Five star performance from PaddleBoat and Exeter Deaf Academy

How many shows have you been to and felt engrossed in the performance? Like you were fully immersed in the experience?

PaddleBoat Theatre Company’s production of “A Little Man’s Holiday” takes the audience on a sensory pirate adventure of light up jellyfish, origami seagulls and paper cannonballs.

This enriched production has been made accessible to all children and families, telling a special, vibrant and sensory story using clever puppetry, interaction, a set that can be touched and explored, characters...

South West Communications Group has become a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider to offer an extended portfolio of business services to existing and potential customers.

In an unusual twist for an art event, One Big Mop Film Productions and South West Art Workshops are coordinating a competition to create a painting to feature in the upcoming film The Darkness Of The Moor. The competition will also raise funds for The Prince’s Trust.

The Darkness of the Moor is written and directed by James Everett and produced by Paul Olavesen-Stabb. The three-stage project includes a 13-minute film followed by two feature film productions. The film will be shot on Dartmoor in Devon during spring / summer 2016 and the world premiere is expected to be in the UK at...

The Education Department at Exeter Cathedral is gearing up for another busy school holiday, with plenty of half-term fun lined up for next week (Monday 15th February).

New for 2016 are special family-friendly tours of the Cathedral which will give children and adults alike an insight into howExeter’s best-loved landmark was built and some of the stories from its long history. February 2016 sees 500 years since the birthday of Mary I, so Tudor-themed crafts will also be on offer, alongside the opportunity to donate bricks to the Big LEGO® Build.

Hannah Flowerday, Education...

The NHS could save £8.2 million a year on dental treatments – the equivalent to 364,000 dental check-ups - if all 12-year-olds across the UK chewed sugarfree gum after eating or drinking, thanks to the role it plays in helping to prevent tooth decay.

So says a study involving researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry published in the British Dental Journal today, Friday 12th February 2016.

Tooth decay is preventable but treating it is an increasing burden on the NHS and family finances. The latest Government figures show that young...

When you think of Bingo, you probably think of old ladies sitting in the local bingo hall frantically ticking off numbers on their Bingo card. This slightly unappealing image meant that for some years, traditional bingo saw a steady decline in numbers as it struggled to draw in clientele from the younger generation.

However, in recent years, the internet has revolutionised the way bingo is played and as such has transformed it into one of the biggest online gaming markets in the world. Whilst some players still favour traditional bingo halls, millions of players are instead hitting...

Shoppers watched in horror as a seagull devoured a baby pigeon ALIVE in Exeter city centre.

The stricken young bird was targeted by a lone gull which slowly pecked its prey to death.

Beacon Heath resident William Corden, who witnessed the attack, said some people ran away because the scene was so disturbing.

“I couldn’t believe what I was witnessing,” he said.

“The baby pigeon couldn’t fly and the seagull homed in on it.

“At first I just thought it was some sort of fight but then it became clear that the seagull was eating the poor pigeon alive....

Plymouth-based digital marketing agency, Optimus Performance Marketing (Optimus), has been shortlisted by the CIM (The Chartered Institute of Marketing) for two national CIM Marketing Excellence Awards under the Headline Category ‘Agency of the Year’ as well as ‘Innovation in the Service Sector’. The CIM Marketing Excellence Awards is an annual event created to highlight, celebrate and promote excellence within the Marketing industry.

Optimus were nominated for ‘Agency of the Year’ following their most successful year to date. With year-on-year growth of 73%, their annual turnover...