On December 6 the 2018 Devon Community Honours awards hosted by RHS Rosemoor will celebrate some of Devon’s most amazing individuals and Edna Cahill 90, from Exeter will be one of those people.
Nominated by the public and Devon Live journalists, the people being honoured come from all walks of life, all ages, and from all over Devon.
Their achievements are awe-inspiring and a lesson to us all. They say they are ordinary people, but their acts are truly extraordinary.
For the past 21 years Edna has volunteered tirelessly at Hospiscare helping in all areas of patient...
An interactive Christmas treat for families and anyone who would enjoy a relaxed, inclusive theatre experience
Join Hansel and Gretel as they venture into the woods, trailing breadcrumbs and sharing their story as they go. The mischievous siblings are on the hunt for sweet treats in the heart of the forest but might find more than they bargained for…
With an enchanted forest set, playful characters and poetic storytelling, PaddleBoat will transform Exeter Northcott’s stage into a wondrous woodland to capture the imaginations of young and old alike.
Congratulations to Georgina Davie who is our lucky winner.
Thank you to everyone who entered. The correct answer to the question is (C) Aviva Stadium, Dublin
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To celebrate the return of the Heineken Champions Cup in Rounds 3 & 4 this month, we have a pair of tickets to giveaway to Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester game on Saturday 8th December at Sandy Park (kick-off at 1pm) The game will...
South coast-based Hendy Group – which has its Hendy Car Store in Exeter as well as its Hendy Honda and Hendy Iveco dealerships - has been named Used Car Dealership of the Year in a key national award.
Its outstanding used car operations were recognised in the Car Dealer Used Car Awards 2018 which were presented in London this week by TV’s Mr Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer.
Hendy was the only franchised dealer group to receive an award this year and Simon Palmer, the group’s used car sales director said he was thrilled to accept the award on behalf of the group.
Landmark Information Group, the UK’s leading provider of land and property search information, today announces the appointment of Simon Brown as its new Chief Executive Officer and Stephen Stout as its new Executive Chairman. The appointment comes as current CEO Mark Milner takes on the newly created role of Senior Adviser to DMGT to identify and develop next generation opportunities in the property space. Simon Brown is a talented leader, with a proven track record across multiple technologies and disciplines. In his previous roles, in both large corporates and small VC-backed...
Child cruelty and neglect offences in the UK have doubled over the last five years, the NSPCC has revealed. There were 16,939 child cruelty and neglect offences recorded by police in 2017/18, up from 7,965 in 2012/13. The rise for the same five-year period is even more dramatic in the South West, where police forces in the region recorded 312 child cruelty and neglect offences in 2012/2013 to 1,618 offences in 2017/18 – a fivefold increase.
Reports to the police included extreme cases of when a parent or carer deliberately neglected, assaulted, abandoned or exposed their child to...
Libraries Unlimited, the charity that runs Devon Libraries and Torbay Libraries, has appointed Professor William Harvey as Chair of the Board of trustees.
Will, who takes up the role with immediate effect, is Associate Dean of Research & Impact and Professor of Management at the University of Exeter Business School. He conducts research, teaches and consults in the areas of reputation, leadership, talent management and migration and has worked with pharmaceutical, healthcare, energy, local and national government, aviation and food organisations.
Dementia-friendly Victorian Christmas Thu 13 Dec 10.30am to 12 noon £5, includes companion and tea/coffee & cake Courtyard
A special day out at RAMM this Christmas, designed for people with memory problems, with friends and carers. Enjoy festive singing by local schoolchildren and refreshments in the heart of the museum, decorated for the season as a vintage Victorian parlour. After hot drinks and cake, visitors are invited to look around ‘Devon Voices’, an exhibition about the West Country during the First World War. Groups are welcome.
With darker evenings and colder weather, winter is well and truly here.
To help workplaces in Exeter, Newton Abbot and Barnstaple be prepared for the winter weather, Travel Devon is offering a FREE winter walking and cycling kit worth £100 to businesses that apply between now and Thursday 28 February 2019. There are only 10 kits available, which can be claimed by:
Signing up to the Travel Devon toolkit at www.traveldevontoolkit.info
Signing up to the Travel Devon Business Newsletter via the link on the toolkit and
Registration for Hospiscare’s Men’s Walk 2019 is now open! The popular Exeter event, which is taking place on Saturday 16 March, promises to be the best yet, with the opportunity to watch the England v Scotland game on huge LED in the Men’s Walk exclusive Hospiscare Six Nations bar.
Past years’ Men’s Walk events have been a sell-out success, so budding walkers are advised to register early to guarantee a place. The event is once again kindly sponsored by Wilkinson Grant.
As before, the eight-mile route will start at the Double Locks canal-side pub and follow the picturesque...
