Local News

A fantastic opportunity for young photographers hailing from the South West.

Submissions are accepted from 14-21 year olds living in the region - up til 31 December. Local craft gallery Devon Guild have asked for photographic images which capture the essence and process of 'creation' - a maker, artist, or element of nature includinjg the mess, the mistakes, or progression to perfection. An programed exhibition made up of chosen photographs based on this theme will run from 3 May - 30 June 2019 in the Devon Guild's main gallery!

During the exhibition in 2019, the public will...

Angie Powell, a probation officer who works in HMP Exeter, has won the award for Partnership Working at this years’ Probation Awards.

Angie, who has worked for the probation service since the early 1990s, was nominated by her line manager for her work in developing successful partnerships with groups, charities and businesses.

The award for Partnership Working recognises the positive working relationships built with partners which have helped offenders in their care. This is not limited to formal partnerships but to work carried out in partnership with agencies such as the...

Public opinion about fracking will be analysed by a new research project led by the University of Exeter.

Professor Patrick Devine-Wright will lead a team of researchers from Stirling and Cardiff Universities examining public attitudes and community responses to the controversial technique.

Fracking – short for hydraulic fracturing – is a method of releasing shale gas and oil from underground rocks, and its use in the UK is currently being debated.

The Exeter-led project, which will start this September and last for three years, will gather data on how attitudes...

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see what goes on behind the big red wall off Exeter’s Topsham Road has had unprecedented interest for a series of exclusive summer evening concerts.

Organisers at Wyvern Barracks say their first night of three is almost sold out. The events will see David FitzGerald from BBC Radio Devon hosting the 6 Rifles concerts along with folk superstar headliners Show of Hands and Devon choir The Lost Sound.

The three nights of summer shows called “100 years Behind the Red Brick Wall” will be filled with music and storytelling documenting a century...