Edward Elgar The Dream of Gerontius with The Sinfonietta Saturday 20 May 2017 Exeter Cathedral Mezzo-Soprano: Alison Kettlewell Tenor: Richard Berkeley-Steele Bass: Quentin Hayes Tickets – £49 (Supper Club) £22 £17 £12
The Dream of Gerontius, a national treasure, is the final masterwork of our season.
This will be our final concert with Andrew Millington who steps down from his post as the choir’s Director of Music this summer. As Elgar is one of Andrew’s favourite composers it is fitting that we will celebrate his time with us by singing the much loved work The Dream of...
As part of the ongoing investigation into a serious 'hit and run' collision that took place in Kingsteignton on 8 April, police collision investigators have released a CCTV still that ‘just’ shows a dog walker that they would like to speak to (see the area highlighted with a red circle on image).
Inspector Rich McLellan said: “We know this is not a great image. At the top of the picture we can see the lower half of a pedestrian walking a dog. However, this is a serious incident and we are asking the public to help us. This incident took place just before 1am. It is quite likely...
Exeter City and its Supporters Trust will be remembering two members of the Football Club who were killed on active service during the Exeter Blitz 75 years ago.
On 4 May 1942 a German Air Raid dropped 30 tonnes of high explosives, 10,000 incendiary bombs and three landmines on the city. A total of 282 people are known to have died including two with strong Exeter City FC connections: former player Albert Potter and Club Chairman Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Hunter.
Potter was a local lad born in Exeter in 1897. He was spotted playing for Pinhoe and signed for City in 1922...
Throughout her career, Linzi who works for CPS in Exeter, has encountered various crimes and witnessed the effect that crimes can have on individuals.
Linzi wanted to raise money to help victims and witnesses of crime to find the strength to move beyond the crime with the support from Victim Support; raising awareness, that there are people who care, a confidential ear, an unbiased listener, practical help during court hearings, or subsequent to court hearings for example assisting with medical treatment or getting rehoused.
Two Exeter School Young Enterprise teams took part in the Devon Finals Competition that was held at the Met Office on Wednesday 27 April with one team winning two out of three awards.
The successful team now goes on to present Devon in the West of England round.
All teams had to set up a trade stand, undergo an interview process from a group of judges and make a presentation to other schools, judges and guests about their 8 month journey on the Young Enterprise Programme.
They had also, prior to the event, submitted a company report which detailed the business, and...
The RSPCA is appealing for information after 31 young mice were found abandoned in a cage in Exeter on Thursday. (27 April.)
A passer-by found the dumped cage on the pavement on Buddle Lane at around 1pm, and quickly took the mice to a local vets.
RSPCA inspector Marije Zwager is keen to find out more about what happened to the little mice and who may have left them on the roadside.
She said: “Dumping animals like this is really cruel and these poor mice were so vulnerable left out on the pavement. A man found them and took them to the vets, and thankfully they all...
Teacher training courses at the University of Exeter have been ranked as among the best in the country.
The Graduate School of Education has been named in third place in a new league table of university providers of initial teacher training in the Good Teacher Training Guide 2017.
This is the latest accolade for the city’s PGCE courses, which train the brightest people in the country to teach in primary and secondary schools. Courses are graded as outstanding by Ofsted, the education inspectorate, and approximately 90 per cent of those achieving qualified teacher status...
Top 40 accountants Bishop Fleming have teamed up with leading scientists at the MET Office to run through the numbers on the challenges and opportunities faced in the Big Data Economy.
The Information Age is allowing Industry to become more data-intensive, with companies and organisations using technology to collect vast amounts of information to understand trends, develop controls, make better forecasts, improve products and services and create solutions for the future.
A strategic Big Data conference took place at the MET Office's headquarters on Exeter's Business Park on...
Thousands of foodies flocked to the 14th Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink 2017 this weekend including huge crowds on Sunday watching Tom Kerridge’s live demo.
The Exeter Food Festival continues on Bank Holiday Monday with more chef demonstrations, activities for children, workshops and the best of the region’s food and drink.
For full details visit www.exeterfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk
