Exeter-based Flybe's share price improved this morning as the airline released its latest finacial figures. Flybe, which issued an encouraging trading update for the first quarter, said it had managed to cut the cost of a UK seat by 3.4 per cent to £51.92. The budget airline share price was up 6.3 per cent in early trading on the back of an upbeat trading statement, reporting “sustained passenger and revenue growth” saying it was now in “the next chapter of its transformation”.
Seat capacity climbed 12.3 per cent to 2.8m seats, while passenger numbers grew 9.8 per cent to 2.1m....
A local Forest School has spent the last few months developing the South West's first Forest School based kindergarten in Exeter.
The new kindergarten will offer 3-5 year olds an incredible opportunity to learn in unique surroundings, embrace nature and make new friends. The kindergarten will be run by qualified, experienced education professionals who are passionate about outdoor learning.
Exeter Forest School was set up over three years ago and in that time has worked with thousands of individuals from toddlers through to adults, providing education days, training...
London-based boys' choir LIBERA are used to touring the world, have performed for Popes and Presidents and are popular with fans across the USA and Far East. Next week they’ll be swapping the concert hall for the church when they perform in Exeter Cathedral.
Usually dressed in their distinctive white robes, you may have seen the group on TV in programmes like ‘Last Choir Standing’ or ‘Songs of Praise’, or heard them on Classic FM or Radio 2 Chris Evans. In the United States they have performed
Tickets for the group’s appearance in Exeter are selling fast, and are...
Exeter City Football Club will once again celebrate diversity in the local community by holding an international football tournament this Sunday (26 July).
The 6 a side competition has been organised by Exeter City Supporters Trust’s One Game One Community Group and Exeter City’s Football in the Community team. It will take place at the University of Exeter’s Streatham Sports Complex.
The tournament, now in its 11th year, encourages participation from local community teams and especially black and minority ethnic players. The event attracts players from many different parts...
East Devon got busy during the recent Devon Pollinator Week (July 11-19) by making green spaces irresistible to insects.
Street scene parks and gardens team have sown wildflower meadows in Sidmouth, Seaton and Exmouth bringing colour to our streets and nectar for our pollinating insects. The seed is sown late May, early June and will flower over the coming weeks. A perennial mix has also been sown in the meadow area of The Byes in Sidmouth.
The council has also begun to plant community orchards which provide wonderful blossom in early spring for pollinating insects. This...
The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is currently consulting local people on its draft proposals for new ward boundaries across Exeter. The consultation closes on 10 August 2015. The Commission’s draft recommendations propose that Exeter City Council should have 39 councillors in the future: one fewer than the current arrangement. The proposals mean those councillors would represent thirteen three-member wards across the city. The recommendations propose changes to ward boundaries across Exeter. Max Caller, Chair of the Commission, said: “We are asking local...
“Hon, I’m not so sure that I’m in the right place? Am I meant to be parked up in a field?”
Hey, it was a fair enough text. I mean it’s not every day you accept an invite to a Tuesday night gig to watch a band billed as ‘the next big thing” and then find yourself on a farm in the middle of nowhere.
But sure enough, my fab friend Hannah was indeed parked up in the right place; a field in the grounds of the stunning Eggbeer Farm and the brand new location for The Loft Barbers Live Sessions.
Booking London-based Hunter and the Bear, for this gig, had prompted the search...
Book yourself a break and make Fun Kitchen part of your summer plans!
Drop your child off from 8.30am to begin our workshop at 9am and we will ensure an entertaining and fun filled day of cookery activities until 5.30pm at Southernhay Hall in Exeter.
You can relax in the knowledge that your child is taking part in a wide range of fun and educational cookery activities in an excellent safe and secure school environment supervised by professional teachers.
This is an enriching, exciting and educational way for children between 8 to 14...
Come and join the Big Walkies - the Best Dog Walk Ever!
Taking place on Sunday 27 September starting at Wonford Sports Centre, Rifford Road, Exeter EX2 6NF and walking either 3km or 5km around Ludwell Valley Park. Registration is £10 per dog and all money raised goes directly to your local RSPCA Shelter - Little Valley. There will be an event village and lots of fun on the day.
BBQ Fever will be taking over The Magdalen Chapter this August Bank Holiday. Soak up the last of the summer sunshine from a deck chair on the lawn of the hotel’s walled garden and feast on a BBQ of locally sourced meat dishes and fresh summer salads. Welcoming all the family!
For more information and to book tickets, click here .
The BBQ will take place on Monday 31 August from 12:30 - 15:00. Tickets are priced at £12.95 per person.
