Tastes from around world
PUB-GOERS are being offered international cuisine by a landlord who wants to provide more than just a good pint and a pool table.Every Wednesday and Thursday night, diners at Andy Kettle's premises can...
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LANDSCAPE artist Georgina Towler is holding an exhibition of her work from Sunday.Discovering Collage is at the Dulverton Guildhall Heritage and Arts Centre until the following Sunday.Visit...
View ArticleFantastic, city-centre apartment
STAGS Residential Lettings are delighted to be offering a spacious, three-bedroom apartment located in a central position within the city. The apartment also benefits from a garden and a secure parking...
View ArticleSnug in your own ex-public house
HELMORES of Crediton are delighted to have been instructed to sell Dartmoor Railway House in Crediton.This is an elegant, refurbished Georgian property, originally built in the mid-1800s as a public...
View ArticleI'll name that Coke in one
VISITORS to Exeter's Princesshay will be able to get their name printed on a bottle of Coca-Cola as the Share a Coke nationwide tour arrives on Wednesday, August 14.Coke, Diet Coke and Coke Zero...
View ArticleVanilla Crème Brûleé
HEAD chef at The Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel, Rhys Jackson, has a great summer desert idea to share with Echo readers –Vanilla Crème Brûleé with summer berry compote.This tasty desert is the perfect...
View ArticleTiny hats will be making a big difference this winter
FOR a decade, budding milliners up and down the country have been supporting Age UK and Innocent Drink's Big Knit by knitting funky little hats as part of Age UK's Spread the Warmth campaign.Over the...
View ArticleAn award so soon? 'Well, we don't do boring food'
IT only opened its doors eight months ago yet already fine-dining Exeter restaurant The Salty Pigeon has won its first award.Taste of the West recently presented the family-owned restaurant in Magdalen...
View ArticleDon't like Mondays? Princesshay will put a smile on your face
VISIT Exeter's Princesshay on a Monday throughout the summer and you will find much more than you bargained for.Part of the award-winning shopping centre has been transformed into an outside lawn and...
View ArticleThe dancing celebrity who can't resist a challenge
THE man who was crowned King of the Jungle in 2004's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, won the hearts of TV viewers again with his efforts to hone his ice dancing skills in Dancing On Ice.But Joe...
View ArticleHairspray is big and bold
IF you are looking for a fun, feel-good show then get yourself a ticket for Hairspray.From the moment the curtain goes up and Tracy Turnblad (Freya Sutton) belts out the opening number from her bed,...
View ArticleWhere to buy in the South West
Our journey up through Cornwall and Devon to Dorset was a long and winding one. We cycled and walked past numerous properties that we had purchased and sold on behalf of our clients over the years;...
View ArticleHistoric canal restoration plan passes key milestone
A dream project to reopen a historic waterway is to become a reality.Part of the Stover Canal has been reopened by Justin Templer at Old Exeter Road, Newton Abbot.Mr Templer is a direct descendant of...
View ArticleComic twist returns to Tiverton
COMEDY with a caustic anti-establishment twist is on offer at the Comedy Hall in Tiverton, when Steve Hughes, world-class, sublime comic and ex-heavy metal drummer, returns from sell-out shows in...
View ArticleEclectic feast of music at the Phoenix this autumn
BIG names from the music industry are in the line-up for the new season at Exeter Phoenix.The programme, from September to December, also includes new exhibitions, performances, comedy, classes and...
View Article'I liked her slim frame and hat'
FORMER Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie is back with a new solo album and tour – Lower Reaches is the first release on Justin's own label Endless Shipwreck, through Ignition Records.During his long...
View ArticleMushroom farming with grounds for optimism
THE streets of Exeter throng with shoppers clutching designer bags and cappuccinos, little knowing that in the offices above them a revolutionary concept in farming is taking place – and they are...
View ArticleThe house that Hatchard-Smith built
AN exclusive development of five new homes for people over 55 in Budleigh Salterton will see the restoration of a historic property designed by the town's most celebrated resident architect.Wildflowers...
View ArticleAn ideal home for a growing family
EVERYTHING comes together to create a perfectly specified family home in this Nineties detached house, located in a quiet close of just three properties in the popular Broadmeadows residential area on...
View ArticleHaving trouble saving for a mortgage?
IF you are looking to get yourself onto the housing ladder for the first time, it can be difficult. As much as you may be able to afford monthly payments for the mortgage on your properties for sale of...
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