Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, has been elected as Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee after being the sole candidate nominated for the post.
Nominations for the election of Select Committee Chairs closed at 5pm on Wednesday 10th June. The full results of the elections for all committees will be announced on Thursday 18th June.
Neil, who is a former West Country farmer, said: "I am very pleased to have been nominated as chair of the EFRA committee. Over the past five years, I have enjoyed being a member of the Committee and...
The theme of Refugee Week 2015 is ‘celebrate’. Refugee Support Devon has an exciting week planned as part of a national programme of events to celebrate the contributions of refugees to the UK and to promote a better understanding about why people seek sanctuary.
“Refugee Week is a fun series of events that not only brings the plight of refugees to the public conscience, but really does help to build a culture of understanding and acceptance in the community,” says Peter Skelton, OBE, who is a volunteer at the drop-in service at Refugee Support Devon.
Exeter City Council has said it is disappointed with a High Court decision to allow a housing development to go ahead at Home Farm in Pinhoe.
Following a hearing on 8 June, a High Court judge dismissed the City Council's application to overturn a planning inspector's decision to allow an outline planning application for 120 homes at Home Farm on Church Hill, Pinhoe.
The City Council refused the application in January 2014 but following an appeal from the developer the case went to a public inquiry in September the same year, which ruled that the development could go ahead...
Growing up between Syria and Spain, Antonio Marguet attributes a childhood fascination with sculpting plastic objects to the influence of his father's bubble-gum factory.
Now based in London, Marguet works at the boundary between sculpture, installation and photography, bringing together a range of interdisciplinary skills to create highly original, unconventional and often humorous objects. These are carefully photographed before the originals are destroyed – the image ultimately becoming their only remaining record.
Marguet is fascinated by the use of props and surrogates...
This Monday 15 June, musician, actor, writer, Stella Grundy will be performing her multimedia music production, The Rise & Fall of a Northern Star at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter.
This unique and incendiary show ~ directed by Ian Bloomfield ~ blends comedy and tragedy in rhythmic, pacey dialogue, interspersed with Stella's original music.
The story is a cautionary tale of rock n roll wannabe, Tracy Star trying to make her mark in the male-dominated Manchester music scene of the eighties and early nineties.
This tour incorporates specific theatres and music...
This Monday 15 June, musician, actor, writer, Stella Grundy will be performing her multimedia music production, The Rise & Fall of a Northern Star at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter.
This unique and incendiary show ~ directed by Ian Bloomfield ~ blends comedy and tragedy in rhythmic, pacey dialogue, interspersed with Stella's original music.
The story is a cautionary tale of rock n roll wannabe, Tracy Star trying to make her mark in the male-dominated Manchester music scene of the eighties and early nineties.
This tour incorporates specific theatres and music...
Don't make any plans for the weekend until you've checked out our guide to what's on in and around Exeter.
THEATRE
Figs in Wigs: Show Off Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Figs in Wigs are out to reinvent themselves. Witness this playful five-piece find their calling as comedians, dancers, visual artists, musicians and circus entertainers in 'Show Off', a tongue-in-cheek variety show (without the variety). Tickets £10 (£8). www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk
The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies will be holding their first ever Health and Safety Week between Monday 15th and Friday 19th June highlighting some of the industry’s health risks and ways that they can be minimised.
The event coincides with the national campaign which aims to encourage companies to implement new initiatives throughout the year to counter any health and safety concerns.
Throughout the week, RGB will be displaying posters giving advice to customers about how they can reduce some hazards, as well as highlighting some of the solutions that it has to...
After a 16-month operation, named Op Spean, a drugs gang from London and their Exeter-based drugs runners have been sentenced to over 70 years in prison at Exeter Crown Court.
All 15 defendants pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to supply Class A controlled drugs or the concern in the supply of Class A drugs.
Sentencing for the London gang took place today (Friday 12 June).
Yahya Hashi, 25, of Spicer Road, London and Fathi Ahmed, 29, of Pilgrim Hill, London, were the leaders of the drugs gang who brought cocaine and heroin to the streets of Exeter. Each were...
Applications are open for an exciting new role to help shape the future of libraries in Devon. Devon County Council is seeking an experienced and forward thinking Chair to lead the new independent ‘mutual’ organisation they are setting up to run the library service on their behalf from April next year. This is a unique opportunity to make a difference, provide inspirational leadership and play a significant role in laying the foundations of and shaping the future for the new organisation.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an ability to lead change, build and...
