Handlebards: Hamlet & A Midsummer Night's Dream

Event Date: 
09/11/2015 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th November 2015 in the Chapter House

Monday 9th November at 19.30: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Tuesday 10th November at 19.30: Hamlet

Wednesday 11th November at 19.30: A Midsummer Night's Dream

After hugely successful tours in the summers of 2013 and 2014, described by none other than Sir Ian McKellen as 'uproariously funny', the HandleBards are back on their bikes for their most diverse season to date. Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream are touring the country as we speak - and they think they may just be...

Exhibition set to transform University of Exeter Forum

A groundbreaking exhibition inspired by the prominent English Renaissance poet Michael Drayton will open to the public at the University of Exeter on 7 October 2015. The free exhibition will take place in the Forum Street and will run until 20 November.

Previously on display at the Royal Geographical Society in London, the ‘Faerie Land: Michael Drayton’s Vision of Britain’ exhibition is dedicated to Drayton’s 15,000-line poem, Poly-Olbion, which describes the landscape, history and traditions of early modern England and Wales, county by county. The poem was published in 1612 and...

Devon ranks highly for recognising heritage value

Devon ranks highly within the UK for recognising the immense value and potential for learning from its many unique heritage sites, according to a new report.

Britain’s heritage is much-loved but its value and potential is being underused in some places, says the independent RSA think-tank in association with the Heritage Lottery Fund, in a new heritage index published last week, (23 September 2015).

Devon is among all 379 local authority areas in England, Scotland and Wales that have been ranked for their heritage assets – built, archaeological, cultural and natural – the...

Ponies seized from dangerous land rehomed

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 09/30/2015 - 12:07pm

Trading standards officers have seized 21 ponies and foals from land near Exeter deemed too dangerous for them, to uphold an order of Exeter Crown Court.

In April 2015, following his conviction at Exeter magistrates Court for Animal Welfare and Horse Passport offences, 74 year old Leslie Weatherill of The Hams, Ide, received a 12 weeks custodial sentence suspended for 18 months.

The court had heard how Mr Weatherill kept his ponies on an area of scrub and woodland at Timridge Brake, Doddiscombsleigh, which, according to a national expert on horses, was inadequate for their...

Ride 'n' Drive Event at Exe Valley Leisure Centre

Event Date: 
11/10/2015 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Venue: 
Exe Valley Leisure Centre Tiverton

As you may know we are supported by Westerly Barnstaple BMW, and regularly have their stunning vehicles on display outside the leisure centre.

On Sunday 11th October you have the chance to drive one of a range of BMW vehicles at the Ride ‘n’ Drive Event being held here at the centre.

If you’d like to find out what’s available and book a slot, please email mpalk@middevon.gov.uk or call reception on 01884 234900.

What’s more – anyone who does book a drive is automatically entered into a free draw to win a month’s Zest Membership for Mid Devon Leisure.

See you...

Table Top Sale at Exe Valley Leisure Centre

Event Date: 
31/10/2015 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Venue: 
Exe Valley Leisure Centre Tiverton

We're giving you the chance to come along and recycle your unwanted belongings by having a space at our table top sales this October. Tables cost £5, but coming along to browse costs nothing, and you may pick up some bargains! Held indoors so the weather can't spoil it! We hope to see you there, looking around the sale, around the leisure centre and maybe stopping for some refreshments at Elsie May's poolside cafe!

Please book your table by emailing mpalk@middevon.gov.uk

Table Top Sale at Exe Valley Leisure Centre

Event Date: 
03/10/2015 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Venue: 
Exe Valley Leisure Centre Tiverton

We're giving you the chance to come along and recycle your unwanted belongings by having a space at our table top sales this October. Tables cost £5, but coming along to browse costs nothing, and you may pick up some bargains! Held indoors so the weather can't spoil it! We hope to see you there, looking around the sale, around the leisure centre and maybe stopping for some refreshments at Elsie May's poolside cafe!

Please book your table by emailing mpalk@middevon.gov.uk

Thousands of elderly risk death from electrical fires

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 09/30/2015 - 11:52am

Older people in the UK are disproportionately at risk from electrical hazards, according to research by leading charity, Electrical Safety First.

The Charity has found that a person over 60 is ten times more likely to die in a fire than somebody aged 17 to 24. And more than half of the accidental fire-related deaths last year in Great Britain were people aged 65 and olderii.

“Half of all accidental electrical fires are caused by misuse, so they are preventable,” said Phil Buckle, Director-General of Electrical Safety First. “

Elsie Van der Steen, 85, was left with...

Pictures wanted for International Cloud Atlas

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 09/30/2015 - 11:38am

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) invites the submission of images for the next edition of the International Cloud Atlas (ICA).

The Cloud Atlas was developed as a standardised reference document for operational observation systems. It is an important training tool for meteorologists, as well as for those working in aviation and at sea. The new edition hopes to take advantage of modern digital cameras and use the power of the internet to make the document more flexible and complete.

This is where you come in. The WMO is looking for well composed, in focus and...

Excellent start to new recycling trials

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 09/30/2015 - 11:19am

Residents in new Feniton who are taking part in East Devon District Council’s recycling scheme collected almost 80% more recyclables in the first week of the trials for the area.

Since September 16, householders in around 900 homes have, for the first time, been able to recycle cardboard and mixed plastics along with their usual extensive number of other recyclables including glass, metals, paper, plastic bottles, textiles and food waste. All the recycling is being collected weekly at the kerbside by East Devon District Council contractors.

The first collection of the new...

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