Red Nose Day 2015 is set to offer more than just Red Noses this year. Bright red comedy glasses with hair raising eyebrows, as modelled by the fabulous Gok Wan, are also coming to Exeter!
Visitors to Specsavers on Exeter's High Street can follow in the footsteps of Gok Wan and make their faces funny for money with Specsavers’ official Red Nose Day glasses in small and large sizes, for just £3 with £1 donated to Comic Relief.
Lillian-Evangelia Agelis, store director of Specsavers Exeter, says: "We are all looking forward to raising money for Red Nose Day as it’s such a great...
Torbay will be the only UK stopover in the 2015 Solitaire du Figaro - Eric Bompard Cachemire - a gruelling 2015 mile race known as the unofficial world championships of solo offshore sailing.
Bringing a top class sporting event to the pontoons of Torbay and a festival atmosphere shore side including a free race village, the Solitaire du Figaro is an event for both ‘salty seadogs’ and ‘land lubbers’ alike to enjoy.
The ultimate annual sailing endurance race, the Solitaire du Figaro brings only the very best offshore sailors to its start line. Announcing the 2015 course for...
On Saturday 24 January, local scout groups attended a Forester Badge day with the team at Knightshayes, the National Trust property on the outskirts of Tiverton.
2nd Tiverton scouts, Halberton and 1st Taunton scouts, Wilton took part in a number of forester activities in Impey wood, including felling and cutting back trees safely using tools like loppers and bow saws and planting sapling oak, birch and field maple trees.
Impey wood is currently undergoing a programme of regeneration, with the ranger team planning to replant 12,000 trees over the next three years. The local...
From a 150-year-old crinoline to a 60s mini, garments have shaped not only their owners but also the entire face of fashion.
Killerton’s latest costume exhibition ‘The F-Word: the changing language of fashion’ explores how fashion has responded to the latest innovations and made its mark across the centuries.
Zips, buttons, elastic – items now taken for granted were revolutionary in their day. They changed what could be worn and also helped people dress faster and with ease. And the language of fashion is often bound to the technology and materials used to produce it....
From a 150-year-old crinoline to a 60s mini, garments have shaped not only their owners but also the entire face of fashion. Killerton’s latest costume exhibition ‘The F-Word: the changing language of fashion’ opens on Saturday 14 February and explores how fashion has responded to the latest innovations and made its mark across the centuries. Zips, buttons, elastic – items now taken for granted were revolutionary in their day. They changed what could be worn and also helped people dress faster and with ease. And the language of fashion is often bound to the technology and materials used to...
On March 7th ‘The Rogues Gallery – A Neo-Vaudeville Night of Delights’ comes to Exeter. As the title suggests it’s a modern take on the Victorian Vaudeville variety show. With everything vintage being in vogue right now- in Exeter there are no less than seven shops with a vintage theme- this is the show to see.
Returning to The Barnfield Theatre following its hugely successful debut in October 2014, the show includes some new acts and never seen before collaborations. There are eleven performers in all for a ticket price of only £12.50. It’s a fast moving, unique show which is fun...
Thousands of items of counterfeit “Frozen” merchandise, including dolls and costumes, have been seized in Barnstaple and Ilfracombe by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards service.
Investigations are continuing, but the authorities have issued a warning , alerting people to the potential dangers.
“We are concerned that children could be playing with these potentially dangerous dolls or wearing costumes which are highly flammable,” says Councillor Roger Croad, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for the Trading Standards service.
A unique charity appeal which helps older and vulnerable people across Devon living in fuel poverty, has received a welcome boost from some famous faces this week.
The Surviving Winter campaign sees people who do not need their winter fuel payment, and others, donate what they can to be passed on to those in need, helping them stay warm and well in the colder months.
And this week the national campaign has been backed by celebrities Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Michael Parkinson and Sir Terry Wogan.
Dame Helen Mirren said: "It's hard to think of the millions of people...
Visitors to Fresha Café at Sowton can look forward to receiving an extra-warm welcome from new Front of House Manager, Becky Collins.
Becky has been with the popular café and catering business for two years and has already enjoyed a rapid rise within the company structure, from her initial job as café assistant at the Fresha Deli on Honiton Road to running the busy kitchens at Sowton.
“It became increasingly obvious that Becky has the perfect personality to run our front of house activities, and I was delighted when she agreed to take on the new role,” said owner Paul Banks...
A year on from the devastating storm that hit the Dawlish railway line on 5th February 2014, Dartmoor Brewery revisits the popular seaside town with donations for two local charities at the heart of the Dawlish community.
Dartmoor Brewery raised the donation by the sale of their special edition ‘On Track’ charity beer launched with the support of CAMRA. The donation totaling over £200 was split equally between The Snooky Trust, helping 18- 40 year olds with physical illness in Dawlish and Devon, and Assist Teignbridge that promotes, volunteers and offers information, advice, help...
