HRH The Princess Royal will attend the opening day of the Devon County Show on Thursday, May 21.
It will be Princess Anne’s first visit to the Devon County Show at Westpoint, Exeter; she visited the former showground at Whipton in the city in 1985.
During her visit she will be accompanied by David Parish, President of the Devon County Agricultural Association.
He said: “Her Royal Highness is a great champion for farming and rural issues just as the Devon County Show is also a terrific showcase for farming and rural life.”
Fore Street ushers in a new era of creative collaboration today with the official launch of dedicated design and marketing hub, Studio 17.
The brainchild of Colourburn and Illicit Web Design founders Damo Cross and Jake Hitchcock, Studio 17 will be a place where creative minds come together to work on innovative projects in a collaborative way, offering clients bespoke film, marketing and web design packages under one roof.
Celebrating the opening, Illicit director Jake Hitchcock said: "We are passionate about people and envisage Studio 17 becoming a beacon for...
A brand new networking event is set to kickstart in Exeter this month, set up for anyone interested in the latest digital trends or anyone working in digital.
#DigitalExe has been set up by three individuals passionate about digital and developing a stronger presence in Exeter. Sarah Jones, Rob Glover and Chris Shadrick have masses of experience between them and are keen to grow this event to become a regular opportunity for like minds to share knowledge and discuss the latest trends.
The first FREE event will take place on Thursday 28 May 2015 from 7pm at the City Gate Pub...
MEMBERS of South West Military Fitness are putting on their ‘war paint’ and calling on South West women to join them in the fight against cancer by signing up for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
South West Military Fitness want thousands of mums, daughters, grans, friends and colleagues to unite and form a ‘pink army’ at the Race for Life 5k, 10k and Pretty Muddy events at Westpoint Exeter on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July.
Exeter has been chosen to host one of just three Race for Life Pretty Muddy events taking place in the region this summer and South West Military...
Devon and Cornwall Police are calling upon the public to help them prevent and disrupt illegal raves over the busy May Bank Holiday.
The Force will be running Operation Derig to take a tough stance against rave goers and organisers by closing down illegal gatherings.
Dedicated officers will patrol potential rave sites due to the increased risk of illegal events over the holiday weekend.
Operation Derig is an intelligence-led initiative which sees partner agencies such as the National Park, Forestry Commission, Environmental Health, and Southwest Lakes Trust sharing...
The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust was highly commended at a national awards ceremony for its use of a high-tech electronic system to ensure safe staffing levels.
The Trust was a finalist in the ‘project team of the year’ category at the annual Allocate Awards in Birmingham.
The Trust has used the HealthRoster staff management system since 2008.
It has since become one of the first Trusts in the country to roll out additional software called SafeCare and CAM.
The eRoster system enables the Trust to plan and manage the entire workforce to ensure staff...
Prospective homeowners flocked to Millbrook Village – Exeter’s first luxury retirement village – on Friday 17th April as it opened its new show home to the public for the first time.
The launch event was a great success, with prospective customers enjoying sunny weather and locally sourced, home made refreshments as they viewed the new three-bedroom Charlotte-style cottage and had an opportunity to meet with existing residents of Millbrook Village.
The Charlotte-style cottage offers an abundance of living space with a generous lounge, separate dining room and large kitchen...
Local animal volunteer organisation, K9 Focus Dog Rescue in Devon, has been named ‘Animal Charity Team of the Year’ in the Petplan and Association of Dogs and Cats Homes (ADCH) Animal Charity Awards.
In its third year, the awards celebrate the incredible work, dedication and commitment of animal charities and not-for-profit organisations across the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands. The awards also identify animal charity teams, volunteers and employees that continuously go above and beyond in their mission to improve animal welfare.
Mid Devon is our new group that we started on the 3rd March - our second meeting is on the 5th May at the Stables, Cowley - and we are looking for local, inspirational business women to join us.
Jo Soley runs this group and is welcoming ladies from Exeter, Crediton, Cullumpton, Tiverton, Barnstaple and further afield to join us to showcase your business, to meet other like minded business women and expand your network. If this is you or you know someone who would benefit from this powerful meeting - let them know!!
The people and businesses of Devon are rallying behind their County Show following the cancellation of the third day last year.
Advance ticket sales are up on last year, there will be a vast array of trade stands and livestock exhibitors will be coming out in force.
The 120th Devon County Show will be held on May 21-23 at Westpoint, Exeter, and promises to be the biggest event in the county’s year.
That’s the message at this year’s launch held on Thursday (April 30) at Southernhay House in Exeter. Local journalists and editors were given an update on how...
