Marks & Spencer has today, Thursday 24th February opened the newest branch of its M&S Opticians service, located in the retailer’s popular Plymouth store. M&S Plymouth’s opticians service is the second of its kind in the South West of England, with the Exeter branch opening earlier this month, as M&S continues to invest in the local area to provide customers with leading eye...
Trading Standards is urging householders, particularly the elderly and vulnerable, to be on their guard for rogue traders who might try to cash in on the damage caused by recent storms.
At the end of last week and over the weekend Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset was hit by a series of storms which damaged homes and property.
Exeter Philharmonic Choir celebrates its 175th anniversary with a performance of Brahms’ great work, Ein deutsches Requiem . To celebrate this landmark anniversary, the Choir is joined by the renowned London Mozart Players and two of the UK’s most exciting soloists: soprano Jessica Cale, winner of the 2020 Kathleen Ferrier Award, and Timothy Nelson.
The programme also includes Lo, The Full, Final Sacrifice by Gerald Finzi, a rare opportunity to hear this piece accompanied by a full orchestra.
Members of the longest-established choir in the South West have a special reason to raise their voices in celebration at a concert in Exeter Cathedral on Saturday, March 12th - the event marks Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s 175th anniversary.
To celebrate this landmark occasion, the Choir will be performing Brahms’ great work, Ein deutsches Requiem , joined by the renowned London Mozart...
The extensive rollout of fibre broadband across Devon and Somerset is continuing to make good progress.
The fibre network being built in Devon by broadband provider Airband for Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) has now gone live in many areas in and around Barnstaple, Bratton Fleming, Braunton, Croyde, and Goodleigh, with teams working on the final hard-to-reach properties....
The ongoing major resurfacing and highway drainage improvement scheme in Sidmouth is progressing well.
The 12-week scheme, which is covering around 1.2km of the A375 from Temple Gardens to the junction with the Esplanade, started in January and has now reached the half-way point.
Work involves repairs to a number of sections of damaged and collapsed drainage pipes and this...
Devon’s Director of Public Health, Steve Brown, is urging the public to ‘continue to look out for each other’ by being cautious and following the guidance over the next few months.
His comments come after groups that represent vulnerable people most at risk from coronavirus raised concerns about the removal of the legal requirement for people with the virus to self-isolate, announced...
Devon is home to some of the UK’s worst paid areas, new research can reveal.
Of the UK’s top 15 worst paid areas, a fifth are in Devon. West Devon has the lowest pay in Devon and the third worst pay in the UK. Residents of West Devon earn just £386 a week – half the weekly wage of the UK best paid area: Westminster in London.
Torridge has the second lowest pay in Devon and...
Food lovers will be licking their lips in anticipation during the first week of March which has become well known as being British Pie Week!
With the date just around the corner, renowned restaurateur Marco Pierre White believes the great British public should now give, what is regarded as one of the country’s favourite dishes, some much-needed appreciation.
