With the year drawing to an end and just three months until Christmas is upon us, tickets are now available for the much awaited Mediaeval Baebes Christmas Carol Tour which is taking place in Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 7th December.
Traditionally a time for reflection and celebration, what better way to glorify the season than to join the Mediaeval Baebes for a remarkable evening of music, dance and theatre in one of the UK's most magnificent Cathedrals.
Escorting you through a musical journey inspired by a time where poetry and music conspired to invoke sensory pleasure...
A popular destination for online gamblers is celebrating a big milestone after they have helped players to claim over $10,000,000 that various online casinos had been withholding from them for a variety of reasons.
AskGamblers is a community for people who like to gamble online. Trust is always difficult when dealing with online casinos, because they can be located all around the world, and some of them aren’t as legitimate as others. What can happen, in some cases, is that people are denied when they try to withdraw their funds, and for many players that leaves them without any...
National hunt horse racing will return to Exeter racecourse on October 12 for the season opener in the 2017/18 campaign in what will be the first of 17 fixtures at the Haldon Hill-track. The six-race card will feature four hurdles and two chases on the day, with the opener taking place at 14:20.
On October 24, the future chasers of the sport are in action on Best Mate Beginners' Chase day. The meeting is named after the former three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and is generally well supported by the best trainers in the UK. Due to the position on the national hunt...
As a learner driver, you might be facing the question of ‘to do or not to do’ when it comes to the idea of taking an intensive driving course. Intensive driving courses are designed to help you get the most driver training and practice within a short amount of time, and are the perfect option for anybody who’s hoping to have passed their driving test and be ready to get out on the roads within a matter of weeks or even days.
There is a crash course option for everyone, whether you’ve never had a driving lesson before in your life or simply want some practice to refresh your...
The thousands of trees at the University of Exeter remove pollution equivalent to emissions from 798 family cars from the atmosphere every year, research shows.
New calculations show the 5,000 trees surveyed, from 328 species and six continents, capture 36 tonnes of carbon annually. They also stop 4,217 m³ a year of water – two Olympic swimming pools – from flooding local rivers and remove two tonnes of pollutants from the air.
The trees provide more than £20,422 of environmental benefits each year and take away from the environment the equivalent of nitrogen dioxide caused...
Exeter City ran out 3-0 winners over Crewe Alexandra at St James Park to keep them top of the table in Sky Bet League Two.
First half goals from Jordan Tillson and Jake Taylor gave the Grecians a comfortable advantage going into the break, before substitute Jayden Stockley’s second half goal rounded off a strong performance from the Grecians.
City manager, Paul Tisdale, named an unchanged side for the fourth consecutive match as they looked to secure a sixth consecutive league victory.
For the full match report, go to: https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2017/...
Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is looking for volunteers to help sell car raffle tickets in Exeter’s Princesshay shopping centre.
As the shopping centre’s charity of the year, CHSW needs extra help on Fridays and Saturdays until the raffle’s draw on 23rd December. The time slots are just three hours so you can easily combine the volunteering with a day’s shopping.
The amazing Toyota C-HR, worth £23, 595, has been kindly donated by Snows Toyota & Lexus, Exeter and all proceeds from the raffle will go directly to helping support the work of the charity which offers...
An unusual North American joins the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery’s collections.
Underweight but with no sign of predation, a sora rail (Porzana carolina) was found on RSPB’s Exminster Marsh on a cold morning in October 2016. The little bird was dead: a sad end for the second recorded sora rail to visit Devon. It is 20th recorded sighting for the UK.
The sora rail was found by RSPB’s Exe Estuary Site Manager, Peter Otley, during a regular high-tide bird count. There are 5 species of rail living in the UK: coots and moorhens are very common, the corncrake,...
Fans of the Moor Otters - life-sized otter statues painted in a variety of themes and colours -now have the chance to own one by attending a live auction later this month.
Hosted by fine art auctioneers Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, the auction will take place at 2:00pm on Saturday 30th September at the company’s Exeter auction house on Okehampton Street.
Art lovers can bid on the 31 ‘Golden Otters’, a selection of themed otter sculptures that have been decorated in various styles by a range of internationally-renowned artists. Amongst these is the sought-after Duchy of...
Exeter School Lower Sixth Former Daniel Wilcock has been selected to be a Lord Lieutenant's cadet. He is the fourth pupil in eleven years to receive this honour.
The Lord Lieutenant of Devon is appointed by the Prime Minister and acts as a link between the Monarchy and the County. He also represents the Queen at many charitable functions and events.
Each year a small number of cadets are selected to accompany the Lord Lieutenant on official duties, including one cadet to represent the Combined Cadet Force in Devon.
