March 20th to 22nd see’s the highly anticipated return of the sell-out BIG Cake Show, sponsored by Lakeland, to Westpoint, Exeter.
Cake and Baking fans, from around the country, will once again be able to submerge themselves in cake heaven over three jam packed days.
Whether an expert baker, a self-confessed novice or just a fan of all things sweet this show has a little something for everyone.
Baking Royalty will once again grace The Bakery Theatre sponsored by Lakeland as Queen of couture cakes, Mich Turner, mixes up Friday and Saturdays show, and she’s in very...
With excitement building ahead of Rugby World Cup 2015, schools are being offered the opportunity to be part of the ceremonies which will welcome the 20 participating teams to the Tournament in England and Wales.
Each of the 20 teams will be officially welcomed to the Tournament and their respective Team Base regions by local schools in September 2015.
The Welcome Ceremonies, delivered by Tournament Organiser, England Rugby 2015, will feature a performance by the selected schools, as well as a celebration of the local community and the game.
More than 40 fencers competed in the 2015 Devon Foil Championships at Isca College in Exeter.
Grace Williams and Jason Shillingford claimed gold medals in the senior Women's and Men's categories, Alexis Jouan took the under-14s junior title and Edward Hall topped the under-11s age group.
Grace Williams skilfully beat Jade Clarke in the final, Clarke being the formidably talented Great Britain under-17 Champion and winner of the 2014 British Cadet Women’s Foil Fencing Championships. Jason Shillingford’s victory in the Men's final was against his brother Warren. (Slow motion...
Devon County Council has agreed an increase of 1.99 per cent in council tax bills.
The increase will support spending of over £500 million including a reprieve for threatened school lollipop patrols, continued support for vulnerable people on welfare and extra winter road gritting.
There will also be an extra £100,000 to cushion bus service cuts and £40,000 for the Citizens’ Advice Bureau.
The council tax increase will bring in an extra £6.2 million over the next year to help safeguard services.
But the budget still calls for reductions of £46 million as a...
A Government-backed initiative has launched in Devon and Somerset to encourage women business leaders and female entrepreneurs to adopt digital technology to grow their businesses.
The LOVE Digital project, part of the ‘Get up to Speed’ support programme designed to help businesses and communities across Devon and Somerset improve their computer and technology skills, aims to empower women-led businesses and women thinking of starting a business. It is hoped greater use of technology will help create more female entrepreneurs to close the current gap between men and women when it...
Your guide to the best music, events and activities taking place in and around Exeter this weekend.
THEATRE
After the Accident Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Highly accessible and utterly engrossing, this award winning drama takes you on a highly charged journey where forgiveness and redemption are set against guilt, rage and despair. Through brilliant storytelling and recognisable characters, experience a fascinating insight into Restorative Justice; a process which tries to repair something of the harmful consequences of crime. This riveting production...
A funding project bringing together county, district, town and parish councils is kickstarting community projects across Devon and hopes to do more in 2015
The 'Town and Parish Fund' or TAP is the name given to the initiative whereby Devon County Council allocates £1 per elector per annum and district councils contribute 10p per elector, totalling around £600,000
This money is available for towns and parishes to join together to apply for funding that can make a difference to their communities.
Well over half a million pounds was allocated to a huge range of...
Wondering how you're going to keep the kids amused during the half term holiday? We've come up with a few suggestions here:
Friday 20 February
Felting Workshop Exeter Cathedral Make a countryside scene or design your own shapes and outlines for your felt square. Your finished product could be used as a wall hanging or cut up to create a broach, finger puppet or maybe a pencil case. Limited spaces, booking only. £4 for the full session (payable on arrival). Ages 6-plus. 10.30am-12.30pm. Call 01392 413174 or email education@exeter-cathedral.org.uk
Most people use their shed to store garden equipment, bicycles and even expensive power tools. Yet, often, sheds are fitted with inadequate locks, or no lock at all.
Since June last year, over seventy-one victims in South Devon had their sheds broken into and property stolen. Almost half of these occurred in Teignbridge.
Fourteen sheds were broken into in Torquay and twelve across Ivybride and Kingsbridge. The areas reporting the fewest number of break-ins were Totnes, Dartmouth, Paignton and Brixham.
To reduce this type of crime, Police have teamed with South Devon...
