This Wednesday, the Well House Tavern will be raising money for the Exeter Foundation, hosting a charity evening with Exeter Chiefs rugby superstars Kai Horstmann and Phil Dollman. From 6.30pm on Wednesday 9 December, rugby fans will not only have the chance to meet their sporting heroes at The Well House, but also to ask them questions during a Q&A session and join them in a fun-filled pub quiz. The Exeter Chiefs are currently riding high in second spot in the Aviva Premiership, with flanker Horstmann and centre / full-back Dollman key players, so this is the perfect opportunity to...
On the fifth day of Christmas it wasn’t five gold rings that the Exeter Chiefs collected, instead it was five valuable league points as they moved to the summit of the Aviva Premiership with victory over Wasps.
Rob Baxter’s side delivered arguably their best display of the past 12 months, scoring six tries in the process, to ensure they will be in the division’s top two this yuletide. Thomas Waldrom (Pictured) led the way for the visitors, scoring a hat-trick of tries, whilst there were further touchdowns for Mitch Lees, Jack Nowell and Moray Low. Fly-half Gareth Steenson booted...
Forthglade, the Devon based natural pet food company have announced Guide Dogs as it’s leading charity for 2016, with the launch of a Name a Puppy campaign commencing in January.
Forthglade, based in Winkleigh Devon, aims to raise funds for the much-loved UK charity throughout the year, with the introduction of a Just Giving page on its website as well as numerous fundraising activities next year.
Gerard Lovell, Joint MD at Forthglade said “We’re contacted by many charities each week and although we hope to still support other great causes, we felt more funds could be...
Top local and national artists will headline at the 39th Dartmoor Folk Festival, which will be held at South Zeal, near Okehampton, on August 5, 6 and 7 in 2016, it was announced at the annual meeting of the association which runs the annual three-day festival.
Jason Rice, chairman of the Dartmoor Folk Festival Association, spoke of the success of the 2015 festival, which included a packed programme of concerts, a ramble on Dartmoor, a ceilidh, folk service, craft displays, dances, a children's festival, a Dartmoor Fayre, music hall, pub sessions and music, song and dance workshops...
A new campaign aimed at tackling domestic abuse has been launched by Devon and Cornwall Police.
The campaign will highlight the fact that domestic abuse can happen to anyone, at any age, in any kind of relationship.
Messages around types of abuse are being communicated across the Force area to show the forms that domestic abuse can take, such as intimidation, financial control, psychological abuse and others.
Domestic abuse survivor, Kate Bolsover, describes her experience: “My abuser made me feel as if I was the one in the wrong, that I deserved the abuse and that...
Absolute PR & Marketing has launched a new website, designed to give the Exeter-based communications agency a fresh new look and provide a platform from which it can share news and case histories that demonstrate how PR and marketing can transform businesses.
The new site is also mobile-optimised and can be viewed easily on a wide range of phones and tablets.
“We've been working hard over the last few months to bring our online presence up to date, making it mobile optimised and giving it a fresh new look,” said managing director Rachael Whitson. “We will also be...
The number of plastic bags taken home by shoppers at Tesco stores in England has dropped by almost 80 per cent since a 5p levy was introduced according to a report
Supermarket bosses have declined to say how many 5p bags had been bought but said it was down 78% on the month before the charge, the Daily Telegraph reports.
The government brought in the charge in October to help reduce the amount of plastic waste.
The number of bags given out by seven major supermarkets in England rose by 200 million in 2014 to exceed 7.6 billion - the equivalent of 140 per person and...
Entries are now open for the Michelmores Property Awards, which showcase and celebrate the very best of the South West's property and construction industry. Michelmores is calling upon property developers, building contractors, architects and other industry professionals to nominate buildings, projects and businesses from across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset for the annual awards, which are now in their 14th year.
For the 2016 awards, the nine categories will include: Project of the Year with a Value Under £2million, Project of the Year with a Value £2-7million, Project of...
Your essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter this weekend (4-6 December).
THEATRE
A Christmas Carol Daily, Exeter Northcott Theatre Creative Cow present a magical new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ much-loved Christmas classic. Ebenezer Scrooge is a notoriously bitter old man who is determined not to let Christmas interfere with his miserly routine. But one Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives some unexpected supernatural visitors who are determined to show him the true spirit of Christmas and the error of his ways. Tickets £12-£28. Show runs until 3 January. https://...
Are you looking for something fun to do with the family the week after Christmas? Look no further! Hopster Showtime’s Winter Special screening is coming to a Picturehouse near you, from Monday 28th December to Saturday 2nd January 2015.
The UK’s favourite kids learning and entertainment app is spreading the festive cheer with 22 special nationwide screenings of hit TV series Pingu, Bob the Builder and Thomas & FriendsTM. Sponsored by fun and healthy snack provider, Fruit Bowl, who aim to help mums naturally fuel their kids’ daily fun and Nature’s Own, a specialist in vitamins...
