Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery is encouraging debate about contemporary art with its latest exhibition.
The art of Gilbert & George explores important contemporary issues such as racial tension, politics, religion, sex and violence. Although Gilbert and Plymouth-born George are well known in London, it’s the first time there has been a major exhibition of their work in the South West. RAMM has received funding through ARTIST ROOMS to introduce the work of Gilbert & George to people in Exeter, particularly young people. A debate aimed at young people...
Thanks to the #nomakeupselfie trend, and generosity of the public, £8 million was raised for Cancer Research UK in just six days.
The #nomakeupselfie trend isn’t something Cancer Research UK started. But last Tuesday, after people began tweeting their #nomakeupselfie pictures and asking how they could use them to make a difference to Cancer Research UK’s work, the charity posted a message on its Facebook and Twitter pages with information about how to support its work to beat cancer sooner. Since then, Cancer Research UK has received an unprecedented increase in the volume of...
The South West’s leading arts charity and Classic FM’s chosen orchestra of the South launched their 60th Anniversary community celebrations on Thursday 13 March at Exeter’s acclaimed Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) and the University of Exeter to a rapturous reception. The events were held in partnership with Exeter Chamber of Commerce & Industry and One Voice Media & PR and sponsored by Event Exeter.
The first of the exclusive events was held at the RAMM and was attended by a host of leading businesses from Exeter and across the South West. Derek Phillips, Vice...
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Double Bill of Comedy Plays with Supper Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, Broadclyst Village Hall Two Fat Men features Duncan and George who have been forced by their wives to attend Weight Busters. Surrounded by women and waiting for the meeting to start they think that they know each other. Join them on a hilarious journey of discovery. Stop and Run is the story of Eileen, a lonely pensioner who, much to the horror of her family finds love at a...
Some of the most legendary names in folk will be joining forces for Feast of Fiddles landmark 21st birthday tour, with a performance even lined up on Wednesday 9th April at Exeter's Corn Exchange.
The celebrated 11-piece collective founded and led by accordionist/frontman Hugh Crabtree are marking their milestone 21st year with a 14-date tour between April 7-20. Hugh said:
“What started as a somewhat daft idea for a folk club night has grown into a folk-rock institution with six CDs to its name, several key festival appearances and sell-out shows the length and breadth of...
It’s high caffeine content and strong flavor makes black tea a popular drink among coffee drinkers. Known as red tea in China, this variety retains its flavors for many years. The tea is blended with various other ingredients to make flavored teas such as chai and the Irish breakfast. The tea can easily be brewed with your favorite herbs and spices such as cinnamon, ginger, black pepper to get the flavor of your choice. Black tea can be brewed from four to fifteen minutes depending on the flavor and the ingredients being added to it. While black tea can give you that...
Parents are leaving themselves open to financial problems by lending their children money without any legal advice according to QualitySolicitors.com. Failed relationships and family fall outs are cited as factors that see many parents lose the money they have given their loved one.
A third (33%) of parents in the South West now see it as their ‘parental duty’ to contribute to their child’s first property purchase, with nearly half (49%) gifting over £10,000 to their child and one in eight (12%) over £50,000, according to new research from QualitySolicitors.
A gas detection alarm, which began sounding at 9.47pm last night, resulted in an Axminster property being evacuated and fire crews being called to the incident.
Firefighters immediately advised an evacuation when they recieved the report of the sounding alarm.
Two local appliances were mobilised to the incident with a gas detection monitor. Once in attendance crews had low level readings on the gas detector, and efforts were made to ventilate the property and to locate the source.
A positive pressure ventilation fan was used and the property made safe
South west lovers are allowing technology to get in the way of their relationships and sex lives – a Durex survey reveals.
Durex is celebrating annual event, Earth Hour, by encouraging people to not only turn off all lights today but to also switch off their tech, and use the opportunity to reconnect with each other whilst the lights are off.
Earth Hour is an annual event organised by charity, WWF to encourage people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour to celebrate their commitment to the planet.
