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Artistry grows with age

The creative talents of Exeter’s older women artists will be on full display this summer as Crowshow 25 returns to Positive Light on Sidwell Street for its fourth annual exhibition. Running from Saturday, August 16 to Saturday, August 30, the free exhibition is open daily to the public from 10am to 4pm.

Organised by CROW (Creative Older Women), the exhibition celebrates the bold, diverse, and thought-provoking work of women artists aged 50 and above. This year’s show features work from 30 members, with a wide range of paintings, sculptures, textiles, printmaking, and mixed media...

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Appeal for witnesses to attempted assault in Exeter

Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted assault in Exeter.

At around 9:45am on Wednesday 25th of October, a disturbance took place in the vicinity of Polsloe Bridge, Monks Road and Hamlin Lane, Exeter

Police are appealing for witnesses in relation to this incident which is believed to have involved two men and a 17-year-old woman.

Officers are keen to hear from anyone that may have seen a dark coloured vehicle, possibly a VW Polo or a Golf in the area during this time.

The men ae described as both between the age of 18-22, and both white....

Devon residents go batty for science this summer

Hundreds of people in Devon have surveyed their gardens for bats this summer as part of the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project.

The 2017 Devon Bat Survey has been the biggest yet with 600 unique locations surveyed, from Seaton to Plymouth and Salcombe to Combe Martin.

Participants in the survey - which this year runs until the end of October - collect their bat detector and ultrasonic microphone from one of 20 monitoring centres across Devon, including shops, garden centres and community hubs.

Each survey takes place over three nights - so there have been a total...

Reflections on the Royal Clarence Hotel fire one year on

Reflecting on a year since the fire which tragically destroyed The Royal Clarence Hotel, John Badley, Regional General Manager and in charge of the hotel on the night, has been reflecting on his memories of the events of 28 October 2016.

John comments, “It’s hard to believe the fire was a year ago. In some ways, the memories for both myself, and the city, seem so recent, so it’s hard to believe it’s been a year already. Work until now has been mostly to make the site safe and make preparations for the rebuild to commence, so it’s exciting to start seeing the first details of the...

Simon and Garfunkel tribute act help Rotarians support RD&E’s children’s ward

The Rotary Club of Exeter has teamed up with an international Simon and Garfunkel tribute act to donate much-needed funds to the RD&E’s children’s ward.

The club have donated £2700 to Bramble ward after Dan Haynes and Pete Richards, known as Bookends, pledged the proceeds of a concert they gave in June at the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth.

The donation has helped Bramble to buy extra pieces of essential equipment, including a set of multi-functional scales for babies and children and new otoscopes and opthalmascopes for examining children’s ears, noses and throats...

New initiative will help keep people with dementia safe

Carers and families of people living across Devon and Cornwall with dementia are being urged to participate in a new initiative which is being launched by Devon and Cornwall police in partnership with Plymouth City Council and Plymouth Dementia Alliance.

The Herbert Protocol is aimed at finding those who go missing quickly and safely.The Protocol encourages families, carers, friends or neighbours to hold information about the person with Dementia that can help the emergency services find them if they go missing.

By using an easily accessible form, carers can provide vital...

Exeter Professor wins international award for psychiatric genetics research

A genetics researcher has won a prestigious award from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG) for his work on diseases that affect the brain.

Professor Jonathan Mill, of the University of Exeter Medical School, has been presented with the 2017 Theodore Reich Young Investigator Award, a prize which celebrates exceptional research in the field of psychiatric genetics.

The award is named after Theodore (Ted) Reich (1938-2003) who was the first President of the ISPG and was both an outstanding researcher and mentor to young scientists. The award was presented...

Chiefs look to continue winning run against Sale

Rob Baxter has challenged his Exeter Chiefs side to build on their impressive form of late when they return to Aviva Premiership action at Sale Sharks tomorrow night (7:45pm).

A decent league win over Newcastle Falcons at Sandy Park have been followed by equally strong showings in Europe, where the Chiefs have seen off both Glasgow Warriors and Montpellier, to give them a winning start to life in Pool 3 of the competition.

Now, Devon's finest must go again in the North West against a Sharks outfit who are notoriously tough opponents in home waters.

Baxter needs no...

Award Success For The Brilliant Bear Trail

MUDDY obstacle course, The Bear Trail, which has only been open for just over a year, has made it through to the finals of a prestigious tourism award.

The family attraction, which is based between Exeter and Cullompton, has made it to the top three in the ‘small attraction of the year’ category of the Devon Tourism Awards.

The trail is up against Quince Honey Farm and Plymouth Gin in the awards.

Owner Ben Jordan, said they were thrilled to have made it to the finals.

‘This is a real honour for us; to have made it to the finals just over a year after we...

Second World War medals stolen in Teignmouth burglary

Police are appealing to the public after a burglary in Teignmouth which led to the theft of a number of World War II medals.

The burglary took place at an address in Bitton Park Road, Teignmouth between 7.40-11am on Friday 20th October.

Detective Sergeant Dave Mills from Newton Abbot CID said: “This is a particularly heartless burglary as the war medals that have been taken are of huge sentimental value to the family.

“Some of the war medals were framed and mounted, some had ribbons attached to them, and were stolen along with an 18 carat gold ring with a diamond...

Killerton's Fiona Hailstone shortlisted for a Historic England Angel Award

Fi Hailstone is celebrating being named one of three finalists in the ‘Best contribution to a heritage project by a young person’ category of this year’s prestigious Historic England Angel Awards. Fi, 24, has lead on the ‘Bringing Killerton Park to life’ project for the National Trust in Devon. Under Fi’s leadership the project has seen the historic parkland at Killerton transform, with historic monuments no longer at risk and inspiring views opened up. The parkland is much more accessible and volunteers, staff and visitors at Killerton have been enthused by the stories that have...

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Artistry grows with age

Appeal for witnesses to attempted assault in Exeter

Devon residents go batty for science this summer

Reflections on the Royal Clarence Hotel fire one year on

Simon and Garfunkel tribute act help Rotarians support RD&E’s children’s ward

New initiative will help keep people with dementia safe

Exeter Professor wins international award for psychiatric genetics research

Chiefs look to continue winning run against Sale

Award Success For The Brilliant Bear Trail

Second World War medals stolen in Teignmouth burglary

Killerton's Fiona Hailstone shortlisted for a Historic England Angel Award

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