A Slimming World Consultant from Pinhoe, Exeter has struck gold not once but twice this year for the exceptional work she does in helping more than 250 members to lose weight at her local group every week.
Penni Ball, who runs the America Hall Slimming World groups, has been awarded ‘Gold’ status by the national slimming club because of her success in supporting slimmers to reach their dream weight and the super service she provides to those members.
The accolade is given to Slimming World Consultants who consistently have 100 or more members in their group over several...
A British Museum touring exhibition at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum takes a close look at contemporary African textiles.
Social Fabric: African Textiles Today explores the history, manufacture and social significance of African printed and factory-woven textiles. The designs mirror the convergence of African tastes and patronage with strong historical and contemporary trading ties from across the globe. These textiles have also influenced some of the region’s foremost contemporary artists and photographers.
The exhibition includes examples from eastern and southern...
The Artigiano Acoustic Session this week features the brilliant Mafia Babies. Their raw, high energy set covers a wide range of songs you'll know, delivered in the typical Mafia Babies style. Popular at Artigiano, it'll be a big night out and a great way to start the weekend. Our new sharing food menu means you can enjoy a craft beer or fine wine with your friends or colleagues. Set from 8pm, free entry.
The University of Exeter has been ranked as one of the top 10 UK universities in the influential Guardian University Guide 2016.
Exeter is now in the top 10 of all the main UK higher education league tables – the first time such an accolade has been achieved - as well as being ranked in the top one per cent of institutions globally.
The latest league table ranks Exeter ninth out of 119 UK higher education institutions.
The guide is accompanied by rankings showing how universities perform across the main subject areas. Universities are ranked according to a number of...
Manna from Devon Cooking School’s hugely popular wood fired oven cooking courses are back for a second year at the seriously stylish Deer Park Country House Hotel, just outside Honiton in East Devon. David Jones, from Manna from Devon Cooking School, has returned again this summer to teach a range of outdoor wood fired oven courses, which started in May and run through until August 2015.
During the range of exciting new courses, which will take place during the week, David will share his infectious passion and enthusiasm for cooking with The Bushman wood fired oven that is...
Exeter’s most experienced choirmaster will shed light on his life’s work with choirs over a busy career at a lunchtime lecture next week.
Andrew Millington has worked in Cathedral music for his entire working life and has been Director of Music at Exeter Cathedral since 1999. The lunchtime talk on 3rd June at 13.00 (part of the Cathedral’s Lunchtime Bite series) is a repeat of the sold-out event that took place in February this year, and will look back on a lifetime’s career in church music, with reminiscences of Worcester, Gloucester, Guildford and Exeter Cathedrals. There will be...
Ceri Sweeney may be heading back to where it all began in terms of his senior career, but the Welshman insists his time with the Exeter Chiefs has been something to savour and a great period in his distinguished career.
Signed during the summer of 2013 from Welsh region Cardiff Blues on an initial one-year deal, the 35-year-old loved life at Sandy Park that he was more than happy to extend his stay further when the offer came a year later.
Featuring alongside fellow playmakers Gareth Steenson and Henry Slade, the Glyncoch-born back not only helped the Devon club to back-to-...
A moggy mystery has unfolded at Hospiscare’s Exeter hospice – a stray ginger cat, who staff have nicked named Boris, regularly pops into to see nurses and patients.
Boris jumps in through open windows or ambles through open patio doors and is a regular sight in the offices and ward.
He enjoys cuddles from cat loving Hospiscare nurses and patients and sometimes snuggles up on staff chairs in the ward office but there are concerns that he might get locked in the numerous different rooms at the Dryden Road building. Also, Boris has recently lost weight.
Tourism Society Westcountry’s next meeting is on June 11th at Castle Drogo to discuss the ‘Gove effect’ and what can be done to address the huge loss of business now being seen in the region. The so-called 'Gove Effect' has had a huge impact on tourism in the Westcountry over the last 18 months, with changes to Education Regulations introduced by Michael Gove applying tighter restrictions on holidays in term time.
This has resulted in an £87 million loss of business to the visitor economies of Devon and Cornwall, stemming from families no longer booking term time trips and the...
Three Exeter Chiefs players have been named by England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster in a 24-man squad to play the Barbarians at Twickenham next Sunday (May 31).
Hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie, scrum-half Will Chudley and fly-half Henry Slade will all feature against the world renowned representative side. In total Lancaster has named 10 players from his 50-man World Cup training squad for the game with Northampton’s Lee Dickson skippering the side.
The other Rugby World Cup training squad members named are Kieran Brookes (Newcastle Falcons); Danny Cipriani (Sale Sharks); Luke...
