The Donkey Sanctuary’s Family Food Fair is back on 12 October, promising a day for foodies and families alike. The annual event celebrates some of the best food and drink the region has to offer, with a focus on inspiring children to get cooking.
A line-up of fantastic local chefs will be providing live cookery demonstrations throughout the day, giving visitors the chance to sample some mouth-watering delights, as well as ideas to try at home.
Among those exhibiting their culinary skills include South West Home Cook of the Year 2016 and 2017 - Sue Stoneman, Stuart White...
The beauty of the thousands of languages around the globe will be marked at events across Exeter this week
Linguistic diversity will be celebrated at the University of Exeter’s Translation Festival, held at the Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter Central Library and the Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Friday, 27 September.
The aim of the one-day event, funded by the British Academy and the College of Humanities, is to highlight the richness different languages and cultures bring to our lives. Workshops, film screenings and discussions will be run by translators and researchers and...
Get your slippers on and tap your heels together as this month, the yellow brick road passes by Vue Exeter as it hosts the return of The Wizard of Oz to the big screen.
Widely regarded as one of the most beloved films in cinema history, the two-time Academy Award winning story will be showing in Vue [Location] on Saturday 28thSeptember. Its return will mark the 80th anniversary of Dorothy’s tempestuous journey to find her way back home to Kansas after being unexpectedly whisked away to the distant Land of Oz.
Long-standing fans can relive Dorothy’s struggle against the...
An exclusive awards ceremony and exhibition opening at Exeter Phoenix last night saw SW based Dinu Li announced as the winner of the prestigious £1000 Overall Award for Exeter Contemporary Open 2019 for his featured moving image work, Nation Family.
The second award of the evening – the £500 Additional Award – went to artist Mahali O’Hare. Speaking at the event, O’Hare said ‘It’s a lovely shock to win this award’.
The final award of the competition is the Audience Choice Award, which will be voted for by visitors and announced at the end of the exhibition.
The Crediton Community Bookshop will be joining the other fabulous independent businesses of the town and once again participating and supporting the Totally Locally Fiver Fest promotion between Oct 5th -12th.
By participating in the Totally Locally Fiver Fest the local Crediton shops are showing that shopping locally is great value, and the variety of the offerings on Crediton high street is staggering and should be celebrated.
The Totally Locally Fiver Fest message is simple and resonates with many consumers in today’s online, on-demand culture – ‘If every adult in the UK...
For the very first time in history, Forestry England has confirmed that an alien has crash landed into Haldon Forest Park! Lu-La, from the Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (in UK cinemas 18 October) is an impish and adorable alien with amazing powers. She has been stranded in the forest and needs to charge her communicator so that she can get a message back home to call for rescue!
Haldon Forest Park invites families from 1 October to help Shaun the Sheep with his mission to get Lu-La home before a sinister organisation can capture her. In a race against time, children helping...
The cutting edge 3D printing laboratory at Plymouth Science Park, together with its striking architecture, were key reasons for one of the city’s architectural technicians to base his business there.
Ben Wheeler has built up an outstanding reputation with more than 10 years in the industry which has included work on large housing sites, commercial schemes, healthcare and education.
He set up his own practice, BW Architecture, around 18 months ago and is using his razor-sharp focus on the technical aspects of a project. He had previously worked for both RIBA accredited and...
Escot House has been confirmed as the venue for a fundraising dinner organised by the Red Squirrel South West Project on October 18.
The project is committed to the restoration and protection of red squirrels in the South West of England.
Mish Kennaway from Escot House said: “As well as fundraising, the aim of this dinner is to kickstart the creation of a network of local people sharing information on grey squirrel control for the benefit of our native biodiversity, with the ultimate aim of re-introducing red squirrels back to Devon.
Last week, national children’s charity CHICKS challenged local Exeter businesses to compete in their Superstar Games. A first for the charity, the games were held in Princesshay in Exeter City Centre and sponsored by Ashley House Printing, with teams headed up by Smart Estate Agents, Attention Media, KTA, Air Marketing and a mixed team of people from various businesses. The teams went head to head in classic heats of the three-legged race, egg and spoon, obstacle course and a Shrek-themed relay in an effort to raise local awareness and funds for the Devon-based charity.
Salcombe Brewery Co gained a new accolade for its award-winning Island Street Porter last week when it was named Champion Beer by Taste of The West, at their award ceremony in Exeter.
Island Street Porter (ABV 5.9%), is a rich velvety porter that was launched earlier this year and has gone on to win a multitude of awards in its short history. Brewer Sam Beaman comments: “ We created Island Street Porter to contrast with our hop driven beers and it became an instant hit with consumers in search of a beer with bags of flavour. Its popularity has gone from strength to strength in its...
