Exeter schoolchildren win prizes for Road Safety Week project

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 12/03/2016 - 10:18am

Children from Stoke Hill Junior School, Exeter, had a fun time during Road Safety Week (November 21-27, 2016) thinking about – and illustrating - how they can help to make roads safer.

The national awareness week is the flagship event of Brake, the road safety charity, and called for people to ‘Make the Brake Pledge’ to change their behaviour to make roads safer for all users – whether drivers, passengers or pedestrians.

To celebrate this idea, local Brain Injury Group member firm Foot Anstey asked children at Stoke Hill to illustrate how they might improve road safety –...

Former Exeter students plan Nigeria documentary

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 12/03/2016 - 8:37am

Two aspiring filmmakers are raising money for an ambitious wildlife documentary project in Nigeria.

Chris Guggiari-Peel and Jono Gilbert, both University of Exeter graduates, plan to visit the south west of the country with experts from Paignton Zoo to make a conservation film.

As well as “Attenborough-style” shots of jungle wildlife, they will record the work of a local Nigerian educator who is employed by the zoo.

Various versions of the film will then be made for use by the zoo and the educator as he visits villages promoting conservation.

“This part of...

Tickets on sale for Exeter Food Festival 2017

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/02/2016 - 7:51pm

Tickets for the 2017 Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink are now on sale online - a great Christmas present for foodie friends and family!

For the first time, 2017 sees the festival move to the early May Bank Holiday weekend, from Saturday 29th April to Monday 1st May 2017, running for all three days of the Bank Holiday.

The 14th Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink will take place in the heart of Exeter at the beautiful Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle and will feature more than 100 producers from the region as well as demonstrations from top...

Driving this Christmas? Steer clear of alcohol for everyone's sake

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Posted: Fri, 12/02/2016 - 4:26pm

Throughout December Devon and Cornwall Police will be making sure that the region’s roads are a safe place for everyone.

Any drivers involved in a collision and any motorists whose driving may lead police to suspect they are under the influence of alcohol will be breathalysed. If drug driving is suspected, drivers may have to undergo a roadside sobriety test.

Roads Policing Inspector Richard McLellan emphasised that being “under the limit” does not necessarily mean that a driver’s judgement and abilities are not impaired.

He said: “Police can still arrest a driver...

Reduced parking fees in EDDC car parks

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Posted: Fri, 12/02/2016 - 3:15pm

Anyone planning to shop for Christmas in East Devon’s lovely towns this year or explore the district’s beautiful countryside can take advantage of the district council’s winter parking special offer and park in any EDDC car park for just £2 a day after 10am.

The cut-down tariff was introduced on November 1 and runs until March 31 2017. It’s great value for shoppers who can take their time as the ticket will cover them for the rest of the day, up until midnight.

The temporary tariff will also support local shops, cafes and restaurants during the traditionally quieter months...

Old Herbaceous

Event Date: 
11/02/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre

with Giles Shenton as ‘Herbert’ by Alfred Shaughnessy from the novel by Reginald Arkell Directed by Simon Downing

Giles Shenton, as Old Herbaceous, keeps us engrossed, entertained, amused and emotionally engaged. Old Herbaceous is an acute and sometimes hilarious observation of relationships between the classes in a gentler, simpler age.

Sprinkled with witticisms and epithets. Giles Shenton truly lives the part and makes us feel it’s a private chat from a bygone and comforting age that leaves us with a feeling that, perhaps, all’s right with the world. The humorous love...

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...

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