Exeter has won recognition at a number of influential awards ceremonies.
Local authorities Exeter City Council and Teignbridge District Council were singled out for their role in putting on the highly successful BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend at Powderham Castle.
Working in partnership, the two councils won the Tourism Event of the Year Award at the English Riviera and South Devon Tourism and Hospitality Awards.
Fifty thousand people attended the Big Weekend at the end of May, witnessing some of the best bands in the business, including Coldplay and Mumford and Sons....
War Paint is a theatre installation/live art performance, a process of 4 women getting ready in a private flat. It explores themes of beauty, vulnerability, insecurity, fragility and strength and questions the relationship of women to their bodies. The autobiographical piece comprises a sound installation sharing personal stories of vulnerability, insecurity and shame about our bodies; stories that bare precarious parts of our internal character. The voyeuristic audience experience develops into an intimate performer-audience relationship. It is performed in 30 minute slots as a durational...
Rob Baxter says it’s only right that the pressure is heaped on his Exeter Chiefs side every time they take to the field at Sandy Park.
Having lost only once on home soil last season - that was to eventual English and European champions Saracens - Baxter is keen for his team to create another solid home foundation from which they look to attack on all fronts.
Already this season Saracens again showed how he could be done, winning 34-13 in Devon last month, but a week later the Chiefs were back on song, seeing off Harlequins with a five-try blast in their 36-25 success....
After a successful couple of years touring the country and playing Festivals, The South are looking forward to 2016. The combination of Beautiful South hits and album tracks as well as original songs from their debut album, ‘Sweet Refrains’ has hit a pleasure nerve around the country.
Once in a while a band appears that strikes a chord with many. Their music becomes an integral part of a nation's psyche and the soundtrack to many people's lives. Ingrained in the hearts of many is one such band, the Beautiful South. Over 3 decades this band became a household name, selling over 15...
The nationwide shortage of nurses in children’s palliative care has been making the headlines of late with reports of the lack of nurses affecting the care available to children with life limiting conditions. Yet the opportunity to provide holistic care to a child and their family is one of the most rewarding roles in nursing.
CHSW is taking a proactive approach to protect its services into the future and one of a range of initiatives is an exciting opportunity for nurses who may be considering returning to their career. Amanda Williams is a children’s palliative care nurse....
Sandy Park's popular Comedy at the Park returns on Friday, 2nd December from 7pm.
The evening will be 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'. Next up is Simon Clayton, a 'likeable, fast-thinking Londoner' followed by John Robertson who's 'cheeky, brilliant, funny and sharp'.
Doors will open at 7pm with food available immediately and the comedians will begin at 8pm. The evening will finish at approximately 10.30pm....
Exeter School's library celebrated its 10th anniversary with a poetry event to tie in with National Poetry Day and 400 years of Shakespeare on Tuesday 4 October.
The School House Library, named after its origins as the boarding accommodation (dormitories and studies, called study row) when the school accepted boarders, was the venue for pupils, staff, guests, Governors and alumni to enjoy refreshments and tours by pupil guides which showcased the library's extensive facilities.
President of the School Library Association, Kevin Crossley-Holland, declared Exeter School...
Zero tolerance to hate crime is the strong message at the core of the new anti-hate crime campaign being launched across Devon during this year’s national hate crime awareness week, which runs from 8th to 15th October.
The message is loud and clear: all forms of hate crime are completely unacceptable and will be dealt with robustly. Together with Devon & Cornwall Police, partner agencies and community leaders across Devon are working to prevent hate crime, support victims and deal with the perpetrators in the most appropriate manner.
A talk by local historian Todd Gray, looking at life in Devon and the context of Poltimore and Bampfylde House in Exeter.
Devon history has been enriched by Dr Gray who is unrivalled in his knowledge of the county, having published 45 books about Devon. In 2014 he was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List for voluntary services to Devon heritage.
Refreshments will be available during the evening. Doors open at 7 pm Talk starts at 7.30 pm Ticket price: £7 available on the door or from www.poltimore.org
Plans for the multi-million pound redevelopment of Exeter bus station have been approved by councillors. At a special meeting on Wednesday evening members of Exeter City Council’s planning committee backed applications to create a state-of-the art new leisure complex and a new bus station at the site. Both schemes are being funded by the city council. Work is expected to begin next spring and the new developments are expected to open in the winter of 2018. Speaking after the meeting Cllr Phil Bialyk, lead councillor for the redevelopment, welcomed the completion of the planning process and...
