Supermarket customers will have the opportunity to have a go at table cricket when disabled people’s charity CEDA launch their new partnership with Sainsbury’s Alphington Road on Thursday 31 July.
CEDA has just become the local charity partner of Sainsbury’s Alphington Road. The Exeter-based charity find imaginative and creative ways to provide support services to disabled people, with a focus on independence and empowerment.
Diana Cole, one of CEDA’s directors said: “As a small charity, this partnership with Sainsbury’s will make a big difference to us and we really want...
A derelict building in Balls Farm Road, Alphington has been left totally destroyed after a fire.
Two fire appliances from Danes Castle, one from Middlemoor and two from Crediton plus an Aerial Ladder Platform from Danes Castle and an Incident Command Unit from Honiton were all sent to a report of a fire in a derelict property at 5.42pm yesterday.
A fire was confirmed involving the whole of the first floor and roof space. LPG cylinders were removed to safety. The Aerial Ladder Platform was used as a water tower plus three jets. A compressed air foam branch was stood by to...
Around 1,000 streetlights in residential streets in Alphington and Cowick will be converted to part-night lighting tonight. Exeter street lights previously on all-night will be switched off from about 12:30am to 5:30am, before coming on again until dawn. Lighting on the main roads and busiest routes, including Alphington Road, Buddle Lane, Cowick Lane, Dunsford Road, Church Road (Alphington), Alphinbrook Road, Hennock Road Central and Bad Homburg Way will remain unchanged, operating all night. Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highways, said: “The changes...
The heats for Exeter are now complete for the Juniors, Intermediate and Sen-iors, and the Exeter Finals will very soon be upon us.
Many of us have enjoyed two excellent evenings where young people have demonstrated their concerns and have spoken with passion, interest and good humour.
Alphington A, and Exeter Prep got through the heat for the Juniors. Holly Hoban from Alphington is an eleven year old who surely has a remarkable future. It is the second time she has appeared in this competition and she spoke of the Great War, and what it means for her generation, with...
Europe's top circus is choosing to visit Exeter's Alphington Roundabout Circus Field in its 2013 tour after a comeback from several years of non-touring. An event you won't want to miss and a circus show that will be talked about for at least the rest of the year.
Billy Smart's Circus has always been ahead of its time. Billy Smart was probably the most famous name under the British Big Top and now it has been making its first full tour of Great Britain for over 30 years.
Billy Smart's New World Circus began in 1946 when the highly successful showman – known to his family...
Approximately 2,000 properties in the Alphington (EX2) area of Exeter were thrown into darkness this evening after being affected by a power cut due to an unknown fault. After being plunged in and out of darkness, the power now appears to have returned.
Let us know if you were affected or have any further details.
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In the meantime, here is some useful advice from Western Power Distribution on what to do during a power cut...
Check to see if your neighbours are affected. If not, the problem could be with your fuses.
The all-Exeter derby ended in a draw as Exeter Civil Service and Alphington finished 1-1 at Foxhayes in the SouthWest Peninsula Div 1 East.
This was probably the last time Exeter Civil Service in their current guise will host the neighbours before a summer name change. A strong crowd as well as a decent pitch and weather set the basis for a fiery contest which didn't disappoint.
Both of the city's suburban sides started lively with several early chances. The opener, though, came from an unlikely source - when Paul Gibbins made a...
Exeter is gearing up for a strong performance in the delivery of new housing over the next few years, despite the increasingly challenging economic conditions, the City Council has said.
A total of 26,411 new homes were registered in the UK in the three months to the end of October 2012, roughly the same level as the same period last year.
But homes registered in the public sector were down 2% compared to the same period last year.
Though there are challenging times ahead in the housing market, and especially for the delivery of much needed affordable housing,...
