This is a coup for the Beehive in booking one of the great Americana bands. An 8 piece line up featuring pedal steel guitar, fiddles and horns fronted by founder, and lead vocalist Ray Benson, a big presence and a big voice to match. The band were featured on the first ever episode of Austin City Limits and have appeared eleven times since. Their history - 10 Grammy Awards, Country Music Association Touring Band of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award by the Americana Music Association. They have released 31 albums and had 20 singles in the Country Music charts. You can find out more...
Analysts and digital experts have been predicting a sharp rise in remote working and now the rapid spread of Covid-19 is a catalyst for this change as it pushes remote working up the agenda.
Internet service provider, Airband specialises in rural and hard-to-reach areas and many of its customers already successfully work from home (WFH).
Airband customer Rebecca Pearse works remotely from her home in Dartmoor National Park for an American software firm.
“I really enjoy the flexibility of remote working and I think I deliver more as a result of working in this way...
Businesses facing the prospect of making redundancies in Exeter can benefit from a new Government-backed programme, which provides end-to-end support to those employers wanting to assist staff in finding a new career in teaching.
Transitiontoteach.co.uk is funded by the Department for Education and designed to provide firms with the advice and resources needed to guide staff who may be at risk, to transition into a teaching role where their skills and experience will benefit the classroom.
With many highly publicised companies either making redundancies or falling into...
Early stage finance, training and business development support are all on offer to people from in and around Plymouth thanks to the Bright Ideas Fund, which is now open for applications.
The fund offers tailored support and grants of up to £15,000 to community groups, associations and organisations across England who have a great idea for a community business and want to develop it further but need some support.
Bright Ideas gives community groups the early stage finance they need to carry out local consultations, along with the support and tools to start setting it up. The...
Exeter Scout and Guide Gang Show 2020 returns to the Barnfield Theatre this Easter, with a show full of singing, dancing and sketches.
Bigger, brighter and louder than ever, the 36th Exeter Gang Show is packed full of popular songs, dance and laugh out loud sketches and has everything to keep audience members of any age entertained.
The cast of almost 80 Cubs, Brownies, Scouts, Guides, Explorers, Rangers and their Leaders from across Exeter and the surrounding areas are swapping their hiking and camping kit for the bright lights, make-up, glitz and glamour of showbiz....
On Sunday 15th March leading housebuilder Redrow Homes is inviting potential homebuyers to come and see the bungalows and show homes on site.
From 11am-3pm, members of the public are invited to explore the development and ask the sales team any burning questions about the homes and further planning at the site.
Current statistics show a rising increase in the demand for bungalows as older prospective homebuyers look for a cost-effective option to downsize to an accessible and easy to manage home.
Redrow Homes’ Romansfield development in Okehampton, Devon, is one of...
In a time not too far from now a young girl opens her bedroom window and witnesses a secret that will change her life for ever. As we see her grow into a woman, gain work and begin a love affair against all the odds, the world around her slowly comes into view and it is not a pretty sight. Caryl Churchill’s Far Awa y asks the most urgent questions, reveals our most hidden fears and allows us to stare morality in the face whilst telling a stunning story that must be told now.
Twenty years on from when it was first performed at...
A provocative drama about women, freedom and power. In a society where private lives become political and freedom of expression is not an option, Irene finds herself imprisoned. As tales of her incarceration spread overseas and her growing exposure becomes a threat, she is forced to make a brutal decision. Penelope Skinner’s (Linda/The Village Bike) 2018 play is a haunting vision of ruthless state control, tense friendships and one woman’s determination not to be broken. Meek is a tale which reflects on our own fraught times.
Young engineers from Newton Abbot’s pioneering secondary school, South Devon University Technical College (UTC), have started work on their entry for this year’s Royal Navy Engineering Challenge.
Hosted at HMS Sultan near Portsmouth on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th March 2020, the challenge will see young engineers from across the country develop a prototype of a displacement boat. Replicating real life challenges that the Royal Navy have to face daily; the boat will simulate the transportation of cargo from ship to shore, teaching the young engineers how to deliver aid in a...
The weight of our vehicle is actually carried by the air in our tyres. Many of us miss out the fact that changing weather can have a direct impact on our tyre pressure and eventually our tyre performance. For example, when the temperature is high, tyre pressure increases whereas, when the temperature is low, tyre pressure decreases. Hot weather and increased tyre pressure can result in tyre blowouts. Whereas, low pressure in tyres can result in increased fuel consumption. Therefore, changing weather will always have its consequences.
Some other factors that may also play a role in...
