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Copplestone Parent Teacher Association has announced the first Copplestone Music Proms in the Park is to feature Exeter Children's Orchestra.

Simon Archer, Chairman of the CPTA, said “This is a major coup for us. To get the ECO to perform in Copplestone is a great honour and very exciting. We wanted to give the children and parents of Copplestone Primary School a night to remember.”

The CPTA work tirelessly to raise funds towards providing those extras for the school, which enhance the children’s education or enjoyment of school. This is usually fundraising events to...

Professor Roy Sambles is to be the new president-elect of the Institute of Physics (IOP). Prof. Sambles was elected by the IOP’s Council and will serve as president-elect from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2015, and as president from 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2017.

Prof. Sambles has been professor of experimental physics at the University of Exeter since 1991, where he is academic lead of the large electromagnetic and acoustic materials research group.

Born in Cornwall, Prof. Sambles has worked at the University of Exeter for 40 years and currently lives in Crediton...

A major scheme to reduce congestion and improve air quality in Crediton has been given the green light by councillors today. (Wednesday 29 May)

Devon County Council’s Cabinet unanimously approved final plans and construction costs of almost £8.5million for the long-awaited Crediton Link Road, which will provide a new direct connection into the Lords Meadow Industrial Estate from the A377.

Crediton is a designated Air Quality Management Area and the Link Road forms a key part of Mid Devon District Council’s Air Quality Action Plan. The scheme aims to reduce congestion and...

Specialising in assisting small and medium sized businesses across the South West region, local accountants Ocean Consultancy Limited based in Crediton, Devon announce a merger with Haines Watts Chartered Accountants Exeter.

A national network with over 50 offices, each Haines Watts office operates independently offering a wide range of services tailored to the local market. The Exeter Office primarily focuses on accountancy and taxation services to owner managed businesses and dealing with individual’s tax affairs, with the specialist Forensic accountancy team undertaking work...

A Devon farmer who is providing living proof that it is possible to build a successful farming business from scratch has been announced as this year’s winner of the John Neason Progressive Farming Award by the Devon County Agricultural Association. Anthony Thorne, of Thornes Farm Shop at Stockleigh Pomeroy near Crediton ( www.thornesfarmshop.co.uk ), is the winner of the award, which will be presented at the Devon County Show, on Friday 17 May. Anthony Thorne comes from a farming family and trained at agricultural college. He was determined to make a career in farming. He built up capital...

Police in Crediton have issued an ‘Evofit’ of a suspect they wish to identify following two house burglaries in the town. The two incidents occurred between 2.00pm and 3.30pm on Monday 29 April in Clifford Gardens, Crediton. In the first incident the offender entered a flat via an insecure door and following a search some cash totalling £15 was stolen from a purse and container. In the second incident at 3.30pm the offender entered another property via an insecure front door. Following a tidy search a purse containing approximately £120 cash was stolen. The elderly female occupant...

Mid Devon's Crediton Courier , owned by Tindle Newspapers, will be printed weekly from 3 May 2013! From a modest beginning in November 1974, the first issue was distributed for free, then paid for once a month, it was some years later that it became a fortnightly publication to meet the need locally for readers who wanted more up-to-date news and to satisfy the wishes of advertisers.

The success of the Courier can be placed firmly with not only the loyal advertisers but loyal readership who continue to buy their favourite community newspaper on a regular basis.

The hyper-...

Exeter City’s Football in the Community Trust is once again running a full programme of popular children’s football roadshows during the May half term, following the success of the Easter events which were attended by around 500 children from across the region.

There will be three different events in Exeter, plus courses in Dawlish, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Crediton, Tiverton, Seaton, Feniton, Okehampton, North Tawton and Barnstaple.

A two-day course on the astroturf at St Luke’s Science and Sports College kicks off half term, starting on Tuesday 28 May and costing £27 for the...

Olivia James Design is celebrating its 4th birthday on Saturday 9 March.

This year, as well as continuing with the products that have proved popular with our customers, we are introducing more new suppliers with even more exciting ideas for the home and as gifts. Our ranges this year, for Mother's Day, Easter and Spring/Summer in general are bright, colourful and inspiring.

Not that it has been easy. Like most High Street businesses, we have had to be careful with costs and stock levels. But we will never cut corners on customer service and the quality of our stock and...

The team behind The Exeter Daily are poised to launch their first franchise. After just five months of trading in Exeter, The Daily UK, is to expand into Plymouth next month. Meanwhile, talks are at an advanced stage in a number of other areas across the UK.

The Daily model was created by Marc Astley, who stood down as editor of the Express & Echo in Exeter shortly after it turned from a daily to weekly. And he said his user-generated model had captured the imaginations of a new generation of news consumer.

Mr Astley added: “Everything we are doing now is six to 12...