Critically acclaimed play to tour the West Country

From Common Players, in association with Exeter Northcott Theatre, a new production of Jez Butterworth’s critically acclaimed play, Jerusalem, will tour the WestCountry in May and June. The new production will be made in a new way which will involve local artists and communities and teach new skills to those involved.

First performed in 2009, Jerusalem became the Evening Standard’s Best Play of the Year and is an epic and heroic play about our great British need for a connection with the landscape and our roots; an underpinning theme of the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.

In...

Top 10 Foods That Help Prevent Cancer

#10 – Pomegranates

Active ingredient: Ellagic Acid Pomegranates are extremely tasteful and they are filled with this magic ingredient that slows down and even stops cancer cells growth, while deactivating some cancer-causing compounds. Pomegranate seeds can be eaten as a healthy afternoon snack, offering the energy boost everyone needs daily, turned into healthy smoothies or added as a topping on ice-cream, yogurt or weekend cheesecakes. Ellagic acid can also be found in blackberries, raspberries, walnuts, strawberries, cranberries, pecans and grapes, so the choice is unlimited....

Hospiscare house clearance team scoops national award

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Sat, 05/03/2014 - 2:56pm

The House Clearance team at Hospiscare in Exeter has won the Most Inventive Hospice Retail Initiative award for its work generating new income and also helping raise public awareness about the support the hospice offers bereaved families.

Kate Few-Singh, Director of Income Generation, and Helen Hutter, Head of Retail, at the hospice received the accolade on behalf of the team at the Help the Hospices Retail Conference 2014 held in Birmingham – an annual event hosted by the national hospice care charity to develop knowledge and best practice among hospice retailers.

The...

Reef decline food fears

If coral reef health continues to decline, reefs of the future may not be able to support the food demands and livelihoods of millions of people living in the coastal tropics, according to new research from the Universities of Exeter and Queensland.

The findings, to be reported in the journal Current Biology on 5 May, are based on a study of Caribbean coral reefs and their ability to support reef fisheries.

“Corals are the building blocks of coral reefs. They create an amazingly complex habitat with lots of holes, cracks and crevices that serve as hiding places and homes...

Principal's Special Guests Experience Bicton College

Bicton College Principal David Henley greeted delegates in his home this week, welcoming them from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania as part of Bicton Overseas Agricultural Trust’s latest intake.

The seven students were invited to dine with David and wife Leigh, along with BOAT trustees Bill Vellacott and Mike Pash, giving them an introduction to Bicton College, it’s background, people and it’s close links with the Bicton Overseas Agricultural Trust.

The Trust aims to improve agriculture in the developing world by providing effective training programmes that can be further taught...

Exeter lung disease sufferer's incredible achievement

Authored by Sophie Hodge
Posted: Sat, 05/03/2014 - 12:40pm

When Sarah Henderson was diagnosed with severe bronchiectasis in December 2013 little did she realise that months later she'd be running a half marathon.

Earlier this year, things took a turn for the worst when her lungs became colonised by the superbug Pseudomonas Aeruginosa which resulted in several admissions to hospital and means she now has to take antibiotics every day to keep the bacteria at a low level.

Sarah, 22, from Exeter, has had a cough for as long as she can remember but has always been told by doctors that her breathing problems were caused by her...

‘Hearty Boys’ take on Mongol Rally

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 05/03/2014 - 10:49am

A Devon man will be taking part in the Mongol Rally 2014 this summer, driving more than 10,000 miles with a friend in a donated car.

Building surveyors Matthew Wyon-Brown from Exmouth, and his friend Mark Wellbelove from West Sussex, will be raising money for the British Heart Foundation, Devon Freewheelers and Cool Earth charities.

The ‘Hearty Boys’ will be using a 1988 Suzuki SJ413 for the unsupported journey to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.

Matthew, who works for Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service at its Exeter headquarters, said: “We have...

In-toto Kitchens Open Day & Bake-a-Cake Competition Judging

Event Date: 
10/05/2014 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
Venue: 
In-toto Kitchens, 3 The Venture Centre, Yeoford Way, Matford Park, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8LB

Why not come along and help us mark our 21st anniversary at our Open Day at our showroom on Saturday 10th May 2014. We will also be hosting the final of our Bake-a-Cake Competition during the day.

The finalists have been selected and the judges are ready to eat cake!

Our esteemed judges are Masterchef Peter Gorton of Gorton’s in Tavistock and Harriet Pecover, Pastry Chef at the Jack in the Green, Rockbeare and twice finalist in the South West Chef of the Year competition. They will be given the enviable task of sampling each of the cakes brought to our showroom by our...

Paramount Personnel announces South East partner

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 05/02/2014 - 4:25pm

Paramount Personnel the independent specialist hospitality recruiter has named Geoff Wilson former Restaurant Associates Director (the executive dining division of Compass Group PLC) as its new business development partner in London and the South East.

Commenting on the new appointment Paramount’s managing director Dean Croft said: "Geoff has worked in the hospitality industry for many more years than me and I am sure he will bring knowledge, passion and experience to this new role in London and the surrounding areas."

Geoff Wilson added: “I am excited about this new...

CCTV of Paignton armed robbery released

Detectives investigating the armed robbery at a Paignton jewellers have released CCTV of men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. One man, 21-year-old Zico Rawlinson of Barton, Torquay, was last week charged with robbery and possession of an offensive and appeared before magistrates. Now investigating officers are releasing CCTV film taken at the store in a bid to identify two other suspects. In the CCTV the men are seen to enter the store wearing hoody-style tops over white painter-and-decorator style disposable overalls.

Shortly after they are seen exiting...

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