Summer Film School Holiday Club

Event Date: 
28/07/2014 - 8:30am to 01/08/2014 - 4:30pm
Venue: 
Brampford Speke School, Exeter

Overview: Exeter film school will provide school kids aged 8 - 12 years old with the opportunity to work with highly skilled filmmakers in creating a professional short film. This is to be shown at a special premiere screening as well as being submitted to film festivals around the world.

The real aim is to give the kids a full-fat, fun, filmmaking experience...and a film they can be proud of.

How it will work: Colourburn is a film production company with a strong track record of producing ambitious films and working with abled and disabled children. Colourburn will be in...

Tribute to Devon grandmother killed in crash

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Wed, 06/04/2014 - 10:35am

The family of a ‘wonderful’ Exmouth grandmother killed in a coach crash in May have paid tribute to her memory.

Police have now confirmed that 59-year-old Margaret Luxton was killed when a coach she was a passenger in left the road and struck a wall near Looe in Cornwall on Tuesday May 13.

68-year-old Carol Muldoon, from Newton Poppleford also died in the crash while many other were left with serious injuries.

Speaking on behalf of the Luxton family, Margaret Luxton’s daughter in law Ruth Luxton said: “A wonderful local Exmouth lady was taken from us far too soon at...

Come along to Exeter’s health fair

Authored by NEWDevonCCG
Posted: Wed, 06/04/2014 - 10:03am

Residents and visitors to Exeter are being invited to attend a health fair in the city centre on Friday 27 June 2014.

The health fair, which is being held at St Stephen’s Church on the High Street, is the second event of this type in Exeter and aims to find out people’s views and feedback on what health and social care provision could look like in the future in their area.

It is being hosted by Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG), the organisation that commissions, or buys, most healthcare services for people in Exeter.

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Man charged after alleged A30 stabbing

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Tue, 06/03/2014 - 11:51pm

Police are appealing for witnesses to an alledged attempted murder on the A30 yesterday evening (June 2).

Officers were called to an area of the A30 near to Lewannick yesterday around 7.30pm after reports of a man injured by the carriageway. Officers found a man with a chest injury, believed to have been caused by a stab wound. The man, aged in his twenties, was airlifted to Derriford Hospital for treatment. His condition is described as stable and he has not suffered any life threatening or life changing injuries.

The victim was discharged from hospital this morning (June...

Rock of Ages hits Torquay

Authored by Rockofages
Posted: Tue, 06/03/2014 - 7:37pm

Following a three-year run in London’s West End, audiences around the country will are getting the chance to enjoy ROCK OF AGES The Musical as it embarks on a UK tour. The legendary show opens in the Princess Theatre Torquay tonight and plays to packed out audiences there for the rest of the week. For a chance to catch it head to http://www.rockofagesmusical.co.uk/

A neighbourly invitation from Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park

Event Date: 
07/06/2014 - 10:00am to 08/06/2014 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Devon's Crealy Great Adventure Park

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park invites its neighbours to visit the Park on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June to say a big thank you for their continued support of the Park and local tourism.

Local residents of Bishops Clyst, Clyst St Mary, Clyst St George, Farringdon, Woodbury and Woodbury Salterton will be treated to a complimentary day at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park upon presentation of a current utility bill to prove residency.

With over 60 rides and attractions, including the brand Flying Machine, Bugz Unlimited, The Lost World of Atlantis and Dino Jeeps as...

Community Transport Awareness Week

Transport for Your Community is co-ordinating its first Community Transport Awareness Week across Devon from 9-15 June.

The organisation, which is made up of Community Transport group members across Devon, provides transport to health appointments, services, shops and leisure activities where no transport or no suitable transport is available.

During the Awareness Week, the Transport for Your Community roadshow will be visiting Tavistock, Barnstaple, Newton Abbot, Ivybridge, Honiton, Tiverton and Okehampton, where each local Community Transport group will be showcasing the...

* COMPETITION CLOSED * WIN Exeter Comedy Grove tickets

Exeter Comedy Grove is a brand new comedy club which opens on Friday 17 October at The Lemon Grove, Exeter University.

We will be featuring the best comedians from the national stand-up circuit with many who have appeared on shows such as Mock the Week and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets (worth £10 each) to the opening show, all you have to do is answer this simple question:

What date does the Exeter Comedy Grove open for the first show?

Email your answer, along with your name and telephone number to: lukem27@...

Missing Exeter man

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/03/2014 - 3:35pm

Police are appealing for the public’s help in finding a man who has gone missing from Exeter. Matthew Rogers, 25, went missing from his home in the St Thomas area of the city on Monday 26 May. He is described as white, 6ft 2ins, of slim build, with short fair-coloured hair. He usually wears jeans, a casual top and black boots. Detective Constable Emily Sheppard, based in Exeter, said: “This is not the first time Matthew has gone missing however his family are very concerned about him. “He has not made any contact with them since Friday (30 May) and they don’t know where he has gone. “...

Ecover helps the South West Go Blue!

Events are taking place across Devon to mark Britain’s first ever Ecover Go Blue! weekend.

Almost 50 events have been organised across the country to celebrate our seas, shores and marine wildlife. Among them are a sponsored swim at in Brixham, a stand-up paddle board event in Sidmouth, a sea-themed story-reading at a primary school in Exmouth, and a schools science and water sports day in Plymouth.

Go Blue! is part of the 2014 Ecover Blue Mile programme and has captured the imagination of people right across the country.

So far, 46 events have been organised for Go...

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