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Free Cider and Summer Tunes Come to Devon with a Music Series from Thatchers Cider

Free pints, live music and summer vibes

Thatchers is set to delight music and cider fans heading into venues and pubs across the summer with a national 40+ gig series that will visit Devon throughout August.

A mix of Juicy Sounds DJ nights and Summer Sessions acoustic evenings will be held to celebrate what promises to be a summer filled, not just with sport, but with music too.

Events are currently planned for:

  • The Blue Ball in Exeter on Friday 7th August.

  • Boathouse, Dawlish, Saturday 8th August.

  • Hyde Dendy,

  • ...

Missing man Mark Carroll found

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 06/26/2016 - 3:25pm

A 52-year-old man reported missing from his Kingsbridge home has been found safe and well.

Officers had been conducting searches for Mark Carroll, 52, who was last seen by family on the afternoon of Friday 24 June.

Mark returned home safe and well on Sunday night (26 June).

The police would like to thank the public for their assistance with this matter.

Kaleider publish book created with over 200 Exeter youngsters

Kaleider, a production studio based in Exeter, has published Ancient Sunlight, Stories From The Oil Age created by six artists and over two hundred young people from schools and library groups in Exeter.

Starting with the question ‘What should we do with the last barrel of oil?’, the artists led workshops about the affordances of oil, what we have and value and how those values might be shifted or sustained in the future. Exploring the subject through screen printing, illustration, poetry, script writing and scientific investigation, the artists collaborated with the young people...

Over 90% of Brits reluctant to share within their community

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 06/26/2016 - 12:49pm

Letting someone walk your dog, filling your spare room or making use of your unused car – these are all ways you can be a part of the ‘Sharing Economy’. In its simplest form, the ‘Sharing Economy’ helps people make the most of the things that they have. This means a new way of living and a new way of spending money. Despite the endless opportunities to make and save money, just 10% of the public are aware of what it is.

This comes during Global Sharing Week (5th-11th June) from a brand new study by HiyaCar, the platform that allows you to rent cars from people in your community....

Exeter Book granted UNESCO status

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 06/26/2016 - 12:31pm

The Exeter Book, one of Exeter Cathedral’s greatest treasures, has been granted UNESCO Memory of the World status, signalling its ‘outstanding significance’ to British and world history.

The award will be presented tonight at the Senedd, the National Assembly building for Wales, in Cardiff.

The Exeter Book joins only 50 other documents on the UK register listing important historical documents.

Professor Emma Cayley, Associate Professor of Medieval Literature at the University of Exeter, said: “This recognition now puts the Exeter Book in the same category as the...

Exeter students compete in Debating Matters national final

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 06/26/2016 - 11:09am

Exeter College students are preparing to descend on the Museum of London nexet weekend, 1-3 July for the Debating Matters National Final, a weekend of intense debate in what has been dubbed ‘the toughest debating competition in the country’.

Competing against 11 other schools from across the UK, ultimately only one school will be proven victorious and crowned Debating Matters National Champions 2015/2016.

A landmark event in the UK’s education calendar, the Debating Matters National Final exposes the unique views of the opinion formers of tomorrow.

The students from...

City to host the Bees in EFL Cup First Round

Exeter City Football Club has confirmed that the EFL Cup first round fixture against Brentford will be played on Tuesday 9 August at St James Park (7.45pm kick-off).

City face a busy opening schedule with this fixture the first of three home games within eight days.

Admission has therefore been reduced throughout the ground to ensure that the match is accessible to all.

Adult entry is available from £10, Seniors (over 62) from £6 and Students/U18s from £3. There are no advance discounts.

This match is the start of a number of initiatives that will run...

Summer school returns to Exeter's Cygnet Theatre

Cygnet Theatre in Exeter is running its annual Summer School August 1st – 5th

Open to anyone interested in performing (aged 16+) the 5 day course will use Shakespeare and Contemporary texts to explore approaches to acting and characterisation. Voice, movement and improvisation are key focusses as participants work towards an informal showing of work in progress at the end of the week guided by a range of tutors including Alistair Ganley (Artistic Director of Cygnet), Stephen Copp (Actor and Voice specialist) and Steve Bennett (Actor Broadchurch, Peep Show , Panto Dame and...

Devon man dies in cycling accident in America

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 06/25/2016 - 5:32pm

A Devon man has died in a cycling accident in America.

Adam Pritchard, 35, from Torquay, had been visiting family in the Des Moines area.

Reports say he was identified after his 12-year-old sister, who had been riding along a trail with him, approached officers attending the scene of the incident.

Police were called to the scene at around 2.15pm local time on Thursday and found a man in cycling clothes and helmet face down in the creek.

A statement from the police department said: “All indications point to this incident being a single bicycle accident with...

Instantly recognisable in the sale room

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Sat, 06/25/2016 - 3:17pm

Chilcotts Auctioneers has recently invested in a new set of stylish corporate clothing for the auction house team.

The updated workwear range includes quilted and fleece gilets and jackets, shirts, blouses and polos. All are in the established blue colours of the Honiton business, and branded with embroidered logos.

Auctioneer Duncan Chilcott said: “During the last year we have taken on several new members of staff, and we wanted our customers to be able to quickly identify them - in our business it is important to know that you are dealing with the right person.

“...

What’s hot and what’s not when it comes to workplace attire?

With recent headlines discussing the issue of what’s acceptable to wear in the office, workplace provider Regus surveyed senior business people from across Exeter to find out what’s hot and what’s not when it comes to workplace attire.

Results reveal that established ideas are being well and truly challenged by local professionals. In a finding that will cause old-school traditionalists to splutter into their morning papers, 68% of Exeter professionals believe that a suit and tie is too formal for the modern workplace. In a further blow for more traditional types, more than half (...

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