Theatre Alibi’s latest show will be touring to Exeter, following performances in Philadelphia, where the company has been selected from competition across the world to perform at the International Performing Arts for Youth Showcase.
The Exeter-based theatre company’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s I Believe in Unicorns will be performed at Exeter Northcott Theatre in February 2015.
Set in Croatia, Morpurgo’s tale is inspired by a visit to Russia where he witnessed a standing ovation for an old man who had rescued all the books from a library when it caught fire. Moved by...
Kai Horstmann believes the intense competition for places that currently exists within the Exeter Chiefs squad is helping to bring the best out of players this season.
With Rob Baxter's side currently third in the Aviva Premiership and top of both their European and LV= Cup Pools, it's certainly been a campaign to remember so far for the Devon club.
Saturday's 41-17 home win over La Rochelle in Round Four of this season's European Challenge Cup secured an eighth successive victory for the Chiefs.
However, Horstmann and his team-mates will have little time to reflect...
Year 12 students from across the region gathered at the first ever Exeter Progression Student Conference on Saturday 29 November. The Conference, held at the University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus, marked the launch of Exeter Progression, which is giving students from Devon and Cornwall the opportunity to expand their knowledge and explore Higher Education. The programme works with partner schools to offer more than 200 students a series of activities focussed on a subject of their choice. It sees participation from Axminster to Penzance, and builds on the University’s commitment to fair...
Rail Minister Claire Perry has welcomed the first major redesign of First Great Western’s mainline timetable in Devon and Cornwall for seven years by waving off the first new 0706 retimed service.
The changes launched yesterday (15 December) see an improved service for the South West, providing an earlier morning direct service from London to Plymouth and Cornwall and shaving over 30 minutes off the current quickest journey time.
Key improvements include:
The 0706 Paddington-Paignton service will now also call at Plymouth, and retimed to arrive 40 minutes
On Friday 5 December, Devon & Cornwall Business Council (DCBC) welcomed speakers from the CBI, Santander, Devon International Trade Forum, UKTI, Business West, Yeo Valley and PWC to discuss, debate, share experience and best practice related to boosting international trade by businesses across Devon & Cornwall. Taking place at Duchy College, near Callington, the event saw more than 60 senior business figures gather for the panel debate and Q&A session.
The event aimed to tackle the Chancellor’s recognition in the Autumn Statement that the UK has not performed at the...
An long-standing Exeter play group is celebrating another successful inspection report as it prepares to welcome even more children.
Park Play Group has operated in Exeter for more than 30 years and is now based at Redhills Primary School.
The play group is currently building an extension which means it will be able to welcome two-year-olds next month along with the three and four-year-olds it currently accepts.
Inspectors from Ofsted visited the play group last month and have rated every aspect of its operation as good.
Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, wore Healthy Seas socks made partly from recycled fishing nets this week in order to show support for World Animal Protections’ Sea Change campaign.
Aiming to reduce the amount of lost and discarded fishing gear that harms and entangles millions of animals, the charity asked MPs to support their move to achieve safer, cleaner oceans by raising awareness of innovative solutions such as socks from recycled fishing gear on social media.
The charity has come across many other projects that mare making products from recycled fishing gear...
Although Christmas is a time of celebration, it can also be one of the toughest times of year with bills piling up and rent payments falling into arrears.
East Devon District Council can help ease the burden by offering not only free debt advice, but also practical assistance, such as discretionary housing payments, to tenants having difficulty paying their rent.
Councillor Jill Elson, cabinet member for sustainable homes and communities, said: “It is vital that tenants don’t ignore their financial problems and try not to panic. They should come and talk to us as soon as...
A £736,000 scheme to prevent sewer flooding in Exmouth gets under way next month.
South West Water will be constructing new surface water sewers to remove surface water from the sewerage network and making other improvements to prevent internal and external sewer flooding in the town and reduce the risk of pollution to the Exe Estuary.
Work starts on Monday 5 January and will be completed by Friday 3 April 2015.
The work is centred at two locations:
Camperdown Terrace: Construction of new surface water sewers, undertaking surface water separation at 20...
Entries are now open for the Michelmores Property Awards, which showcase and celebrate the very best of the South West's property and construction industry.
Property developers, building contractors, architects and other industry professionals are being called upon to nominate buildings, projects and businesses from across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset for the annual awards, which is now in its 13th year.
Previous winning projects have included schools, sport centers, universities, offices, heritage attractions and new housing developments such as the South West...
