First Great Western (FGW) has issued details of disruption to its services if planned strikes by workers go ahead over the next couple of weeks.
The company has confirmed it expects to run the majority of London Thames Valley services but long distance and local rail services will be reduced, should the planned strike action go ahead.
Should industrial action go ahead it is likely to affect long distance and local rail services throughout Sunday 23 August and from Saturday 29 through to the end of service on Monday 31 August.
Exeter businesses continue to join forces with a Devon work placement company to welcome foreign trainees into the city.
The Training Partnership (TTPL) has found work placements for more than 300 trainees in the region this summer.
The most recent companies to have linked up with TTPL are the Glorious Art House and WiFi Spark, both based in Exeter.
The Glorious Art House partnered with TTPL to invite new people into the business who would inject some fresh ideas. Predominantly a café, there is also The Glorious Gallery on the second floor which showcases various...
Creative youngsters across Devon have seen their designs come to life during a VIP session at Fab Lab Devon.
Devon County Council held a competition to encourage students of all ages to discover what the digital fabrication workshop at Exeter Library has to offer, and the winners are delighted with their experience.
Twelve year old Jenna Satterly from Exeter designed her own necklace and won a VIP session with local textile designer Francesca Lindsay-White to see it turned into the real thing.
She said: “I created my design because I’m British and it’s good to like...
The landlady of a popular Ottery pub was over the moon to learn her kitchen has achieved the top rating of five for food hygiene. Jacqui Down says she was ‘chuffed’ to receive the rating from the Food Standards Agency last week.
“We’ve recently finished the first stage of refurbishment in the pub, including a new dining area so more customers can enjoy a meal with us, so this is welcome news,” Jacqui said.
“As the pub’s chef, food hygiene is of the highest importance to me, and it’s really satisfying to have my own standards reinforced by a recognised organisation.”...
Sixteen volunteers from the UK have successfully completed a challenging building project in Moldova, Europe’s poorest country, in order to improve the living conditions of impoverished children.
The 11 day programme was the third and most significant of its kind run by The Moldova Project, a charity founded by Emma Watson who studied English at the University of Exeter from 2009 to 2012.
Volunteers carried out repairs on badly damaged houses in Ciuciuleni, a remote village in the Moldovan countryside, to create better living conditions for families and ensure that they are...
All are welcome along to this FREE family-friendly event to celebrate local artists and all things eco. All welcome!
To celebrate the launch of my book The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting (more info: http://newint.org/books/green-parenting ), we will have stalls promoting or selling wonderful green/arty goods and campaigns by:
Greenpeace Exeter Wild 4 plants Exeter Green Party Devon Badger Group Sancho's Dress Devon Wildlife Trust Weleda The Thrifty Stork The Natural Nursery Alternatiba Exeter
Laughing Faces will be painting smiling faces and there will be...
Council leaders in Devon have agreed to work together on an expression of interest for more devolved powers from Westminster.
It follows a summit of county, unitary and district council chiefs in Exeter organised by county council leader John Hart, Plymouth City Council leader Tudor Evans and Exeter City Council deputy leader Rachel Sutton.
They hope to make a joint expression of interest with Somerset County Council and its five district authorities based around economic development, skills and job creation.
It would be based on the boundaries of the Heart of the...
Tickets have gone on sale for this year’s Classics Galore! concert at the University of Exeter Great Hall on Saturday November 14 and the best seats are selling fast.
The event has been held every two years since 2007 and has raised £50,000 for local cancer charity FORCE.
The show regularly attracts sell-out crowds of more than a thousand and spaces in the gallery have nearly all been snapped up already with only 25 of the £18 seats remaining.
Tickets for the auditorium are priced at £16 and £14 and are available from Exeter Visitor Information and Tickets (EVIT) at...
In 1962 artist Alison Knowles first performed Make a Salad.
A simple action inspired by Alison, we’ll be using her recipe to make a big salad. We'll make enough to feed everybody and use a tarpaulin as a mixing bowl. If you are not a fan of salad there will also be sandwich-making and waffles and ice cream!
This event is family friendly. Please let us know if you plan to come by registering on eventbrite: http://bit.ly/1PpD7xM
Artist Rosalie Schweiker will work with Spacex to imagine a future art institution. Users of Spacex, from artists and community groups to the wider public are invited Drink & Think.
Following on from our many formal and informal discussions about the future of art institutions, we'll be hosting a pub crawl in Exeter.
As we walk from pub to pub, we'll be scribbling ideas on beer mats and meet local culture producers along the way. Meet at Spacex at 7.30pm. This event is for 18+ only. Some parts of the pub crawl might be recorded for a radio programme.
