The highly acclaimed, Michael Caines’ 7 Chefs Dinner is being held at Exeter Golf and Country Club this year, strengthening links between the club and the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink.

As a third year sponsor of the VIP Lounge at the festival, Exeter Golf and Country Club was the first choice venue for the prestigious 7 Chefs Dinner which is growing year on year. The club is also the venue for the South West Chef of the Year Awards in October, also organised by Michael Caines, MBE.

The 7 Chefs Dinner is an annual event bringing together the top chefs of the...

Businesses in Exeter and the surrounding areas have been given a boost with the appointment of new provider offering free business advice

Exeter City Council has announced the engagement of BIP (Business Information Point) with their business partners Cosmic to deliver Business Advice Support from 1 April.

Exeter City Council, East Devon District Council, Mid Devon District Council and Teignbridge District Council decided to pool their resources to provide a Business Advice Support service covering all four Local Authority areas. Tenders were sought from suitable providers...

Top 50 UK law firm Browne Jacobson has been named ‘Best Managed National Firm’ at the 2016 Managing Partners’ Forum (MPF) Awards, in association with Harvard Business Review and The Financial Times.

Browne Jacobson was delighted to receive the coveted award, alongside other professional services award winners on the night such as PWC, CMS Cameron McKenna, Dentons, Hogan Lovell, RPC and Irwin Mitchell.

The awards ceremony, which took place at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square and was hosted by impressionist Jon Culshaw, recognises management excellence in...

There’s no denying that casino games have taken a whole new popularity over the last few years. Visitors to Las Vegas hit record figures last year with over 40 million enjoying the revelry of the strip, whilst the online world the industry is continuously seeing growth . But where exactly is better to play?

In some cases it’s a non-issue, for many online gaming isn’t available, with only Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware in the United States having passed legislation over the past year, but can it be argued that the thrill of a brick-and-mortar casino can’t be beaten anyway?...

April - May 2016

Over the next couple of months, The Bike Shed Theatre continues to host some of most exciting new work from around the country.

The Wardrobe Ensemble, who recently enjoyed sell-out success with Eloise and The Curse of the Golden Whisk, bring a new show for a much more adult audience, 1972: The Future of Sex. Winner of The Stage Award for Acting Excellence, the company return to Exeter as part of a national tour.

Also coming to Exeter following a phenomenal Edinburgh debut is Breach Theatre with The Beanfield, a multi-media show set between the 1985...

The Exeter School Junior Choir, Middle School Choir and Senior Choir joined together with friends of Exeter School for a wonderful Choral Society concert in Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 17 March. The concert began with Paul Patterson’s Magnificat, conducted by Director of Music Mr Tamblyn. This was a challenging and exciting piece for the choir to learn; everybody enjoyed perfecting the rhythmic and harmonic complexities, and thrilled by the eight-piece brass band and two percussionists, who added real drive and verve to the music. We were honoured to have Mr Patterson, an internationally...

A record-breaker last week, a headline-maker this week – it’s all in a day’s work for Exeter Chiefs star Gareth Steenson.

Not for the first time in his illustrious Chiefs career, the Irishman’s right boot again proved lethal, downing visiting Northampton Saints to keep Rob Baxter’s side firmly in the picture at the top end of the Aviva Premiership.

Having broke the game’s deadlock with an early kick, Steenson then slotted four second half penalties to go alongside Olly Woodburn’s fourth try of the season.

Northampton, who won the corresponding fixture 8-3 back on...

COUNTRY music fans will be in for a treat when award-winning tribute acts to Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers perform in Tiverton.

Kelly O’Brien and Peter White, both winners at the National Tribute Awards in 2013, are bringing The Dolly and Kenny Show to Tiverton Golf Club on Saturday 14 May.

Tickets cost £12 and are now on sale to the public from the club bar.

The event will coincide with The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration at Windsor Castle from 12 to 15 May.

Kelly is an Australian-born singer, dancer, comedienne, actress and writer who has been...