Every year 6 million loaves of bread are being thrown into canals and rivers in England and Wales - potentially polluting the water and damaging hundreds of thousands of ducks’ homes.
Last year 73% of people in the South West fed the ducks, 82% of them admitting to feeding our feathered friends with bread.
Uneaten soggy bread can cause a build-up of bad nutrients which can lead to greater algae growth, spread disease and encourage pests such as rats.
Today, ahead of the official start of spring and duckling hatching season, the Canal & River Trust is calling on...
A team of accountants swapped their books for Wellington boots when they paid a visit to their newly-adopted charity.
Exeter-based Sidaways were given a VIP tour of Farms For City Children at Nethercott House, near Iddesleigh.
The firm of chartered accountants is to focus on raising money for Devon-based charity Farms for City Children as part of the company’s 25th anniversary celebrations. The trip was arranged so the business could see where the money it raises will be spent.
Children’s author Michael Morpurgo and his wife Clare founded Farms for City Children in...
Gardeners should start preparing early for their great slug and snail hunt this year as winter temperatures have provided the perfect conditions for their arch enemies.
According to Wyevale Garden Centres – the UK’s largest garden centre group - last year, gardeners spent £11.6 million in their battle to protect their botanical spaces, battling over 30 species of slugs including a voracious invader discovered on our shores only last year – the Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris).
Slugs like mild and warm winters and Met Office statistics show that average temperatures were...
With the 2015 budget just days away independent Devon accountancy firm Thomas Westcott has issued a wish-list it believes will help businesses in the South West.
But, with a General Election looming, the experts at Thomas Westcott fear the Budget announcement will be a "benign affair" focused on what has been achieved, rather than measures to further stimulate business growth.
"With the economy continuing to show encouraging signs and businesses across the South West generally feeling more optimistic we would like to see the Budget used to keep momentum with local...
Exeter’s Underground Passages will be running special Easter egg hunts every day throughout the Easter school holidays, 28 March – 12 April 2015.
Hunt for the eggs left by the Easter bunny in these mysterious passages beneath Exeter’s Street to win a special chocolate prize! Lots of fun for everyone.
Exeter’s Underground Passages were built in the 14th and 15th centuries to bring a supply of fresh drinking water in to the city. Exeter is the only city in the UK to have underground passages of this type and guided tours have taken place here since the 1930s. Highlights...
We are gearing up for an Eggs-travaganza this Easter. We have a show stopping line up of events and activities over the Easter holidays, from 28th March through to 12th April.
In our largest ever Easter egg hunt we have over 5000 Easter eggs to giveaway!
The Easter egg hunt will take place from Friday 3rd April until Tuesday 7th April.
Guests of all ages are invited to take part in the Easter fun and follow the trail to find clues and solve puzzles on their adventure around the Park, for a delicious Easter reward.
Colyton Grammar School's first, Big Art Show is a two day fund raising event featuring artworks by a selection of the finest artists, jewellers, ceramicists and glassmakers from across the region.
Internationally acclaimed Artist Charlie O'Sullivan is our enthusiastic Patron and esteemed Artist Alan Cotton is supporting and exhibiting in the Show. Marine House at Beer and the Steam Gallery have a range of their best selling Artists exhibiting work together with many other professional artists from around the SW. Examples of the artworks can be seen and purchased 6 weeks prior to...
Tenors Un Limited - 'Show The Suit Who's Boss' ‘The Rat Pack of Opera’ began performing in 2002.
Using talents honed in their previous solo careers in the opera, theatre and recording worlds, they set out to bring their own unique blend of wit, charm and vocal arrangements - along with original compositions - to the classical crossover genre.
For more than 10 years they have entertained audiences throughout the world and are proud to have secured worldwide distribution for their current album 'Viva La Vita' featuring Summertime, Time to Say Goodbye & the self-penned...
The Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink is a three-day festival celebrating the outstanding food and drink of the South West, featuring more than one hundred regional producers, top chefs, workshops, live music and food-themed activities for all the family.
The festival, co-founded years ago by two-Michelin starred chef Michael Caines, is the perfect opportunity to get a real taste of the South West, to meet the people behind the produce, and to enjoy a foodie day or weekend in beautiful surroundings.
Visitors can learn from the best in the Festival Cookery...
Tiverton Community Arts Theatre are proud to present to the people of Mid Devon, legendary Guitarist, Steve Howe, of 'Yes' and supergroup 'Asia'. Promoting his new solo anthology released on Rhino Records.
For nearly 40 years, Steve Howe has been at the forefront of guitarists in popular music. Actually, simply referring to Howe as just a guitarist is limiting. In addition to being a songwriter, he plays more instruments than just the guitar. If it has strings and a fret board, Howe has mastered it and recorded with it at some point on one of countless albums he's been part of as a...
