own strange, devastating, and ultimately...
After his highly acclaimed performance of Old Herbaceous, Giles Shenton returns to The Cygnet Theatre with another “exceptional” one-man play called My Dog’s Got No Nose. Being billed as a comedy, and the title it has, understates what is, in fact, a wonderful piece of theatre. This national touring production, produced by Kick In The Head (Old Herbaceous, Fagin?, Heroes), has been stunning audiences since February 2017. Written by the well-known actor, director and playwright, Ron Aldridge, My Dog’s Got No Nose takes us on a journey into the life of a middle-aged man whose one ambition in...
