Guest of Honour, the Mistress of Girton College Cambridge, Professor Susan J Smith, delighted pupils, parents, teachers and governors with a fascinating and eye opening speech at Exeter School's annual Speech Day on the evening of 18 September.
Professor Smith is a leading academic and highly respected Cambridge Head of College with an accomplished academic record in the field of Geography. The Royal Geographical Society recently awarded her the 2014 Victoria Medal for conspicuous merit in human geography and her work in social geography.
Active Plus has been shortlisted in the national, Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards which are jointly organised by the Ministry of Defence and the Department of Health.
Active Plus, which offers training and skills and confidence building delivered by military veterans, has been shortlisted in the Health Improvement and Promotion category – one of eight awards - which was won last year by an Everton Football Club community outreach scheme.
The shortlist was announced this month (September 2014) and the awards ceremony will take place in November at the Defence...
There’s a nip in the air in the mornings, so it can only mean one thing.
The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us – and it’s time for apple pressing at the Knapp Community Nature Reserve on Station Road in Sidmouth.
Come along on Sunday 4 October between 10am and 1pm to help the East Devon District Council Countryside team pick, chop and press the apples.
You can also bring some of your own apples along to press – remember to bring a container to take some juice away with you. This is a free event and everyone is welcome.
Komedia’s multi award-winning Krater Comedy Club is to take up residence at The Barnfield Theatre from Friday 26 September, bringing the best in UK live stand-up comedy to a new audience in Exeter.
Mark Olver:
Stand up comedian and compere at Jester Club and Bristol Comedy Pub. A highly popular comic and TV warm-up artist, having done 3 Edinburgh shows and headlined and compered for all the top clubs in the UK. Olver’s ‘Diary Of A Serial Killer’ won the Best New Show award at Leicester Comedy Festival. “Olver has a great story to tell” – The List “Cheerful and funny” – The...
WiFi SPARK, the UK’s fastest growing managed WiFi provider, has appointed local security firm Marsh Barton Security Services (MBSS), to provide an extensive security package at the new headquarters in Marsh Barton.
WiFi SPARK has recently relocated from offices in Newton Abbott where staff were split among several units, to a larger property in Cranmere Court, Marsh Barton. The move not only consolidates all staff into one central location, but also places the firm in a more accessible and well connected location to continue its predicted growth.
On the opening night of the first ever Relight My Fire festival tomorrow (Tuesday), join performance poet Matt Harvey as he premieres his new energy-inspired collection, The Element In the Room.
Currently poet-in-residence with Regen SW, (a centre for expertise in sustainable energy), Matt has gleaned some stimulating new material inspired by our love affair with energy.
Where do we go from here? If anyone can make light of the situation, it’s this man. Putting solar under the spotlight and giving wind-turbines a twist, Matt introduces a packed programme with featured poet...
A Devon pensioner discovered she was unwittingly growing a 5ft (1.5m) tall cannabis plant from a pack of bird seeds - after phoning a BBC Radio Devon phone-in programme.
Patricia Hewitson, from Exmouth, contacted the station's Sunday gardening programme asking for help identifying "a weed".
After discovering it was an illegal cannabis plant the police were involved.
Officers said Mrs Hewitson was growing the plant illegally but in good faith.
Mrs Hewitson said: "I sent a picture in via email and I got a couple of interesting emails back, including one from...
Killerton apple festival takes place on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 October from 10am-5pm.
The orchard will be festooned with bunting, stalls scattered between the apple trees, Morris dancers will bless the orchard for a good crop of apples for the following harvest plus a lot more.
It's going to be a weekend full of fun and activities and it would be a shame to have to wait a whole year before you could experience the Apple Festival.
For further info http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton/visitor-information/
From 24-26 October Westpoint Arena in Exeter will transform into food heaven for a three day extravaganza of tasting, learning and shopping.
During the action packed show visitors are treated to live cooking demonstrations by some of the nation's favourite celebrity chefs including the Hairy Bikers, Gino D'Acampo and John Torode, hands on experience in the interactive workshops, talks by producers and restaurant chefs, shopping for on trend cooking equipment, a dedicated children’s cooking area, sampling from food and drink producers and much more.
Exeter Chiefs notched up another away-day victory, this time against their near neighbours Gloucester.
Ben White’s first half try, coupled with the laser-guided boots of Gareth Steenson (pictured) and Henry Slade, proved just enough on the night for the Chiefs to sink hosts Gloucester at a packed Kingsholm.
The Cherry & Whites played their part in a thrilling encounter, claiming tries through Jonny May, Dan Murphy and Tom Palmer, but it was never enough even though James Hook did his best to set up a grandstand finale.
