May Make Over will raise funds for Dream-A-Way

Southernhay Clinic, John Lewis, Woodbury Hotel & Golf Club and Exeter College, along with, and in aid of, Princesshay’s 2014 chosen local charity; Dream-A-Way have come together to create a fantastic make over event taking place on Thursday 8 May.

Following on from the success of their Sizzling Summer Make-Over last year, this amazing May Make-Over is aimed at helping you look and feel the very best you can just in time for the summer and beyond!

Penny Albertella, Director of Southernhay Clinic said: “We have something for everyone and this Make-Over event looks set to...

Famous fiddle player comes to Devon

Scottish fiddle player Patsy Reid will be performing at The Big Church in Silverton tomorrow (Tuesday 29 April) as part of her ' The Brightest Path' tour.

Pasty, who has played with several artists over the years including The Cecil Sharp Project and Kathryn Tickell’s Northumbrian Voices, is taking centre stage on the tour which began in Febuary.

The tour will see Patsy perform music from her first solo album 'The Brightest Path', which is Patsy's first solo recording in six years.

The album features artists including Ben Nicholls, Ewan Macpherson and Mattie Foulds...

Night to remember at racecourse

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Sun, 04/27/2014 - 7:40pm

Champagne, a glorious British picnic and beauty treatments will all combine to make an evening at Exeter Racecourse on May 6 a memorable experience.

For just £49 per person, or £450 per table of ten, Exeter’s Ladies’ Night package will allow guests to indulge in a wonderful experience from the luxury of a private suite. One of Exeter’s top salon’s, Amanda Marsden Aveda Lifestyle Salon, will provide unforgettable treatments, racing tipster and TV pundit Luke Harvey will give his advice on the night’s winners and there will be a glass of bubbles on arrival.

There are...

Emergency services attend A381 crash

Firefighters, ambulance personnel and the police were called to a an accident involving one vehicle earlier yesterday ( Sunday 27th April).

Two fire appliances from Newton Abbot and the Heavy Rescue Vehicle from Middlemoor were sent to a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision on the A381 near to Ware Barton near to Newton Abbot at 2.25pm.

Reports stated that the vehicle had left the highway and travelled down an embankment.

Upon arrival fire crews used two sets of hydraulic cutting equipment and stabilisation equipment to release a casualty with suspected...

'Two Printmakers' - a CCANW Exhibition

Event Date: 
08/07/2014 - 8:30am to 08/08/2014 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW), Innovation Centre, University of Exeter

The Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW) is opening a new exhibition in the Innovation Centre at the University of Exeter on Friday 9 May. The exhibition continues until 8 August 2014.

The 'Two Printmakers' Catherine Cartwright and Alison Savic produce their work at Exeter’s Double Elephant Print Workshop, where Catherine is a director. Her process of drypoint-collagraph explores human rights stories around the world through the destruction of built environments. Alison’s linocuts, drypoints and monoprints feature several of the buildings of the...

Charity celebrates coming of age at Business Expo

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Sun, 04/27/2014 - 12:29pm

The Devon Business Expo organised by TheBestOf Exeter and launching on Thursday 5 June at Matford Centre, announces its ‘charity of the year’ Dream-A-Way, celebrating its 21st anniversary, as the designated show charity. A charity raffle will be held to raise much needed monies for this local worthy cause at the after-show drinks reception sponsored by Business Network (SW).

The business exhibition sponsored by BasePoint Business Centres, supporting sponsor Glen King PR and Express & Echo as the official media partner, will have over 100 exhibitors showcasing their products and...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Making plans for the weekend? Then you've come to the right place! Check out our guide to the best of What's On in and around Exeter:

THEATRE

Kit & McConnel Saturday, 7.30pm, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Since they teamed up as a cabaret duo a couple of years ago, Kit Hesketh Harvey (Just A Minute, Kit and the Widow) and his new fella, pianist, composer and Hugh Grantalike James McConnel have stormed in cabaret, from the Edinburgh and Aldeburgh Festivals to international tours as paid escorts to Joan Rivers. Tickets: £20.50. www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

The Various...

No Hair for Hospiscare!

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Sun, 04/27/2014 - 7:53am

Diana Virgin and friend Alex Waldron are off to the hairdressers, but instead of cut and blow dry they are both shaving off all of their hair!

On May 3rd at the Honiton Conservative Club the pair will be having their heads shaved in full view of the public from 7:30pm onwards.

Diana and Alex lost close friend Paul Kiddle to Cancer in February 2014.

Paul was a well known and popular member of the local community acting as Captain of Di and Alex’s Darts Team and secretary for Honiton & District Darts League. Paul was well known for his bald head and had...

Exeter School's international success

Exeter School pupils have certainly made the most of their Easter holidays with six representing their country in sport from water polo to rounders.

Year 11 Ben Green is representing England U17s in cricket and is currently on tour in Sri Lanka. Ben has had good success in the one-day series and has previously just been selected for the three-day game which began on 24 April. At the end of the one-day series, he was the leading wicket taker on tour and the fourth highest run scorer.

Year 9 pupils Harriet Milner and Olivia Ziegler-Evans are part of the U14 England Rounders...

Look out for a NAFAS "Lonely Bouquet"

There’s no better way to say it than with flowers. Which is exactly why NAFAS (The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies) is using beautiful little bunches to spread some love around the UK on National Flower Arranging Day (Friday 2nd May 2014)

In celebration of their Emerald Anniversary, the charity plans to distribute over 60,000 bouquets across the UK embracing ‘The Lonely Bouquet’ concept on a scale never seen before.

In Devon and Cornwall, plans are in place to distribute over 50 bouquets across the region.

NAFAS members will distribute mystery...

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