Devon and Cornwall is home to murals and shrines, statues, inscriptions on benches and trees - from a memorial to those who lost their lives in the worst theatre fire in British history in 1887 to a commemorative stone engraved to celebrate John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.
Now, as part of a nationwide call-out, Historic England is asking people in Devon and Cornwall to share their knowledge of secret, unknown and forgotten memorials in the area.
The public body responsible for championing and looking after England’s historic environment wants photographs and...
The effects of the 'Beast from the East' and 'Storm Emma' may have melted away as quickly as it came, but Exeter Chiefs showed they are more longer lasting in terms of their title defence as they extended their lead at the top of the Aviva Premiership.
Rob Baxter's side are now seven points clear of Wasps at the summit after they saw off fellow play-off contenders Saracens 24-14 with a hard-fought display at Sandy Park.
Three first half penalties from fly-half Joe Simmonds, plus a try from full-back Phil Dollman, gave the hosts a slender 14-12 advantage at the break as the...
Good progress has been made today (Sunday) in clearing roads to communities left inaccessible due to snow.
The Council’s highways teams have been throwing all available resources at breaking through to previously cut off communities.
The primary salting network across Exmoor, including B roads, is now passable. Roads to villages North East of the North Devon Link Road and a few on Dartmoor and in the South Hams, that this morning were inaccessible, are this afternoon generally passable with care.
Devon County Council says drivers on Monday morning should find the...
A new show is touring venues in Devon and Dorset to celebrate International Women’s Day 2018, after an appeal for women to join the choir led to 63 arriving for rehearsals!
‘Aint’ I A Woman’ is the third ‘Her Story’ show organised and written by Devon-based arts charity, Wren Music, and featuring women from across the South West. For some of the 63, this will be their first experience of singing on a stage.
The show is coming to the Cygnet Theatre in Exeter on Friday 9 March as part of a tour of four venues in the space of a week. It’s also visiting All Saints Church Hall,...
Apprentices at the University of Exeter will take part in a series of events during National Apprenticeship Week (5-9 March 2018).
The university employs 40 apprentices, and they will take on challenges ranging from a live broadcast to escaping from locked rooms at Exeter’s Mission Escape.
They will also join the Apprenticeship Games in Cornwall, and help promote apprenticeships and answer questions at Exeter College’s Apprenticeship Expo.
The University of Exeter’s apprentices, aged 16-58, are employed at three campuses across Devon and Cornwall. Since April 2017,...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (2-4 March).
THEATRE
A Tomb With A View Friday & Saturday, The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth This play is set in a sinister, old library. There, a lawyer reads a will to an equally sinister family. One family member has werewolf tendencies, another wanders around in a toga of Julius Caesar, and a third, a gentle old lady, who plants more than seeds! By Act 3, there are more corpses than live cast members left. The whole plot heads towards a surprising conclusion! This is the first of the Tomb trilogy....
Tickets are selling fast for an evening with Bryan Robson OBE, with premium tables now sold out.
The event takes place on Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Great Hall at Exeter University, and is hot on the heels of the sold-out Paul Merson and Ray Parlour evening which takes place on January 30.
An evening with Bryan Robson is kindly sponsored by RGB Building Supplies with tickets for the event costing just £36 per person, with a standard table of 10 available for just £300.
Join us for an evening that will look back on the football career of a true legend and longest-...
A CHURCH in Exeter is livestreaming their service this Sunday – so those snowbound and stuck at home won’t have to miss out.
Rediscover Church in Northernhay Street already broadcasts their 11.30am service LIVE online every Sunday to a local and international audience, with people tuning in from across Devon including Topsham, Crediton and Exmouth.
But in extreme weather such as snow or floods, their livestream broadcast takes on a more important role, so those who cannot leave their own home due to safety or transport reasons, can still take part in worship. join in with...
Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby Rob Baxter has called for another step up in standards from his side as they prepare to welcome Saracens to Sandy Park on Sunday (3pm).
The varying effects of ‘Storm Emma’ and the ‘Beast from the East’ have meant the Round 17 clash in this season’s Aviva Premiership has been put back by 24 hours, but Baxter is none the less readying his troops for a key encounter between the league’s top two sides.
Buoyed by a return to winning ways last weekend against Northampton Saints, now the Chiefs leader is looking to use that success as the...
