Following on from last year’s lively adaptation of 'Godspell', 'Into the Light' is a thought-provoking and beautifully written piece that will be performed at Buckfast Abbey from 7th -12th September by the Torbay-based Unleashed Theatre Company.

Based on St John’s Gospel, it follows a group of refugees fleeing from Eastern Europe in the late 1930s at the start of the outbreak of the Second World War, who as they travel tell the ‘greatest story’ on Earth. For Unleashed Theatre Company, this piece has real significance as it takes them right back to their roots...

The Environment Agency is reviewing options to manage the risk of tidal flooding at Starcross and Cockwood on the Exe Estuary in Devon. The proposed scheme is estimated to reduce flood risk to over 600 residential and commercial properties.

The scheme is being accelerated as part of the March 2015 Budget announcement regarding the 6-year flood defence programme.

The coastal villages of Starcross and Cockwood lie on the west side of the Exe Estuary and the area has a history of flooding. With the expectation of increased storminess and sea level rise, the Environment Agency...

Firefighters were called to a blaze at a property near Exeter this morning (Wednesday 12 August).

Three appliances from Middlemoor and Danes Castle were sent to reports of a fire at a property in Ship Lane, Clyst Honiton at around 2am.

On arrival crews discovered a fire in the kitchen of the bungalow measuring approximately 15m x 10m in size.

Crews used four breathing apparatus, one attack jet, one thermal imaging camera and one positive pressure ventilation fan.

The ambulance service was requested to deal with one elderly male suffering slight smoke...

One night is already sold out, so hurry if you want to see Broadclyst Theatre Group’s comedy play, Wyrd Sisters – 13-15 August.

Wyrd Sisters is the sixth of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels and, adapted by Stephen Briggs, it is arguably one of the funniest.

Friday 14 August is sold out but there are still tickets left for Thursday 13 and Saturday 15 – available from Broadclyst Post Office, Choccie Bar in Gandy Street, Exeter, or online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/broadclyst

The play takes place at Victory Hall, Broadclyst, and starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £9 and £6....

Weekly rep continues at the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth this week with the arrival of the seventh production, Rope by Patrick Hamilton. The smash hit thriller will play from Thursday 13 to Wednesday 19 August.

The Summer Rep Season sees one company of actors present a season of twelve classic revivals throughout summer, with a new production each week until the end of September.

The year is 1929. The location is an upper-class house in the Mayfair district of London. Two Oxford University students, Wyndham Brandon and Charles Granillo, have committed what they think...

East Devon District Council has begun consulting with parish and town councils, as well as people who have commented previously on the Local Plan, on the proposed criteria that will guide its definition of Built Up Area Boundaries (BUABs) for 17 East Devon villages.

BUABs provide a dividing line between areas of ‘countryside’ where development can only take place in specified exceptional circumstances and a settlement with a good range of services and facilities where subject to various criteria development will be permitted. They appear as black lines on maps and are a common form...

Following the government’s announcement that pension relief is to be reduced from April next year, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is reminding everyone that any unused relief from the past three years is still open to them.

Pension relief – the amount that can be paid into a pension fund in any single year tax free – is currently £40,000, but from April 2016 that will fall to £30,000 for everyone and even lower if you pay 45% income tax. However, what some people may not realise is that unused contributions from the last three years can be carried forward...

Exeter is officially the home of the UK’s pet lovers, according to data released by Bark.com , the free online platform for finding professional services.

In a study of nationwide spending habits from Bark.com, just over a quarter of requests made in Exeter and the surrounding areas were for pet-related services, including pet sitting and grooming.

Also included within this were dog walking and dog training, illustrating that people of Exeter are prepared to pay for the well-being of their pets, making it the home for pampered puppies (and cats, birds, etc).

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