It's official, Forever Young Sing for Fun in Exeter is now in its eleventh year.
Most research says that singing is good for you and … your … heart; memory; breathing; social life; wellbeing; mood; soul; asthma; snoring; happiness ... So if I want to sing in a group, but not with a choir, will I still get all the above benefits? As most of the research has been carried out with choirs - the answer is unknown. But why wouldn't you want to sing in a choir? After all they are not all church-based, or just sing spiritual music. Many sing a wide-range of music under the guidance of...
Virtual reality could hold the key to unlocking an affordable, reliable and effective device to provide early diagnosis and management of schizophrenia.
A pioneering new study, led by experts from the University of Exeter in collaboration with partners from the Alterego FP7 EU project, has developed a new, ‘mirror game’ test using computer avatars to accurately detect specific variations in how patients move and interact socially – well-documented characteristics of the mental disorder.
For the study, the research team asked volunteers to perform a series of specific...
A phone charger started a fire which caused significant damage to an Exmouth teenager’s bedroom in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Fire crews were called to St Margaret’s View at 1.19am and extinguished the fire in a first floor bedroom using a hose reel jet. The room was damaged by fire, heat and smoke.
The girl had seen a fire in the corner of the room and woke the rest of the family. Her mother closed the door of the bedroom and the family were able to leave the house.
Station Manager Nigel Deasy, of Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, said: “...
Employers are being reminded not to miss out on a free vital briefing being offered by Exeter College about important government changes in Apprenticeships.
Exeter College is running an Apprenticeship Levy Technical Briefing to bring clarity to the future of apprenticeships.
The briefing is taking place at Exeter City Football Club on Tuesday 14th February between 9am – 12pm.
It comes as the date draws nearer changes to Apprenticeships and as the level of interest continues to grow in the new era of Apprenticeship funding and delivery.
Exeter artist Gregory Mason will appear in the hit TV show Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year (PAOTY) next Tuesday February 14th, painting a portrait of award-winning stage and TV actor Trevor Eve.
Greg is an Honours Graduate of St Martins School of Art in London, where he studied illustration. He worked for a range of publications, from the New Scientist to the Listener and The Times Educational Supplement before going on to a career as a designer, art director and photographer, steering images for brands such as Vidal Sassoon and Aveda.
A new exhibition of historic books allows visitors to Exeter Library to explore ideas that preoccupied readers and writers in Devon during the First World War.
The exhibition, War and Prose: Devonshire Literature in the Great War, brings together books from the city centre library’s special collections and from the West Country Studies Library, normally housed at Devon Heritage Centre at Sowton.
Researchers from the Devon Remembers Heritage Project have chosen the books to reflect how Devon’s countryside was romanticised in wartime, how the county returned to its proud...
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Appointed in December 2016, Claire Bryson (née Bryden) joins Spacex as a member of the Board and will advise on digital marketing and audience development. Claire, who has been working in the area of marketing for over 10 years, returns to Spacex in this new capacity having carried out a digital media internship earlier in her career.
Claire said “My internship with Spacex was one of my first roles in digital marketing and helped me get into the specialist field. For me this links to a bigger story of how Spacex supports early career arts professionals and young people gain...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (10-12 February)
THEATRE
Jimeoin: Renonsense Man Friday, Exeter Corn Exchange, Exeter An evening of brilliantly observed, ever-evolving and hilarious stand-up from the internationally acclaimed star of TV shows including 'Live at the Apollo', 'Royal Variety Performance', 'John Bishop Show', CH4's O2 Gala' and 'Sunday Night at the Palladium'. Don't miss Ireland's own "Witruvian Man" - live! Over 14s. https://exetercornexchange.co.uk
Fish Eye Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter...
