Former slave owners moved to Devon from across the country and empire to retire in coastal resorts, a new book shows. Men and women who had enslaved men, women and children in the West Indies made their home – or second or third home – in the county after emancipationContinue Reading
Heritage Open Days tend to be one of the busiest times of the year for us – we open for two weekends, entirely for free to the public. It takes a lot of planning, and recruiting and training volunteers to make this possible, so the run-up is generally pretty hectic.Continue Reading
Exmouth RNLI volunteers were tasked this afternoon to attend a report of two persons on board a drifting, out of control day boat. At 2.30pm today Monday 27 September 2021, H.M. Coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II following an emergency 999 call that a 5 metreContinue Reading
Paddle boarders on the River Exe at Exmouth, Devon this morning, the Edge’s annual Stand Up Paddleboard 12 km race/regatta. photos by David Bunton (Exmouth)Continue Reading
Sailing charity, Turn to Starboard, which operates out of Falmouth, has received a donation of £26,980. This financial award from The Freemasons of Cornwall will provide homeless veterans with temporary accommodation on board a traditional wooden motorboat owned by the charity. The charity was created from the personal experiences ofContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI volunteers were tasked this evening following a report of persons heard calling for help on the eastern side of Straight Point Range. At 5.59pm today Wednesday 8 September 2021, H.M. Coastguard tasked both Exmouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II and all weather lifeboat 13-03 R &Continue Reading
Exmouth RNLI volunteers were summonsed to search for a paddleboarder seemingly in distress in the River Exe this evening. At 6.55pm today Tuesday 7 September 2021, H.M. Coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II following a report by a member of public at 6.38pm of a paddleboarderContinue Reading
Glentaneous has an urgent mission in the ‘aged’ seven-runner handicap over ten furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Doncaster this afternoon; trainer Brian Meehan has booked ex-champion jockey Ryan Moore and his instructions will be explicit! Ryan will be told ‘win as far you can’ because Glentaneous needs to be upgradedContinue Reading
As a history student at Truro College, I have studied the rise of Hitler and the Nazis. When the opportunity for a placement on the Lessons For Auschwitz course arose, I applied as soon as I could. As this course was online this year due to the COVID pandemic, eachContinue Reading
What has happened to the erstwhile, much-missed Exmouth community radio station? Having undergone two changes of identity recently, there is not even a mention of Exmouth in the name any more. The station has become a poor man’s clone of local commercial radio, with adverts every few minutes, some ofContinue Reading
