Devon County Council is delighted to announce that next year’s IWA National Trailboat Festival is to be held at the Grand Western Canal Country Park.
The event will form the main celebration of the Canal’s bicentenary year. Construction work began in 1810 and was completed in 1814.
The festival will take place over the late May bank holiday weekend (24 – 26 May) in 2014. There will be a big public festival day held at the Mid Devon Showground on Saturday 24 May, with a range of live music, performers and entertainments, all with a birthday party theme.
Keen crafters are being encouraged to go along to the Contemporary Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey next week (Friday 7 to Sunday 9 June).
Devon County Council’s Adult and Community Learning will be providing workshops for anyone who might be interested in taking up a craft and enrolling on a course. Current learners’ and tutors’ work will also be showcased at the festival.
“Bovey Tracey Craft Festival is an excellent event for anyone who may be thinking about enrolling on a craft a course with Devon Adult and Community Learning” said County Councillor Roger Croad. “It’s the...
Purity Boutique Spa just recently had the honour of pairing up with Reiss for their spectacular summer event! We amplified the beauty of some lovely ladies with makeovers and sleek manicures as tribute to the newest summer styles.
I realise that sanity is not an option when you are choosing dresses - or ANYTHING for your bridal party, but let's think logically about this, now.
You could either go for 'safe' (and possibly boring) or you could go out on a limb and go for the dress theme of your dreams. From chic elegant 'occasion' dresses to flattering 'fit and flare' styles...
Award-winning Exeter photographer Malcolm Rouse has just had one of his baby portraits judged second best saleable image out of over 160 entries in a national photographic competition.
Malcolm, who has his studio in King Street, Exeter, was up against fellow Master Photographer Association Cherubs partners at their national conference in Warwickshire.
The photograph of eight month old Jack Davenport of Exeter caught the eye of judges Ray Lowe and MPA President Hoss Mahdavi as they made their selection.
Jack, as part of the Cherubs baby photography scheme, has three...
Thanks to the Friends of Exeter Museums & Art Gallery, paintings of Dartmoor in RAMM’s forthcoming Widgery exhibition will be displayed in beautifully gilded frames.
The frames are being conserved by a small team of conservators and conservation students in the RAMM Conservation Laboratories between 28 May and 3 June and their progress can be followed on storify, or on Twiitter #moorgold.
The exhibition Masters of the Moor: William & FJ Widgery, starts on 6 July. It will be the first exhibition at RAMM for many years to bring together a range of work by both father...
The RSPCA is warning gardeners to tread carefully to avoid harming the wildlife which may be living in their gardens.
Every year the RSPCA receives calls about animals with distressing and often fatal garden injuries which in most cases are completely avoidable.
Past cases include a toad with its hind legs chopped off by a strimmer, a hedgehog burnt in pampas grass clearance, a blackbird speared by a garden fork and a toad stuck in a watering can.
Already this spring we have seen several hedgehogs caught by strimmers, a snake fatally injured by a lawnmower in...
The RSPCA launched its annual competition for budding young snappers to showcase their best images of animals yesterday.
The Young Photographer Awards 2013 (YPA13) welcomes all kinds of pictures from cheeky portraits of family pets to imaginative photos of wildlife and even close-ups of insects in a mix of categories open to young people under 19.
The competition is sponsored by Warners Midlands, supported by Olympus and Natures Images, and judged by a mix of photography professionals including presenter and wildlife expert Chris Packham.
Recent reduction in the use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feeds has resulted in a dramatic increase in the severe poultry disease - necrotic enteritis .
New research suggests that the disease, which is costing the worldwide poultry industry an estimated £600 million a year, could be prevented by immunisation with a vaccine that is being developed at the University of Exeter.
Professor Richard Titball from Biosciences at the University of Exeter said:“Necrotic enteritis is a major concern for the poultry farming industry worldwide and poultry producers are waiting...
The BBC has announced it has recommissioned the popular Saturday night TV show that shot Adam Isaac into the public spotlight. Mark Linsey, Controller - Entertainment Commissioning, says: " The Voice has been a huge success for BBC One. Finding a Saturday night break-out hit is incredibly difficult, but this show hit the ground running and it's fantastic to ensure its future on the channel."
Moira Ross, Head of Entertainment at Wall To Wall, and the show's executive producer says: " The Voice is a global format phenomenon and it's been an extraordinary ride crafting it into a much-...
Devon has a variety of waterways from marinas, canals, lakes, coastal inlets, harbours and quays. Throughout Boat Safety week 25- 31 May, firefighters will be handing out leaflets and talking to boat owners to ensure they make vital safety checks, helping them to protect themselves, their passengers as well as their boat.
Watch Manager Nigel Snowshall from White Watch in Exmouth spoke with Chris Wilton, harbourmaster at Exmouth Marina. Chris said: “Exmouth Marina is delighted to support the Boat Safety campaign being run by Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service. Any scheme...
