A robot that cleans up beaches and could one day help tackle plastic pollution, a ‘Dementia Prevention Phone’ that uses family members’ voices to help someone stay mentally active, and an app that detects online bullying, have today been named as some of the semi-finalists of the Longitude Explorer Prize.
Nesta Challenges and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have named 60 semi-finalists from secondary schools and youth groups from across the UK. Breaking the boundaries of what is possible, these teams showcased how new technologies, such as...
Comedian Matt Forde’s show Brexit, Pursued By A Bear is heading on a national tour, visiting the Exeter Phoenix in April.
Following a completely sold-out and critically-acclaimed month long run including extra shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Matt Forde has added a run at the Soho Theatre from 20-25th January to his biggest nationwide tour to date with new stand-up show, Brexit, Pursued By A Bear. Matt will now play 39-dates nationwide, including 10 London shows at the Southbank Centre, Bloomsbury Theatre and Soho Theatre.
Holyford Woods Local Nature Reserve is now being managed by East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team in partnership with Axe Vale & District Conservation Society (AVDCS), following the dissolution of the long-standing Holyford Woodland Trust.
Holyford Woodland Trust (HWT) was formed in 2001 when South West Water put the wooded valley up for sale and the cost of purchase to secure this important wild space for nature was met by East Devon District Council and community fundraising, led by HWT. Since then, much good work has taken place within the woodland, to maintain and...
Exeter Cavern will play host to the first PetRocks! fundraiser gig to help people in the city who are homeless.
Organised by local businessman and guitarist Dan Pritchard, of Susannah and the Noise, the gig on Thursday February 20 at the Gandy Street venue will see proceeds go to local charity St Petrock’s, which is working to address the problems caused by homelessness in and around Exeter.
Susannah and the Noise will be joined by Lottie, Ghost Hands and Charlotte AP for the gig.
Last year, between 45 and 95 people were accessing the charity’s drop-in homelessness...
It’s World Cancer Day today (Tuesday February 4) and Exeter-based FORCE Cancer Charity is using the date to raise awareness of the importance of local support.
There are 1.2 million people living in Devon and every year an estimated 8,000 of the county’s residents will get a cancer diagnosis.
One in two people will get cancer in their lifetime – a statistic that has the power to shock and scare. If it’s not you, it will be a member of your family, a friend or colleague.
FORCE (Friends of the Oncology and Radiotherapy Centre Exeter) is about supporting local people...
Learn the real risks of cloud computing and find out the latest approaches and tools for cloud cyber security at this FREE one-day conference.
Organised by Bluegrass Group , a trusted provider of outsourced IT support services to SMEs across the UK, the conference is one of several events taking place during Exeter’s Cyber Security Awareness Week .
In the keynote speech, Alexis Hustle from BBC's "The Real Hustle" will be sharing the top tactics that hackers use and providing the inside information on how security solutions can fail. Joining Alexis will be six other expert...
Join Bluegrass Group at their FREE business networking event during Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) 2020.
There’ll be drinks and nibbles, a short interactive cyber quiz and the opportunity to network with other like-minded business owners.
Pre-booking essential, click here to book.
CSAW is the UK’s only week of free events dedicated to raising awareness of cyber security. Offering several different free events it provides a unique platform for education, sharing of best practice and networking opportunities within the region.
Early 2020 saw Faustus performing at venues in Australia and New Zealand. The band are back in the UK and touring in April 2020 with a selection of their material, including from their newest EP, Cotton Lords (2019).
Playing music for our times, Faustus take traditional English music, rip it up, put it together again and move it on. A vigorous rhythmic impetus and rock/prog rock influence propels the sound into the here and now and a range of instruments deployed in unconventional ways gives a unique texture, depth and variety to the band’s sound.
Exeter School welcomed alumnus Julian Fisher (1993 - 2000) back to school to launch the 2020 Beijing Fellowship for Lower Sixth pupils. Leading educational consultant Julian first offered the all-inclusive work experience placement to Exeter School pupils last year. Upper Sixth Former George Heard was the first pupil to benefit from the generous offer, spending three weeks in Beijing last summer. He worked on a variety of projects, learning about the local working environment and understanding how entrepreneurs are succeeding in today's China. Lower Sixth pupils are invited to apply for...
As the mom of two charming girls, I can state that taking maternity leave and immersing yourself in touching day-to-day motherly obligations doesn’t mean giving up on your professional longings. Today’s tech expanse provides overprotective moms with the means of realizing their professional potential by freelancing. Kid-centered women around the world are rushing to their laptops to become independent essay helper for some writing service, code developers, and yoga trainers in between their nurturing sessions and formula cooking ventures, savoring the breakouts from their motherly routine...
