Professor Sir Steve Smith has joined a high-profile delegation visiting India this week to promote UK Higher Education.
The delegation is led by Rt Hon Sajid Javed MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and the Minister for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson MP.
The high-profile visit will promote the university links that exist between the UK and India, as well as promote the UK as a study destination for international students. India provides more international students to the UK than almost any other country – second only to China – with 19,750...
More than thirty people participated in the Devon Churches’ Green Action pilgrimage on 5th December to draw attention to the Paris Climate Summit, and to make connections between global climate impacts and with local vulnerability in the lower Exe Valley.
The walkers (and a couple of cyclists) left South Street Baptist Church in Exeter and reached Dawlish Methodist Church five hours later, with a break for lunch and prayers at St. Clement’s Church at Powderham on the way. Those joining in included members of different Christian traditions and none, but all with a common goal of...
England Rugby player and Exeter Chief’s star Jack Nowell has been announced as the new patron of road safety initiative the Honest Truth.
The winger and full back announced his backing of the campaign at an event at the home of the Chiefs, Sandy Park in Exeter.
The Honest Truth is a road safety education partnership between Devon and Cornwall Police, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, professional driving instructors and local authorities.
It was originally conceived in 2009 following a fatal collision in South Devon that claimed the lives of three...
Exploring themes of cultural identity, working class values, race and sexuality in a Devon City through the eyes of four young characters set against the volatile backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain. Tickets £8.50 Book Fri tix: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/338927 Book Sat tix: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/338928
The year is 1980. Born out of the cultural melting pot of Jamaica, London and Coventry, Ska and Two Tone music is sweeping the nation! These are troubled political times and Skinheads are on the March. Four lives are touched and entwined forever by the music, fashion...
Cygnet Company Directed by Alistair Ganley “In the high and far off times….” Rudyard Kipling’s animals
In the High and Far off Times brings favourite tales from Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Books and Just So Stories to vibrant life in a playful new production.
Cheer as Rikki-Tikki-Tavi takes on Nag and Nagaina, in a dramatic fight for survival. Then indulge your ‘satiable curtiosity as we travel around the world to discover
“How the Rhinoceros got his Skin” “The beginnings of the Armadillos” “How the Camel got his Hump” and “How the Elephant got his Trunk”,
Police in Exeter are appealing for witnesses following a serious injury road traffic collision near Haldon.
The collision involving a single vehicle, a black Triumph R675cc motor cycle occurred just before 6.00pm on Tuesday 8th December on the A380 at Great Haldon.
The collision occurred on the A380 (B) carriageway just passed the permanent static speed camera location between the Ashcombe Cross and Great Haldon junction.
It would appear that the motorcyclist travelling towards Exeter collided with the central barrier and came to rest in lane two on its offside....
Retirement and protection specialist LV= has launched a campaign of health advice and training after one of its employees suffered a cardiac arrest.
The campaign, called ‘Staying Alive’, raises awareness of various health issues including CPR which saved the life of Exeter based employee Alan Knight.
Employees in LV=’s Exeter office were shocked to hear that their colleague Alan, a CIO Solution Architect, fell critically ill during one of his long distance runs across Dartmoor in August this year. Known for being active and healthy, Alan needed an incredible 45 minutes of...
Infrequent travellers are happy to pack their belongings in a cheap suitcase. As long as it holds together sufficiently for one or two trips, you have had your money’s worth. For a frequent flier, it is a different story.
Good quality luggage is always a worthy investment, but if you regularly rack up hundreds of thousands of air miles travelling between client meetings on different continents, designer suitcases soon begin to pay their way. They are more expensive, but they offer a different level of service when compared to cheap suitcases, document cases and garment bags. So...
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.
The Exeter Picturehouse, in Bartholomew St West, will be hosting Hopster Showtime on Monday 28 December at 12.15pm.
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 and nutritional supplements, kids can come and join their favourite characters on a magical adventure, as they...
Further discussions on an ambitious bid to devolve power from Whitehall to local authorities in Devon and Somerset will be held in East Devon next week.
The Full Council will be debating the Heart of the South West (HotSW) devolution deal at its meeting on December 16. The discussions follow the council’s Cabinet, and Overview & Scrutiny Committees recommendations earlier this month to move ahead with the process.
Twenty organisations across the two counties – including 17 local authorities – are working in partnership on the HotSW devolution bid in response to the...
