For 65 years people from all over the world walked the streets of Pigalle, the notorious red light district of Paris, in search of thrills & titillation. At the end of the Cité Chaptal stood a building that would give them all they were looking for, & more: Le Théatre du Grand Guignol. EAT invite you to an evening of frights & delights as they take you on a journey into this unique theatrical genre.
THE MAN WHO SAW THE DEVIL by Gaston Leroux Based on the short story ‘L’homme qui a vu le diable’ by the author of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’. A group of hunters seek shelter...
Local law firm, Gilbert Stephens LLP, is set to host another of its popular charity quizzes on Thursday 15 May at Kennaway House, Sidmouth, to raise funds for two local charities – Sidmouth Voluntary Services and FORCE Cancer Charity.
The event, organised by the law firm for the third consecutive year, starts at 7pm and hopes to attract over 70 people and raise hundreds of pounds on the night.
Held in Kennaway House’s Cellar Bar, a buffet will be included in the £30.00 team entry fee and the organisers are calling upon local people to get behind the fundraising event....
More than 200 families across Devon and Cornwall will benefit from a grant made to an Exeter-based national charity by The Norman Family Charitable Trust.
National Family Mediation, based in Exeter, whose mission is to help parents who live apart stay close to their children, has been awarded £1,000 by the Trust. It will help ensure families across the south west become more aware of their options to find quick, cheap and effective long-term solutions that are in the interests of their children when they are separating or divorcing.
As part of National Stalking Awareness Day (Thursday 24 April 2014) Devon and Cornwall Police are reminding people not to suffer in silence and report any incidents of stalking to the police. As many as one in five women and one in 10 men report being stalked at some point in their lives (British Crime Survey 2009/10). Stalking is unwanted and obsessive attention by one individual towards another. It can involve persistent phone calls/texting, sending of gifts, following a person or damaging their property, plus with the increase of technology stalking can also take place online.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is taking its campaign against palm oil to the Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink.
The Zoo is sponsoring the Exeter Chamber of Commerce networking lunch on Friday 25th April, which is part of the Festival. The lunch will include a talk from Paignton Zoo and the Proper Cornish Food Company on how the two organisations worked together to develop palm oil free Cornish pasties.
Palm oil is a widely-used ingredient found in many everyday foods and other products, but its production destroys habitat vital to species in South East Asia,...
Site manager Nathan Pyett from independent developer, C G Fry & Son has won a Considerate Constructors Scheme 2014 National Site Bronze Award.
Nathan received his award in London and was joined by his partner Julia Simmonds and Kevin Murch, Construction Director of C G Fry and his wife Teresa. This award is in recognition of improving the image of construction and was for Holmdale site in Sidmouth built for DCH (formerly Devon & Cornwall Housing).
The Considerate Constructors Scheme's much-revered National Site Awards 2014, recognises and rewards the UK's most...
A warning notice has been issued to Devon Partnership NHS Trust after failing to complete improvements to quality of care at Coombehaven ward at Wonford House Hospital.
The warning notice was issued after inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that patients on the ward were still not consistently involved in the preparation of their care plans or had regular access to their named nurses despite these concerns being raised by a previous inspection.
The notice means that the Trust must now complete the improvements to Coombehaven ward, which serves as an...
Around 800 businesses across East Devon can still benefit from a scheme offering rate relief of up to £1,000 for the next two years. But time is running out to sign up to the scheme.
The initiative, adopted by East Devon District Council, is designed to give local retail businesses of a rateable value of less than £50,000 a chance to compete on a more level playing field with internet retailers.
Businesses to benefit include shops, post offices, restaurants, cafes, pubs and garden centres.
Councillor David Cox, EDDC Cabinet Member for Finance, said: “A £1,000...
Dave Barr, Managing Director of thebestofExeter, and organiser of the Devon Business Expo 2014 is delighted that this innovative and exciting event will be sponsored by Basepoint, Marsh Barton, Exeter.
Basepoint specialises in the development and operation of flexible business, innovation and enterprise centres. These centres provide comprehensive accommodation and support infrastructure packages to new and early-stage businesses within a supportive and secure environment. The company operates both wholly and part-owned centres, as well as managing facilities on behalf of public...
