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Experts will use magic tricks to explain human actions and to illustrate how they help people to make sense of the world as part of the British Science Festival in Exeter.

The event, held at the Exeter Phoenix, will showcase University of Exeter research on how entertainment magic can help explain the fallibility of perception and reasoning.

Brian Rappert, a sociologist from the University of Exeter, and Gustav Kuhn a psychologist from the University of Plymouth, will perform sleight of hand tricks and illusions. The audience will be able to ask questions and will be...

An Exeter housebuilder is launching a special initiative encouraging children to play outside more.

Redrow South West is offering free play packs at Saxon Brook , on Manley Meadow, and St Michael’s Meadow , on Chudleigh Road, for a limited time during the summer holidays.

The packs, which are designed to inspire youngsters to play more and encourage residents to connect with each other, contain classic childhood games including a frisbee, chalk and a yoyo.

Sian Smith, Sales Director at Redrow’s South West, said: “We’re thrilled to be offering these fun-filled...

A dozen members of an extended westcountry family have handed over a huge fundraising cheque to Samaritans.

The £10,000 donation - one of the largest ever made to the Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch of the charity - was raised to remember Danielle Cornish who died last summer after losing a battle with her mental health.

The handover took place outside the charity’s branch in central Exeter and involved Danielle’s parents Debbie and Steve, their daughter Tayde, and other family members from Ideford, Kingsteignton and Saltash.

The sum was raised chiefly through...

Hit dance show Empty Orchestra is coming to Exeter Phoenix on Tuesday 12th September as part of its UK tour, after sell-out shows in London and Yorkshire last year. Combining contemporary dance with live karaoke, Empty Orchestra is a hilarious hour of karaoke classics, beautiful choreography and gloriously out of tune singing.

From dance artist Lewys Holt’s company perfectly serviceable, Empty Orchestra explores the vulnerability, power and uncomfortable feelings of cringe inherent to karaoke. Featuring Holt and Luke Divall and Inari Hulkkonen, each dancer takes their turn at the...