Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (2-4 December).
THEATRE
Comedy at the Park Friday, 7pm, Sandy Park, Exeter An evening of comedy MC-ed by Carly Smallman, described as 'the most exciting female act in the country right now.' First up is Trevor Crook, a deadpan Australian - one of Australia's most successful comics in the UK, followed by Simon Clayton, a likeable, fast-thinking Londoner' followed by John Robertson who's 'cheeky, brilliant, funny and sharp. Tickets £10 or £15 to include a meal. www.sandypark.co.uk/book
Michelmores continues to grow its Disputed Wills & Trusts team with the arrival of solicitor Lisa Benham at the Firm's Exeter office. The Firm's Disputed Wills and Trusts team is the largest team specialising exclusively in disputes relating to wills and trusts south-west of Bristol.
Lisa joins from Ford Simey, where she operated a broad litigation practice including contentious probate litigation.
She previously worked for Brewer Harding & Rowe and Crosse & Crosse Solicitors, where she developed a strong reputation for litigation.
The Emergency Department at the Royal Devon & Exeter (Wonford) hospital was highly commended for the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Clinical Research Impact Award 2016.
The award is sponsored by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network. It is presented to an NHS organisation that has gone the extra mile to embed clinical research as core business and harness the outcomes of clinical research to improve services and treatments for its patients.
The South West had three contenders out of the 11 organisations shortlisted nationally for this...
Exeter Cathedral School pupils have been joined by a celebrated History Professor to create their very own podcast. The Year 2 pupils were very excited to welcome Professor James Daybell (co-creator of ‘Histories of the Unexpected’ with the BBC’s Sam Willis), for the making of their first podcast in Exeter Cathedral's Chapter House and the opening of their exhibition, ‘A Walk Through Time.’
Inspired by the rich heritage of Exeter, the children had been learning about homes through the ages, from Neolithic to Victorian times. The exhibition was a celebration of their work and an...
“There are a huge number of good news stories in the world,” says Danny Dorling in his 2016 TEDxExeter talk: Imagining the world anew – redrawing the world map. And now his talk is on TED.com many more people around the world will hear about the constant, incremental changes for the better that rarely feature in the print and broadcast media. This is the 6th TEDxExeter talk to be featured on TED.com
Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford, challenges us to examine some of our beliefs about the world and open our minds to a new, often...
A shocking new report today reveals that 9,050 people are homeless in the South West.
For the very first time, housing charity Shelter has revealed the true scale of homelessness in the area by analysing a combination of the most up-to-date government statistics, freedom of information requests, and other published homelessness data.
To mark Shelter’s founding 50 years ago today, the research is inspired by the charity’s original ‘Green Book’ – the report that launched the charity in 1966 and exposed the grim reality of life for homeless families at the time. Sadly, the...
Christmas is the time for giving so pupils from Exeter Deaf Academy have dressed up as ‘Santa’s Little Helpers’ to ask their local community to give the gift of volunteering this festive season.
In the run up to Christmas, Exeter Deaf Academy need volunteers to give just 3 hours to help sell car raffle tickets in Princesshay Exeter on weekdays, weekends or on a Thursday Late Night Shopping evening.
Raffle tickets are sold by volunteers from the Exeter Deaf Academy stand in Princesshay up until Christmas Eve. So far, volunteers have sold over 4,000 raffle tickets, but with...
Ragamuffins Hair located in Kenton, Exeter, recently celebrated their 20th Anniversary by giving back to their community and hosting a charity event to raise money for local Exeter cancer support charity, Force (Friends of the Oncology and Radiotherapy Centre, Exeter).
To celebrate 20 years of business, salon owner Nikki Farrant and the Ragamuffins team held a fundraising event to raise awareness and money for Force Cancer Charity, a local charity who work to raise money to aid research, purchase state of the art equipment to improve cancer treatment and provide support to cancer...
This Christmas, ActionAid release figures revealing Exeter to be the ninth most generous city in the UK based on the number of children sponsored across Africa, Asia and South America by local people.
Exeter was ranked the ninth most generous out of a top twenty survey, with people from the area sponsoring over 172 children - enough children to fill over six classrooms.
Sponsorship provides basics like food, shelter, clean water and education for children in the poorest parts of the world. In the long term it will also help the child, their family and their whole. Millions...
Bryan Adams will perform outdoors at Powderham Castle, Exeter on Thursday 13th July 2017, as a continuation of his Get Up Tour. This is one of just a handful of outdoor shows the Canadian musician will perform in the UK next year.
Tickets are available to buy online at www.ticketline.co.uk or by phone 0844 888 9991.
