Six great reasons to hire a professional web designer

Given that your company’s website is the online face of your organisation, you’ll want to make sure that it’s as professional and visually appealing to your target audience as possible. If you’re just starting out with building an online presence for your brand, then you may be trying to choose between the two options of creating a website yourself or hiring a professional web designer.

Although hiring somebody to create your website for you may seem to be the more expensive option, there are many reasons why the extra investment is worth it - and many business owners will agree....

Exeter sees five new students join the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 12/03/2017 - 8:51pm

Exeter sees five new students join the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme as four from the area graduate

Five students from Exeter have joined the 2017/2018 cohort of the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme, in partnership with School for Social Entrepreneurs and jointly funded by Big Lottery Fund, as four graduate from the 2016/2017 programme.

The year-long programme equips entrepreneurs with the skills to grow a social business to help solve some of the most pressing social issues within their communities. The entrepreneurs on the Start Up and Scale Up...

Adult panto: Sinbad the Seaman

Event Date: 
26/01/2018 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Pavilion, Seafront, Exmouth

Hot of the heels of last year’s Adult Panto - PUSS & DICK the Market Theatre Company return to bring to life the story of Sinbad the Sailor and his epic adventures across the seas to defeat the one-eyed monster a- packing it with corny jokes, raunchy plots and blatant sexual innuendo!

With a minimum of set, props and costume the fearless company of 3 will take this traditional story and distort it almost beyond recognition. Featuring Nick Hooton, Carrie Laurence and Pip Johnson - who, with the help of various traditional pantomime characters (and some not so traditional) will...

Cinderella

Event Date: 
24/12/2017 - 12:00pm to 31/12/2017 - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Pavilion, Seafront, Exmouth

Join Exmouth pantomime favourite "Stuart Earp" with an all star cast to be announced this Christmas as Trio Entertainment return to produce Cinderella.

Follow the rags to riches tale where dreams come true with a special invitation to the Ball. Cinderella is Fairy Godmother to make all her dreams come true! Watch with amazement as her pumpkin is transformed into a beautiful coach in the most magical fairy tale of them all.

https://www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion/book-now/cinderella-pantomime

Jethro - Bulls and Bonkers Tour

Event Date: 
19/12/2017 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Pavilion, Seafront, Exmouth

A memorable evening of hysterical nonsense, as we take a peek into the circus lurking deep within the mind of, probably the greatest, comic storyteller ever to grace the stage.

Jethro beguiles and befuddles his audience with the endless stream of irreverent twaddle that has created a comedy genius.

Over 4 million DVD sales pay testament to the legion of fans who have followed Jethro faithfully throughout his career. Now, with stories old and new we present, live on stage

https://www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion/book-now/jethro-bull-and-bonkers-tour

Christmas Disco & Soul Explosion with Chris Dinnis 2017

Event Date: 
09/12/2017 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange

After last year's event sold out, we had to invite Radio Exe presenter Chris Dinnis back to host the best Christmas party in town! All the classic disco and soul hits with a dash of funk thrown in. Dance from 8pm until midnight but don't worry, everyone gets a seat at a table too! Book for four or more and your group will have their own reserved table. If you want a Christmas night out that lets you enjoy the best soul music and disco classics, this is the night for you - perfect for a celebration with friends and colleagues.

8pm (doors 7.30)

Tickets £12.50/£19.50

...

Welcome to Paradise

Event Date: 
20/12/2017 - 7:30pm to 23/12/2017 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

Strap in for the Captain and Raoul’s playfully anarchic rollercoaster to the darkest corners of the grotto where the mould festers under the tree.

Controversial theatre company A Ship of Fools bring their unique brand of bouffon comedy to the Bike Shed for 2 nights only before they set sail for Edinburgh fringe festival. Expect danger, hilarity and horror as they tap-dance lightly back and forth over the lines of decency for your amusement and enjoyment.

You will laugh. You will cry. You might even kill yourself!

“…Master’s of their craft.” – Porl Cooper – Slung Low...

Helen Seymour: To Helen Back

Event Date: 
18/12/2017 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

A one hour spoken word, comedy, performance art show written and performed by Helen Seymour, directed by Hannah Silva.

Analysing sickness, health and what it really means to recover, Helen Seymour admits you into a surreal hospital to create a funny, unique and powerful theatrical experience.

Directed by Hannah Silva, “To Helen Back” blurs the boundaries between spoken word, comedy and performance art. So come on, be on the look-out while Helen sneaks around wards, X-Ray Rooms and cupboards to discover the bizarre, the bemusing and the ba….ah, well, that would be telling...

Journey to the Impossible

Event Date: 
06/12/2017 - 2:00pm to 06/01/2018 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

A Christmas coming-of-age quest, devised by the Little Soldier company & scripted by Matt Harvey

Featuring epic songs, cinematic storytelling and hip hop dance.

Three kids are in trouble. Well, what do you expect if you knock on the door of an inter-dimensional portal and run away?

By means of bicycles, bandanas and neural space travel, we travel with them on an adventure to the impossible. We’ll take on intergalactic challenges, we’ll fight invisible forces and we may have to make some sacrifices. But what we’ll discover will be extraordinary and will open the...

Parented by Facebook, educated on YouTube, living life online?

34 minutes to save your kids.

It's not surprising that many parents feel that family life has been almost completely replaced by social media. Children are not only immersed in the Internet - they actively use it to block out their parents. It seems that their online activities and communications have become more real and relevant to them than their own families, meaning they judge themselves not by their real-life achievements and relationships, but on how many ‘likes' they get on Facebook and how many followers on Instagram and Twitter. The personality they've created on social...

Pages