Back by popular demand - another birdwatching event for children
East Devon District Council's Countryside team is delighted that the highly experienced birdwatcher Ian Waite has agreed to lead another ‘Birdwatching for Children’ event for us during February half term, following its huge popularity last October. “It’s great to encourage an interest in wildlife in children at an early age,” said Ian. “It can often develop into a lifelong passion and it’s something you can enjoy wherever you go.”
Space is limited, so booking is essential for this event, which will take place...
Laugh Out Loud Festival brings you an array of comedians from all over the country for a city-wide comedy festival. Expect plenty of stand-up, sketch comedy and open mic sessions.
Back for another groundbreaking, outstanding, hilariously funny, unbelievably sidesplitting, non-stop chortling and descriptively extravagant comedy filled time!
The festival takes place from 4th to 8th February 2015 across a multitude of venues in the city of Exeter and features top-billing, award winning comedy acts.
For the full lineup at all venues for 2015 visit the website www....
Marie was no ordinary woman… at fifteen, when her mother died, she raised her siblings, learnt 4 different languages including Esperanto, got a degree, became a prize-winning cook, dancer, gymnast, swimmer, fencer, bob-sledder and canoed from Paris to Germany. However, she longed for something more. She longed to fly. Come on an odyssey of the skies and discover the incredible life and adventures of one of France's first female aviators, otherwise known as 'The Fiancée of Danger.'
This is a magical tale of a young woman's yearning for unbound freedom. The greatest story that...
Residents and road users are being asked for their ideas to name the South Devon Link Road.
Devon County Council and Torbay Council, along with Galliford Try - the contractors responsible for constructing the road – have launched the competition which is asking for suggestions for the official name of the new road.
The completed road will be a 5.5km dual carriageway from Newton Abbot to Torquay and is due to be completed in December 2015.
Mayor of Torbay, Gordon Oliver said: "We are looking for names that are simple and imaginative. The name will be used on...
Having already advanced to the latter stages of European competition, Exeter Chiefs know victory in Wales this weekend will see them edge ever closer to the last four of this season’s LV= Cup.
Impressive home victories over Gloucester and Bath have positioned Rob Baxter’s side top of their pool at the halfway stage - and another success today (Sunday) against Newport-Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade (2:30pm) will have the Devon club all but there in terms of qualification.
However, the Chiefs are well aware any trip into the Principality is far from easy and that a semi-final...
Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau has published its latest advice trend statistics which show that in the first nine months of the financial year it helped 4,451 people directly with advice and information.
On average, clients with debt problems had debts totaling £9,193.64, down by £2,373.83 on the same period the previous year. However, the charity expects to see a further increase in the first quarter of 2015 as people struggle to deal with debt accrued in the Christmas period.
The amount of advice that the charity has been able to provide has increased in the following...
Head In The Clouds by Broken Spectacles arrives at The Bike Shed Theatre from 2nd to 5th February to kick-off the exciting new Spring Season with tickets to the show available from £5. An odyssey of the skies, and voyage of discovery through the incredible life and adventures of one of France's first female aviators, Marie Marvingt - otherwise known as The Fiancée of Danger. Head In The Clouds is a magical tale of a young woman's yearning for unbound freedom.
Marie Marvingt was no ordinary woman, born in 1875, she had a strong...
The history of politics in Devon is the theme of a new touring exhibition, starting at the University of Exeter. It showcases the political events in Devon from a local angle charting the changes in post-1945 campaigning, including images of Winston Churchill at the Devonport election in Plymouth.
The exhibition ‘From the Grassroots’ provides a picture of the county’s rich political heritage, as told by the participants involved in local politics at the time and thereafter. It brings Devon’s modern political history to life through the memories and experiences of Devon’s political...
The woodland at Knightshayes, near Tiverton, is undergoing a programme of regeneration, with the ranger team replanting over 12,000 trees over the next three years. Throughout the last century, the woodland has undergone numerous changes. Originally farmer’s fields before being planted with larch in the 1950’s, the estate’s popular Impey Walk fell victim to the tree disease Phytophthora ramorum in 2011 and, since then, has been a tangle of impenetrable bracken and bramble. The replanting, costing over £30,000, will consist of almost entirely native broadleaf species, the perfect habitat...
Alex Nicholls’ third goal in as many games wasn’t enough to get anything for Exeter City from a meeting with Tranmere Rovers, as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at St James Park.
The scoring was opened for the visitors through Scunthorpe loanee Jennison Myrie-Williams, who turned in a header from the narrowest of angles just before the half-hour mark.
But the scores were level less than ten minutes later when Alex Nicholls won a free-kick just outside the area, and picked himself up to strike hard and low past the goalkeeper....
