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The RHS Rosemoor Garden Festival launches 21-23 August 2026

RHS Garden Rosemoor’s annual Flower Show this year has been re-imagined as a three-day celebration of gardening, plants and outdoor living – the RHS Rosemoor Garden Festival takes place from Friday 21 – Sunday 23 August 2026.

With headline appearances from nationally recognised gardening personalities, gardeners of all skill levels can listen to spotlight talks, get expert gardening advice, watch practical demonstrations, enjoy guided garden tours and browse and buy specialist plants and accessories.

VIP guests in the Talk Tent this year include:

  • Amanda Owen,
  • ...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/01/2016 - 11:13am

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (2-4 December).

THEATRE

Comedy at the Park Friday, 7pm, Sandy Park, Exeter An evening of comedy MC-ed by Carly Smallman, described as 'the most exciting female act in the country right now.' First up is Trevor Crook, a deadpan Australian - one of Australia's most successful comics in the UK, followed by Simon Clayton, a likeable, fast-thinking Londoner' followed by John Robertson who's 'cheeky, brilliant, funny and sharp. Tickets £10 or £15 to include a meal. www.sandypark.co.uk/book

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Olly Murs to play Powderham Castle concert

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/30/2016 - 9:48pm

Pop idol Olly Murs has announced an outdoor concert at historic Powderham Castle, near Exeter on Saturday, July 29 2017.

The popular singer-songwriter is one of British music’s biggest stars with record sales exceeding 10 million.

He played a sell-out show to more than 20,000 people at the venue in 2013.

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, December 2.

Thousands of fans are expected to descend on the venue – home of the Earl and Countess of Devon – for the event.

Olly this month scored an amazing fourth consecutive number one album with his latest,...

Semi-Toned make final of national TV singing quest

The University of Exeter’s a cappella group Semi-Toned is in the final of Gareth Malone’s TV search for the nation’s most talented and entertaining amateur choir.

The all-male group is one of just three choirs to make it through to the final of The Choir: Gareth’s Best in Britain.

The group was selected in a tense semi final which saw the four regional heat winners work with industry experts in a “boot camp” to prepare for a performance in front of a panel of judges.

Semi-Toned President Sylvan Rackham said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to have made it through to the...

The Jockey Club Live present Jess Glynne at Wincanton Racecourse

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/30/2016 - 6:46pm

Make sure you’re ‘Right Here’ on 1st July as The Jockey Club Live and Wincanton Racecourse are delighted to welcome JESS GLYNNE, one of the UK’s hottest chart stars, to the home of rural jump racing. First coming into the public consciousness as the vocalist on Clean Bandit’s Grammy Award winning and #1 hit ‘Rather Be’; pop sensation Jess Glynne has since become one of the biggest UK breakthrough acts of recent years. Her number-one charting debut album, ‘I Cry When I Laugh‘, has turned double platinum in the UK, making it the highest selling debut album of the past year. Jess is also one...

CLIC for Christmas with La La Choirs

After a hugely successful 2015, La La choirs return to Exeter Cathedral, along with some very special guests, to raise money for young cancer patients.

The concert is taking place at Exeter Cathedral on Friday 9 December and starts at 7pm.

Get your tickets Get your CLIC for Christmas tickets on the La La Choirs official website . Tickets are £12 for adults and £6 for under 16s.

Along with the La La Choir, Park Community School and Devonport High School, schools from Barnstaple and Plymouth, won the chance to perform in a cathedral after emerging victorious from the...

Traditional tales hatch in Exeter this January

Have you ever felt like you just don’t fit in? Do you think people look at you strangely? That’s exactly how the Ugly Duckling felt before he learnt one very important lesson!

Devon-based performance duo, Above Bounds, are tackling issues around body-image with an exciting children’s theatre show The Ugly Duckling & Other Tales at Exeter's Bikeshed on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 January 2017 as part of the theatre's 'From Devon with Love' Festival.

The Ugly Duckling & Other Tales is a theatrical re-telling of Hans Christian Anderson fairy-tales recreated for...

Father Christmas arrives in Sidmouth

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/30/2016 - 8:02am

With the Christmas season in full swing, Sidmouth, a Wyevale Garden Centre, has preparations underway to welcome the arrival of Father Christmas to the centre on Saturday 3rd December to open his magical Christmas grotto, which is set to be bigger and better than ever! The centre team welcome families from the local community come down to enjoy this festive event.

Father Christmas will be arriving at the garden centre in a lifeboat donated by the Sidmouth Lifeboat organisation, which will be pulled along by a tractor. Crew members in full lifeguard gear will be on hand to...

Theatre world premier comes to Exeter

After a sold-out performance of The Tempest in October 2016, Untold Theatre return to the Cygnet Theatre in January 2017 with an exciting new production.

The Ghosts of Mr Dickens charts the infamous author’s voyage to America, where he becomes plagued with visions and visitors from the spirit world.

Figures from his life appear alongside characters from his stories. As reality blurs into fiction, much like Ebenezer Scrooge, the author is compelled to revisit the sins of his past.

Known for their “innovative projections” (The Scotsman) and “strong creative vision” (...

Discover Short Film at Exeter’s Two Short Nights Film Festival

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 11/29/2016 - 10:27pm

Exeter Phoenix’s annual short film festival, Two Short Nights, prepares to bring flocks of filmmakers, viewers and industry specialists to the city this December in a celebration of short film and the people who make them. Now in it’s fifteenth year, the festival returns to Exeter Phoenix with a line up of events combining unmissable opportunities for emerging filmmakers with an extraordinary range and diversity of screenings for film fans, this year’s festival has crammed more into two nights than ever before. Highlights for film lovers include International Perspectives, a curated...

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