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Ancient Rome Continues to Dictate the Plans of Exeter’s Grecians

Exeter is famed for its remarkably well-preserved collection of Ancient Roman architecture. The city continues to be surrounded by these historic works, and while they give Exeter a distinct feel and make it a huge attraction for visitors, it’s not uncommon for modernisation plans to run aground because of these sites.

Most recently, the Devon Archaeological Society had to step in to warn that a plan to change a car park into a block of 300 flats would jeopardise important Roman sites. With the city needing to preserve its ancient heritage, it’s only right that societies continue...

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Exeter YMCA's Sleep Easy event looks set to be the biggest yet

Authored by Sophie Hodge
Posted: Sat, 03/08/2014 - 12:56pm

Almost 200 members of the public have signed up to be a part of this sponsored sleep out on Saturday 15th March at The Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter.

Event organiser, Sophie Hodge, says “we are overwhelmed by the support of the community. So many people have come together to make a difference in the lives of homeless young people and I just want to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to each of them.”

Radio Exe are the media sponsors, helping to host the event on the night. Thomas Westcott and Gilbert Stephens have sponsored Sleep Easy and Barclays,...

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Exeter hotel secures exclusive Gay Wedding Guide spot

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Sat, 03/08/2014 - 11:59am

Exeter’s Southernhay House hotel has become one of the first hotels in the country to secure inclusion in The Gay Wedding Guide. Inclusion in the guide means that the Southernhay House Hotel in now in an exclusive list of high quality, openly ‘gay friendly’ wedding venues. Southernhay House has already proven a popular venue for civil partnerships ceremonies and receptions but with the recent passing of the historic Same Sex couples Act last year now hopes to host same-sex marriage as well. Deborah Clark, Hotel owner says: “Since Civil Partnerships have been recognised in the UK, Burgh...

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Hotel in VIP sponsorship deal

Authored by jenniashford
Posted: Sat, 03/08/2014 - 11:10am

Exeter Golf and Country Club have announced they are the 2014 sponsors of the VIP area of the Exeter Festival of Food and Drink.

The festival, which is growing year on year returns to Exeter Castle and Northernhay gardens for the eleventh year and will welcome over one hundred artisan food producers from across the region bringing with them their finest food and drink for visitors to stock up on during the three day event from 25th – 27th April. The VIP area was introduced last year as a haven of peace amongst the hustle and bustle of the festival. Festival-goers pay a premium to...

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Ben Bradshaw: 'short sighted' Youth Service cuts will cost more in the long term

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Fri, 03/07/2014 - 6:03pm

Exeter’s MP Ben Bradshaw has said that Devon County Council cuts are ' very short-sighted' and will lead "to more social problems down the line" today at a meeting with users of the Westside Youth centre on Merrivale Road

Over 20 young people, many of whom missed school to attend, spoke with Mr Bradshaw and Devon County Councillor Roy Hill to voice their concerns on the potential cuts to Devon’s Youth Service.

Young people who use the youth centre spoke of their anger at the extent of the proposed cuts to the service and expressed concerns that any communtiy-run alterntive...

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Funding boost for Seaton Jurassic

Seaton Jurassic, the new exciting visitor attraction for East Devon, received a massive boost today (7 March) with the award of a Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) grant of over £300,000.

This is a huge step towards starting the Centre build in June. Seaton Jurassic will tell the uniquely powerful story of the geology and ecology of the Jurassic Coast, England’s first Natural World Heritage Site. The Centre will be built on The Underfleet in the middle of Seaton, a two minute walk from the seafront, adjacent to the new Tesco and the Seaton Tramway terminus, and will contribute to the...

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ACE Grant for Pacific Collections at RAMM

A new grant from the Designation Development Fund will allow RAMM to develop its Pacific collections for the benefit of its audiences including families, students and academics.

Called Discovering Worlds, the ambitious project encompasses new research, conservation, documentation and reinterpretation.

Rosie Denham, Exeter’s Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, summed up the city’s delight: “It is wonderful to receive this grant allowing us to develop our Pacific collections. Much of this material dates back to the earliest contact between Europeans and Pacific...

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Man charged for Church burglary

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/07/2014 - 12:20pm

A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with a burglary at Martin’s Church in Exminster shortly before Christmas. The church was broken into on 15 December 2013 and food was taken from the donation basket along with Christmas cards. An antique British Legion flag and kneeler were burned while damage was caused to storage cupboard locks and the sound system. Lewis Wilkinson, from Exminster, has been charged with burglary and criminal damage and remanded on bail to appear before Exeter Magistrates’ Court on 25 March 2014

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Exeter School artists to exhibit work at ‘Before They Were Famous’ exhibition

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 03/07/2014 - 11:20am

The art work of seven Exeter School pupils has been chosen to appear in The Marle Gallery’s “Before They Were Famous” exhibition from 8 March to 5 April 2014.

Five current GCSE and A Level Art pupils and two former pupils have been given the opportunity to see their work hung in a professional gallery.

The art work of Upper Fifth pupils Miles Johal and Dan Jarvis, Lower Sixth pupils Emma Askew, Daniel Hambly and Rebecca Armstrong and last year’s Upper Sixth pupils Georgia Reece and Flossie Beasley, will join the creations of other exceptional young artists, under the age of...

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City Council to rebuild flood wall

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Fri, 03/07/2014 - 8:10am

A flood defence wall badly damaged by the recent floods in Topsham will be rebuilt by Exeter City Council after the Environment Agency would not commit to repairing it.

A large section of the wall by the River Exe at Bowling Green Marsh was damaged during the high tides and storm damage in January and February. The wall provides protection to the RSPB reserve at Bowling Green Marsh and a number of nearby properties and businesses. The Environment Agency has said that major repairing were not financially viable maintain and went ‘above and beyond’ normal repair procedures. The EA...

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Dementia-friendly high streets

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Thu, 03/06/2014 - 4:23pm

South West High streets are set to become ‘dementia friendly’ as several major retailers commit to offering their staff training to help those with the condition. The initiative launched by the Alzhiemer’s society will see staff at 60 Homebase and Argos stores as well as some branches of Marks and Spencer and Lloyds bank train to become ‘Dementia Friends’ who help people with dementia live more independently. Between them, they have committed to create over 121,500 Dementia Friends in shops and banks across the UK. Angie Newing, Regional Director for Alzheimer’s Society in the South West,...

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