St Luke’s students bid for new pool

Interserve, the international support services and construction group, laid down a challenge for the students of St Luke’s Sports and Science College in Exeter to design, cost, programme and present back a solution for a new sustainable swimming pool to be built within the College campus.

Every year the College holds a Challenge Day for their students where the whole school takes part in activities focused on developing the students’ life skills.

This year’s Challenge Day had all 1000 students working in their tutor groups to produce a bid for a new swimming pool. Students...

House sales in SW continue to rise

House sales continue to pick up across the South West in September supported by a modest improvement in the availability of mortgage finance, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

Across the region, 19% more chartered surveyors saw a rise in agreed sales, with 23% more respondents expecting a rise in sales expectations over the next three months. This trend in agreed sales outstrips the national rate, with 14% more surveyors reporting a rise in agreed sales across the UK.

The stronger sales trend in the UK is broadly reflective of an upturn in demand...

Explosive drum show comes to Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 10/07/2015 - 10:03pm

2015 marks the 21st anniversary of the formation of Mugenkyo; over two decades of rigorous touring, performing and teaching have cemented their place as one of the most successful and enduring Taiko groups in Europe.

This latest show, which attracted a host of five star reviews at the Edinburgh, will feature mysterious masked choreography interwoven with an almighty musical force that will leave the unforgettable feeling of rhythm pounding through your chest for weeks to come.

Mugenkyo’s modernisation of the ancient art of Taiko is encapsulated in a spellbinding display of...

Perplexing puzzles for primary school mathematicians

On Wednesday 30 September, 60 budding Year 6 mathematicians were welcomed to Exeter School to get involved in a morning of Perplexing Puzzles. Pupils were from St Michael’s Primary, Heavitree, West Hill Primary School, Clyst St Mary Primary School, Ide Primary School and Exeter Junior School had fun solving a range of fun and magical puzzles. A group of Exeter School A Level Lower Sixth mathematicians worked with small groups of Year 6 pupils encouraging and supporting them with their maths! Pupils particularly enjoyed the mathmagician Mr Malone-Lee and the matchstick magic of Miss...

Pop your pounds into our big pink hat!

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Wed, 10/07/2015 - 4:34pm

Come and join the party in Princesshay - pop your £1 into our amazing, giant pink collecting hat!

Already more than 100 Exeter businesses, schools and organisations have signed up to our fundraising event, Bring a £1 Day and will be coming along on Friday 9 October.

It's not too late to join in the fun - just organise a collection and come along to meet our staff who will be there along with Radio Exe and local musicians.

Pop your £1 into our amazing big pink collecting hat, generously made and donated by our good friends at Brightsea Printers.

“This week we...

Yeandle named new Chiefs club captain

Jack Yeandle has been named as Exeter Chiefs club captain for the 2015/16 season.

Rob Baxter revealed his choice on Wednesday after telling the players of his decision earlier that morning ahead of Saturday's Westcountry Challenge Cup match at Bath.

It brings to an end a question which has been swirling around Sandy Park throughout the summer following Dean Mumm's departure to Australia.

Hooker Yeandle, 25, captained the side at the start of the 2014/15 campaign after Mumm was ruled out following shoulder surgery, and Baxter confirmed that his success during that...

Exeter Racecourse: Preview of tomorrow's runners

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Wed, 10/07/2015 - 2:46pm

Exeter’s new season begins tomorrow (Oct 8) with the first of six races off at 2.25pm. Heavy showers at the beginning of the week mean the going is good, good to soft in places, resulting in a strong card of runners.

The feature race of the day is the Great Point Media Investments Handicap Chase, run over three miles. Seven runners go to post with the Lawney Hill-trained King Fountaine likely to start the favourite. However, his win at Plumpton just under three weeks ago, has put him up eight pounds in the handicap and the Grant Cann-trained I’m In Charge will be a popular...

Rare bats win £700k lottery boost

A project which is working to secure a future for one of Europe’s most endangered bat species has been awarded £707,000 of National Lottery funding.

The Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project, which has received the grant via the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), will now work for the next five years across the county to secure the long term future of one of the rarest animals in Northern Europe. The project is being led by the conservation charity Devon Wildlife Trust in a partnership involving 18 other organisations.

The project’s manager is Ed Parr Ferris: "We’re delighted to...

Thieves steal bike from Buddhist Centre

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/07/2015 - 1:53pm

Last week, a greatly prized bike was stolen from a resident at a Buddhist Centre in Exeter.

The bike, which was chained securely to a metal pipe, belonged to a keen cyclist who was devastated to find a destroyed chain and no bike in the morning.

The cyclist has started a campaign to find the stolen bike.

The distinctive bike looks like that pictured below and the frame number is A350804388; if you see it please call the police on 101 and quote the crime reference number CR068034/15.

The resident has not yet given up hope for its safe return, but has started...

Judi Spiers to host Audi Ladies event in Exeter

Come and Join us at our exclusive Audi Ladies Event - Wednesday 14th October 7.10pm at the Audi Exeter Dealership!

The night is set to be a great success, with over 20 local concessionaires, bringing everything from Michael Spiers Diamonds, Holly Young Millinery, St Leonards Flowers, Love Local handcrafted products, and The Oddfellows pop-up bar, to name just a few!

The night is FREE for all ladies to attend, and everyone will recieve a welcome glass of wine and delicious canapes from Posh Nosh.

Money will be raised on the night in aid of Macmillan Nurses through a...

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