Chagstock 2014 was another sell out this year, with local comedy duo O'Shea & O'Gaukroger pleasing crowds with their Live Lounge appearance on the Saturday.
250 people crammed into the live lounge to watch them, the biggest crowd behind Alex Kumar that the stage has ever got! The Festival boasted glorious sunshine all weekend along with impressive sets from the headline acts the Lightening Seeds on the Friday night and The Waterboys on the Saturday night.
Other local talent included Topsham's Alex Kumar, Sam Green and The Midnight Heist from Exmouth and the Chagstock...
Baroness Kramer, Minister of State for Transport yesterday (30 July) unveiled a £1.6m fleet of 12 new Stagecoach buses on a visit to Exeter to see how the bus operator and local authorities are working together to boost public transport in the south-west of England.
The latest new fleet of vehicles brings Stagecoach’s investment in new buses in Devon in 2013-14 alone to around £10million1.
Stagecoach, which has been independently assessed as offering the lowest fares of any major bus operator in the UK, carries more than 27 million passengers a year on its bus services in...
Those looking to get fit now have no excuses as the Reebok FitHub at Tony Pryce in Exeter's Guildhall Shopping Centre is offering free fitness classes for people of all fitness levels.
Beach Body Basics fitness classes started last week and will run weekly within the FitHub, providing a great location and chance to seek out fitness advice, empowering the local community to lead a healthier lifestyle – for free!
Run by qualified fitness instructors, the free fitness classes will run throughout the summer and include a variety of programs designed to sculpt the body while...
UnExpected Exeter Festival returns Unexpected is back!
2014 brings a three day programme that takes over the city centre with street theatre shows that will amaze and cause mayhem.
The festival commission in 2014 is an artistic interpretation of a First World War Recruitment Centre, The Great Fete, featuring an Edwardian Music Hall, a Tea Dance, costumed characters including Recruitment Officers and plenty of activities; and finally Circus Sunday sees No Fit State Circus from Wales visit Exeter for the first time with their outdoor extravaganza ‘Open House’ and their...
2014 brings a three day programme that takes over the city centre with street theatre shows that will amaze and cause mayhem.
The festival commission in 2014 is an artistic interpretation of a First World War Recruitment Centre, The Great Fete, featuring an Edwardian Music Hall, a Tea Dance, costumed characters including Recruitment Officers and plenty of activities; and finally Circus Sunday sees No Fit State Circus from Wales visit Exeter for the first time with their outdoor extravaganza ‘Open House’ and their company will be taking the lead in Exeter...
Tickets are selling fast for the Devon Wine and Music Festival with Exeter singer/songwriter Adam Isaac headlining the September event.
As well as local bands playing there will be dozens of Devon wines to taste from six vineyards and great food from local suppliers and local crafts.
Pebblebed is hosting the event at their vineyard in Clyst St George, near Exeter, on September 13/14. Adam Isaac, who made it through to the quarter final stages of BBC's The Voice, with Sir Tom Jones as coach, will be opening the event. The event is raising funds for local charity Hospiscare...
Firefighters have today issued a further eight day period of strike action as the Westminster government have not improved their pension proposals.
The current proposals in England and Wales are still unworkable and mean that firefighters will still face dismissal simply because they cannot maintain the high physical fitness requirements necessary for their role until they are age 60.
The proposals would also mean that if firefighters opt for early retirement, the reduction in their pension would be unacceptably high.
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “It is...
Book your Free Place Now for our South West Launch on Monday 8th September 2014 10am-1pm, Buckerell Lodge, Topsham Road, Exeter.
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Partners and sponsors gathered to celebrate the countdown for Nourish, Bovey Tracey's first annual festival of craft, food and music which takes place on 5 and 6 September.
The small town on the edge of Dartmoor has become a centre for contemporary culture; Bovey Tracey is home to one of the country’s top annual craft events, a nationally acclaimed centre for craft, and an award winning artisan cheese specialist. Nourish will celebrate the best in regional food, craft and music in an event designed to feed the body, the mind and the senses. The festival is led by The Contemporary...
