If you have clothes that need mending or restyling, or want to swap unwanted garments for hidden gems from another wardrobe, head to the Guildhall Shopping Centre next week.
From June 2-5 a group of students from the University of Exeter are taking over a shop in the centre as part of a series of global events and initiatives commemorating the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory disaster.
On April 24 last year, 1,133 people were killed and many more injured when the clothing complex collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After the disaster, dozens of brands quickly signed...
Exeter Samaritans are mounting an Art and Craft exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first telephone line going live in 1964.
Members of the public are invited to join in the celebrations by adding their thoughts and sketches to a continuum board, putting a stitch to a wall hanging and taking part in a knitting demonstration.
The event will be in St Stephen's Church, High Street, Exeter, from 10am-4pm on June 12 and 13, and 10am-3pm on June 14.
Admissiion is free and there will be a small charge for tea/coffee and home made cake.
Police in Ottery St Mary are investigating the theft of a rare vintage car from the town overnight.
The 1968 MKII Austin Mini Cooper was stolen from a car park at Otter Mills Switch Gear on Mill Street.
The owner went out from his home earlier today to find the car had been taken.
The car is white in colour with black wheels and a black roof with the registration mark NDV 919G.
Police are now investigating the theft and would like to speak with anyone who may have seen the £6,500 classic car being driven between the hours of 4.30pm on 29 May and 11am the...
A long-term resident living at a Exeter care home celebrated her 105th birthday yesterday (Friday 30) with a special tour of the Royal Albert Memorial museum (RAMM). Margaret Howes was born in 1909 when Edward VII was King, and has witnessed extraordinary changes like the mass introduction of radio then television, the demise of horse drawn transport as well as seeing firsthand the impact of both world wars. Later as a professional social worker for children and the elderly in Devon and Cornwall from the 1940s onwards, she was in the forefront of major policy changes throughout her working...
For one week in June, any space can be a theatre.... From pub cellars to cathedrals, libraries to synagogues, the city will be transformed for Ignite, Exeter’s festival of theatre.
Taking place from the 2nd-7th June, with nearly two hundred performances over six days, you can see fantastic productions from companies across the country.
Tickets are just £7 and the more shows you see, the cheaper it gets with the 5 for £25 ticket deal
The full programme can be found here: http://www.igniteexeter.org.uk/
Colourburn, a video and marketing agency located in Southernhay, and Exeter Phoenix have partnered to give kids aged 8 to 12 the opportunity to take part in a unique film school, which will see children create their very own short film and have it screened at a special premiere during ‘Screen on the Green’, which takes place in Northenhay Gardens this August.
The week-long, interactive, fun course starts on 28 July 2014, and those involved will get real hands-on experience working with a professional crew.
Damo Cross of Colourburn comments: “Both Exeter Phoenix and...
Be taken back by Heathcliff and Cathy as Chapter house theatre company perform this literary classic, ideal entertainment for all the family.
Make an evening of it and have a delicious pre-theatre supper with award winning local produce in the Killerton Kitchen restaurant £12.50. (call 01392 881345 to book dinner)
Devon Hotels and Restaurants Association raised over £1,000 for the Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Hospitality Action following a charity auction at their Annual Association Dinner, with each charity receiving £500 to put towards the valuable work they do.
Mike Coombes, Chair of Devon Hotels said: “We are so pleased with the amount raised for both charities. We are also really grateful to our members for raising such an amazing amount of money for these groups and for the prizes that they donated. Devon Hotels represents over 50 hotels and restaurants in the county and the work that...
