Nominated for this year's BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Duo ( having previously won in 2013 ), Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman will appear at Exeter Phoenix on April 17th in support of their new 'mini-album', entitled ' Saved For A Rainy Day'.
Grab your chance to see them perform locally before they head off to play at The Royal Albert Hall in London for the BBC Folk Awards.
"Over the years there have been several cover songs we have performed live and never got round to recording , along with a couple of original songs that didn't ' fit ' with our previous full releases...
Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young will headline the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink ‘After Dark Music Festival’ on Thursday 21st April.
The hugely popular After Dark events run on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights of the festival weekend in the Exeter Castle Courtyard. This year the After Dark Music Festival is sponsored by Pavey Group.
Fronted by one of the UK's finest and best loved vocalists, Paul Young, Los Pacaminos will entertain the crowds with its Americana/Tex Mex sound, both classics and original material.
Exeter Diamond Way Buddhist Centre have the pleasure to announce the following in Exeter: "A Buddhist Talk- Why Meditate?" with Marcin Baranski.
The lecture will be on Saturday April 23rd @ 14:00 in the Drama Studio, Exeter Phoenix. Tickets will be on sale at the door £6/£4 concessions. After the lecture there will be a Q&A followed by a short meditation for those who wish to participate.
The talk requires no previous knowledge or experience of Buddhism or the Buddhist practice and all are welcome to attend.
Devon County Council and Exeter College have been recognised nationally for the pioneering and innovative Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre.
The partnership has been recognised with an Association of Colleges Beacon Award for Innovation in Further Education.
The college has been working in partnership with Devon County Council to develop Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre with the aim of encouraging more young people and adults to get involved in outdoor activities.
The success of the project has been demonstrated by the recruitment of more than 200 full time...
With this year marking the centenary of the Battle of the Somme people are being urged to join the three day and over 200 mile charity cycle, to commemorate the occasion.
The battle was said to be one of the bloodiest in human conflict and claimed over 1 million casualties over a four month period, it included 15 designated cycling battalions with the Devonshire regiment one of them.
The headquarters of the regiment was located in Exeter and by 1915 Devonshire regiment cyclists were being sent to France and Flanders to fight in the war.
Exeter Labour has pledged to complete work on the business case for kerbside food waste collections and to introduce the service at the earliest opportunity, if re-elected to run the City Council in May.
Exeter is already in the top 10% of district councils for waste minimisation – with residents producing less waste on average than nearly anywhere else in the country.
However, Exeter Labour is not complacent and is committed to improving both waste reduction and recycling rates.
33% of rubbish in our black waste bins could have gone in the green recycling bin or a...
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Tiverton on Saturday the 26th March.
At around 5.50pm, a man was seriously assaulted outside the Seven Stars Public House on Bridge Street.
The victim, a man in his 50’s suffered a cut about his eye and bruising during the altercation and had to attend hospital for treatment.
A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with this incident and has since been released on police bail until the 11th of May pending further enquires.
Police are appealing for witnesses, if you have any information that can...
Support Adoption For Pets manager Amy Wilson has underlined the importance of making sure your dog is microchipped.
New legislation is set to commence from the 6th April 2016 making it a legal requirement for all dog owners to ensure their pets are microchipped, or could face a £500 fine and a criminal conviction.
Statistics show that around 1.8 million of our furry friends are still without a microchip making them untraceable if they are to go missing, and Amy has advised the public to take responsibility and adhere to the new law.
Author Helen Dunmore, who recently released her new book “Exposure”, will be visiting Waterstones on Exeter High Street to discuss her latest novel.
Dunmore, who previously authored books such as “The Siege” (2001), “The Betrayal” (2010) and “The Lie” (2014), will attend the book store on Thursday 2nd June 2016 at 6:30pm to introduce and read from “Exposure.”
Those who wish to attend the event will be charged £3.00 to enter, though this will be redeemable against the price of the book on the night.
The 63-year-old won her first fictional prize for her novel “A Spell...
The award-winning Mark Bruce Company, whose critically acclaimed dance theatre production of Dracula performed to sellout audiences across the country in 2013 and 2014, bring their brand new production The Odyssey to Exeter Northcott Theatre.
The King, Odysseus (Christopher Tandy) separated from his family for ten years of brutal war, faces another ten year struggle to return home as a reckless God (Chris Akrill) drags him on an epic journey across oceans to strange lands and the darkness beyond. Immortal beauties, shape shifters, monsters and sorcerers both guide and torment the...
