Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend.
THEATRE
This Land Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter How far down do you own the land you stand on? Bea and Joseph are re-kindling their love. But, with the arrival of a fracking company ready to dig, the village where they live is falling apart. Through the lives of a young couple, This Land tells a story of community, belonging and the ground beneath our feet. What does the place where you live mean to you? What happens when someone else comes along and stakes their claim? Tickets: £10 (£8...
There's still time to register to vote for this year's elections.
People have until 18 April to ensure they are on the electoral register. Failure to do so will mean they will not be able to vote.
On Thursday 5 May voters in Exeter will go to the polls for Exeter City Council as well as the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Devon and Cornwall.
Local government elections select councillors who are responsible for making decisions on running services in the local area. This includes parks, leisure, housing, planning and waste management. The Police...
Singer/songwriter, Daria Kulesh (aka Eternal Child), was born in Moscow, Russia. Her Russian roots are reflected in her music, intertwined with multicultural influences she has experienced on her turbulent and exciting journey through life. Her debut solo album Eternal Child was launched in 2015.
"A phenomenal debut album" (Pete Bradley, Fatea Magazine)
http://www.daria-kulesh.co.uk/
Joining Daria will be Somerset based singer/songwriter Steve Pledger.
"Someone to point out across a crowded room... (his songs are) so authentically expressed, in a voice...
A national fundraising campaign to save the former Rolle Centre is to be launched in Exmouth.
Details about the ‘Waste of Space’ campaign are being kept under wraps until the launch event, at the Owen Building at the former Rolle College site in the town, at 11am on Tuesday April 5.
Owner Plymouth University wants to sell the site, on Douglas Avenue, and has applied for outline planning permission to build up to 120 homes.
The campaign will feature the premiere of Waste of Space, a short film staring three Devon-based actors and shot at the Owen Building, along with...
For many parts of the UK, Good Friday will bring plenty of dry weather, with variable amounts of cloud allowing for sunny spells. Temperatures will react accordingly and with highs of 14 or 15 Celsius likely, it will feel pleasant, especially in the sunshine. However, there may be some lingering rain in the south-east at first and it will turn cloudier in the north-west later, ahead of some wet and windy weather.
On Saturday a band of often heavy rain is going to move from west to east across the county, with the chance of some snow over the high ground in Scotland. It will also be...
The University of Exeter has been named as the latest site to deliver Health Education England’s Masters programme in Genomic Medicine. Exeter will join nine other providers in the UK securing the institution’s position as a leader in the field.
Exeter will collaborate with the universities of Plymouth, Bath and Bristol, as well as the NHS Genomic Medicine Centres in the region, to deliver the masters programme to healthcare staff throughout the South West region.
The programme is designed to support healthcare staff in staying ahead of developments in genomic technologies...
Dogs Trust Ilfracombe is appealing for homes for a litter of three sweet-enough-to eat puppies who were born totally deaf.
The adorable 10-week-old Collie puppies, two boys and one girl, have been named after popular chocolate bars Aero, Wispa and Kinder because they arrived at the rehoming centre just before Easter.
The cheeky bundles of fun found themselves at Dogs Trust as an unwanted litter, which staff suspect may be due to the fact that they suffer from congenital deafness. This condition is not uncommon in white dogs and, sadly, often results in many puppies such as...
The first new route to be operated under the Government’s Regional Air Connectivity Fund launches today with the start of Flybe flights between Exeter and Norwich airports.
Fares start from just £17.49 one-way including taxes and charges, and with a flight time of just over an hour saves around four hours on the equivalent journey made by road or rail. Bookings can be made at Flybe.com
The Government’s Regional Air Connectivity Fund was launched last year as a way of encouraging new routes to and from UK regional airports and improving connectivity for business and leisure...
More people will be able to watch TEDxExeter and discuss the talks they are hearing, thanks to three new public livestreams.
The main event, which takes place at the Northcott Theatre on April 15 2016, sold out in a record 22 minutes in December last year, and tickets for a simultaneous broadcast to Exeter University’s Alumni Auditorium sold in a day. There is a now a chance to watch the livestream at Exeter Library, Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) and Teignmouth Pavilion.
An additional 80 people who missed out on tickets can watch it free of...
One of the South West's leading independent firm of chartered accountants has further strengthened its Agricultural Services team with the appointment of two experienced consultants.
Peter Brown and Jack White have joined Thomas Westcott's agricultural consultancy to further expand the range of services available to farming and rural businesses in the region.
Peter Brown, based in Thomas Westcott's Holsworthy office, has a reputation for delivering expert advice to the South West's agricultural industry earned over 21 years, including helping clients running family farms,...
