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Exeter Northcott Theatre and Exeter Phoenix announce return of Scratch Night collaboration

Applications are now open for the second round of this creative developmental opportunity for established and emerging creatives across the South West.

Following the huge success of their Scratch Night collaboration during Elevate Festival in October 2025, Exeter Northcott Theatre and Exeter Phoenix are teaming up once again to support South West-based artists through a continued Scratch Night partnership.

The second Scratch Night will take place at Exeter Phoenix Auditorium offering artists the opportunity to showcase work in progress in front of a live audience. The...

Big Screen Events suited to all tastes at Vue Exeter this November

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:01pm

Pop stars amongst the diverse shows on offer in Exeter this November, as Vue’s Big Screen Events calendar continues to boast unmissable productions.

On Friday 8th November, fans of smash hits such as “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” can put on their dancing shoes, as Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour arrives at Vue. This larger-than-life production promises fun for all, delivering popular songs from the superstar’s 20+ year repertoire, as well as her latest charting songs such as “Chantaje” and “La Bicicleta. Fans old and new will also be able to hear...

Film festival brings sustainability to Exeter’s solar-powered cinema

The programme has now been announced for Exeter Phoenix’s short film festival, Two Short Nights. The 18th annual festival of short film will take place 27-29th November at Exeter Phoenix’s independent cinema, Studio 74. The newly announced programme places a diverse range of must-see films from around the world alongside emerging local filmmaking talent.

Taking inspiration from global concerns, this year’s festival will explore the theme of sustainability and our environment. Aptly, the festival takes place at Exeter Phoenix’s solar-powered cinema, Studio 74. Since opening in 2015...

The Power of Free Stuff: Why Bookmakers Give out Betting Bonuses

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 11/05/2019 - 8:17am

How many times have you seen adverts promising you free bets when you join a specific bookie site? If you bet online regularly, you see promotional emails frequently. These bonuses often come with a catch, like the need to deposit real money and wager it before you can receive your bonus.

Bookies aren’t alone in offering free stuff that come with conditions. From Amazon to eBay, small T-shirt stores to social media-based businesses; everyone is using freebies as a way to market their products. The concept works for some companies better than others. Regardless, here’s why brands,...

Bizarre and Cool Things you can Bet on Online

Betting sites allow you to bet on just about anything. So, you think aliens will attack our planet in 2025? You can bet on it. Do you have a feeling Matt Damon will make a Cameo in the next Star Wars movie? There’s a betting market for all things Hollywood. Besides Hollywood and alien invasions, here are seven unusual things bookies allow people to bet on.

#1: When will the World End?

Remember when people thought the world would end in 2012? Some folks even went into hiding for weeks and months waiting for an asteroid to crash our planet. Fast forward to 2019 and people...

How to Plan the Perfect Game Night

Being surrounded by technology most of the time has a lot of us craving the good old days of human connection and a vacation from phones and the Internet. What we used to do on a night with friends or family, before streaming services, was to host a wholesome game night!

That’s not to say that your favorite bits of technology won't make it into the evening. Kids these days are all about playing games via their phones, which the whole family or a whole party can get involved in. But if you want to go back to basics with your game night, that’s still just as doable.

Before...

Aaron Deakins To star in "The Revelations "

Authored by AJD 123
Posted: Fri, 11/01/2019 - 8:51pm

Actor Aaron Deakins will be starring in the Independent feature film "the revelations " filming across the south west.

Directed by Adam Nancholas in his directorial debut.

His role on the film is said to be a detective sent in to stop a leader of a cult only to find something more horrific going on in the encampment.

Filming begins in november and will consist of a large cast including a large casting call for extras were held in the south west recently.

From teasers online Aaron is seen to be playing a damaged man who must fight to end the horror before him...

Calling Sidmouth's most Christmassy kids

The retailer, which is famed for its high street discount offering, is aiming to make 2019 its most festive year yet and is reaching out to all of Santa’s little helpers to put the store through its paces.

The Original Factory Shop in Sidmouth is searching for little elves to lead the way and put the store’s range of gifts, clothing, decorations and homeware to the ultimate Christmas test. Winners from across the UK will be chosen and will be rewarded with a VIP Christmas Shopping Experience!

To qualify as Sidmouth's most Christmassy kid, holly jolly hopefuls must submit a...

DISNEY ON ICE… 100 years of magic 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/29/2019 - 8:05pm

From the moment those iconic ears of Mickey and Minnie Mouse entered the Westpoint Arena we were all captivated... writes Elle Perrett-Thomas .

I relived childhood memories seeing the show through the eyes of my six-year-old daughter, who was sitting beside me with huge anticipation and excitement along with her friend and mummy who were equally as thrilled.

We watched as years of un-paralleled storytelling unfolded on the ice.

From Donald Duck and Goofy to Finding Nemo and Toy Story there was a real mix of modern and classic Disney tales, all beautifully told and...

Botticelli’s Birth of Venus

Botticelli’s Birth of Venus

In his essay Rome, Naples and Florence (1817), basically a travel diary throughout Italy’s artistic beauties, the French writer Marie-Henri Beyle, better known as Stendhal, describes a sensation of bewilderment and confusion, accompanied by dizziness and palpitation, caused by the sight of the interiors of Santa Croce church in Florence. More than 150 years after (precisely from 1977, when the Italian psychoanalyst Graziella Magherini focus on this specific kind of mental disorder), the Stendhal Syndrome refers to all those symptomatic manifestations and unusual behaviors caused by pieces...

SAS: Who Dares Win Mark 'Billy' Billingham Appearing at Corn Exchange

Authored by Jan Radovic
Posted: Mon, 10/28/2019 - 11:39am

Join TV's most experienced, highest ranking, most decorated SAS leader and sniper, Mark 'Billy' Billingham, for an exciting evening of inspirational stories. Billy will commence a speaking tour from November, 2019 within the UK, with an opportunity for the audience to participate in a Q & A session. Highlights from his incredible career include:

Serving in the Parachute Regiment from 1983-1991, joining the elite special forces SAS in 1991 in Mountain Troop, displaying expert skills for planning, executing strategies, and training in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, and Africa...

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