Funding bid proposals to improve visitor facilities at Stover Country Park are to go on show this weekend (Saturday 30 June and Sunday 1 July).
Devon County Council is preparing to apply to the Heritage Lottery Fund to help restore the park’s historic heritage and improve visitor facilities over the next five years.
Key elements of the project include restoring Stover Lake to a healthy water body by removing contaminated silt, restoring two Grade Two listed buildings, creating new footpaths and walking routes for visitors and the possible provision of a café.
Following a recent boating accident in Teignmouth, resulting in local man Mark Prowse losing a leg.
There is to be a Benefit gig to be held at THE COVE Pub in Teignmouth on July 8th to raise funds for him..
The aim is to raise funds towards Mark having a fitted Prosthetic limb, to help get him mobile again & give him a better quality of life.. The event starts at 2.00pm with seven local live bands & artists playing throughout the day to closing.
The Experimental close the day with support from Wax Cylinder, Ethyrfield, Money Penny, Ollie Stephens, Ted Jevens...
Ottery St Mary’s Rusty Pig has been nominated in the inaugural national Eat Game Awards 2018.
The aim of these new awards is to help raise the profile of game in the British menu and bring it to the attention of British restaurant goers.
Rusty Pig has long used game as a key ingredient in its dishes, particularly wild boar from Escot Estate, pheasant from the Upton Pyne shoot and locally caught pigeon and rabbit. The restaurant works closely with Tim Maddams, author of River Cottage Handbook No 15, Game .
Restaurant owner Robin Rea and head chef Mark Russell are big...
Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes are creating some very special new homes with a difference on the outskirts of Exeter, at Minerva.
The five star housebuilders have commissioned an ecological mitigation plan to identify and protect wildlife at the site of its latest development - which features a collection of two, three and four bedroom homes.
Matt Cowley, director at EAD Ecology, said a number of wildlife surveys were undertaken on the Minerva site prior to the development which has just opened, ensuring important habitats and species would be protected.
A true revolutionary veg nerd, Guy Singh-Watson has spent the last 30 years taking Riverford from one man and a wheelbarrow delivering homegrown organic veg to friends, to a national veg box scheme making 50,000 deliveries a week.
On Sunday 1st July, he’ll be talking about the remarkable story behind Riverford and his life in organic food and farming with presenter Kirsty Young on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. Guy decided to sell direct to customers through the now iconic Riverford veg box after being poorly treated by unscrupulous supermarket buyers and wholesalers in the...
The University of Exeter can be a great choice for high school graduates who want to pursue a degree. The university has more than 22,500 students across campuses, and you can be one of them. If you were accepted and you want to learn more about the University of Exeter, here are a few useful tips.
Check your mailbox as often as you can
The university will offer you plenty of tips but you have to check your emails. You will be sent important information so make sure that you read everything. It is recommended that you check your junk folder as well.
SILVERTON’s summer bliss is set to be shattered as dark fairy tales take centre stage in the Mid Devon village.
Strange creatures, characters and much-loved names from the brothers Grimm will star in a series of stories performed outside by The Silverton Luvvies old and young – as a host of new stars will join the much loved troupe.
Using the backdrop of the village’s medieval church and performed in a magical garden, the 200-year-old German fairy tales will come alive for two nights this July as the players tackle a number of the well, and less well, known stories....
Life can be tough, everyone knows that, but sometimes people can make it more difficult on themselves than it should be. There is enough to get you down in this life without bringing yourself down as well. Whether it be the loss of a loved one, a heartbreak or having financial issues, there are plenty of things that are out of your control which can bring you down.
In these situations, it’s important to look for the support that you need. If you need help then you should be talking about it instead of keeping it all inside. Sometimes though in life, you can get yourself down as we...
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Starting a buѕіnеѕѕ, whіlе іn college саn bе еxсіtіng аnd nеrvе-wrасkіng аt the same tіmе. On thе оnе hаnd, уоu have аll the rеѕоurсеѕ аnd support уоu’ll еvеr nееd tо ѕtаrt uр. However, оn thе оthеr hаnd, уоur ѕсhооl work саn bе unрrеdісtаblе аnd hаrd tо manage. Sоmе сhооѕе tо...
St. Michaels Masonic Lodge who meet in Barton Terrace, Dawlish six times of year, from November to April are a fine dining lodge who, after sampling the delights of their chef Angie puts before them relax with a pinch of snuff.
Now anyone who has ever sampled snuff will know that it can lead to a bout of sneezing, if this is the case you will definitely need to blow your nose, to this end as part of their charitable giving the charity steward sells them hankies embroidered with the emblem of the lodge (as seen in the photo).
The result has been that that this year they have...
