Family firm Favis of Salcombe are celebrating winning a prestigious Gold Taste of the West Award for their acclaimed white crab meat in the fish category.
The Taste of the West Awards programme has been promoting and supporting the South West food and drink industry for two decades.
They celebrate and support the work of local producers and help to raise awareness about the work they do.
Favis of Salcombe have been fishing crab and lobster off the South Devon coast since 1972. Their crabber, The Emma Jane, is a familiar sight off Salcombe as it goes out up to 30...
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).
Fresh from Soho Theatre following a successful run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, 'Show Off' is set to satisfy even the most depleted of attention spans. On the surface this may seem like a shallow display of narcissism fuelled by social media, but underneath the neon lights Figs in Wigs are delving deep into modern society'...
In an event organised by Exeter musician Luke Bliss-Thompson and his band Swarm, Exeter’s finest musicians have teamed up with Exeter Phoenix to put on a charity concert raising money for the victims of the Nepal earthquake.
Buildings have been flattened, communities shattered and lives torn apart. Dozens of aftershocks continue to hit the area, and people are sleeping in the open air from fear of further destruction. More than 6,000 people are reported to have died and thousands are feared to be trapped under rubble.
All the money from this show will go towards providing...
RINSEOUT PRESENTS PLAYAZ After the phenomenal 12th Birthday Bash in Torquay, we return to the venue where Rinseout began all those years ago for a one off special event, hosting seminal Drum & Bass label Playaz for the first time South of Bristol.
Auditorium Lineup: Playaz / Rinseout DJ Hype Hazard Annix Insomniax Maxxi P
Bar Lineup: Mr Nice Cotesy Breakah Ginge Operation D Scoynes Brakka
Terrace Lineup: Potential Soul Raggadee Roberto Maxxi P Steppin Razor
Spacex, Exeter’s acclaimed contemporary visual art organisation, is at a challenging yet exciting point in its forty year history.
After temporary closure in response to funding cuts, the organisation has transformed the way it works.
In place of being a gallery with a rolling programme of exhibitions Spacex now produces projects in collaboration with a wide range of partners.
All staff agree "we want to continue to work with artists at an early stage of their career, with a focus on commissions. We have always supported the production of new work and this remains...
The Exiles, a group of Exeter City supporters based away from Devon, came out as penalty shoot-out winners after a high-scoring draw in their annual friendly fixture against the locals in Ydrousa.
It is the eighth year that the Exiles have played a friendly game against Ydrousa, a town on the island of Andros, and each year it throws up an entertaining fixture with a competitive and cordial rivalry.
This time around, the travelling City fans were the winners – triumphing 4-3 on penalties, after drawing 8-8 at the final whistle.
Just look at her now! One year ago she was a tiny, helpless seal pup being bottle fed every few hours - she even had to be taught how to swim.
Now, Living Coasts’ South American fur seal pup Gemini moves effortlessly in her sunlit pool. Although she is not fully-grown, she’s a healthy 20 kilos, is fully independent and can stand up for herself among the other seals.
Spokesperson for Torquay's coastal zoo, Phil Knowling, said: “She is fully weaned and is hand fed sprats by the keepers. She has been mixed with the other seals but she’s now away from them in the small...
Bring your children along to Exeter’s Princesshay on Saturday (6 June) between 10am and 3pm for some fabulous free foodie fun in the kitchen.
Fun Kitchen will be running cookery workshops every hour, on the hour, free to all, to celebrate the launch of Hospiscare’s Big Devon Bake Off 2015.
Children can learn new skills by getting their hands dirty and getting stuck in making some tasty treats.
The workshops will be led by double award-winning food teacher and founder of Fun Kitchen Joe Mann, who said: "Whether a child is crazy about baking, potty about pies and...
Entries are now open for the twelfth year of Regen SW’s Green Energy Awards.
The Awards celebrate the exciting projects, great companies and inspiring people behind the sustainable energy revolution in the south west of England. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Assembly Rooms in Bath on 25 November 2015. The awards are being judged by a panel of influential and respected experts, advocates and spokespeople in renewables and sustainability. More details will be published very soon. Businesses, community groups and individuals are invited to submit first stage...
