Exeter's first yoga classes for children!

Exeter’s first Yoga for Children classes have now been launched by Annelie Carver (former partner of Michelmores and Ashfords and more recently General Counsel and Company Secretary of Flybe).

Annelie Carver has been teaching yoga to adults for a number of years ( www.lookwithinyoga.com ) and decided to train to teach yoga to children earlier this year. Annelie had found that most adults normally come to yoga later on in life due to stress, illness or injury and most of her students commented that they wished they had discovered yoga much earlier in life.

Annelie set up...

Exeter UK's top sports university

The University of Exeter has retained its top ten place in the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, and has been named Sports University of the Year 2015-2016.

The prestigious rankings, which mean Exeter retains its position as best in the South West, take into account a wide range of factors, including student satisfaction and research excellence. The Sports award recognises performance on the field, education and research. It acknowledges Exeter as the best in the country in academic and athletic achievement across a wide range of sports. It takes into account the...

Exeter is going world cup crazy!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/18/2015 - 11:09am

Rugby Word Cup fever is gripping Exeter as we prepare for the tournament to kick off!

The Fanzone in Northernhay Gardens is taking shape, as our picture shows, and there are events throughout the tournament, including a Festival of Rugby at Exeter Castle.

Watching the matches and soaking up the atmosphere is going to be possible for everyone, even if you don’t have a ticket for the matches at Sandy Park, England or any other match.

The Exeter Fanzone will show live matches on a big screen, have a variety of events and entertainment for fans and families, a wide...

Apprenticeship record for Exeter College

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/18/2015 - 10:51am

Exeter College had cause for celebration when figures for 2014/2015 were released, showing a record number of 707 Apprentices starting with the college.

Apprentices earn on average £200 per week and Exeter College currently have 1,500 Apprentices placed, meaning that local employers contribute over £13 million in wages to apprentices alone (excluding training costs).

Exeter College have 60 different apprenticeships on offer with 150 vacancies at top class, outstanding businesses. Current Apprenticeship vacancies are listed on the college’s website - http://bit.ly/...

Is beetroot juice a magic potion?

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Fri, 09/18/2015 - 10:30am

Rugby players take note: drinking high nitrate beetroot juice improves both sprint performance and decision-making during prolonged intermittent exercise such as rugby and football, according to scientists from the University of Exeter.

As excitement mounts for the Rugby World Cup, the research, published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology and available on PubMed, adds further weight to the case for beetroot juice as a superfood for elite both elite and amateur sports players and athletes. Previously, the team at Exeter has regular beetroot juice drinks can help people...

Faustus Play

Event Date: 
11/10/2015 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Faustus is an established name in the English folk scene made up of three of the best-known and talented English folk musicians – Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Belshazzar’s Feast), Benji Kirkpatrick (Bellowhead, Seth Lakeman Band), and Saul Rose (Waterson: Carthy, War Horse, Far from the Madding Crowd). Nominated for a BBC Folk Award, following a two-year break due to Bellowhead and War Horse commitments they released a new album – ‘Broken Down Gentlemen’ and have since established a regular cycle of two annual UK tours, see them live in Exeter

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/...

Man's body found on S Devon coast

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/18/2015 - 9:47am

The body of a man reported missing has been discovered off the coast of Salcombe early this morning (18th September).

A 51-year-old Kingsbridge man who is believed to have gone fishing early on Thursday (17th Spetember) was reported missing at around midnight. A search was launched with the involvement of the Coastguard and the helicopter from Chivenor.

A body was disciovered near Gara Rock at around 3.20am and was later taken to Derriford. Family have been informed and formal identifdication of the body has taken place.

Police are treating the incident as non-...

Four sailors rescued from Exe

Four people were rescued from the Rive Exe in fading light after their boat began to sink.

Exmouth lifeboat was launched at 7.40pm yesterday and on arrival at the scene found the sailing crew up to their waists clinging to sinking boat near Topsham.

They were assisted by local police officers.

All of the sailors arrived safely back on land.

UPDATE LATER

Teignmouth Folk Concerts

Event Date: 
14/11/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
The Alice Cross Centre, Teignmouth

14th November The Alice Cross Centre, 1-3 Bitton Park Rd., Teignmouth, TQ14 9BT. Teignmouth Folk Concerts, Teignmouth's premier music events, running a series of Folk Music concerts on the second Saturday of each month. This months concert features Les Barker, with support from The Moor Poets. Les is probably the funniest man in British Folk with his brand of seriously humorous comedic poetry. Doors 8.00pm £12.00 standard, £10.00 concessions or advance reservations.

Hugh 01626 775517 www.teignmouthfolkconcerts.co.uk email: hugh.teignmouthfolkconcerts@gmail.com

5 proven ways to add value to your home

Part of the joy of owning your own home is that you are free to improve upon it and style it to suit your personality.

Obviously this takes money and if it is your first home you might not have the available funds, but if you are renovating a property with a view to selling it at some point, it is worth considering how any work you do impacts on the resale price.

Some home improvements are more costly than others, but whatever tasks you elect to do, think about whether they will add value, or not.

This isn’t such an issue if you are planning on staying put for...

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