Easter was the busiest period of the year so far for Exeter Airport with over sixteen and a half thousand inbound and outbound passengers using the airport over the holiday period; a figure which was helped by the re-introduction of the Flybe ‘sun routes’ to Alicante, Malaga and Faro.
A high level of bookings on the other Flybe services, together with those of Skybus and Thomson flights which operated to as far away as Sharm El Sheikh, meant that the airport was over fifteen percent busier than Easter last year.
Exeter Airport managing director Matt Roach said: “The Easter...
From Easter egg hunts to eggtastic activities, there's loads going on in and around Exeter to keep the family entertained this Easter...
Daily, until 12 April:
Exe Egg Chase Exe Estuary Trail, Exeter A special Easter egg hunt inspired by Rugby World Cup 2015. Participants have to find small, Rugby-ball shaped chocolate eggs which are hidden at a number of businesses along the estuary trail route including, Saddles & Paddles, Toby Buckland Plant Centre, Stuart Line Cruises, Darts Farm, the Salutation Inn and Double Locks. The Rugby eggs can be found by following clues...
A la Ronde is celebrating the Easter holiday with an array of egg-citing events, including a family trail sponsored by Cadbury from Saturday 28 March until Sunday 12 April and an Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April. The new-look family trail activities include colouring and a Cadbury egg head prize, all for just £1.50; and at the Easter Eggstravaganza little ones can have their face painted as fun characters and participate in lots of spring-themed craft activities: They can contribute to Easter Egg bunting which will be on display the whole week, make an Easter bunny...
A host of opportunities to explore Devon the naturally healthy way are on offer during February half term, giving people the chance to take a deep breath of fresh air and make the most of Devon’s fantastic woodlands, parks and urban green spaces, moors and coasts.
Explore Devon is a new website packed with activities and places to go during the February half-term, and ways to entertain the children; offering the chance to go outdoors and get muddy, build a den, collect bark rubbings, climb a tree or play hide and seek.
Winter in Devon is a great time to wrap up warm and...
One of Devon’s biggest independent holiday parks is enjoying a record-breaking start to the year, with bookings up nearly 50%.
Multi-award winning Ladram Bay Holiday Park, on the Jurassic coast overlooking its own bay and beach between Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton, saw bookings rise by 46% in the first full week of January, and then by 52% the following week, compared with the same period in 2014.
Ahead of re-opening after the winter break on Friday March 13, work is well underway on phase two of a £10 million re-development at the family-run park, with the swimming pool...
A holiday home in Topsham called The Mede that supports people living with dementia and offers a specialist activity club next door, was recently selected as a finalist in the business category for The Alzheimer's Society "Dementia Friendly Awards" .
With recent news that the number of people with dementia could triple by 2050, there is an ever more pressing need for facilities that offer support.
Sallie Rutledge, mother of three, opened The Mede five years’ ago to enable carers and their loved ones to have holidays, after her own father in law was diagnosed...
Tiger Bills, the authentic Thai Bar Wok Grill chain, has announced that it is teaming up with travel specialists Amari Resorts to bring one lucky couple the chance to win a dream twin-centred holiday to Thailand, worth £2,000.
he lucky winners will be staying at, not one, but two fantastic hotels from Amari, one of Thailand’s largest and longest established hotel groups. They will first experience the buzzing metropolis of Bangkok, from the base at Amari Boulevard Bangkok, before visiting Hua Hin and indulging in true beachside R&R at Amari Hua Hin.
HR directors from major regional and national businesses gathered in Exeter to hear the latest news from the CBI on 17 October.
Hosted by South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP, the event took place at its Exeter offices and saw Neil Carberry, the CBI’s Director responsible for Employment and Skills discuss holiday pay - a major emerging issue for employers. Many businesses face potentially significant additional costs because of tribunal cases which are challenging the way holiday pay is calculated under the Working Time Regulations.
One of Devon’s largest independent holiday parks is celebrating its busiest summer ever.
Ladram Bay Holiday Park, situated on the Jurassic coast between Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton, saw nearly 6,000 holidaymakers stay in July and August.
The business, which has been in the same family for four generations since Devon farmer Bill Carter took on part of a small tenanted farm in 1942, had 7,640 people stay over the two summer months, with 1,800 bookings taken for a total of 15,300 ‘nights’. Revenue was up eight per cent on the same period last year.
The Franks family at Oakdown Touring and Holiday Park in East Devon are celebrating after scooping the top spot of the England and Overall AA Best Campsite of the Year for 2015, a huge achievement that puts them ahead of 900 other parks listed in the AA guide.
This award is the latest in their already long list of awards, including the Gold accolade for Professor David Bellamy’s Conservation Award for 17 consecutive years and the 5 Pennant rating from the AA Camping and Caravan Park Scheme – the equivalent of a top star rated hotel.
