The Duchess of Cornwall officially opened Devon County Council’s state-of-the-art newly refurbished Exeter Library this afternoon.
The Duchess was given a tour of the library, which has been transformed by the council’s multi million pound investment, and was introduced to staff and community groups who regularly use the library’s extensive facilities.
Her Royal Highness's first stop was to meet the artists who created the Stack of Books art installation - Will Shakspear, Mark Collcutt and Matt Dingle. The art work, internally lit with LED lighting, depicts books with a...
Theo Brown and the Folklore of Dartmoor explores the hidden tales of seven Dartmoor villages through experiments in sound and vision. It also celebrates the life of the late folklorist and artist Theo Brown, whose publications, papers and woodcuts have lain dormant in the archives at Exeter University since her death in 1993.
Using Brown’s unpublished research, Ian Humberstone and David Chatton Barker have crafted an audio-visual retelling of Dartmoor folklore grounded in the moor’s topography, history and folk-culture.
The project was realised as a box-set of seven-inch...
All the latest golf news from Exeter Golf and Country Club, including the DCGU Palairet Memorial Trophy, Wednesday Stableford, Bradley Rowe Order of Merit and the Ladies Invitation to Men.
DCGU Palairet Memorial Trophy
Congratulations to Captain Ray and his Palairet side who have got through to the fourth round by beating Dainton park at Torquay golf club last Sunday. In what proved to be a thrilling contest, Exeter scraped through 3 – 2 with the deciding game finishing on the last. Exeter GCC will now face Holsworthy at Tavistock on Sunday 27 July. Supporters are most...
The University of Exeter is bestowing key figures from the South West region with Honorary Degrees this week, among 14 Honorary Graduates.
Kicking off proceedings was Tony Rowe OBE, Chief Executive and Chairman of Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club and also South West Communications Group, which he established in 1982.
He was joined on Monday 14 July by Roy Pike who led Torquay Boys’ Grammar School for 27 years, making him one of the longest-serving head teachers. He is an alumnus of the University of Exeter and three of his six children also graduated from the University.
The Exeter Science Park Company has strengthened its links with the University of Exeter through an agreement which will see the University’s innovation arm manage the new Science Park Centre which is due to open in April 2015.
The University’s wholly-owned subsidiary Peninsula Innovations Limited has taken a lease for the Centre to offer flexible office and laboratory space for science & technology companies on the Park. PIL already manages the successful Innovation Centre, based on the University’s Streatham campus.
Professor Sir William Wakeham, Chairman of Exeter...
On Friday 18 July 2014, Tim Heal and Andrew Perkins of Ashfords LLP, will be completing an enduring and physical challenge by cycling from Ashfords' London to Exeter office to raise money for Children's Hospice South West (CHSW).
Covering almost 250 miles, both Tim and Andrew will be pushing themselves to the ultimate limit to reach the Exeter office within one day, making this one of Ashfords' biggest charity challenges of the year. While on route from London to Exeter, the cycling duo will be stopping in at Ashfords' Bristol, Taunton and Tiverton offices for a...
Join Newton Abbot Racecourse on Sunday 20th July and celebrate the upcoming summer holidays at their Family Day.
The Family Enclosure will make its return for the summer at every summer holiday fixture this season. There’s plenty to keep the children entertained with inflatables and giant garden games, with a great view of the course for parents.
Racing for the day starts at 2.20pm, with gates opening at 12.20pm.
Tickets can be bought online at www.newtonabbotracing.com until 5pm on Saturday 19th July. Tickets are priced at £12 for the Course Enclosure and £18 for...
The Natwest Venus Awards in Devon have chosen children’s charity CHICKS as their charity of the year for 2014.
The Tavistock-based organisation provides free, week long respite breaks for disadvantaged children from across the UK, who would not otherwise have time away from their difficult lives.
The children they support come from a variety of backgrounds – those living in poverty, children that are being neglected or abused, either mentally, physically or sexually, children who have lost parents or even children who are full time young carers.
Members of the public will have a right to speak and question politicians at full meetings of Devon County Council, if new proposals are agreed.
The council’s Conservative leader John Hart says people should be able to make representations and quiz Cabinet members at the start of each full council meeting and during the annual scrutiny committee examination of the budget.
The plans were agreed unanimously at a meeting of the council’s political leaders and whips.
They will enable members of the public to make representations, present petitions and ask questions at...
Phil Dollman believes lessons learnt last season will help to serve the Exeter Chiefs well ahead of the new 2014/15 season.
In a season which brought the high of the Chiefs lifting their first piece of major silverware when they defeated Northampton Saints in the LV= Cup Final, together with the low of a record-breaking home defeat to Sale Sharks, the Welshman believes the Devon club will head into the new campaign with some vital experience under their belts.
"We won a major piece of silverware, which is something you have got to take on board and enjoy, and be proud of,...
