Bargains galore at Tags-on Exeter pop-up shop

Authored by TagsOn
Posted: Tue, 04/21/2015 - 12:49pm

Check out the designer womenswear bargains at the tags-on.com Summer Showcase fashion sale on Thursday 21st May at Radiance Medi Spa, based in the centre of Exeter at Augustus House, Lower Ground Floor, New North Road.

Browse pre-loved designer fashion at the pop-up shop and enjoy up to 80% off pre-owned designer clothes, handbags, shoes and accessories.

The event includes free VIP entry from 4pm-5pm, guests will need to email info@tags-on.com to get their names on the list and to bag the best designer bargains! General entry 5pm-8pm.

VIP entry is limited, to avoid...

CCTV appeal after Newton Abbot assault

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 04/21/2015 - 11:14am

Detectives investigating a serious assault in Newton Abbot have released CCTV images of three men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.

A 46-year-old local man suffered serious head and facial injuries as a result of an unprovoked attack on Sherborne Road on Saturday 4 April at around 9.10pm.

The victim was hit in the face by a group of men and fell to the floor near the taxi rank between Courtenay Street and Sherborne Road.

He was taken by ambulance to Derriford hospital where he received medical treatment before being discharged a few days...

Schools celebrate life down on the farm

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/21/2015 - 11:00am

Seven Devon schools achieved well-earned recognition for their outstanding work with school meals and food education on Wednesday (15 April) as they received awards from the national school food programme, the Food for Life Partnership (FFLP).

Pupils, teachers, caterers and special guests enjoyed a gloriously sunny day at West Town Farm, Ide – a working organic farm near Exeter – and took part in various food-related activities.

Activities included mud painting in the yurt using health-related words, led by organicARTS. Pupils and guests enjoyed a farm tour, learning all...

Star Wars Gets a Full Trailer

Authored by TheReviewer
Posted: Tue, 04/21/2015 - 9:28am

Ladies and gentlemen of Exeter, the Star Wars trailer has been released. If you go and see The Avengers: Age of Ultron next week then you will be able to see it on the big screen (A:AoU is showing at the Vue Cinema). We have now seen much of what is to come from the latest edition in the Star Wars saga, including watching the millennium falcon fighting off some tie fighters in classic style.

At the Star Wars celebration this week J.J Abrams and co showed off a brand new trailer for their hotly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in which we get a voice over from Luke...

3D technology helps secure murder conviction

Detectives in Devon and Cornwall have commissioned innovative 3D printing technology for the first time to help secure a murder conviction.

Teenager Alex Peguero Sosa was killed while on a night out in Kingsbridge last July after Lee Dent stabbed him in the neck with a beer bottle.

Last month at Plymouth Crown Court Dent, 42, was jailed for life to serve a minimum of 22 years for the murder of the 17-year-old Plymouth Argyle youth football player.

As part of the trial detectives called upon City College Plymouth to help secure Dent’s conviction by using innovative...

Exeter Racecourse Ladies’ Night

Ladies’ Night at Exeter Racecourse on Tuesday, May 5 is when the glitz and glamour of racing descend on Haldon Hill. Young and old, male and female can enjoy a fantastic night out, with children aged 17 and under racing free, and fabulous prizes for the best ladies and gentlemen. Six exciting races begin at 5.50pm and feature the final of the prestigious Exeter Racecourse Intermediate Series which is the climax to ten qualifying point-to-point races held throughout Devon and Cornwall. Then a disco will reverberate across the racecourse as revellers dance the night away.

For those...

Crealy launches educational programme

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is a family run attraction set in over 100 acres of beautiful Devonshire countryside, and has launched a brand new educational programme focusing on the learning development of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils.

The new educational programme will support a broad range of subjects that have been designed to be both engaging yet fun. Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park will be holding an open weekend on Saturday 9th May and Sunday 10th May for teachers and their families to experience all that the Park can offer for their pupils.

Kay...

Beautiful new website for Exeter-based charity

Butterfly Children's Hospices, an international children's charity based in Exeter, have recently launched a beautiful new website in partnership with Exeter web design agency SwankyApple.

Founded by Lyn and Alan Gould, who had experienced first-hand the desperate hardship faced by Chinese children born with life-threatening illnesses, the charity provide care and support for children and their families.

Having introduced China's first palliative care service, Butterfly Children's Hospices have experienced significant growth. In 2010 work began with the...

Spring Fayre

Event Date: 
25/04/2015 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter

Pinhoe Guides are holding a Spring Fayre to raise funds for their trip to Adelboden in Switzerland during the summer.

There will be a book stall, cake stall, nearly new sale and jewellery on sale, as well as refreshments, Teddy tombola and a prize darw.

For the youngsters there will be a bouncy castle and face painting.

Why not take the whole family along!

The fayre is running from 2pm-4pm.

SW Construction Summit to bring together leading industry experts

The South West has a thriving construction industry with the region predicted to exceed the projected average UK growth rate for 2015 to 2019 according to a recent CITB report.

The regional estimated average output over this period is 3.6%, considerably higher than the UK predicted rate of 2.9%.

It is this prosperous growth and promising future that has prompted the first South West Construction Summit. The Summit aims to bring together key contributors of the regional construction industry and its supply chain to support and underpin the progress already being made. The...

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