Devon’s finest were honoured by the Queen last week when they were presented with a British Empire Medal.
Chosen for their tireless community work and dedication, the eight men and women from across the County were named in the New Year’s Honours List 2013. They were presented with their awards by Devon’s Lord Lieutenant, Eric Dancer CBE JP, the Queen’s representative in the county, at a Investiture at County Hall on Friday 24 May. He said: “These people are true community champions, and have been carrying out so much exceptional work to help others by fundraising, volunteering,...
£2.9m project to restore damaged ancient woodland across the UK secures HLF funding.
The Woodland Trust has received the green light from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a UK-wide project which could see the restoration of 52,000 hectares of damaged ancient woodland, one of the country’s rarest and most precious habitats and home to 2561 rare or threatened species of wildlife.
The five year project, active on the ground in 2014, could see the restoration of an area of woodland one third the size of London across 10 priority areas (including Exmoor and West Devon)...
As the Exmouth Festival well and truly got under way all over Exmouth, visitors to Exmouth and residents alike were enjoying some spring sunshine in traditional fashion.
Monday's festivities will include James Bartholomew, Budleigh Ukulele Strumming Club, Falling Trees, and Exeter-based retro indie/shoegaze band whose debut CD ‘The Memories That Hold Us together’, received widespread critical acclaim.
For a full line up visit http://www.exmouthfestival.org.uk
A depleted Exiles squad with a few borrowed local Greek Grecian vets pulled off a shock result, or two, to win the annual Andros cup!
There were four teams taking part, Exeter Exiles, Hydrousa Vets, Youth, and their main team.
In a very close affair the youth pulled off their own shock to beat the main team 2-0 in the first semifinal.
In the second semifinal the Vets took a late lead against the Exiles after some neat build up through the middle left their striker one on one with yours truly who he sent the wrong way.
Listen2Win - an organisation comprising two Paralympian and England Blind Football players based here in Exeter - is inviting a select group of local companies to take part in the Inter-Company Challenge at WESC on 5 June from 5-7pm. Robin Williams, who is well on the way to achieving a PHD at Exeter University, and Keryn Seal, who has recently been made captain of the team, are both completely blind but their indomitable spirit and sense of fun are an inspiration to all who meet them.
Their organisation specialises in providing inspirational and motivational talks and seminars in...
The Exeter Model Railway Exhibition, one of the biggest and best in the country, will be held at the Matford Centre in Exeter on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 June.
Organised by the Exe Model Railway Society (Exe MRS), last year the exhibition attracted record numbers with enthusiasts and members of the public coming to marvel at the intricate and lovingly crafted layouts which were on show.
Chairman of Exe MRS Paul Doran said: "We have layouts depicting railways from the UK, America and Europe, and representing all eras from the earliest days of steam to the present day....
Zoo keepers at Living Coasts are on high alert for hatching eggs!
Staff are keeping their eye on macaroni penguins and other species at Torquay’s coastal zoo.
Senior keeper Lois Rowell said: “We have five pairs of macaroni penguins on eggs. The first mac eggs could hatch during half term week. This is around the normal time of year for them.”
Macaroni penguins breed on their own rocky beach with a shady sunroof and a special cooling system of water pipes and mist sprays.
As they build nests out of pebbles, the chicks are more easily seen than those of the...
Top spa consultant Lisa Nugent is set to visit Exeter later this week to do a series of one-to-one consultations with women in the city.
The Spa at The Magdalen Chapter will host Lisa Nugent, one of REN’s leading spa consultants, on Wednesday 29 May.
Lisa is incredibly well known in the beauty industry and travels across the UK advising people on skin care. A limited number of appointments are still available for women who want to take advantage of having Lisa in Exeter.
Appointments will include a 20-minute consultation where she will give a full evaluation of your...
Notwithstanding the 2012 deluge, the progress of English wines in the last year has been remarkable. You can hardly open a paper or magazine, or a wine website or trade publication, without a eulogy to England appearing.
Take this from Berry Brothers & Rudd in October last year. They went on record in the Independent..."The quality (of English wine)... stands up to the rest of the world and, in the case of some sparkling wines, exceeds their rivals."
The newspaper asked "Is English wine now exceeding the quality of French?" and returned the answer: yes. "Start with...
The Hoarder Next Door , Britain's Biggest Hoarders and other such TV programmes have done much to highlight the growing issue of hoarding in the UK. It is estimated that there are about 3 million sufferers in this country ( www.helpforhoarders.co.uk ). Many stay silent and isolated. In these programmes you will see the only on-screen representation of a professional declutterer.
I have recently established myself as a declutterer and joined the 100 others registered nationally with the Association of Professional Declutterers and Organisers (APDO-UK). Many of us work with hoarders...
