Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/12/2017 - 11:54am

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter over Easter.

THEATRE

Starlight Express Daily, until Monday, Exeter Corn Exchange Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical on wheels speeds into the Corn Exchange. Presented by Exeter's own Stage by Stage with a cast of over 50, this will be an unforgettable treat for all the family. An amateur youth group production by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd. www.exetercornexchange.co.uk

Thoroughly Modern Millie Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre Based on the 1967 Academy award-winning film,...

County Council sets out highway maintenance programme

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Posted: Wed, 04/12/2017 - 10:29am

Devon County Council’s Cabinet has approved the authority’s programme of highway maintenance for the financial year.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded the Council £51.4 million for its capital budget in 2017/18. This includes allocations from the Pothole Action Fund, National Productivity Investment Fund, Incentive Fund and Challenge Fund, which will be used for planned structural maintenance on Devon’s 8,000 miles of roads - the biggest highway network of any authority in the country.

The maintenance programme includes £9.8 million for schemes on roads with a...

Two in five SW GPs to “quit within five years”

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Posted: Wed, 04/12/2017 - 10:19am

Around two in every five GPs in the South West have said they intend to quit within the next five years, exposing the magnitude of the region’s impending healthcare crisis suggesting that the picture for the UK may be particularly challenging.

The University of Exeter’s recent largescale survey of GPs across the region also found that seven out of ten GPs intend to change their working patterns in a way that would mean less contact with patients. This included leaving patient care, taking a career break, or reducing their hours.

More than 2,000 GPs responded to the survey,...

Western Division Quarter-Finals of the One Act Play Festival

Event Date: 
22/04/2017 - 2:30pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
The Blackmore Theatre, 10 Bicton Street, Exmouth, EX8 2RU

This is the Quarter-Finals of the Western Division of One Act Plays as part of The All England Theatre Festival 2017. This year these Quarter-Finals are being arranged by Teignmouth Drama Festival. Sadly, Teignmouth is at present without a Theatre. Please spare a thought for them and also for the local amateur musical and drama groups in Barnstaple who are in this case without two Theatres. Teignmouth Drama Festival has hired our venue at The Blackmore Theatre for this event. Performance times are 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Saturday 22nd April 2017. Two groups will be performing in the afternoon...

Two Devon children treated following fire

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Posted: Wed, 04/12/2017 - 5:39am

Three appliances from Newton Abbot and Torquay stations were mobilised to reports of a fire involving a gas canister at a domestic property in Kingsteignton.

Crews found a fire in the integral garage that had spread to the ground floor of the property, so set to work using four breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets.

The incident took place in Calvados Park, Kingsteigntonat 20.50pm yesterday (April 11).

An ambulance was requested to attend to one 11 year old child and one 14 year old child who were suffering the effects of smoke inhalation. Fire crews...

Tesco Bags of Help funding available in Exeter

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Posted: Wed, 04/12/2017 - 5:29am

Community projects in Exeter could receive a cash injection thanks to Tesco’s Bags of Help initiative. Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch the monthly roll-out of its funding scheme, which sees grants of up to £4,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to local community projects. Tesco’s Bags of Help project has already delivered over £28.5 million to more than 4000 projects up and down the UK and the supermarket is now calling on community groups in Exeter to put themselves forward for a grant. Three groups in each local area will be awarded grants every other month....

Easy Like a Sunday Morning....Coffee and cake at RSPB Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve

Event Date: 
30/04/2017 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
RSPB Bowling Green Marsh, Bowling Green Rd, Topsham EX3 0BG

Sunday 30 April 10 am-noon

Price: Free event. Tea, coffee and cake priced separately

Make the most of your Sunday and join us at The Lookout, part of the revamped hide at Bowling Green Marsh - for coffee and cake on your walk around the reserve.

If the weather is fine enjoy sitting in the garden and listen to the birds. Booking not required. Tea, coffee and cake priced separately.

Red Dwarf star comes to Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/11/2017 - 9:33pm

Exeter Comedy Grove welcome Red Dwarf star Norman Lovett to The Barnfield Theatre on Wednesday 10th May.

Norman AKA Holly will be headlining a special one off show in Exeter with support comedians including regular MC Cerys Nelmes.

Born in Windsor, Berkshire, Norman was well into his thirties before he decided to become a stand-up comedian.

He played the original Comedy Store many times and even supported the Clash, one of the personal highlights of his career.

Television and radio followed a few years later, bringing with it the role for which he is best...

And Finally… Phil Collins 10th anniversary Tour 2017

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Posted: Tue, 04/11/2017 - 9:22pm

Now established nationally as the UK’s Number One Tribute to Phil Collins, ‘And Finally…’ are set to commemorate their 10 years of performing with their hotly anticipated ‘10th Anniversary Tour’ at the Community Arts Theatre, Tiverton on 6th May.

The Band were pleasantly surprised when Phil Collin’s PA wrote to the show’s producer Tim Harper with a very special message, “Phil has watched and kept your DVD and he said, “This is great stuff”. “He has kept the DVD, but signed the original insert for you guys”.

Tim Harper remarked, “For the first couple of years, we played at a...

And Finally… Phil Collins 10th Anniversary Tour 2017

Event Date: 
06/05/2017 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Community Arts Theatre, Tiverton

Now established nationally as the UK’s Number One Tribute to Phil Collins, ‘And Finally…’ are set to commemorate their 10 years of performing with their hotly anticipated ‘10th Anniversary Tour’ at the Community Arts Theatre, Tiverton on 6th May. The Band were pleasantly surprised when Phil Collin’s PA wrote to the show’s producer Tim Harper with a very special message, “Phil has watched and kept your DVD and he said, “This is great stuff”. “He has kept the DVD, but signed the original insert for you guys”.

Tim Harper remarked, “For the first couple of years, we played at a few...

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