Can anything be more rewarding than making your own bread? At Manna from Devon Cooking School they make bread as it should be made, using first-class ingredients, lots of time and heaps of respect. Join passionate, professional baker David Jones on his new ‘Bread and Baking in a Wood-Fired Oven’ course and allow his enthusiasm to rub off whilst gaining the confidence to regularly make your daily bread. With National Bread Week taking place this year on 12-16 April it’s a great time to book yourself on to a course on either 12 May, 9 June or 7 July (£135 per person). There are a limited...
Nine young would-be MasterChefs battled it out for a place in the first finals of the Great Schools' Cook Off at Exeter College this week with Ruth Maddicks, 14 from Uffculme and Bethany Baines, 14, from St James School, Exeter celebrating as worthy winners through to the challenging final.
The young contestants, drawn from schools from Exeter and across Devon, were fighting for the unique opportunity to show off their culinary skills in the Cook Off final that will be live in front of the packed crowds of food enthusiasts expected at Exeter's South West Food and Drink Festival...
Couples looking for a truly unique venue for their wedding can now choose to say ‘I do’ at The Donkey Sanctuary, which has this week been awarded a licence to hold weddings and civil ceremonies at its headquarters in Devon.
The charity has a choice of two venues for ceremonies: a formal garden room or the warm and cosy setting of a donkey stable. The headquarters are set in beautiful Devon countryside with stunning views and is home to 500 of the 15,500 donkeys that the charity has provided sanctuary for since forming in 1969. Profits from weddings held will go directly to...
How well do you know your competitors? How many times do you keep an eye on what they’re doing? Are they stealing a march on you and if so how are they attracting customers? Many small to medium size companies are limited on time and because of this are not as knowledgeable about who their main competitors are as they should be, but finding out what makes your competitors tick and keeping one step ahead of them is sound marketing strategy and gathering of intelligence about them puts you and your company in a very strong position - information is most definitely power.
Join us for our sponsored walk along Exeter's canal and river. Choose from a short 2K stroll around the quay.... or the longer 5.5K route to the Double Locks and back.... or take a leisurely 17.3K to the Turf Locks and back.
Research reveals Brits in the South West give strangers the cold shoulder on park benches. Conversation-shy Brits in South West England would rather pack up and go if they are joined on a park bench by a stranger, research has revealed.
The fascinating study into our habits has revealed an unsociable streak when it comes to sharing a public space when having lunch or reading a book.
The nation is home to millions of park benches but sitting down unleashes territorial feelings with over a third of Brits in the South West (38%) admitting they would leave within five minutes...
The computer age has created a generation of employees who lack the most basic communication skills, according to an expert in the field.
The increasing practise of sending emails to colleagues in the same room is an example of how people are shying away from speaking to one another. This barrier to speaking confidently is likely to hold back employees and put a lid on success when it comes to face-to-face meetings and presentations at management level, having a knock-on effect for the entire business.
“I’ve heard from recruitment agencies that because prospective employees...
Over a thousand young people from across Devon braved freezing conditions to shine at this week’s Devon Winter School Games, part of the national Sainsbury’s School Games, held at the University of Exeter at St Luke’s Science and Sports College.
Nine different sports were on offer, with the only casualty of the poor weather conditions being the cycling competition, cancelled due to a flooded course. The children bravely battled through the flurries of snow to compete in football, hockey and rugby. Those competing at netball were luckier, taking advantage of the new covered courts...
Paignton Zoo in Devon has built a zip-line for its tigers.
Keepers at the park – a registered charity – have devised the thrill ride with help from woodland adventure company Treesurfers.
In fact, it is the big cats’ lunch that will ride the zip-line – all the tigers have to do is catch it.
Senior Head Keeper of Mammals Matthew Webb explained: “We have used things such as hanging bags in the past to encourage them to get a bit more physical. Now we have the zip line, down which we can send meat for the tigers to chase and jump at.
The following is a tribute to Mrs Ann Pewter from her family when a car in which she was a passenger went into the water from the slipway: Following the tragic death of Mrs Ann Pewter at the King Harry Ferry on Wednesday 20 March 2013, the family are still coming to terms with her loss. Ann and her husband had retired to this beautiful part of the country and had lived in Tavistock for a number of years. Ann was a keen photographer. She was passionately interested in wildlife, animal welfare, gardens and the great outdoors generally. She had holidayed in Cornwall frequently and loved...
