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Poltimore Music & Arts Festival will go ahead as planned on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May, despite a major fire that started in the library and ripped through the whole building last week.

The festival was originally being brought back after a five-year break to help with fundraising for the next stage of renovations at Poltimore House, following 20 years of restoration work.

As the Emergency Services have installed a 10-metre exclusion zone around the building, the festival will now take place exclusively in the grounds of Poltimore House and will transform 13...

Stage by Stage is delighted to present the South West premiere of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID at the Northcott Theatre this Spring.

Following sell-out hits West Side Story, Cats and Les Misérables, Stage by Stage returns to the Northcott with a spectacular, energetic and joyful show that will make you love spending time Under the Sea.

With a legendary score, including Part of Your World, Kiss the Girl and Poor Unfortunate Souls, The Little Mermaid is a modern classic the whole family will adore.

A cast filled with Exeter’s top talent, ravishing costumes, immersive...

The Devon County Show is delighted to offer 20-year-old Ned Riley a platform to showcase his passion and knowledge for bugs and reptiles, which he has fostered since he was a toddler. He will exhibit four animals provided by Exeter Exotics, in a 3x3m jungle garden installation in the Crafts & Horticulture marquee.

Ned, who is autistic and is from South Somerset, is finding it tough transitioning from education to a career. He would love to work in an environment where he can use his passion to earn a living, but, as with many other neurodivergent young adults, he simply doesn...

The latest results from this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch have revealed that House Sparrow has once again held on to the top spot for another year, with Blue Tit riding high at number two and Starling coming in at number three. Woodpigeon and Blackbird make up the remainder of the top five most recorded species.

Over six hundred thousand people joined in the world’s largest garden wildlife survey counting more than nine and a half million birds of 80 species during this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, once again highlighting the importance of our gardens for the nation’s...