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Jason Byrne brings ‘Head in the Clouds’ mayhem to Exeter

Irish comedy hurricane Jason Byrne is heading to Exeter with his brand-new live show, Head in the Clouds, on 8 November at the Corn Exchange – part of a major UK tour following his run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Known for his wildly spontaneous shows and chaotic audience interaction, Byrne’s latest tour promises the same high-energy mayhem – but with a fresh twist. In a recent interview, the Dublin-born comic revealed how he selects unsuspecting audience members: “Every time I’ve picked a woman, they’ve done what I asked perfectly. When it’s a man, it’s chaos – facing the...

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Tops Day Nurseries Ranked 9th in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/02/2024 - 12:26am

Tops Day Nurseries, a leading provider of high-quality childcare and early education, with a new nursery located in the University of Exeter, Tops Exeter, is thrilled to announce its remarkable achievement of being listed 9th in the prestigious Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK, developed by the Department of Education. As well as it being a huge standalone achievement for this year. This is also an improvement over their position last year when they ranked 12th!

This recognition underscores Tops Day Nurseries' dedication to nurturing talent, fostering professional...

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Fun for all at the 47th Dartmoor Folk Festival

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 07/31/2024 - 11:13pm

EVERYONE’S favourite family-friendly festival, the Dartmoor Folk Festival, returns from Friday, August 9 to Sunday, August 11.

Those who go along can enjoy the very best music, song and dance from Dartmoor and beyond - and many of the events and activities are free or by donation.

A beautiful little festival, it takes place in the villages of South Zeal and South Tawton.

It will be the 47th annual festival and top local and national folk artists will be attending.

Look out for headliners, international festival favourites Track Dogs, Dartmoor favourites...

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Lexus Exeter / Lexus Golf and Country Club

Anyone for tennis? Lexus Exeter teams up with country club to form an ace new partnership

Authored by David Brown
Posted: Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:35pm

A Snows Group car dealership has formed an exciting new alliance with Exeter Golf and Country Club in a drive to raise the profile of tennis locally, and encourage more people to take up the sport.

Lexus Exeter has launched a doubles partnership with the team at the popular club in Topsham Road as part of a major worldwide collaboration between Lexus, the Lawn Tennis Association and the Association of Tennis Professionals.

At national level, Lexus has become the LTA’s Official Performance Partner and Official Automotive Partner. Globally, the company has embarked on a multi...

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Libraries inspiring creativity with new season of events

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 07/31/2024 - 8:54am

A new season of events from workshops to discos, theatre to films, storytelling to markets, is coming to libraries across Devon and Torbay from August to October this year.

The Get Creating season encourages communities throughout the county to get in touch with their creative side, whether participating in activities or watching performances, there is something for everyone, even if they wouldn’t describe themselves as creative. Most are offered free or at a very low cost.

It’s the second time Libraries Unlimited, the charity that runs libraries across the county, has...

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Darts Farm restaurant listed as one of Britain’s Best 100 Local Restaurants

Darts Farm is delighted to announce that its flagship restaurant, The Farm Table has just been named by The Good Food Guide as one of the UK’s 100 Best Local Restaurants. This fantastic accolade follows hot on the heels of an AA Rosette, which was awarded at the end of last year.

Michael Dart, who runs Darts Farm alongside his two brothers, James and Paul, comments: “We are blown away to have our new restaurant voted as one of the best local restaurants in the country and to be featured in such an iconic publication as The Good Food Guide, less than two years after opening. Our...

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Discover the Power of Community: 'Podcast on Purpose' with Philippa Forrester launches

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 07/29/2024 - 9:20pm

Are you ready to be inspired by stories of resilience, innovation, and the power of community? 'Podcast on Purpose,' a thrilling new podcast series hosted by the iconic Philippa Forrester, is here to showcase the incredible impact of crowdfunding on society.

The series, part of Crowdfunder’s commitment to enabling positive change across the UK, is set to launch on Tuesday, July 30th at 7am . Available on all major podcast platforms, you can subscribe now to ensure you don’t miss a single episode of these uplifting stories.

In 'Podcast on Purpose, ' Philippa Forrester...

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New Neighbourhood Support Team adds extra strength to fighting crime ​

Devon & Cornwall Police has introduced a new policing team which will work closely with communities to tackle priority problems affecting local people and businesses.

The team, led by Sergeant Andrew Walton, will deal with issues including antisocial behaviour (ASB), drugs, shoplifting and spikes in crime.

The Neighbourhood Support Team (NST) are based in Exeter and deployed across the city, as well as wider North, East and West Devon, according to need and impact. They will work alongside other existing neighbourhood police teams, partners and communities to target...

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Let's turn the tide on sarcoma cancer, says Exeter Lord Mayor

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 07/27/2024 - 8:27am

The Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr. Kevin Mitchell is calling for greater awareness to turn the tide against rare and aggressive sarcoma cancers

This month is Sarcoma Awareness Month, and as part of national activities to raise awareness, the Sarcoma Specialist Team at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital held a sarcoma awareness-raising day on Friday. The Lord Mayor, who also works at the hospital as a sarcoma specialist nurse, hosted an informational stand at the hospital entrance. The stand drew significant interest with hospital patients and medical professionals stopping by to find...

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Exeter police officers visit Nigerian community day

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/25/2024 - 11:34pm

Exeter police officers went along to a Nigerian community fun day last weekend to meet families, chat to children and help with some of the activities.

This event is organised by Inclusive Exeter and aims to promote community cohesion and celebrate the vibrant Nigerian culture.

Sergeant James Wellard and PC George House, from one of the Exeter police neighbourhood teams, were at the event which took place at Wonford Playing Fields.

The family fun day on 21 July involved egg and spoon races, ball games, stickers for the children, hook a duck, face painting,...

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DC Martin Hearn awarded for his dedication to duty in corporate manslaughter case

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/25/2024 - 8:57pm

Detective Constable (DC) Martin Hearn has been awarded a Chief Superintendent’s Commendation for his meticulous investigative skills and dedication to duty in investigating a complex corporate manslaughter case at an awards ceremony hosted by Devon & Cornwall Police.

In November 2017, the police started investigative work into the death of a worker at H&A Recycling, a recycling plant in Redruth, following the death of a young employee who became trapped in a bailer machine. Due to the meticulous investigation and dedication by DC Hearn and the team, H&A Recycling...

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