Devon and Cornwall Police will have £9m less to spend next year following last week’s Home Office announcement on police funding.
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg says the figure is more than expected as he and Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer battle to provide the most efficient police service despite continuing further budget reductions.
“These cuts are substantial and, have no doubt, they will impact on the way that Devon and Cornwall is policed over the coming years,” said Mr Hogg.
“We have been working very hard to prepare for these cuts by developing our...
Millions of UK workers are putting their health at risk by postponing important medical appointments because of their work, according to new research by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
The BHF polled over 1,300 UK workers and found more than two thirds of workers (71%) had gone to work despite being too unwell to do their job. Two fifths (40%) had put off going to the doctors because of their job while almost two in ten (19%) had postponed a scheduled hospital appointment.
The findings showed two fifths (41%) of workers felt their job has had a negative impact on their...
The post-Christmas place to be across 3 areas- House, Garage, Grime, Reggae, Drum & Bass, Techno and all the bits in between.
MY NU LENG The Bristol based duo have a hard-to-categorise sound, drawing on many varied influences without kowtowing to one in particular. Whilst traversing the whole spectrum between pitch shifted vocals and bass heavy rumbles, their sound is always deep and on point.
We will be pushing the boat out for this on! There will be more glitter and mad hat antics than usual, amazing décor and a very special guest.
Free glass of bubbly on the door, 9pm-10pm.
Tickets will be £12 on the door
There will be a very limited number of advance tickets available on the Cavern's website http://exetercavern.com/ (click on the listings tab). The rest of the tickets will be available on the door from 9pm.
DJs a Playing best in indie :THE CURE, MGMT, JAMIE T , THE CLASH, JOY DIVISION, BASTILLE, THE 1975, THE VACCINES, PULP, BLUR, OASIS plus more
Plus live guests tonight GLASSTIDE and SPITTING BLOOD
Fresh faced, young blooded, and ready to take the world by storm; Glasstide are set to be Exeter’s hottest new export! Combining the raw edge of hard rock, the energy of punk, and catchy pop melodies, Glasstide aim to breathe new life into the music scene.
Glasstide recorded their upcoming material at the now legendary Rockfield studios; ground previously trodden by the...
"DJJD cut his clubbing teeth at the legendary Manchester institution Tangled and quickly got into the emerging nuskool breaks sound. After moving to Exeter in 2001 he got on board with Soundcheck (now Jam The Channel) and could be found skallying around at the excellent Beatz & Bobz.
JD was resident at Ape with Ben and Lex welcoming guests from around the UK and later joined the band The Thujones - programming beats, twiddling synthesisers and scratching, with gigs at Aeon festival, JTC, Gobstopper, Hold It Down, Majik Bullet Theory, Quirk UK to US, Manchester and We Have Fun,...
Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society present Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - by Ben Crocker.
A wonderful traditional pantomime - fast moving, colourful and enthralling, a delight for young and old alike.
Performances:
Sat 27 Dec at 6pm Sun 28 Dec 2pm & 6pm Mon 29 Dec 7.30pm Tues 30 Dec 7.30pm Wed 31 Dec 6pm Thurs 1 Jan 2pm & 6pm Fri 2 Jan 7.30pm Sat 3 Jan 2pm & 7.30pm
Tickets from the Theatre Box Office, which is open Monday to Saturday 10am - 2pm, or by telephone 01392 514413
Research at the University of Exeter Medical School has ranked in the UK top ten, for demonstrating world-leading impact on health and wellbeing across the globe.
From internationally-renowned research on diabetes to developing effective new therapies for people with depression, the Medical School’s work has been heralded as having an impact in the South West and worldwide.
In the Research Excellence Framework (REF), the only comprehensive UK-wide review of research quality since 2008, Exeter’s Clinical Medicine research was ranked 3rd in the country, based on research...
Exeter Chamber of Commerce helped nine local charities raise over £1,000 at their Christmas Charity Auction Lunch last week, held at the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel.
The auctioneer for the special lunch was Mel Everett, weekend presenter for Devon/Cornwall Heart radio.
Items for auction included a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the RAMM, in aid of the museum’s development trust, for six people to see some of the reserve collections; and an annual membership for four people at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park to raise money for WESC Foundation. Also up for auction,...
