Love Among the Penguins

Event Date: 
04/12/2016 - 7:30pm to 06/12/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Mardon Hall, Exeter

A heart-warming feel-good comedy about the search for love, acceptance, and penguins.

Penguins, like you and me, can’t tell the difference between other male and female penguins. During the annual mating season, this quirk leads Kev [the penguin] to couple up with Miguel [the penguin], a gay penguin coupling not uncommon in real life. Very loosely based on true events, the play follows Kev and Miguel’s story, as well as that of their best friends Meggie and Willis, from their perspective and the perspective of the humans. The play also follows a documentary filmmaking team as we...

Love Among the Penguins

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/02/2016 - 2:56pm

A heart-warming feel-good comedy about the search for love, acceptance, and penguins.

Penguins, like you and me, can’t tell the difference between other male and female penguins. During the annual mating season, this quirk leads Kev [the penguin] to couple up with Miguel [the penguin], a gay penguin coupling not uncommon in real life. Very loosely based on true events, the play follows Kev and Miguel’s story, as well as that of their best friends Meggie and Willis, from their perspective and the perspective of the humans. The play also follows a documentary filmmaking team as we...

The Brexit Club

Event Date: 
03/02/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre, Exeter

Substance & Shadow Theatre bring you an original tale of intolerance, alienation and Findus crispy pancakes!!!

It’s the 23rd June - the day of the Euro Referendum and just another lunch time in the works canteen for cousins Len Silver and Melvyn Gould and their colleagues, but beneath their love of haute cuisine and jovial banter there’s trouble brewing. Sid Vishnu’s lentil Dahl and Don Beattie’s bangers and mash are emblems of a nation divided!

Substance and Shadow Theatre present a black comedy that will have you chewing over the remains of Brexit and deciding on a...

TALK - Can sailing provide a sustainable alternative to Flight?

Event Date: 
06/12/2016 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Embercombe - Higher Ashton, Devon

oin VoyageVert for an inspiring dive into the ground-breaking travel revolution that provides a viable, sustainable alternative to long-haul flight. Imagine being able to book a 7-10 day high-speed, carbon-free adventure to New York rather than a cramped 7hr flight that misses everything in between your departure and destination. The land comes into view, you’re arriving by sea into a historical port after a restorative and perspective-changing journey across one of the world’s largest oceans.

Co-Director, Ross Porter, 12 years a Marine Engineer and with 36,000+ nautical blue miles...

Top importer KandyToys Limited acquired by management team

A Devon company, which has become one of the UK’s top importers of toys, gifts, beach goods and confectionery has been acquired by its management team for an undisclosed sum.

KandyToys Limited, based on the outskirts of Exeter, was established by David Kirkby and Andrew West in 1978. From humble beginnings it now has an annual turnover of more than £17 million, operating out of over 250,000 square feet of warehouse space in Clyst St Mary.

The business has been highly successful in introducing new products to meet changing market demands while, at the same time, keeping key...

National honours for Hendy Group

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/02/2016 - 11:41am

Hendy Group, which operates new and used car sales operations in Exeter, has been recognised for its outstanding used car operations at the Car Dealer Awards.

The awards recognise companies large and small operating in the used car market and Hendy was honoured with the Used Car Dealership Group of the Year title at this year’s awards.

Used Car sales director Simon Palmer who collected the award on behalf of the group said he was thrilled to win such a prestigious title.

“We are committed to providing the very best service to customers at our used car operations...

Extra boost for St Thomas as WESC opens new charity shop

Authored by WESC
Posted: Fri, 12/02/2016 - 10:30am

WESC Foundation – The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment is proud to announce the opening of their sixth Social Enterprise Charity Shop in Cowick Street, St Thomas.

Based in Exeter, WESC Foundation is a school and college that supports visually impaired learners, many of whom also have complex needs, from across the South West as well as providing outreach services to mainstream schools and colleges.

The St Thomas Social Enterprise is much more than a Charity Shop. It also provides an excellent location to introduce visually impaired learners to a range of social...

Pedestrian critical after collision on A379

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/02/2016 - 10:17am

Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a car and a pedestrian that has left one person with serious, life threatening injuries.

Police were called at around 3pm following reports of a collision between a man in his 50’s and a Citroen Picasso on the A379 at Holcombe, Dawlish.

A number of road closures were put in place as paramedics and Air ambulance attended. The Air ambulance landed by the Smugglers Inn and the injured man was taken to Derriford Hospital with serious life threatening injuries, where he remains in a critical condition.

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Ashfords LLP and CTSI Launch Innovative Regulatory Solution

National law firm Ashfords LLP has partnered with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) to deliver a new and innovative regulatory solution tailored to the individual requirements of businesses.

BRS is a comprehensive, personalised 'Business Regulatory Solution' launching at the beginning of November, and it is designed specifically for any sized business. BRS will help businesses co-ordinate the regulatory advice and resources they use throughout their organisation by providing detailed commercially focused guidance on areas such as:

• Health and Safety • Food...

Sidmouth College rated good with many outstanding features

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/02/2016 - 9:36am

Sidmouth College has been celebrating a glowing report from its recent Ofsted inspection.

The college continues to be recognised as a ‘good’ school with many outstanding features.

Inspectors from the school standards agency recognised the college’s rapid improvement over the last three years and said the outcomes achieved by students across all year groups was very strong.

They said the leadership within the college was a strength with the leadership team giving the college a clear direction which was driving the pace of improvement.

In a letter to principal...

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