A new Devon nature reserve on a former spoil heap is in the running to receive funding in a national competition. But the funding from the Aviva Community Fund is awarded to projects that win the most public votes. So the charity Devon Wildlife Trust is encouraging people to vote to help the wildlife at its new Teigngrace Meadow nature reserve. The nature reserve, right next to the A38, between Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey, offers spectacular views of nearby Dartmoor from its summit. These slopes were originally formed from the spoil from clay workings in the Bovey Basin. Now they are...
Alcohol Awareness Week is kicked off in Devon on November 13 with an LGBT event at Exeter City Football Club.
Organised by Drink Wise, Age Well and LGBT 3, the ARM in ARM event, aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, featured guest speakers including Sahar Mediha Al-Naas from Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council and Carol Steele from Transfigurations.
Throughout the week there will then be a programme of fun and interactive activities organised by RISE Recovery, YSMART, Devon County Council and Drink Wise, Age Well at different locations around the...
Exeter Initiative for Science and Technology (ExIST) will be holding their fourth event of 2016 at Sandy Park Conference Centre on the 24th November, focusing on the digital skills gap across the region.
Speakers for the event include Doniya Soni, Policy Manager at techUK; Ben Neild, Assistant Director Marchmont Observatory, University of Exeter and David Ives, Chief Technology Officer, Crowdcube.
The digital skills gap is costing the UK economy an estimated £63 billion a year and the challenge to rectify this is particularly acute for South West based, high growth,...
Reuben Reid had put the Grecians in front from the penalty spot early in the second half, but a double from John Marquis and a header from Liam Mandeville saw Darren Ferguson’s side return to Yorkshire with all three points.
City boss Paul Tisdale made three changes to the side that drew with Swindon Town in the Checkatrade Trophy on Tuesday night. In came Lee Holmes, Jake Taylor and Jack Stacey out went Robbie Simpson, Liam McAlinden and Joel Grant.
The game promised goals with the Grecians lining-up in an attacking 3-2-4-1 formation against a Rovers side who came into the...
The Prince of Wales has praised the work of University of Exeter experts to help support small family farms.
His Royal Highness has said he hopes recommendations by Professor Michael Winter and Professor Matt Lobley and their team, to help ensure a smooth succession between different generations of farmers, are taken up.
The Prince singled out their recent research in his regular birthday message to the countryside in Country Life magazine and said it was fascinating reading.
Their study was commissioned by The Prince’s Countryside Fund and published earlier this...
Sunday 8 January and Sunday 22 January Cruises are tide dependent. Selected dates/times only. See details below. Booking essential
It's certainly worth the early start to see the wildlife on the Exe foraging for food this early in the morning on a cruise that lasts 1.5 hours (approx).
All throughout the cruise, expert commentary is provided by knowledgeable RSPB volunteers who will keep a close eye out and help you spot the various species of waders and wildfowl that either flock to the Exe to overwinter or call the Exe their home.
Join Exeter Choral Society for our winter concert on the theme of Peace and Goodwill. Programme includes
Faure Requiem; Finzi In terra pax; Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
We are conducted by Laurence Blyth, accompanied by Andrew Millington, and joined by soloists Julia Featherstone (soprano) and James Quilligan (baritone).Tickets £12 (£6 NUS students) include refreshments and programme.
Box Office - Exeter Visitor Information and Tickets, Dix's Field 01392 665885
Sunday 27th November 2016 at 3 p.m. Extravaganza:Organ, 2 Pianos & Harpsichord:
Andrew Millington & David Davies Former Director & Assistant Director of Music, Exeter Cathedral A light-hearted romp through novel arrangements for organ and piano Tickets: £10 on the door £8 from The Topsham Bookshop
A varied and entertaining programme of novel arrangements for harpsichord, organ and pianos including music by Bach, Elgar, Handel, Rossini and Rachmaninov.
