Exeter Deaf Academy up for two awards at Devon Performance Awards

Exeter Deaf Academy Year 10 student Molly will be attending the glittering Devon Performance awards tonight after being nominated for Junior Performer of the Year.

Exeter Deaf Academy Expressive Arts Teacher, Deb Thomas, is also up for an award in the category of Outstanding Contribution to Artistic Performance in Education.

For the last 12 months Exeter Deaf Academy has been working with Paddleboat Theatre Company to create an enriched production of ‘A Little Man’s Holiday’ using non-verbal communication and British Sign Language, which is also up for nomination at the...

Chiefs 8 Clermont 35

A bit like the Incredible Hulk, you don’t want to see him angry, but an angry Rob Baxter pulled no punches after watching his side slip to defeat in their European Champions Cup opener against ASM Clermont Auvergne.

Having watched his side make a spluttering start to this season’s Aviva Premiership campaign, the Chiefs failed to fire at all against the star-studded Frenchmen, who inspired by Wesley Fofana cruised their way to all five points at Sandy Park.

The talented French international helped himself to a brace of tries, while Julien Bardy, Noa Nakaitaci and Nick...

New market manipulation rules under the spotlight at seminar

A new European Union regulation designed to address the risk of market manipulation in financial securities came under the spotlight at a seminar in Exeter.

Speakers at the second PKF Francis Clark South West Alternative Investment Market (AIM) seminar highlighted the actions needed to avoid falling foul of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).

From July 3, 2016, firms across the EU must have safeguards in place to identify and reduce the risk of market abuse and other financial crime.

Delegates from companies listed on AIM heard the importance of complying with MAR....

Work on Blundell's Road nearing completion

A section of Blundell’s Road in Tiverton will be closed during the half-term holiday later this month as work on road safety and traffic calming improvements nears completion.

The road will be closed between Horsdon Terrace and Blundell’s Preparatory School from Monday 24 October to Friday 28 October to complete surfacing work.

Work on the £1.1 million scheme, which is introducing a series of traffic-calming measures to reduce speeds and make it easier for pedestrians to cross the road, started in July and is due to be completed on Friday 28 October.

Councillor...

Taster session: The RSPB's Birdwatching for beginners at Dart's Farm

Event Date: 
03/11/2016 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: 
Darts Farm, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0QH

Thursday 3 November 6.30 pm-8.30 pm Price: RSPB members free, non-members £10. (Become an RSPB member on the night and your £10 will be reimbursed.)

Booking essential

Come and enjoy a taster session - discover why the 'Birdwatching for Beginners' course is so popular.

This evening's session is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about the wonderful world of birds and have birdwatching demystified. It's a perfect opportunity to find out more about this respectable, well-liked course that is run regularly at Darts Farm by our volunteer, Chris Lee.

This...

Best British Takeaway in the South West: Ten restaurants go head-to-head

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 10/16/2016 - 8:05pm

Ten restaurants are in the running to be crowned the Best Takeaway in the South West at the 2016 British Takeaway Awards (BTAs).

The BTAs - which are run in association with Just Eat, the world’s leading marketplace for online food delivery - are about celebrating the diverse range of cuisines and rewarding the amazing contribution a nation of takeaway owners make to both their local communities and the UK economy.

Over the last month thousands of food fans in the South West have been voting online and via post for their favourite takeaway. In no particular order, the ten...

Living With The Lights On

Event Date: 
29/11/2016 - 7:00pm to 03/12/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

At The Bike Shed Theatre prior to a run at The Young Vic in London

Meet Mark. The thing is I’ve got myself into a bit of a mess… Mark’s an actor. I keep forgetting my lines. I’ve left my girlfriend and I’m beginning to stink. Mark was an actor. And to make matters worse I’ve met the Devil.

Hilarious, touching and utterly bonkers, a gripping story of a life lived at the edge.

Mark Lockyer trained at RADA. For the last 30 years he’s been at the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Old Vic, Young Vic and the Royal Court working with Ken Campbell, Mark Rylance...

Cathy

Event Date: 
22/11/2016 - 7:00pm to 26/11/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

Cardboard Citizens presents

Cathy by Ali Taylor

Directed by Adrian Jackson

Settled …. Until suddenly you’re not…

Candid, poignant and intimate, this new play by award winning playwright Ali Taylor offers a timely reflection on the social and personal impact of spiralling housing costs, gentrification and the challenges of the forced relocation away from London.

Acclaimed Theatre Company Cardboard Citizens presents this powerful and emotive Forum Theatre show, exploring resonances in today’s society with the story told in the ground-breaking Ken Loach...

The Preston Bill

Event Date: 
16/12/2016 - 7:00pm to 19/12/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

The story of a life. The story of our lives.

Welcome to The North

A story from Preston. About Preston.

A story that will make you stop and think about where you, and we, are in the world.

Award-winning theatre-maker Andy Smith (co-director of An Oak Tree with Tim Crouch) presents this newly commissioned piece of theatre, telling a tale of a man from this city, and all that has happened here, there, and everywhere in this last 80 years.

Developed as part of Fuel’s New Theatre in your Neighbourhood project. Commissioned by They Eat Culture. Supported...

Here I Belong

Event Date: 
14/11/2016 - 7:00pm to 15/11/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

Meet Elsie, she lives in the countryside, it’s her 90th birthday and you’re invited to celebrate. Bring your friends, bring your family or just bring yourself, there will be cake!

Elsie has lived here all her life. She has seen elections, weddings, wars, people coming, people going. This village is where her daughter grew up, it’s where her husband died and it’s where she’s going to stay. Here I Belong takes you through decades of history seen through the eyes of one village resident in this funny and moving new play. A sensitive, charming and honest portrayal about changing...

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