A dictionary defining only one word - refugee - has been unveiled to mark today’s 70th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention, which the UK helped launch and ratify in 1951. Containing over 1,000 personal definitions submitted by members of the public, including faith leaders, local communities, high profile figures and refugees themselves, ‘The Refugee Dictionary’ demonstrates a strong sense of solidarity and helps to illustrate the stories, lives and contributions of refugees in the UK. The dictionary was created by the UN Refugee Agency’s UK charity partner, UK for UNHCR.
This August a delightful and terrifically modern musical theatre adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale comes to the historic Powderham Castle , some parts of which age back to 14th century. Brought to life by an exceptionally talented young cast from British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT), this truly memorable family show combines a fabulous pop-rock score, and features the stunning ensemble work.
Embark on a breath-taking journey to Neverland with the boy who never grew up. The acclaimed creative team and young performers will be working together to recreate the vivid and magical...
Visitors to Dartmoor are being urged to stay away from its native ponies to help stop the spread of a vicious new strain of strangles.
Ponies are already suffering from the highly contagious infection, and now the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust is putting a firewall around the 450 hectare site it leases from Forestry England at Bellever to try and protect its herd of 27 ponies. It hopes this will prevent the infection from spreading further to other herds on the moors.
The site is very popular with visitors but with ponies at Haytor and Widecombe already infected it is...
A brand new Aldi store in Pinhoe opened its doors to customers on Thursday morning (29 July).
The new Exhibition Way store is the third Aldi to open in and around Pinhoe, and will be run by Store Manager Mitchell Allen, along with a team of 25 colleagues from the local community.
To celebrate the grand opening, Aldi Pinhoe arranged for Olympic Silver Medallist Gemma Gibbons to deliver a virtual assembly for pupils at Pinhoe C of E VA Primary School, as part of the supermarket’s initiative, Get Set to Eat Fresh – which has already inspired over 1.9 million school children...
A new online film has been launched for East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust’s Heath Week (this week), designed to help dog owners and walkers enjoy the great British countryside safely this summer.
The first film featuring dog behaviourist Natalie Light, is the first in a series of five bite-size films featuring top tips to be released over the summer. In each film Natalie shares some valuable advice on how to get a better recall, new games to make walks more fun and some great ideas for working on your dog’s behaviour to cope with distractions when out walking....
It’s been a long year of lockdown and to celebrate a return to exploring nature with loved ones, RSPB Exe Estuary nature reserve in Devon is inviting families to enjoy a Big Wild Summer this year. Throughout the school holidays the attraction will host a series of fun, nature-themed activities to help families discover nature at their local RSPB nature reserve or whilst escaping the everyday on a staycation.
From fairy hunts to pond dipping, discovery trails, getting to know our fascinating nocturnal creatures, and so much more – RSPB Exe Estuary nature reserve has something to...
Chudleigh-based Lightfoot’s in-cab training and driver rewards platform is to be rolled out across Richard Irvin FM’s fleet of 225 vans and 90 company cars. Richard Irvin FM, one of Scotland and the UK’s leading Facilities Management specialists, provides services to 9,000 commercial properties and 56,00 domestic properties nationwide. The announcement follows a highly successful trial that not only cut CO2 emission by 8%, but put an end to all instances of dangerous driving.
Installed to meet Richard Irvin FM’s safety first values, which focus on staff coming to work safe and...
Jurassic Fibre recently completed its installation for the new COVID-19 mass vaccination centre at Greendale Business Park.
The Exeter-based internet service provider worked closely with Greendale to provide its full fibre broadband to the site at short notice.
Greendale approached Jurassic Fibre at the beginning of April to say that the business park would be hosting the new mass vaccination centre, replacing the previous vaccination centre at Westpoint.
Two areas of the Greendale Business Park and Greendale Farm Shop were developed into the new vaccination sites (...
Three Partners at employee-owned law firm, Stephens Scown LLP, have received the highest ranking and national recognition in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners’ High Net Worth Guide, which has just been published.
Following an extensive annual research programme, the Chambers High Net Worth Guide ranks the leading and most dedicated lawyers and law firms for international private wealth based on feedback from clients and other specialist industry professionals.
Private Client partners Phil Reed and Graham Murdoch retained their Band 1 status in the 2021 Guide,...
The team behind the Exmouth Pavilion Christmas Pantomime haven confirmed TV Legend and all round good fox, Basil Brush will join pantomime favourite Stuart Earp in this year’s production of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.
Basil Brush will feature as The Magic Mirror alongside Stuart Earp as Muddles, Harry Moore as Nurse Nellie, Kassie Malam as Snow White, Jessica Fay Long as The Wicked Queen and Exeter's own Sam Emmerson as The Prince.
Producer Kevin Brown says “It’s going to be a great pantomime this year after sadly having to cancel last year’s production, we cannot...
