Starting a Stamp Club/Philatelic Society in Exeter was very high on the Agender of the Wessex Philatelic Federation at their AGM on Saturday 1st September at the URC in Exeter.
We suggest anyone in the Exeter Area who is interesting in joining such a club should contact the Federation President Jim Wigmore on 01626 864844.
Wessex Federation can also be found via the web or could be visited at their forthcoming Exhibition at Sidford on Saturday 29th September.
Exhibition address is Sidford Social Hall, Byes Lane, Sidford EX10 9QX
An exciting stage of regeneration in Newton Abbot town centre has been unveiled as a new glass canopy and colourful render welcome visitors to Market Walk shopping centre.
In September 2017, Teignbridge’s Full Council approved a major investment package for Market Walk shopping centre. Councillors unanimously supported the £2million upgrade scheme to modernise the shopping centre and create an open and spacious place to visit and shop.
Work on Market Walk has seen the removal of the existing concrete entrance structure at Courtenay Street while existing shop fronts have...
Saturday 1st September is a big day for the Exeter Chiefs, as the team take on Leicester at Sandy Park in the first game of the Gallagher Premiership season. For fans and spectators, there’s an extra reason to celebrate, as the 1st sees the launch of the new Exeter Chiefs Special Edition Gin in association with Salcombe Gin.
The new Exeter Chiefs Gin is in honour of the team, which has been on a seven-year winning streak and will compete this season for the European Rugby Champions Cup. This Special Edition Gin is Salcombe Gin’s multi-award winning ‘Start Point’, presented in an...
Throughout July, work has taken place at Seaton Wetlands to remove overhead power cables and move them underground. The work has caused disruption to visitors who were unable to access the site car park for most of the month. The work culminated in late July when a helicopter flew over the wetlands to remove the electricity posts.
The site is now open to visitors as usual and the overhead power cables which used to stretch across the Axe Valley have now been removed.
Cllr Marcus Hartnell, East Devon District Council's deputy portfolio holder for the enivironment, said: “The...
Local causes are set to benefit from a week of fundraising by retail colleagues across Devon.
Southern Co-op challenged its colleagues to raise as much money as possible for their local charity partner and they smashed it by raising £950.
The amount raised in Devon was added together with all of the Southern Co-op’s retail stores and funeral homes in the south of England to make a final total of £30,000.
The annual Charity Awareness Week ran from 23 to 29 July and the retail store which raised the most money was given an extra £10,000 for its charity. The winners...
The waiting is over and it's back to the hard yards for Rob Baxter and his Exeter Chiefs side as they prepare to welcome Leicester Tigers to Sandy Park in Round One of this season's Gallagher Premiership tomorrow (4:30pm).
In what will be the Devon club's ninth season in English rugby's top flight, expectations levels will again be high as the Chiefs look to again cement themselves amongst the division's frontrunners in the title race
Having lifted the Premiership back in May 2017 with an extra-time victory over Wasps, the Chiefs again found themselves back at Twickenham in...
Exeter’s rising cycling star George Pym says that racing in the Tour of Britain through his home county next week will be one of the highlights of his professional career so far.
George Pym, 24, will be riding in the Tour of Britain from Sunday 2 September – Devon Stage 2, takes place on the following day on Monday 3 September.
Stage 2 will be hosted by Devon County Council and supported by East Devon District Council and North Devon Council.
George Pym said: “This will be my second Tour of Britain, having competed in 2015. I admit when it didn’t go through Devon...
It may only be August, but the stars of this year's Christmas pantomime were in town on Tuesday to launch this year's show.
Following the huge success of last year's pantomime Cinderella Exmouth Pavilion have once again teamed up with north west pantomime company Trio Entertainment to bring the much loved traditional story of Aladdin to Exmouth this Christmas.
Aladdin will feature an all star cast including Eastender's and Strictly Come Dancing soap star Ricky Groves who is best known for his roles as Gary in the hit BBC soap Eastenders as well as making appearances on...
A prestigious international karate seminar will come to Ottery St Mary next month, hosted by East Devon’s SYTL (Say Yes To Life) Karate Club. The Seiwakai International Karate Seminar is being held at LED’s Ottery Leisure Centre on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September, with up to 150 local karate students and those from across the country taking part. The seminar is in memory of the late Shihan Leo Lipinski, who taught karate to SYTL founder Paul Batters and was the highest graded Non-Japanese 8th Dan Blackbelt in the style of JKF Gojukai. It is also a warm up seminar for the Seiwakai...
Exeter will host two festivals featuring literature and writing this autumn. In October, exetreme imagination – Exeter’s biennial festival of writing and stories – will unlock imaginations for young people across the city. In November, Exeter Literary Festival will bring together a range of experts to share knowledge. The festivals will feature nationally known and local award-winning authors, including Philip Reeve whose book Mortal Engines will be released as a Universal Pictures blockbuster movie directed by Peter Jackson. exetreme imagination runs from 15 to 27 October, with public...
