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Exeter Northcott’s favourite actors unite to be ‘Forever Young’

Following the success of the pantomime Jack and The Beanstalk, praised as “a spectacular romp for all ages” (Devon Live) , and Exe Men described as “the best South-West drama since Poldark” (The Guardian) , Exeter Northcott announces the cast for its spring production of Forever Young, Eric Gedeon’s funny and deeply moving play.

Forever Young has been an international hit across Europe, giving thousands of people an exceptional feel-good night at the theatre. In this unique version, adapted by Giles Croft and brought to life by Exeter Northcott's Creative Director Martin Berry,...

Exeter City v Liverpool tickets LATEST

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 01/05/2016 - 8:09am

AS EXPECTED, tickets for the Grecians' Emirates FA Cup Third Round tie with Liverpool are now close to selling out.

A smattering of tickets, both seated and Big Bank, remain, and will continue to be sold to Season Ticket Holders, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Community Members until they are sold out.

Sales continue on a first-come, first-served basis at one per person.

For those looking to collect pre-purchased tickets on the day, please head to the booths at the relevant points. Please arrive early to avoid the queues, and hence avoid missing any of the action....

Don't risk driving through floodwater

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is asking residents to heed warnings not to enter floodwater, as it could put themselves and others at risk.

Fire crews were called to several incidents where vehicles were stuck in floodwater to carry out rescues over the festive period. On 3 January, a cyclist was rescued in Newton Abbot after getting into difficulty near a swollen river.

A yellow weather warning for rain covering parts of Devon and Somerset has been issued by the Met Office as heavy rain showers are expected until Tuesday lunchtime.

The Environment...

Artificial grass making a huge comeback in the UK and beyond

Once known as a sub-par floor-covering that was only useful in the tackiest of situations and in sports arenas, it would seem that artificial grass is having the last laugh.

Over the past several years, the synthetic grass industry has seen a resurgence of interest from a variety of groups and industries. From ecologically motivated home owners to profit-motivated businesses, many entities within the UK and beyond have begun to take a second glance at the product.

Once Faltering, Synthetic Grass Is Now a Booming Industry

It wasn't long ago that synthetic turf...

Exeter CAB reports huge rise in urgent debt

Leading local advice charity, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau, today publishes its advice trend statistics for the period 1 April – 30 November 2015.

Clients with urgent, or priority debts, owed an average of £5,383.64 to their creditors, an increase this financial year of 80%, or £2,405.60 per client. Urgent debts include things like mortgage, rent and council tax.

The increase in the amounts owed to urgent, or priority, creditors is a real worry. Coupled with increases in enquires about things such as housing benefit, council tax arrears, and tax credits this is a clear...

Stagecoach launches new Park & Ride fleet

Stagecoach South West today launched a new fleet of buses for its busiest Exeter Park & Ride route.

Staff were ready and waiting to greet commuters with a fresh chocolate chip cookie on what is, for many, the first day back to work after the Christmas break.

Commuters could then relax and travel in style on the four brand new buses, an £800,000 investment in the service. All feature free Wi-Fi, allowing customers to connect, share and play on the move. The Red Park and Ride route runs from Honiton Road to the city centre up to every 12 minutes, 7 days a week.

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Met Office warns of further heavy rain

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 01/04/2016 - 11:49am

The Met Office has issued another severe weather warning for Devon, as heavy and prolonged showers are set to return today.

The warning is valid until noon on Tuesday 5 January.

Some 5-10mm of rain could fall in an hour at times locally. Through the whole period of the warning an additional 10-20mm is expected quite widely across the area and very locally up to 40 mm, mainly over high ground.

Given the saturated ground, surface water flooding is possible.

Strong, gusty winds will be an additional hazard in places with gusts of 50mph possible around some...

Wealth managers juice it up during January

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Mon, 01/04/2016 - 11:19am

Directors and investment managers at Brewin Dolphin Exeter and Taunton office, raised a glass of orange juice to toast Hospiscare as their new charity of the year for 2016.

The wealth management company is kick-starting the New Year with a ‘Dry January’ in support of the local charity’s ‘Lose the Booze’ campaign to help raise funds.

In 2015 Brewin Dolphin Exeter office raised just under £2,000 for The British Red Cross and throughout 2016 they will raise further funds for Hospiscare as their newly elected charity of the year.

Hospiscare is a local charity,...

Witness appeal after fatal crash on A38

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/04/2016 - 9:59am

At 5.45pm on Friday 1st January 2016 a report was received by police of a single vehicle road traffic collision on the A38 at Dean Prior, near Buckfastleigh.

Police Fire and Ambulance attended the scene where it was established that a Green coloured BMW 323i motorcar travelling towards Plymouth had left the carriageway and struck a tree.

The driver of the vehicle, a 22 year old man from the Liskeard area and sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene.

His relatives have been informed.

The south bound carriageway of the A38 remained...

We can't dwell on loss says Rimmer

Carl Rimmer insists Exeter Chiefs can ill afford to dwell on their loss at Northampton Saints as Aviva Premiership rivals Gloucester now loom large on the horizon.

In their first outing of 2016, Rob Baxter’s side suffered only their second league defeat of the season as they went down 8-3 at Franklin’s Gardens.

On a disappointing afternoon for the visitors, the one small crumb of comfort they could take from their trip to the East Midlands was the crucial losing bonus point accrued thanks to Gareth Steenson’s late penalty.

Although defeated, the Chiefs maintained...

500,000 people in SW cutting back on winter essentials to pay rent or mortgage

The New Year may not be very happy for hundreds of thousands of people in the South West, as research by Shelter reveals a fifth of rent or mortgage payers in the region are cutting back on winter heating and clothing to meet their housing payments. This is the equivalent to 500,000 people.

The study by housing and homelessness charity Shelter and YouGov shows the strain people in the South West face this January, with one in eight rent or mortgage payers fearing they will be unable to meet their housing costs this month.

This is despite the fact that many have already cut...

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