Described by James Martin on Saturday Kitchen as “the best bought ice cream available”, Simply Ice Cream will be reduced by 20% in Waitrose Exeter during May.
The ice cream is made the old-fashioned way: hand-made, in small batches, in the heart of Kent.
It only uses natural, fresh, local and seasonal ingredients and there are no artificial colours, additives or preservatives.
Waitrose will reduce the price on 500ml tubs of Dreamy Vanilla and Heavenly Honeycomb Crunch to £3.99.
The brand has won more than 20 awards for its ice cream, including the...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is again taking part in Exeter Pride this Saturday (16 May) to demonstrate its support for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) in the community and the workplace.
Senior Officers as well as operational and support staff will be marching in the parade alongside members of ‘Fire Pride’, the Service’s own LGBT network.
Chief Fire Officer, Lee Howell said: “I’m proud to be marching with LGBT colleagues and the community at Pride at this great event. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is one of...
WESC Foundation - The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment based in Topsham Road, Exeter, invited local contractors involved in the refurbishment of the new WESC Assessment and Family Centre, to a guided tour of the new facilities they had helped to create.
A school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss, WESC organised the open-house event to showcase the new centre and to thank representatives from the many local businesses who donated labour and equipment. Tracy de Berhardt Dunkin, Principal and Chief Executive and Richard Ellis Head of VI...
Record your own tunes with Musicroom: ‘Home Recording Masterclass’ Calling all musicians! Musicroom Exeter will be running free 30 minute-long seminars, focusing on giving music enthusiasts tips on how to perfect their home recording skills. The seminars will take place on Tuesday 19th May from 6:30pm, with doors opening for attendees at 6:00pm. There will be three different sessions available, each one is free and will focus on different aspects of home recording. The three seminars include: 6:30pm – Home Studio Recording Techniques 7:15pm – Computer Music Programming Software and...
Thirty nine per cent of Federation of Small Business members identified access to broadband as one of the top five priorities for the incoming government, following last week’s General Election. Commenting on the findings, Mike Smith, Director of Small Business at Virgin Media Business, said: ”We already know that small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. Yet still more needs to be done to support them – and digital is a huge part of that. ”That’s why we’re committed to supporting SMEs and growing businesses across the UK. Earlier this year, we announced a £3bn investment into...
As someone who recently got locked out of my still running car (yes that’s right it was still running), I completely understand the panic that fills your world when you get locked out your car on a cold February morning, with your life belongings tucked away inside, and a highly important meeting looming at 9AM.
We all think it won’t happen to us, until one day it actually happens to us, and there you find yourself frantically awakening half the neighbourhood to try and get access to a phone. So what you do want to do is take some preventative measures to avoid this happening....
Education rangers from the East Devon District Council Countryside team will be running a Woodland Craft session on Tuesday 26 May between 1 and 3pm at Honiton Bottom Community Nature Reserve.
Activities on offer will include creating natural wooden jewellery, charcoal making on the camp fire, hammering plant flags and clay play.
The event is suitable for all ages, so come along for some creative fun in a beautiful green space. The nature reserve is at the junction of Honiton Bottom Road and Battishorne Way, and there are picnic tables and a natural play trail to enjoy....
In an art, technology, and charitable first, Sarah Ezekiel - an artist diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease who paints using eye-tracking technology - will be selling her work in Furniture Village stores across the UK in order to raise funds and awareness for disability charity The Matt Hampson Foundation .
British artist Sarah Ezekiel was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) - also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease or ALS - in 2000. Since then she has been actively raising awareness for the illness by creating pieces of art with assistive eye-tracking technology made by Swedish...
The Castle Drogo Youth Panel has planned a free community open evening to celebrate Museums at Night on Friday 15 May. From 6pm until 9pm, the gates will be flung open for all local people to come up and enjoy spending time at the castle outside normal opening hours. The Youth Panel’s aim is for this to be a chilled out evening where visitors can stroll in the garden, relax on the lawns, listen to music and watch the sun go down. There will be plenty of games; and local musicians will be performing on-site too, including the fabulous Wren Music Youth Choir at 6.30pm. There will also be a ‘...
Trill Farm, the 300 acre organic farm and education centre near Axminster, will be participating in this national event - Open Farm Sunday - for the first time in 2015, on Sunday 7th June between 11am - 4pm.
Each year since 2006, Open Farm Sunday has seen hundreds of UK farms open up their gates to the public on the same day across the country. It’s a fantastic opportunity for the British public to get to understand the importance of farming and its connection to food production, something that is at the heart of The Trill Trust, the educational charity based at Trill.
