Staff and children at Exminster Pre-School have been celebrating an ‘Outstanding’ OFSTED report.
The report rated the Pre-School as Outstanding in both nursery education and care, praising in particular the very high standard of teaching, the experienced staff who have an excellent understanding of each child’s needs, and how staff work exceptionally well with parents.
The report also noted that the manager, staff and committee “have an excellent understanding of how to implement and monitor the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage”, that staff provide “highly...
Stuart Lancaster has reshuffled his match-day squad for England’s fourth and final Pool A clash against Uruguay on Saturday in Manchester (kick-off 8pm, live on ITV), handing maiden Rugby World Cup starts to four players.
Exeter Chiefs duo Henry Slade and Jack Nowell feature at outside centre and wing respectively, while scrum half Danny Care and full back Alex Goode also get their first taste of tournament action at Manchester City Stadium.
In the pack, Mako Vunipola starts in place of Joe Marler at loosehead prop, with James Haskell and Nick Easter replacing Tom Wood and...
We’re looking forward to a weekend dedicated to fun for the family here at Exe Valley Leisure Centre…..
Come along in fancy dress and get a free swim that day!
What's on?
Family Funsplash afternoons Go Karting Face Painting with ‘Sparkles’ Business networking Meet 'Armband Alfie' and have your photo taken with him Kids colouring competitions Exotic Animal Show Gym tours Meet the staff, find out more and have a look around Refreshments available from Elsie May’s Poolside Cafe
Discounted Zest Memberships: Ask about our 12 for 9 Annual Offer and...
As the end of the 2015 season draws to a close, Newton Abbot Racecourse is inviting racegoers to celebrate with the final fixture of the season on Friday 9th October.
The final fixture will mark the last chance for racing enthusiasts to enjoy racing this year at Newton Abbot until the new season begins in early 2016. The season finale will be made all the more special with live music from popular local band Station Road, who will perform after the last race.
Patrick Masterson, Managing Director of Newton Abbot Racecourse, spoke about the season: “This year at Newton Abbot...
Exeter School's Sixth Form Charity Committee has helped raise valuable funds for local charity, Hospiscare, as well as the Karen Hill Tribes Trust run by alumnus Will Harnden.
The team held the charitable event in the school playing fields, where teams battled each other playing bubble football alongside welly throwing, face painting and a multitude of fairground games. Thanks to Laser Camp who provided the bouncy castle and inflatable football arena for free.
Refreshments were provided in the form of a delicious BBQ, cake stall and fruit juices which were kindly provided...
There's a new performance concept in town and it's home-grown right here in Exeter!
JoJo Spinks of Interwoven Productions explains that “It's different from what we've come to expect of performance in a whole range of ways. Not only do we perform in the street but we perform about your street, about the landscape we all share – we grow the stories from the very ground beneath your feet!”
This Half-Term sees a new production from the Heavitree Squilometre Project, celebrating some of Heavitree and Wonford's most ancient and revered trees. The walking...
Wander down the cobbles of Gandy Street and up the creaky, narrow stairs of Choccie Bar and you'll find whirring machines, bubbling chocolate and the esoteric practice of chocolate magic in the making.
In just two weeks, the eagerly anticipated Chocolate Alchemy evenings begin at the Choccie Bar studios. Come and make choccie magic, make and decorate your own truffles, learn some chocolate secrets and sweet-making tips with us.
Evenings begin at 7.30 and for a few hours you'll enter into a little slice of Choccie heaven as you sample, create, learn and laugh....
Rugby World Cup 2015 continues to grip the nation with over half a million local and international fans enjoying the Official Fanzones up and down the country to watch live matches and enjoy the excitement of the Tournament.
This is in addition to over 1 million fans who have already enjoyed the action in venues to date, a figure which is set to double with 2.41 million tickets now sold across the 48 matches. On a weekend that saw St James' Park and the Leicester City Stadium host their first matches of the Tournament, the Leicester and Newcastle Fanzones also welcomed fans for the...
One of the South West’s leading medical cosmetic practitioners is opening a monthly clinic at Wear Park Spa, Exeter Golf and Country Club offering non surgical cosmetic procedures.
Dr Pradnya Apte, who has over 8 years medical cosmetic experience along with almost 20 years as a dentist and advanced aesthetics dentist, has expanded her current clinic at Southernhay to the new spa located at Exeter Golf and Country Club just outside the city centre. The new treatments available include Botox, dermal fillers, Restylane Skinboosters and teeth whitening.
An epic bass and drum driven instrumental soundtracks Rhodes’s ominous entrance to the stage. With no lights upon them, it’s hard to tell if this is the masterful work of Rhodes’s four member support band or just some legendary score for that film you’ve always meant to get around to watching sometime, being blasted out the PA. It turned out to be the former. Almost as soon as it began, the atmospheric layers fall away, leaving a spotlight exposed Rhodes, singing gently to the accompaniment of his own hollow-body electric guitar. It’s...
