Ladies! Join us in Ottery St Mary on October 8th from 5 – 8pm for a night of pure indulgence. You will be greeted with a glass of bubbly followed by three mini desserts. Then browse our treats, from handmade sweets to sumptuous handcreams and scented candles. Butterflies will be on hand for mini massages and manicures. Enjoy music from some talented Devon musicians who are keen to make music for your ears. 25% off clothes and discounts on many items – for one night only! Tickets are £5 and all proceeds will go to our Charity of the Year, Devon Freewheelers. We are hoping to raise enough...
One of the longest serving campaigners for a visitor centre in Seaton, Donald Campbell, joined with nine-year-old Seaton Primary School pupils, Aimee Kenworthy and Taylor Lee to ‘break the ground’ for Seaton Jurassic today (Friday 26 September).
They were joined by representatives from all the funding partners, local community campaigners, volunteers and schoolchildren to celebrate the official start on site for the building of £4 million visitor centre.
Earlier in the day pupils from the school helped the contractors move plants to make way for the construction to take...
The first ever Devon Wine and Music Festival at the renowned Pebblebed Vineyard at Clyst St George, near Exeter, was a huge success.
Hundreds of people enjoyed the cosy atmosphere of this very special festival – the high quality singers and musicians came from within a five mile radius and the food was local too.
Wine tasting from seven Devon vineyards took place in the barn and the rural idyllic scene was complete with children enjoying the space and freedom to have a straw bale fight, pick blackberries and race around the vineyard fields.
An East Devon man has set himself the challenge of walking all 630 miles of the South West Coast Path to raise funds for a charity that helps children in Guatemala.
Adam Burgess, from Farway, volunteered with the Phoenix Projects in 2007-8, where he taught children in a variety of subjects.
“I experienced first-hand what difference a little money and a lot of dedication can make to children living in poverty,” he said.
The project gives an education to local children who would otherwise have no access to a school, and it has been so successful that some of the first...
Police in East Devon are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision on the A35 in Kilmington. The incident happened at approximately 9.09 last night (Thursday 21 August), on the A35 at the area adjacent to the bus shelter and the Old Inn Public House car park in Kilmington.
A single vehicle (Volkswagen Polo) travelling towards Honiton was in collision with a pedestrian.
The casualty, a local woman in her early 80s, was taken by ambulance to the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital in Exeter where she died soon after.
Family-run restaurant Rusty Pig has been awarded a prestigious gold in the Taste of the West Hospitality and Retail Awards 2014.
The respected awards aim to find the best places to eat, drink, shop and sleep in the South West.
Owner and head chef, Robin Rea said: “We are delighted to have achieved gold as this is based on a variety of criteria including local sourcing, quality, atmosphere and value for money.
“Taste is an important part of the Rusty Pig ethos - we only use pigs that have had a natural diet, the freedom to roam and a good lifespan, as this gives the...
This new walking festival will run for 6 days with a choice of two lengths of walk each day in and around the town of Sidmouth and the stunning Jurassic Coast in East Devon.
All walks will be free of charge, but numbers will be limited and all walks must be booked in advance through the Sidmouth Information Centre, Ham Lane, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 8XR. Tel : 01395 516441
In addition, guided town walks and a local Arboretum Trail will be on offer for those who may be looking for something less strenuous.
All the walks will be led by experienced local walkers who will...
Unearthing critical information from the early 1990s about the design of Sidmouth’s coastal defences and their technical history has caused further delays to East Devon District Council's Beach Management Plan (BMP) project.
The aims of the current project are to ensure that Sidmouth's sea defence scheme is performing as it was designed to do when it was built in the mid-1990s, and to consider what can be justified to reduce the rate of erosion at East Beach.
The historic information, held by Royal Haskoning, is needed to enable the council’s current consultants, Halcrow...
Superintendent Keith Perkin has been appointed the new Police lead for areas including Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon. With responsibility for over 300 staff including police officers, civilians, police community support officers and Special Constables, he has a management team of one Chief Inspector, seven Inspectors and three Detective Inspectors to assist him. Having grown up in Cornwall, and now living in Devon’s capital city, Supt Perkin first began his career with Devon & Cornwall Police over twenty years ago as a Police Constable in Exeter.
Rising house prices have helped push up the number of households paying inheritance tax and are creating new IHT hotspots around the country, as identified by NFU Mutual, with East Devon the hotspot of the South West.
In the latest HMRC data, many constituencies saw a rise in the number of households paying IHT1and the report estimates total IHT income at £3.417bn for last tax year (up 8.6% from £3.147bn).
The North-South divide is clear, illustrated by the fact that the number of people paying IHT in Harrow and the surrounding Ruislip & Uxbridge London, is roughly the...
