The gardens of Paignton Zoo are now home to four of the largest garden ornaments ever seen.
A large gorilla covered in shells, a towering giraffe and a dazzling butterfly have all popped up in the Zoo grounds in recent weeks.
Barry the Gorilla attended the Chelsea Flower Show before retiring to South Devon, while Gerald the Giraffe was at Hampton Court Flower Show. The (unnamed) painted wooden butterfly was left over from a private event held at the Zoo. They join Herbert the painted life-size gorilla, a veteran of the Great Gorillas Project from last summer, when 30...
With the Premier League in full swing, football fans everywhere are looking to see if we can repeat or avoid the performances of our favourite teams last year. So far, Manchester United are living up to their 2013 seventh place reputation, thanks to an embarrassing first game against Swansea City. Despite Wayne Rooney's best efforts, the Red Devils were beaten 2-1 by the 2013 12th place finishers, thanks to goals from Ki Sung-Yeung and Gylfi Sigurdsson. The past is the past however, and now football fanatics everywhere are looking forward to seeing how Manchester United's biggest rivals,...
Shop staff and volunteers at the Exeter British Heart Foundation (BHF) Furniture & Electrical store are hosting a party on Wednesday 27th August from 11am to 3pm to thank locals for their support over the past year. The party will take place at the Exeter BHF Furniture & Electrical store, located on Cheeke Street, Exeter. Thanks to the Exeter community, BHF shops in Devon have raised £1,390,000 for the BHF over the past year. This staggering amount has enabled the BHF to fund 166 defibrillators, seven heart support groups and 26 health care professionals in the local area. The...
The Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) has invested £30,000 to help realise the idea of building a family room for Haematology patients at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
The local charity has invested the funds to develop and plan out the reworking of space in the Haematology Centre to accommodate an area where critically ill patients can enjoy time and privacy with their families. The family room will bring all the comforts of home, but also allows quick access to hospital facilities and expert healthcare professionals when required. The proposed space will provide a holistic room...
Exeter Tennis Centre has unveiled a revamped coaching programme specially designed to make it easier for local families to pick up a racquet.
The new programme features an exciting selection of toddler, mini, junior, teen and adult sessions timed to make it possible for children, siblings and parents to be on-court at the same time.
Director of Tennis Will McNally explained: “Families are incredibly busy so we wanted to find the best way for them to make the most of tennis.
“We’re in the privileged position of having 10 fabulous indoor courts which allows different...
A long-awaited return for one of Canada's finest singer/songwriters.
Multi-award-winning James has a devoted worldwide following for his masterful storytelling, faultless guitar, coffee-rich baritone voice, and passionate live performances.
A wordsmith par-excellence, James writes intelligent songs that touch on universal emotions and leave his audiences spellbound. James is playing with multi-instrumentalist Hugh who plays mandolin, bass, fretless bass, 8 string bass, pedal steel, lap steel, and more!
A first Mill visit from this multi-award winning blues diva. With over 60 albums to her credit and a career spanning 45 years, Dana has played support to Bob Dylan, runs her own music festival in Mustique (graced by the likes of Mick Jagger among others), had lead roles in hit West End shows (most notably as the original Mary Magdalene in the 1st London production of Jesus Christ Superstar), and enjoys a worldwide following. This international blues legend will play with Jake & Artie Zaitz on guitar and double bass respectively.
A first Mill visit from this Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter.
Longtime fan Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2 says: "Absolutely gorgeous music. We've rarely had as big a reaction to any artist in recent years than we've had for Lizanne Knott".
Her seductive almost hypnotic vocals, intelligent poetic lyrics and natural warmth combine to make her a captivating performer, and a rare talent. Playing with Bill Reveles on guitar.
Songwriter Huw and multi-instrumentalist Maart first met on a Fairport Convention tour bus in 1995. Huw went on to conquer the British folk scene with previous singing partner Tony Williams, and is now a regular BBC Radio 4 contributor.
Over a 30 year career, Maart has toured and recorded with everyone from Fairport, Jethro Tull, The Mission, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Mike Harding, Robert Plant, Midge Ure and many more.
Together, Huw and Maart deliver an evening of warmth, humour, beautiful songs, foot-tapping tunes, and stories that will captivate and enthral.
