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Belinda Dillon - In early 1914, the FA – after being turned down by Tottenham Hotspur – invited Exeter City FC, as an example of a ‘typical’ British football club, to embark on a tour of South America. After several successful games in Argentina, the team headed to Rio de Janeiro to play, on 21st July 1914, what would become a historic match in footballing history: the first ever played by the newly formed Brazilian national team. Featuring a cast of 92 – all with Exeter connections, some performing for the first time – The Day We Played Brazil celebrates the centenary of that important...

Visitors to the Axe Estuary Wetlands near Seaton will be familiar with the work of accomplished local artist and illustrator Mike Hughes, as it adorns the ceiling and walls of the Information Centre there.

Mike has exhibited at the Artists for Conservation Annual Gala, the Mall Galleries, The Royal West of England Academy, South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts and at the British Bird Fair.

For a number of years now he has also illustrated the popular Events Guide published by East Devon District Council Countryside team.

You can see examples of Mike’s work on...

The residents at Angela Court Nursing Home were treated to an afternoon garden party to rival that at Buckingham Palace!

Aside from residents and their families, visitors included the local school teachers and children who sang beautifully, as well as The Sidmouth ‘Living with Cancer’ group.

Angela Court, at Tipton St John, is recognised as an Investor in People and cares for some of the most vulnerable elderly in the community; the care team boasts an excellent reputation for its high quality care.

The home has the advantage of an elevated position, with extensive...

Living Coasts has sent 20 penguins to Eastern Europe as part of a major new initiative. The coastal conservation charity has donated the birds to Tblisi Zoo in the former Soviet republic of Georgia to start a brand new colony.

Living Coasts Operations Manager Clare Rugg explained: “They have built a penguin exhibit from scratch with our advice and input – we have been working with them because they have just joined EAZA, the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, the body which represents top zoological collections across Europe. This is the first EAZA move to Georgia.”

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