Yesterday Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service received over 90 weather related calls. These including over 20 calls to vehicles in water, 29 calls involving domestic flooding, one horse rescue and further calls (including duplicate calls) to report flooding.
The Met Office are predicting further periods of heavy rain today and Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are urging people to be aware of possible flooding and reminding drivers not to risk their lives by driving through any flood water.
Firetop Photography has finally launched an email newsletter after months of research and planning.
Photographer Venetia Norrington said: "I've been wanting to keep in touch with my clients, and forge new connections for a while now. I’ve found an easy and beautiful way to share my news, photos and special offers and so I've taken the plunge!"
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The success of ercol’s Chiltern range, designed exclusively for John Lewis, shows that there is a continuing hunger for ercol’s exquisite and timeless wooden furniture. To build on this success, ercol has introduced a further two new collections, exclusively for John Lewis, that will broaden the appeal of ercol’s furniture even further.
Pinter – Stylish Dining
The Pinter range has been created with the modern home in mind and has a soft Scandinavian look that will complement many decors and create a comfortable and inspiring dining space for entertaining.
From playing Glastonbury and Ronnie Scott’s to miming on children’s television, musician turned comedian Rosie Wilby looks back at the emotional rollercoaster of chasing stardom at the heady height of Britpop in How (not) to make it in Britpop – a revised version of her acclaimed 2011 Edinburgh Fringe show Rosie’s Pop Diary . Mixing stand up, storytelling and songs, Rosie delves into a personal treasure trove of old photos, fan letters, lyrics and reviews to trace the weird and wonderful story of a singer that nearly made it - from bizarre auditions, supporting Bob Geldof and Jamie Cullum...
Gift ideas? New designs and handmade crafts feature at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen's Christmas exhibition.
The Devon Guild gallery is showcasing beautiful, distinctive craft work by over 60 makers in its popular Christmas selling exhibition, ‘MAKE’. Over a third of exhibitors are South West based, while artists from London and other regions are selected to input new design ideas with their latest creations. It’s well worth visiting Bovey Tracey to choose from the craft gallery’s wide range of affordable and luxury gifts by designers such as Jane Cox (ceramics), and Corrine...
Over 5.5 million properties in England and Wales are at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. That’s one in six, which means there’s a high chance one of these properties is your home or business. Here the Environment Agency offers some advice on how to reduce the damage to your property by a little planning.
It pays to prepare for flooding
If your home or business is flooded it can be costly, not just in terms of money and time but also inconvenience and heartache.
While it’s impossible to completely flood-proof a property,...
Three green champions from the hospitality world were celebrating last night after completing an epic bike ride for charity which covered 200kms in just 2 days and raised £5,000 to benefit Springboard , which helps young, unemployed and disadvantaged young people into careers in hospitality, and Action Against Hunger , the organisation committed to ending child hunger.
At 8.30am on Sunday 7th October, Mark Linehan, Managing Director of The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA), Mike Mellor, Managing Director of Space Catering and Shaldon-based Andy Cook, Partner at Ease...
Food writer and presenter Fiona Faulkner recently caught the attention of parents with the publication of her new book 25 Foods Kids Hate… and how to get them eating 24 (New Holland). Fiona’s recipes and ideas have since been featured on ITV – where she’s been described as ‘the Harry Potter of Vegetables’ – and has also cooked with the kids of numerous celebrity mums – including fashion designer Alice Temperley, who has her new fashion range at the soon to be opened John Lewis in Exeter, and TV presenter Sarah Beeney.
Fiona, who is based in the South West, describes herself as “...
With the cold, dark nights drawing in, there is nothing I like more than a good party and the feel good factor! And this autumn, Vibes Dance Fitness classes are packed with fun songs to strut your stuff to!
Zumba and Swagga have just launched new dance sensation Gangnam Style! Absolutely hilarious, we've got everyone doing it!
With Swagga hitting Exeter & Exmouth, more and more people are catching on, you have never known anything like it! A whole hour of music videos and crazy dancing! Baseball hats with the Backstreet Boys, sunglasses with...
The Spa at The Magdalen Chapter in Exeter officially opened its doors to the public last month.
The new spa at The Madgalen Chapter has adopted Devon-based REN as its signature spa brand for treatments and products. Described by The Sunday Times as ‘the hip British range that is natural, celebrity endorsed and reassuringly green’ , REN Skincare is an internationally loved brand that was founded just outside of Exeter.
Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios , The Spa at The Magdalen Chapter is filled with natural light and clad in pale European oak by British furniture...
