Knightshayes is undergoing some important, though rather unusual, conservation work this winter including the repairing of a tiger’s ears.
Traditionally, National Trust properties are closed during the winter, but the team at Knightshayes feel it’s the perfect time to witness conservation first hand and discover new items from the collection. Over the next few months visitors will get to see a different side to the gothic mansion as staff and volunteers set about deep cleaning the rooms and collection. Although the team work hard to take care of the estate all year round, the most...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend.
THEATRE
In the High and Far off Times Friday & Saturday, Cygnet Theatre, Exeter Cygnet Company brings favourite tales from Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Books and Just So Stories to vibrant life in a playful new production. Directed by Alistair Ganley. Suitable for children aged 7-plus. £10 (£6 child), family £26 (4 tickets of which maximum 2 adults). Box Office 01392 277189 / 01392 665885 . http://www.wegottickets.com/cygnettheatre
Angels in America Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre...
This year’s Devon County Show on May 19th, 20th and 21st promises to be an ‘entertainment extravaganza’.
Show Secretary Ollie Allen said there will be an eclectic mix of stunning arena attractions livestock competitions and local food and drink.
“The fantastic Shetland Pony Grand National will be a massive attraction in the Mole Valley Farmers main arena and, back by popular demand, will be the Bolddog Lings motocross stunt team performing their amazing, aerial stunts.”
Titan the Robot will also be back entertaining crowds in the avenues while North Devon farmer...
The event is an opportunity for private landlords, experienced or new to meet us and to gather information, and for general advice. Come along and see us at 'Forteproperties' in the centre of Exeter approx 100 yards from John Lewis. Offering a range of landlord services and promoting good practise within the letting industry, we keep our fees low and your return higher, come and see us and find out how we can save you money and get the most out of your investment. Tea and coffee available.
No cost, Free tea, coffee and biscuits. Open 9am-5.30pm
Outline planning permission was granted last night (Wednesday 20 January) for the redevelopment of Exeter Bus & Coach Station.
The site in Paris Street is to be demolished to provide a new bus station, retail/leisure mixed use development and Leisure Centre.
The Princesshay Partnership - a collaboration of The Crown Estate and TH Real Estate - is delivering the retail/leisure development, while the City Council is providing the new bus station and Leisure Centre.
Council Leader Pete Edwards said that granting the outline planning permission was a “significant...
Building control officers from East Devon District Council were called in to assist the emergency services when a car came off the road and was left embedded in the side of a house.
The incident happened on Wednesday morning (20 January) in Fluxton near Ottery St Mary just before 10.30am.
Police and fire services called in the council’s building control team to advise on the structural damage to the property.
The building needed emergency protection works which took several hours to complete before the car could be removed. The officers supervised the works being...
Exeter School is pleased to complete this year’s Oxbridge admissions process with the announcement that four pupils have been offered places.
At Cambridge, alumna Kate Marks has an unconditional offer to read History at Murray Edwards New Hall and Aidan Higgins an offer to read Engineering at St John’s.
At Oxford, Luke Malone has been offered a place at St Catherine’s to read Materials Science and Toby de Mendonça has an offer to read Chemistry.
2015 leaver Kate is on the RFU National Youth Council, a Young Ambassador for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and Captain of the...
Three brothers are getting ready to run for a reason by tackling next year’s Virgin London Marathon in aid of children’s charity Action Medical Research.
The trio have kicked off their training programme after gaining places on the world-famous event on 24 April 2016.
And it’s a family affair with Will, Ferg and George Bostock inspired by George’s wife Dr Joanna Cook’s research at Imperial College London into premature birth; with the help of funding from Action Medical Research, Dr Cook is looking for a new way to identify expectant mothers who are at risk so they can...
The latest figures for 2015 shows that crime continues to fall across Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Recorded figures for January to December 2015 showed a decrease of 4.9% or 3,998 fewer offences compared to 2014, with reductions across a number of crime groups. The updated picture shows the Force continues to see reductions in public order offences (down by -12.4%), vehicle crime (-11.4%), theft (-12.8%), and criminal damage has fallen by 6.6%.
The figures show significant reductions in burglary offences, both dwelling (down -17.7%) and non dwelling, (down -...
Michelmores are set to launch Rising Stars, a new forum for ambitious professionals in the first six years of their career. The forum will provide members with the opportunity to connect with other professionals and share knowledge for their future careers.
Rising Stars will host four events during the year – two training events and two social events. The launch event will be in March at Oddfellows in Exeter with subsequent events including a talk hosted by a business coach and personal development consultant Judy Salmon in June, a networking day at the races in September and a...
