Celebrating Devon Wildlife at RAMM

Starting on Saturday 28 March, Ebb & Flow: Seasonal sounds through the Devon Year, a new installation at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM), will be a celebration of the incredible range of habitats and variety of species to be found within a 20mile radius of Exeter.

Award-winning sound recordist Chris Watson combines the sounds of birds, insects, crustaceans, molluscs and the elements to create a compelling tribute to Devon wildlife. Sounds include limpets scraping algae from rocks in rockpools, the rubbing wings of chirping crickets, the sonic boom of pistol shrimps...

Tributes paid to boy killed in crash

Dozens of floral tributes have been laid at the scene of an accident in which a 10-year-old Devon boy died.

The side of a house has become a temporary memorial to Samuel Crocker

One of the tributes read: "To dear Samuel. We are all missing you and are devastated that your life was ended early. We hope you are OK and we will never forget you. From Tristan".

A resident, who asked not to be named, said Samuel was a popular boy and that the whole community was in shock.

Samuel William James Crocker, from the Crediton area, was involved in a collision with a...

Exeter Comedy Grove - Exeters newest comedy club

Event Date: 
15/05/2015 - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Lemon Grove , Exeter

Exeter Comedy Grove resumes on Friday 15th May 2015. Again we will have the very best of UK live stand up comedy including TV names. So grab your Friends/Family/work mates and get your tickets for a night full of excitement and laughter. Bar open throughout. You will not be disappointed!

Tickets are £10 and can be purchased from www.exetercomedygrove.club

Doors open 7.30pm and show starts at 8.30pm

Exeter Comedy Grove - Exeters newest comedy club

Event Date: 
17/04/2015 - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Lemon Grove , Exeter

Exeter Comedy Grove resumes on Friday 17th April 2015. Again we will have the very best of UK live stand up comedy including TV names. So grab your Friends/Family/work mates and get your tickets for a night full of excitement and laughter. Bar open throughout. You will not be disappointed!

Tickets are £10 and can be purchased from www.exetercomedygrove.club

Doors open 7.30pm and show starts at 8.30pm

Exeter Comedy Grove - Exeters newest comedy club

Event Date: 
20/03/2015 - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Lemon Grove , Exeter

Exeter Comedy Grove resumes on Friday 20th March 2015. Again we will have the very best of UK live stand up comedy including TV names. So grab your Friends/Family/work mates and get your tickets for a night full of excitement and laughter. Bar open throughout. You will not be disappointed!

Tickets are £10 and can be purchased from www.exetercomedygrove.club

Doors open 7.30pm and show starts at 8.30pm

Weed out the politicians making bad decisions, say Exeter Greens

Authored by Diana Moore
Posted: Mon, 03/02/2015 - 6:32pm

Exeter Green Party has slammed the Labour controlled Council for 'distorted priorities' by proposing an amendment to Devon County Council’s budget seeking an additional £250,000 for weed control in Exeter.

The move comes amid worries about how the city will look to visitors during the Rugby World Cup.

However, the Greens say the focus on weeds at a time when the Conservative led County Council is about to embark on extensive cuts to bus services, as well as deep cuts to other public services, is misguided.

Diana Moore, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate...

University of Exeter Chancellor to step down

It was announced today (2 March) that Winter Graduation 2016 in the University’s Diamond Jubilee year, will be the last to be presided over by Baroness Benjamin OBE DL after ten fantastic years as Chancellor.

Baroness Benjamin said: “One of my main and most enjoyable duties as Chancellor has been attending graduation and being able to personally greet each and every student. During the last nine years, this has been exceptionally important to me and it has been a pleasure and a privilege to meet so many wonderful young people and do my best to inspire them. Due to the incredible...

blur helps put new national cycling team on the road

blur Group, which operates the world’s largest online marketplace for business services, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the new national cycling team for Wales to help raise the £11.2 million needed to launch the team onto the international circuit.

It is the first time Wales has fielded a professional team in international cycling and builds on the success of Welsh cycling stars including Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe and the Olympic gold medallist and women’s road race world champion Nicole Cooke.

The new team, ‘We are Wales’ Pro Cycling, aims...

MP secures debate on broadband rollout

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/02/2015 - 4:28pm

Neil Parish, Member of Parliament for Tiverton and Honiton, has secured a debate in Westminster Hall on the management and delivery of broadband for Wednesday 4th March. Supporting Neil is this debate will be Tessa Munt MP and Richard Bacon MP.

The debate will focus on the Government’s £1.7 billion nationwide rollout to extend superfast broadband to 95 per cent of UK homes and businesses by 2017 and the work of Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), which is part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and is responsible for delivering superfast broadband and better mobile...

Fashion Show - Summer Season event

Event Date: 
19/03/2015 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
John Lewis, Exeter

Come and enjoy a VIP experience at John Lewis Exeter in conjunction with Rainbow Living.

See the new Men and Women's Summer collections on the catwalk and enjoy a relaxed evening with fashion and beauty tips from John Lewis experts.

Tickets £10 to include a glass of fizz and canapes. There will also be a raffle during the evening with some exciting prizes, all proceeds to go to Rainbow Living.

For more information or to book tickets visit www.rainbowliving.org.uk

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