Men may be increasingly domesticated in the modern home but it seems that when they hit the great outdoors, they revert back to their caveman ways.
According to a new survey, when it comes to the campsite, men and women assume roles that would not be out of place in the film ‘Carry On Camping’.
Men insist on pitching the tent, but then expect women to do all the tidying up and cooking.
GO Outdoors, the UK’s largest retailer of outdoor clothing and equipment, released the findings from a poll as it published its camping tips for the holiday season.
Expanding PR consultancy, Glen King PR/Marketing Limited celebrates move to new city-centre offices with an official ribbon cutting ceremony by Ben Bradshaw MP and Judi Spiers, followed by a drinks reception for clients, associates and the media.
Ben Bradshaw MP said: "I was delighted to help celebrate the expansion of Glen's business. It's great to see so many companies like hers adding to Exeter’s success."
Judi Spiers adds: "So many people think they can 'do' PR and they promise the world .They come and go very quickly. Glen 'does PR' …..and delivers and after 10...
If you have ever considered volunteering as a Samaritan, then clear your diary for the evening of Thursday, September 3.
That is the date of the next Open Evening being held by the Exeter Mid and East Devon branch of the charity, which relies entirely on volunteers to provide its telephone, email, SMS, letter and face-to-face listening service for those in distress.
The local branch currently has over 110 volunteers who help operate the service 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but there is always a need for more.
“Samaritans wouldn’t exist without volunteers. As...
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...
The Loft Live Sessions, which began earlier this year are fast becoming the most exclusive live music event in Devon.
Now held at Higher Eggbeer Farm, once voted the secon best venue in the U.K by ‘The Times’ newspaper, this unique monthly event is growing in popularity every month.
Having already played host to highly regarded bands such as ‘Hunter and The Bear’ and festival Favourites ‘Land of The Giants,’ The Loft Live sessions are set to hold their first ever Jazz night!
To kick off what organisers hope to be a quarterly jazz event, ‘The Loft live Sessions’ have...
Bishop Fleming’s Exeter office set out on their quest to raise funds for Hospiscare.
A team of accountants from Bishop Fleming’s Exeter office are taking part in a cycle relay challenge to raise funds for local charity Hospiscare.
The 15 strong team will be starting from their office at Stratus House, in a four day relay that starts from the firm’s Truro office and finishes in the Worcester office.
More than 100 Bishop Fleming’s staff from all their offices are involved in the challenge and are raising funds for 7 local charities voted for by staff at each office...
EXETER CITY survived an onslaught of second-half corners to book their place in the Capital One Cup Second Round with a 2-1 win at the County Ground over Swindon Town.
Goals from Alex Nicholls and David Wheeler handed the Grecians a 2-0 lead at the break, while Jonathan Obika pulled one back for the hosts in the second half.
Jordan Tillson and Danny Butterfield came into the Exeter City side in the only two changes from the starting line-up that beat Yeovil Town at St James Park on the opening day. Swindon boss Mark Cooper made just one change to the side that blew Bradford...
Exeter officers are appealing to the public for help after builders’ tools were stolen from a white van which was parked in East John Walk in the Newtown area of Exeter.
The thieves broke into a white Ford Transit van overnight and stole specialist building tools between 6pm on Thursday 6 August and 7am on Friday 7 August.
Power tools worth over £2,000 were stolen, including a red Hilti circular saw, a yellow spectra precision laserplane, two orange Stihl disc cutters and a grey Cat 4 generator.
Police are appealing to anyone who saw any suspicious activity in the...
Devon-based pasty and pie makers, Chunk, are celebrating after maintaining their crown as the UK’s tastiest pasty and pie suppliers by scooping a further four national foodie accolades, with four golds from Great Taste, bringing their awards total to 60.
The company, which employs 30 people and is based in Ottery St Mary, is well and truly rivaling its Cornish counterparts. The supremo pasty and pie maker wowed the judges at this year’s Great Taste 2015 event with its Steak, Chicken and Chorizo and Lamb Moroc pasties and its Chicken and Ham Squealer Pork Pie.
The loss of biodiversity caused by monocultures and the widespread use of pesticides is widely acknowledged to be causing honey bee stress and colony losses across the globe. With one of every three bites of food eaten worldwide reported to depend on pollinators, especially bees, for a successful harvest, this has major repercussions in global food supplies. So, it is reassuring to hear of the tremendous efforts being made by Buckfast Abbey’s beekeepers to help buck this trend, through nurturing their own bee populations as well as encouraging more beekeepers-in-the making.
