Widely revered as a rising star of the contemporary art world, Wang’s new exhibition, entitled ‘Heebie Jeebies’, will be on display at Castle Galleries in Exeter from Saturday 9th May until Sunday 24th May. Combining old-school glamour with the fun and risqué attitude for which Wang is renowned, this new body of work explores her fascination with the supernatural and her uniquely light-hearted take on ghosts, sparked from other-worldly encounters she experienced during her childhood. The collection continues to take inspiration from Wang’s reoccurring themes of Hollywood iconography,...
Update: 4pm 9 May 2015 - Police have reported that Clay Bamford has been found safe and well.
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Police are appealing to the public to help them locate Clay Bamford who has been missing from Paignton since Monday 4th May.
14-year-old Clay has been known to have visited Exeter, Plymouth and most recently Cornwall.
Clay is described as white male, slim, 6ft, short dark brown hair with hazel eyes. Last believed to be wearing a light grey hoody, dark grey jeans, trainers, a grey baseball cap, grey Bob Marley t-shirt with a red, green and yellow...
A showcase of shortlisted entries to the Paddon Award, a cross-arts competition for University of Exeter students, staff and alumni will be on display in the University Reception area on the Streatham Campus. The theme of this year’s competition was 'Transformations' and entries were invited across various art forms including visual art, film, music and creative writing. The judges for the Paddon Award were Honorary Graduate and International Curator, Thomas Trevor, folk singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates, and the Student Guild Vice President for Activities, Matt Bate. Christy Ku, a...
Two PE teachers have developed a new initiative for the sporting youth of Devon to develop their performance, whatever their sporting background.
Aimed at boys and girls aged 13 – 16, Complete Sports Preparation (CSP) aim is to improve the physical capabilities of athletes through agility, strength, power, speed and injury prevention work.
Becci Carter and Ed Jones, PE teachers with a combined 18 years of coaching experience between them, currently teach at Exeter School and were keen to make the most of the school’s ample grounds and facilities for their CSP sessions....
Conservative Hugo Swire has been re-elected by 25,401 votes as the MP for East Devon – with a majority of 12,261. This is Hugo Swire’s fourth Parliamentary victory – he first became MP in June 2001, and was subsequently re-elected in May 2005 and May 2010. It is also his largest majority since 2001.
The parliamentary election results for East Devon were declared by the Acting Returning Officer, Mark Williams, at East Devon District Council’s offices at Knowle in Sidmouth at 7.15 a.m. today (Friday 8 May).
The turnout for the election was 71.7%, slightly down from 2010 when...
Tim Walker, Divisional Director and Head of Brewin Dolphin Exeter said: “The British people have made their choice of who will run the country. We welcome the new Government and call upon them to back policies that support savers throughout their lifetime. That will teach children the financial basics from a young age, encourage people to save for their children’s higher education and their own retirement, focus on long-term investment and make it easier for people to pass on their assets. We believe that we could all benefit from financial policies that support savings and investment and...
The Photographic Angle put a call out to photographers who use the camera as a tool for documenting the natural, social and political landscapes of our times.
From photographs of an olive harvest in Palestine documenting a group of people at work on a land in conflict, to pictures of a Xhosa burial ritual in South Africa. Here we showcase a vast cross-section of topics to which the practice of documentary photography is being applied today.
OUR STORIES is a touring photographic exhibition created and supported by The...
Ben Bradshaw has retained his Exeter seat and trebled his majority.
An MP since 1997, Mr Bradshaw secured 25,062 votes, beating Tory Dom Morris, who was second with 17,879 votes.
Mr Bradshaw thanked the voters who had "put their trust" in him while Mr Morris said his rival had benefited from having a "personal brand".
Mr Bradshaw tweeted afterwards: "Thanks to amazing @exeterlabour team & people of #Exeter for fantastic result tonight, nearly trebling @exeterlabour majority here.
Andrew Millington reflects on a lifetime's work in Cathedral music.
By popular demand, this lecture is a repeat of the February event.
Ticket information
Tickets £3 (£2 for Friends of the Cathedral, Residents' Cardholders, Cathedral Volunteers) from 01392 285983 and online from http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/149397
Exeter University's Chapel Choir give an evening concert to include works from their varied repertoire. Major works include Stanford "For lo, I raise up" and Parry "I was glad"
The choir's Organist and Director of Music is Michael Graham. Michael also directs Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir and Exeter College Choral Society and is the founder and Artistic Director of Exodus. He is a full time member of Exeter Cathedral Choir.
Ticket Information
£8 Adults, £5 Students. Tickets from 01392 285983...
