Asia has long been a popular destination for European backpackers. A holiday to the orient gives visitors a glimpse of the sharp contrast in the ways of life of the east and the west. This enriching experience invariably provides useful fresh perspective. Despite so much having been written about traveling to Asia it remains somewhat of an enigma. Pictures can hardly do justice to Southeast Asia. From the lofty snow-capped mountains to the thronging multitudes of the busy streets, there is no substitute to experiencing the sights, sounds and smells firsthand.
Exeter City picked up a crucial three points as they kept up their hopes of a place in the Sky Bet Leagueb play-offs with a 1-0 win over Oldham Athletic.
Ryan Bowman’s close range header on 79 minutes was the difference between the two sides when he popped up to head home following an initial save from the Oldham keeper.
Manager Matt Taylor named the same side that started the 1-1 draw with Stevenage on Easter Monday as the Grecians looked to hold onto a place in the play-offs. The game started lively with Oldham testing Christy Pym right away with Mohamed Maouche shooting...
Students have the opportunity to study at a top university and global law firm as part of a new course designed to prepare them for the growth in legal innovation and technology. The students will learn about how developments will change the role of judges and lawyers, as well as increase the potential for access to justice for litigants.
The University of Exeter and Reed Smith have joined forces to create the new four-year LLB “Legal Placement” degree, which combines the best aspects of a global top 100 legal education with an immersive, year-long placement at Reed Smith’s London...
A new book launched on 25th April by Exeter’s own taxi driver Jack the Hat about the untamed lives of Exeter students and locals alike.
“It was always strange how sometimes it felt easier to reveal very personal events in our lives to complete strangers, as if the shame or the hurt would somehow melt away…”
Shane O’Sullivan was born in Nottingham in 1953. He attended Benedictine Monastery School, which he escaped at the age of 16. He has been on the run ever since. As a jack-of-all-trades, his litany of previous occupations includes: a hotel porter, a chef, a bar manager at...
ACME Whistles, world-leader in whistle design, innovation and manufacture is calling out to D-Day veterans and their relatives to find what have been coined ‘The Lost Clickers’ of the D-Day landings.
Supported by The Royal British Legion and intended to meaningfully mark the 75thanniversary of the D-Day landings, ACME Whistles is searching for original ‘ Clickers ’ issued to the American Airborne Division as a vital piece of survival equipment. Paratroopers were dropped into darkness behind enemy lines on the night before D-Day, if they were not alone when they landed, or later...
An Oolong tea from Taiwan with a distinctive clotted cream flavour and named in honour of the Duchess of Cornwall will be given its official launch at the Devon County Show in May.
Camilla is a new tea from the Oolong Tea Company, which is based in Torpoint’s Portwrinkle. The tea was sourced and created by the company’s founder, Eve Baker, and named after Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall in tribute to the Duchy’s work across the South West, as well as her ongoing support of Devon County Show - she was President back in 2008 and attended as a guest in 2013.
After a 10-year hiatus, the ¡Viva! Tour of UK cinemas is back, with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery.
The UK’s largest and most popular celebration of Spanish and Latin American culture which celebrates 25 years of cross-border creativity, collaborations and partnerships in 2019 will be bringing the best new cinema from Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin America to cinemas nationwide.
Presented by HOME Manchester and reflecting HOME’s 2019 theme Celebrating Women in Global Cinema, the touring films will all foreground female creative talent in...
After a 10-year hiatus, the ¡Viva! Tour of UK cinemas is back, with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery.
The UK’s largest and most popular celebration of Spanish and Latin American culture which celebrates 25 years of cross-border creativity, collaborations and partnerships in 2019 will be bringing the best new cinema from Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin America to cinemas nationwide.
Presented by HOME Manchester and reflecting HOME’s 2019 theme Celebrating Women in Global Cinema, the touring films will all foreground female creative talent in...
STALLS NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK! Mum2mum Markets are award winning indoor nearly new sales.
At our Exeter sale at America Hall in Pinhoe, we will have around 20 stalls of high quality, nearly new items (up to 90% off the RRP!) and a small selection of businesses offering goods and services of interest to parents. Refreshments (including cake!) will be available! The first 100 buyers through the door will receive a free shopping bag!
Entry to the market is £2 for adults (children get free entry) but visit our website and join our mailing list to get a voucher for 2 for the...
March was "walk over cancer" month for Cancer Research UK. The team at Impact for Change fully embraced this challenge. Russell Chapman complete 20,000 steps a day, Shane Pulling and Clare Leach, 10,000 steps a day for the whole of the month. Even young people got involved with Amara (10) and Rhea (9) Morris completing the 10,000 step challenge. As a team they walked over a staggering 930 miles!
An amazing £585 was raised for Cancer Research UK, Impact for Change matched the amount raised and gave £585 to Force, a local charity based in Exeter supporting people affected by Cancer...
