It’s Wimbledon fortnight and Exeter City Council is encouraging people to dig out their tennis rackets and get down to one of the 13 free-to-use courts across the city.
They’re located at Heavitree Pleasure Ground, King George V Playing Fields and beside Matthews Hall in Topsham. Three courts at Cowick Barton Playing Fields are currently being re-surfaced and will be ready to use in the coming weeks.
Two years ago, Exeter became the most active city in the South West and now the city is striving to become the most active city in England. Only last November, Sport England...
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire have match funding a cheque presented for £2,500 from the Freemasons Grand Charity making a total of £5,000 being presented to the ABF The Soldiers Charity, who themselves support soldiers and former soldiers of the British Army and their families and have been doing so since 1944.
ABF The Soldiers Charity help people between the ages of 1 year old & 109 years. Nationally they have provided over 5,000 grants and funded another 72 charities providing vital services to soldiers in need, giving former soldiers the dignity they deserve and a...
Hundreds of motoring enthusiasts and families alike enjoyed The Donkey Sanctuary’s annual car show on Sunday despite torrential downpours. An eclectic mix of motors included impressive line ups of Subaru Imprezas, Minis, Ford RS’s, Volkswagen campers plus a whole host of classic cars. Visitors took the rain in their stride and sought the shelter of the gazebos to listen to the live music. Youngsters revelled in getting behind the wheel of the go-karts while a host of side-shows kept everyone entertained. Organisers presented some fun exhibitor awards in a variety of categories with the...
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust have welcomed the first of several nurses who are joining the Trust following a recruitment exercise in the Philippines.
The nurses, who arrived on the 6th June, are two of over 200 Filipino nurses who have been offered positions at the Trust. The next group of nurses are expected to arrive at the beginning of July.
They were greeted by Bon Nemenzo, a registered nurse who has worked at the RD&E for over a decade. Bon has played a significant role in the recruitment process, including travelling to the Philippines in...
Organisers of this weekend’s Bicton Arena Horse Trials are working around the clock to ensure the best going possible for its affiliated competition in light of the long spell of dry weather.
Showjumping, including the warm up area, will take place on all-weather surfaces, the dressage arenas have been watered and the cross country courses have been aggravated with sand on takes offs and landings where appropriate.
Helen West said: “The team here has put in a phenomenal amount of work and we’re confident about the dressage and cross country surfaces. A couple of years ago...
The region’s largest youth sports event is set for Dawlish next weekend with 100os expected to descend on the town for a day of sport, activities, food, entertainment and one or two well-known names. The South West Rotary Youth Games will take place at Dawlish Leisure Centre and surrounding sites on Saturday 7 July with young people from across Devon and Cornwall representing their area teams in 14 sports. Organisers have promised a real family festival feel to the event, which is celebrating its 20th edition this year. The event is free to enter with loads of activities for all ages,...
Hospiscare is asking ‘going green’ at the upcoming Twilight Walk in Exmouth, which takes place on Saturday, 7 July. The charity is also taking measures to keep environmental impact at the event as low as possible – for example, no ready-filled water bottles will be available.
Along with the Twilight Walk’s usual 5-mile and 10-mile routes there will be a 5k fun run – and all walkers and runners are encouraged to bring their own reusable water bottles to cut down on single-use plastic bottles. Alternatively, Hospiscare’s new 750 ml BPA-free reusable water bottle will be available to...
Stagecoach South West’s new Quayside service will be starting on Friday 6 July – just in time for the main summer season.
Details of the new service were confirmed last week by Exeter City Council who, along with the Environment Agency, Devon County Council and the Exeter Quay and Canal Trust, is funding the six month trial.
The Quay service will form part of the H route and all partners involved hope the improved connections between the city centre and the Quayside will be of benefit to visitors, residents and employees of local businesses.
Children’s Hospice South West is celebrating after being certified “plastic free” for its events in Devon.
The charity has been working with Plastic Free North Devon to reduce the environmental impact of its fundraising events, which attract support across the whole county. Events including the recent Rainbow Run in Exeter, the forthcoming Ride for Precious Lives cycle challenge, the Canonteign Abseil and September’s foam-filled Bubble Rush 5km run at Coxleigh Barton have all received the Plastic Free North Devon seal of approval for a range of eco-friendly measures.
Stagecoach has announced a consultation on significant service enhancements for bus services in East Exeter, Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton, with revised timetables commencing 3 September 2018.
The enhancements are centred on route 56 and route J. They are primarily designed to increase access to employment to areas on the east of the city including the Science Park, Exeter Airport and businesses located in Middlemoor, Digby and Pynes Hill.
Summaries of the proposed changes to each service are shown below and, where relevant, customers can view the draft timetables by...
