Who knew a trip to Pizza Express could inform a young teenagers life so greatly? One evening in 2003, Jess Glynne’s parents returned home from a night in Soho with a signed CD by a new singer they had seen performing at the restaurant’s regular Jazz night.
“It had such a profoundly immediate effect on me,” remembers Jess of her parents playing Amy Winehouse’s debut album, ‘Frank’. “I’d always loved the big pop vocals of Mariah, Beyoncé and Whitney, but hearing a woman’s voice that was basically a jazz vocal, so full of individuality? Then realising she was British and still a...
Scientists at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering new technique that could revolutionise the surgical treatment of epilepsy.
The team of scientists, led by Dr Marc Goodfellow and Professor John Terry, have developed the ground-breaking new method that can identify the specific regions of the brain that trigger seizures in people with epilepsy.
The new technique is designed to help surgeons and neurologists measure the relative contribution to the occurrence of seizures made by different brain regions, and so determine the brain regions to remove that will...
A new gargoyle in the shape of a Bishop’s mitre, marking the appointment of the first woman bishop in Devon, is to be unveiled this weekend.
The new gargoyle on the church of St Mary, Aylesbeare replaces one lost from the church decades ago, and joins the three remaining gargoyles on the 15th century tower.
It was designed to mark the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the new bishop of Crediton in 2015. She was the first woman bishop in the South West, and the fourth in the country as a whole.
Bishop Sarah will unveil the new gargoyle at a public celebration...
Buckfast Abbey will be hosting a Foragers Feast pop up kitchen with local foraging expert David Beazley.
The feast will take place on the evening of Saturday 23 July in the restaurant of the Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre looking across the lawn to the Abbey Church.
Throughout March to October Devon provides a feast for foragers with food such as clams, crabs, mussels, chive, rock samphire, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.
Using locally foraged foods, David and the Abbey chef John Hughes will serve a delicious four course menu with a selection of wines...
An exhibition by internationally renowned abstract artist will launch at Castle Fine Art.
The exhibition, created by Alex Echo, will be displayed on 16 July, and is called ‘The shape of things’.
Alex is self-taught and has not had any training. He has been creating artwork professionally for 37 years capturing the attention of some of the world’s top corporations, institutions, and celebrities.
Best known for creating advertisements for ABSOLUT vodka, he has sold his work to celebrities such as Elton John, Madonna, and Oprah Winfrey.
Bandvulc, the independent truck tyre retreader, demonstrated strong credentials at the Harrogate International Centre.
The event took place on 2 to the 4 June, where Bandvulc took along some of their existing products, and featured new additions to its specialist ranges.
Phil West, Corby Goodall, Tony Doyle, and Perry Buckley from the Bandvulc group, alongside Richard Tolson from Tyre Maintenance attended the event and manned Bandvulc’s Tip-Ex stand.
The BIG, which is featured for its durability and high resistance was joined by the new 315/80R22.5 BDY3, which like...
An exclusive tea-party was organised by Hospiscare at Knightstone Manor and sponsored by wealth management company Brewin Dolphin, Exeter office. The seventy special guests were Invited to join The Rt. Hon. Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE, Vice-President of the charity, for a traditional afternoon English tea. Kindly hosted at Knightstone Manor, located on the outskirts of Ottery St. Mary, the historical house is the private home of Jan-Eric and Jennifer Österlund.
The popular annual summer tea party to meet Baroness Butler-Sloss, is held at various beautiful locations around the region...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is urging people to shop around for their pension to make sure they get the best deal for their retirement.
A new national report from Citizens Advice found 7 in 10 people who have accessed their pension since new freedoms were introduced didn’t shop around for different products.
A quarter of consumers (24%) who stayed with their pension provider did so because they thought the product they were offered delivered the best value - despite not looking at options with other providers.
Rob Baxter has continued his busy summer of squad retention by adding three more Exeter Chiefs names to the list of players extending their stays at Sandy Park.
Fresh from helping the England Saxons to success on their summer tour of South Africa, Don Armand, Alec Hepburn and Mitch Lees have all put pen to paper on new deals with the ambitious Aviva Premiership club.
The trio are following the lead of team-mates Luke Cowan-Dickie, Jack Nowell and Henry Slade, all of whom have returned from England’s victorious summer tour to Australia and agreed new three-year deals with...
Exeter Chiefs Academy manager Robin Cowling says it’s imperative young players at the club are exposed to senior rugby through link-ups with local senior clubs.
On the day that the Chiefs confirmed that Ed Holmes, Jack Maunder, Harrison Cully and Billy Keast would all be joining National League One side Plymouth Albion on dual-registered terms, former England international Cowling talked through the benefits it brings to not only clubs, but the players themselves.
“It’s a big tool to us,” said Cowling. “Young lads have to play, they are not going to learn by just training...
