Baxter proud despite defeat

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter admitted he was proud of his side’s performance despite slipping to a 34-27 defeat away to Bordeaux-Begles.

In an absorbing Championship Cup contest – which saw eight tries scored – the Chiefs were ultimately undone late in the game by a converted try from replacement Marco T auleigne. Until that point, the Chiefs – who made 13 changes to their line-up that had defeated Gloucester seven days earlier – more than held their own against their French rivals, who collected earlier tries through Adam Ashley-Cooper, Blair Connor, Louis-Benoit Madaule...

Venus Awards to launch in Cornwall

Award-winning Devon businesswoman and journalist Alexis Bowater has announced that she will be standing down as Leading Women UK Champion to concentrate on organising the prestigious Venus Awards in Devon and Cornwall this year. Alexis, who runs Bowater Communications and is well known in the west country having presented the ITV news here for almost a decade, launched networking group Leading Women UK in Plymouth in 2013 and has acted as an unpaid ambassador for the organisation and for promoting women in business ever since. She is now regional parter for the Venus Awards, dubbed 'The...

How to find buried treasure on Britain’s beaches

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/18/2016 - 3:28am

Buried treasure sounds like the subject of pirate movies, but there are hoards of hidden gems lurking under the sand of Britain’s beaches.

Online travel agent Florida4Less , has released advice for those hoping for a major find to coincide with its virtual Grand in the Sand treasure hunt*.

The Portable Antiquities Scheme, based at the British Museum, provides advice for those wanting to search for interesting finds - and do so responsibly - on Britain’s beaches. The scheme operates a database of at least 1,300 historical items that have been found along the country’s...

Teignmouth Folk Concets

Event Date: 
13/02/2016 - 8:00pm to 11:00pm
Venue: 
The Alice Cross Centre, 1-3 Bitton Park Rd., Teignmouth, TQ14 9BT

A concert at The Alice Cross Centre, 1-3 Bitton Park Rd., Teignmouth, TQ14 9BT

featuring England's top Folk Fiddler TOM McCONVILLE, winner of The BBC

Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year Award.

Barnfield Bar Presents …. February

Event Date: 
06/02/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

A Vibrant Evening of Alternative Acoustics and Gypsy Jazz

Hosted by The Rev JD

Martyn Crocker:

Refreshing alternative acoustic with strong melodies and an honest, passionate and compelling delivery. His new album ‘Honesty and Ambition’ is out now.

www.martyncrockermusic.bigcartel.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1C_hK-Sz7w

La Vie en Rose:

A group of musicians with backgrounds in classical, traditional jazz, rock, Western swing, blues and roots but brought together by a shared love of gypsy jazz. The fiery swing, romantic waltzes...

February Rock Hometown Metal Alliance

Event Date: 
12/02/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

After a successful 2015, playing Download festival and ripping the UK a new one during their tour, The mighty HURON are releasing their new album The Dead Stay Dead and playing an exclusive hometown show to celebrate the release.

With the hometown titans CODEX ALI bringing their thunderous live show to the event, it’s gonna be a night to remember!

Then to finish the night in style we’ll all be heading to Altern8 for the official after party!

Join us and be a part of the Hometown Metal Alliance – Exeter’s new and upcoming live metal night at the Barnfield.

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Exe Burlesque

Event Date: 
13/02/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Barnfield Bar Presents a night of fun and frolicking Burlesque.

Hosted by The Rev JD.

Tickets £7.50

Adults Only!!

www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

Bang! The Ultimate Pop Show

Event Date: 
15/02/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Bang – The Ultimate Pop Show is an all new touring pop show brought to you by Performance Productions. The show features an amazing, talented cast of professional Singers and Dancers, performing renditions of all the latest, and most popular Chart music of today!!

The show is a full scale production, high energy, exciting and most of all highly entertaining for all the family!

Any fans of chart music must see this show!!

Audiences will be up on their feet dancing and singing along to songs by:

OLLY MURS – ARIANA GRANDE JESSIE J BRUNO MARS & MANY MORE...

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

Event Date: 
21/02/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

Direct from it’s success in London’s West End, a SOLD OUT UK tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, this 50th Anniversary Celebration also features a full live band performing all the hits including ‘Mrs Robinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many more. Get your tickets fast as this is an evening not to be missed!

“Fantastic” – Elaine Paige, BBC Radio 2. “Authentic and Exciting” – The Stage

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Betrayal

Event Date: 
18/02/2016 - 7:30pm to 05/03/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

By Harold Pinter

Directed by Paul Jepson

Emma is married to Robert. But for seven years, she’s been having an affair with Jerry, Robert’s best friend.

Betrayal begins at the end of the affair, and pursues an enthralling journey to its very beginnings. As memory reels backwards towards the moment the affair started, the lies tangle into a web of deception. Is Emma betraying her husband? Is Jerry betraying his best friend? Or are they all betraying themselves.

Of the countless eternal love triangles written for the stage, few have matched Harold Pinter’s...

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