The most extensive UK tour of fine-art photographs featuring Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band is set to visit Exeter in July. One of twelve dates nationwide, the tour visits a combination of great British horse racing courses & motor racing circuits, from Brands Hatch to Carlisle and Epsom to Oulton Park.

Hundreds of fans will head to the world-famous Exeter Racecourse as ‘Photographing Bruce Springsteen’ hits the road … a unique exhibition of shots taken by his tour photographer, Jo Lopez. This seventh stop on the tour will see the course exhibition hall transformed...

Employees at Exeter CoLab can look forward to a relaxing day at the office when Thai Yoga Massage Exeter brings ancient Thai therapy to the workplace during a Taster Day on Monday 12 February . At the event, CoLab workers will have the chance to experience a free 30-minute massage to energize their working day.

During each introductory half hour session, clients will sample the fully clothed, oil-free bodywork that gently relaxes, stretches and opens the body. This holistic treatment combines teachings of yoga and mindfulness to rejuvenate as it heals. Through a sequence of...

Research at the University of Exeter designed to help identify patients with dementia and reduce the pressure on health services has received a generous boost of £120,000 from the Halpin Trust.

The research aims to help GPs make a swifter and more accurate decisions around diagnosis, meaning those who are in greatest need can be progressed more swiftly.

Timely diagnosis is key to ensuring people with dementia get the right treatment and support. Although more than 800,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with dementia, many more are never diagnosed, or are diagnosed too late...

Recent arrivals to the South Devon area, expert watercolourists, and husband and wife duo, Michael McDonagh Wood and Veronica Charlesworth are to exhibit for the first time since 2006.

A selection of stunning watercolour works that the pair are internationally renowned for will be on show at Artizan Gallery, Torquay from March 8.

“Both find the medium suits their respective focuses; for Veronica, this is capturing the natural world in vivid still life, floral works and landscape paintings, whilst for Michael, it is the capture of the fluid spaces where architecture and...

South Devon based wedding photographer, Mimosa Photography, won New Wedding Business of the Year at the recent South West Wedding Awards.

The awards recognise those businesses who exceed the expectations of their customers by providing an outstanding service.

This year, the awards held at Crown Plaza in Plymouth, saw their biggest attendance after they opened up the awards to more regions across the South West.

Businesses from Devon, Cornwall, Bristol, Somerset, Dorset and Gloucestershire were able to enter one the 22 categories which covered all areas of the...

A Devon-based care home’s annual Christmas party had a little added festive spirit in a bid to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society.

The Rise Care Home decided to go all out with their festivities with friends, family and lots of grandchildren enjoying the day. Staff dressed up as elves and they had a Christmas Market, selling hot chocolate, mulled wine and festive crafts made by staff and residents. Not to mention a visit from the big man himself.

Hollie Simons, Activities Coordinator at The Rise Care Home, took up the challenge of Chief Elf and organised candy canes for...

This year has seen the Freemasons celebrate their tercentenary and as part of their annual support of hospices throughout the country the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire W. Bro. Chris Yard can be seen here presenting a certificate denoting the £1,000 given on behalf of the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Maggie Draper, Head of Supportive Care at Hospiscare’s Pine Lodge Day Hospice in Tiverton.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the 245 hospices in England and Wales, including nearly £10,000 to seven hospices here in...

Leading digital learning company, Sponge UK, has announced its expansion into Ireland, with the opening of its first office outside the UK, in Dublin, in January 2018.

The new office in Dublin is part of Sponge UK’s growing presence across the UK and Europe, closely following the opening of its third office, in Nottingham, in December 2017.

The new local team, headed up by Michael Quann, will include Sponge UK’s microlearning division, leading on personalised and adaptive learning technology solutions for workplace learning. Sponge UK is expecting to grow and generate new...

A new national awards ceremony aimed at recognising the achievements of start-up businesses has launched today. The National Best New Business Awards is organised by Events and PR, the company behind the regional SME Business Awards across the UK and the National SME Business Awards, and will be open to entries from businesses who formed between January 2015 and December 2017. Damian Cummins, Awards Director at Events and PR, said: "Following the huge success of our SME Business Awards, we wanted to do something that celebrated those just starting out on their business journey and the...