Tavaziva Ten

Event Date: 
02/12/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

Tavaziva Ten is a special anniversary show celebrating ten years of unique dance making. Bawren Tavaziva's distinctive African style is powerful, memorable and entirely contemporary. His music composition and unique choreographic inventions have been described by the press as "a contemporary African masterpiece" and "nothing short of explosive."

This extraordinary story of one man's imagination is a stunning and seductive collection of 10 dance gems performed by Tavaziva's eight outstanding dancers.

Join us on a journey of favourite works including Sensual Africa, Wild Dog...

A la Ronde Christmas Tree Festival

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 11/23/2014 - 12:46pm

A la Ronde's Christmas Tree Festival is open each weekend from Sunday 30 November until Sunday 14 December.

Over 20 local community groups are decorating their own trees, including the British Legion poppy tree and driftwood creations as well as traditional trees. The event is something for all the family to enjoy with a festive trail, storytelling, live musical entertainment from the La La Choir and River City Chorus and hot drinks. There will also be seasonal crafts for which there will be a small charge of £1.50 per child.

The event, which runs from 11.30am until 4.30pm...

DEBI Awards rewards green initiatives

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Sun, 11/23/2014 - 11:47am

Exeter businesses and schools picked up the lion’s share of awards at the 22nd DEBI Environmental Awards held at the Met Office.

The annual event seeks to recognise organisations that go the extra mile in environmental best practice.

DEBI Chairman, Andy Vickery said, “We were thrilled to have so much interest in the awards this year. It is always inspiring to realise that there continues to be so much commitment to the environment in the region.

The winners were chosen after an exhaustive process that included visits by the judges to each of the shortlisted...

It's not just Japanese Knotweed you could be fined for growing

BBC Breakfast News ran a story on Wednesday about Japanese Knotweed and that news that property owners could now be fined if they do not deal with an infestation on their property. We thought you might like some additional facts.

The new Government guidance advises that Council Officers and police will have the power to issue Community Protection Notices for “invasive non-native species”. So it’s not just Japanese Knotweed. It could be giant hogweed or Himalayan balsam for example.

Community Protection Notices (CPN) are more usually in the news with regard to anti-social...

Ashfords advise on education cloud services

The South West Grid for Learning ("SWGfL") has selected BT to help transform the use of technology in schools by delivering innovative Education Cloud Services via a new framework.

The Education Cloud Service will offer schools a new way to purchase Information and Communications Technology and services tailored to their needs. The initiative matches elasticity of supply with simplified billing and predictable budgeting across a range of services to avoid advance capital payments. Additionally, cloud-based web filtering, which incorporates safety guidance from the SWGfL,...

Exeter City 3 Shrewsbury 2: Match report

Exeter City pulled off a memorable comeback as they overturned Shrewsbury Town’s 2-0 first-half lead – Tom Nichols’ dramatic winner came in second-half injury time to secure a 3-2 victory.

The Shrews looked good for their second place in Sky Bet League 2 in the first half, with striker James Collins getting his ninth and tenth goals of the campaign.

The second half was a totally different story though – City pulled one back within seconds of the restart, with Nichols fed by Matt Grimes before putting the ball behind Town keeper Jayson Leutwiler. Substitute David Wheeler...

Non-emergency phone lines restored

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 11/22/2014 - 5:57pm

An investigation has been launched after technical issues affected non-emergency police and NHS phone lines for a number of hours today.

Police forces across the UK, in including Devon & Cornwall Police, reported problems with 101 between 9am and 1pm today. The 111 NHS number also went down, as well as some other services including RAC Breakdown recovery.

Vodafone, which operates both numbers, apologised and is investigating.

Mark Rylance stars at Northcott's fundraiser

The Exeter Northcott Theatre is proud to present its inaugural Charity Command Performance which will take place on Sunday 14 December.

The evening will bring together luminaries from stage and screen in exceptionally unique music and spoken word performances which will raise a considerable amount of money for the theatre.

Olivier-award winning actor Mark Rylance will join Dame Hilary Mantel (Mann Booker winner for her books Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies), actor partners Imogen Stubbs and Jonathan Guy Lewis, veteran actor Joss Ackland; reknowned opera singers Theresa...

Exeter Chiefs side to face Wasps

Having halted Northampton Saints march at the top of the Aviva Premiership last week, Exeter Chiefs will be looking to follow that up with victory against visiting Wasps tomorrow (3pm).

A dominant first half display - which included converted tries for Luke Cowan-Dickie and Thomas Waldrom (2) - laid the foundations for the Chiefs to record a first-ever win at Franklin’s Gardens.

Exeter’s four-point haul from their trip to the East Midlands not only ensured a notable scalp for Rob Baxter’s side, but it moved the Chiefs to second in the table, just two points behind their...

Devon prepared for winter weather

Devon County Council is prepared and ready to keep the county moving this winter.

The County Council spends between £4 million and £5 million a year on roads affected by winter weather – whether it is salting roads, clearing snow or responding to flooding issues.

While the last two winters have been dominated by storms and flooding, the County Council still needs around 25,000 tonnes of salt stored in preparation for the start of winter. This will be used to treat just over 2,000 miles of Devon’s primary and secondary salting routes.

Snow warden volunteers in more...

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