Welcome to the South African savannah, where an unlikely friendship between a bold young lion and an insightful hyena tells a tale of acceptance, courage and strength in the face of adversity.
Impisi is a play that addresses important issues around prejudice, bullying, disability and difference, delivering a powerful message of acceptance.
Impisi is the first community theatre project being run by CEDA, a Devon based charity organisation providing opportunities for disabled adults and young people. Written and adapted for CEDA by local artist Clive Essame, the Impisi...
Walkabout will be hosting every Six Nations game of 2015, starting 6th February! Expect big screens, jugs of beer and stacks of food. Not forgetting the unique Australian spirit and atmosphere of Walkabout!
All 15 games will be shown live, spanning across six weeks of the most exciting rugby around.
The Six Nations is one of the world’s greatest rugby tournaments. England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy battle it out for national pride. The first match of the 2015 Six Nations is a Friday night fixture between Wales and England at the Millennium Stadium in...
WildWise an organisation in Devon specialised in offering nature connection events and courses, is launching a new mentoring program for teenage girls, called WildTime.
Run by a team of experienced and qualified outdoors women, this exciting and unique program aims to offer young women an adventurous and enriching experience during this transitional time of their lives. The girls will safely experience the physical challenges of the outdoors from canoeing, wild walking and bushcraft to natural horsemanship, environmental arts plus much more, whilst deepening their sense of self,...
The Exeter City FC Supporters’ Trust was delighted to receive a collection of scrapbooks, going back to the 1950s, about Exeter City.
The donation came from long time supporter Martin Copleston, who handed over three large bundles of scrapbooks to ensure they were saved for future generations to look at.
Martin started keeping scrapbooks in 1957/8 and still rates our 1958/9 team, which just missed out on promotion, as the best Exeter side he has seen.
The Trust is currently developing its history work with plans for a new Exeter City History Group in the pipeline....
A ground breaking interactive BBC documentary series exploring some of the biggest questions facing mankind about its past, present and future features expert commentary from University of Exeter religion scholar Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou. The ‘Story of Now’ series uses the latest video technology to enable viewers to explore films and hear from 20 experts about some of the world’s fundamental issues from religion, to politics, creation to consciousness. Hollywood star, Idris Elba presents the series on the BBC’s new online platform for trying out digital content and emerging...
The first four trainees have completed their courses at the new Gregory Group Transport Training Academy which was officially opened on Friday 30 January at Gregory’s Cullompton Depot by Neil Parish, the MP for Tiverton and Honiton.
The ground-breaking driver training programme is intended to address an ongoing shortage of new driver recruits in the transport and logistics sector and will provide a service to all parts of the Gregory business, including milk collection, distribution and palletised services.
Daniel Boardman 27, Scott Stevenson, 33, and 28 year-old Paul Ayres...
The swimming pool at Newton Abbot Leisure Centre is reopening tomorrow (5 February), Teignbridge District Council has announced.
The leisure centre is offering a ‘Free Swim Sunday’ as a thank you to everyone for their support and patience during the closure period. Anyone wanting to enjoy a dip is being encouraged to visit.
Free Swim Sunday will be between 8.30am – 2pm on Sunday 8 February. Anyone visiting can use the pool for free.
The pool had been closed for checks and repairs to be carried out after a flood damaged equipment in the pump plant room. The pumps...
THE Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is supporting a national campaign to encourage NHS staff to introduce themselves to patients.
The ‘Hello My Name Is...’ campaign is being led by Dr Kate Granger, a 33-year-old hospital consultant from Yorkshire who is terminally ill with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
Kate started the campaign on social media three years ago after becoming frustrated with the number of staff who failed to introduce themselves to her when she was in hospital.
She wants to remind staff to go back to basics, build trust and make a vital...
Business owners across Devon and Cornwall are being asked to sign up to a new scheme which helps crime victims.
Businesses that are already members of the Trading Standards’ Buy With Confidence scheme have been invited to become a ‘trusted provider’ of services to victims of crime.
In April 2015 Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg will take over responsibility for commissioning victims’ services and this new initiative sees the OPCC team up with Devon and Cornwall Business Council (DCBC) and Trading Standards to create a trusted link between victims and businesses....
The family of Daniel Foale, who died following a three-vehicle collision in Totnes at the weekend, pay tribute to a son, brother, grandson and friend who ‘lit up every room he entered’.
“We are utterly devastated by the loss of Daniel (DJ), our beautiful son; brother; grandson and friend. Trying to find words with which to describe him is such a difficult task as the kind of person Daniel was seems to defy definition.
“Daniel was involved in a car accident at the weekend and tragically died at Derriford hospital from his injuries.
