Join us for a workshop that will explore, discuss and experiment with making music using Raspberry Pis, Arduinos and assorted electronics. We will investigate existing text scores and work towards creating our own piece that will have its premiere performance at the end of the session. Please note that musical or coding skills and experience are not necessary - just come along and experiment. There will be a break for lunch so bring some sandwiches! For more information see 2timesdo.co.uk/music-hack or get in touch hello@2timesdo.co.uk
On day one (Wednesday 14 June 2017) of Operation Allied Wolf, Alliance Roads Policing officers carried out enforcement on the South Devon Highway (A380 bypass). In the first half hour alone six drivers were caught driving at over 70mph. Information about the operation and full day one results can be found below, after this update.
Pictured: PD Charlie who uncovered concealed drugs in a stopped car.
Results for day two (Thursday 15th June) of Operation Allied Wolf:
So, have the results of the General Election been good for the environment?! On the face of it, the Green Party did not gain ground, issues of ecological sustainability did not seem high on candidates’ agendas and Britain now has an Environment Secretary who is not exactly known for his green credentials. Is the outlook therefore bleaker than it was? Firstly, let’s identify six of the key challenges we face: a) Implementation of the Paris agreement on climate change b) Revising UK environmental policies after Brexit c) Addressing major air quality concerns d) Reviewing Britain’s energy...
Exeter’s up-and-coming youth theatre company The Young Pretenders (TYP) has created a brand new youth arts festival for young creatives from all across Devon.
This new event, TYPify, is the first of its kind. It involves over 100 young people working across all artistic disciplines, and is being held over three nights inside the historic walls of Poltimore House, from the 7th – 9th July.
TYPify offers a public platform to 7 youth theatre companies, 5 young artists, 5 young poets, and 6 young musicians and groups. These young artists hail from all over Devon and the South...
Exeter’s up-and-coming youth theatre company The Young Pretenders (TYP) has created a brand new youth arts festival for young creatives from all across Devon.
This new event, TYPify, is the first of its kind. It involves over 100 young people working across all artistic disciplines, and is being held over three nights inside the historic walls of Poltimore House, from the 7th – 9th July.
TYPify offers a public platform to 7 youth theatre companies, 5 young artists, 5 young poets, and 6 young musicians and groups. These young artists hail from all over Devon and the South...
Barratt Developments, which has its regional headquarters in Exeter, is celebrating after one of its site managers achieved success in a top national competition to find the best in the country.
David Wilson Homes’ Andy Robson who works at The Nursery is Ottery St Mary has won a prestigious Pride in the Job award from the National House Building Council (NHBC). The awards recognise the best run sites in the country and are the highest industry accolade a site manager can achieve.
This year Barratt Developments, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes has won 73...
Site Manager, Marinko Tomic, has recently been awarded the Pride in the Job award for his hard work and dedication to Burrington Estates’ Clyst St George development. As one of the most highly regarded awards in the house-building industry, the Pride in the Job award is dedicated to recognising site managers who achieve the highest standards in house building. The award has been instrumental in driving up the quality of new build homes for over 37 years and further supports the work and efforts of Burrington Estates for their high quality homes. Marinko and the team are set to attend the...
Bridge Road in Exeter is due to be closed from 10pm on Friday 23 June until 5am on Monday 26 June.
The closure will enable work to be carried out to reconstruct pavements in a number of areas including south of the bascule bridge, and both sides of the Matford splitter island.
Resurfacing will also take place on paths near the canal, which was postponed from earlier in the month due to wet weather, and on footpaths approaching the rail bridge.
Work on the Countess Wear Flood Relief structure and the approach to the Swing Bridge will also continue throughout the...
A world-leading expert diabetes expert has been awarded the CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list for his work revolutionising diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.
Andrew Hattersley, Professor of Molecular Medicine at the University and a diabetes consultant at the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, has won a string of international awards for his work in combining genetic diagnosis with clinical treatment to make a real difference for patients with genetic sub types of diabetes across the world. Professor Hattersley and his colleague Professor Sian Ellard set up...
Fourteen NHS emergency hospital departments have opened a new clinical research study led by the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust which could transform patient experience of the way serious nose bleeds are treated.
Dr Adam Reuben, Emergency Medicine consultant at the Royal Devon & Exeter (Wonford) hospital is the Chief Investigator of the NoPac study.
NoPac is trialling the novel use of Tranexamic Acid to reduce the need for nasal packing to treat acute spontaneous nose bleeds.
Dr Reuben said: “Epistaxis or nose bleeds are an extremely common...
