East Devon District Council is encouraging local people and visitors to nominate its popular public gallery in Honiton for an award recognising its family-friendly status.
The Thelma Hulbert Gallery in Dowell Street, Honiton, is seeking supporters to nominate it for the Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award, a national accolade bestowed upon the museum or gallery which is most welcoming, engaging and encouraging of children, young people and families.
Anyone can make a nomination be they visitors, staff, volunteers, trustees or supporters. While the council will be putting...
WESC Foundation (formerly known as the West of England School and College for young people with little or no sight) is hosting a two-day International Conference on 23 and 24 April at its campus on Topsham Road, Exeter and the organisation will welcome Visual Impairment (VI) experts from around the world, including the United States.
The aim of the conference, now in its fourth year, is to share knowledge and discuss the advances being made in the field of visual impairment. WESC Foundation, a designated high performing specialist centre, provides education for more than 100 blind...
Witnesses are sought to a serious assault in Newton Abbot which left the victim with a broken jaw. The assault happened between 2.30am and 3.30am on Sunday (14 April) close to Gorman Metals in Kingsteignton Road. The 20-year-old victim, from Newton Abbot, was walking from Enigma Nightclub with a friend when he was involved in a brief verbal altercation with an unknown man. He was then assaulted by the man and had to be taken to Torbay District Hospital with a fractured jaw, and facial cuts and bruises. Police are appealing for witnesses and are seeking a suspect who is described as white,...
Update 16 April: Three people have been killed, including an eight-year-old boy and more than 140 others hurt after two bombs exploded during the Boston Marathon. Officials say that at least 17 people are critically wounded and the injuries include several amputations.
The attached video captures an explosion. The uploader said: "This is a video my mom recorded of the explosion. We are so lucky we got out of there when we did. My mom didn't finish the race but we are all safe and that's what matters. My heart goes out to victims". (NekoAngel3Wolf/NewsPoint)
Book lovers in Devon are being invited to celebrate World Book Night at the County Council’s libraries next week.
Each year World Book Night organisers recruit 20,000 volunteers to hand out 20 copies of their favourite book from the World Book Night list to members of their community who don’t regularly read.
It takes place on 23 April, which is a symbolic date for world literature as it is the birth and death day of Shakespeare, as well as the death day of Cervantes, the great Spanish novelist. It is in their honour that UNESCO appointed it the international day of the...
The River Cottage Rising Star 2013 competition has launched to give one lucky individual the best possible start to their career. River Cottage is looking for one inspirational character to become the face of its new Young Chef Apprenticeship Scheme and gain a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure 12 months employment working with the team at River Cottage HQ, Park Farm.
River Cottage Rising Star 2013 will follow the learning journey that the apprentice embarks on at River Cottage HQ, and will demonstrate through a number of media channels how their culinary skills are improving...
A new Devon and Cornwall Doorstep Crime Reduction Partnership is being launched today to help beat bogus callers, rogue traders and distraction burglars. Devon and Cornwall Police has joined forces with county and district councils’ Trading Standards services throughout the region to tackle doorstep criminals. The aim of the partnership is to help prevent residents becoming victims of doorstep crime by raising awareness, particularly among the more vulnerable, and to encourage people to report incidents. The campaign, which is being supported by BBC local radio and Age UK, is designed to...
An Okehampton officer and his two brothers will be heading straight for success with a 230-mile charity walk next month. Neighbourhood beat manager Matt Evans will be treking the Fosse Way Roman Road with his brother Steve, a police fingerprint expert, and Barry, a care home manager, in aid of two charities. The trio will set off from Lincoln on 13 May and aim to average more than 20 miles a day to reach Exeter on 22 May. They are making the journey to raise money for the British Limbless Ex Service Men’s Association (BLESMA) and the Anthony Nolan Trust, which helps people with blood...
Exeter Chiefs can confirm today that fly-half Myles Dorrian will be leaving the club at the end of the season to join up with Aviva Premiership rivals London Irish on a two-year deal. Dorrian, 30, who signed in the summer of 2011 from Championship side Bedford Blues, has featured nine times for the Chiefs, scoring three tries in the process. A naturally gifted footballer, the Sydney-born back is predominantly a No.10, but has featured for Exeter also in the centre and at full-back. Although first team opportunities were limited for Dorrian in the Premiership, he was able to figure in both...
