It all starts with a 100m tape, paper plan, old roadside boards cut up into 8” squares, bags of 6” nails, a hammer, marker pen, two energetic men and the passion and determination of the many volunteers who are involved with putting on the Devon County Show. Show Secretary Ollie Allen is overseeing the marking out the site for the Devon County Show, held on May 22-24, at the Westpoint showground near Exeter. From humble beginnings, a tented town ready to accommodate more than 30,000 exhibitors and visitors every day will rise up from the grass into a traditional vista of billowing canvas....

Heavy rain expected to cause issues for the organisers of this weekend’s Ten Tors challenge. As a result of the recent rain, concerns have been raised over the state of several car parks near the starting line in Okehampton, making them unavailable for spectator’s vehicles. With spectators and the family members of more than 2,400 young people taking part in challenge hoping to support the teams at the starting line, the limited car parking is likely to be significant disruption. Brigadier Piers Hankinson, the Director of Ten Tors said this morning: “I have conducted a further assessment...

If you missed Four of Swords Theatre’s productions of Macbeth in Beer Quarry Caves this year and Jekyll and Hyde at Poltimore House last year, both of which sold out weeks in advance, you’ll need to book early for the Exeter company’s next theatrical experience.

From 3-7 June, Exeter Cathedral hosts Four of Swords Theatre's production of Gawain and The Green Knight, adapted from one of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Exeter Cathedral is the city's most important landmark, and a spectacular example of Medieval architecture. It is a...

Over 60 independent business owners and retail chain managers attended an event at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Thursday 30th April, to learn about a proposed Business Improvement District for Exeter.

The group heard from a variety of speakers representing independent retailers, franchises and national chains operating within the city, including Mattie Richardson, Chairperson of Fore Street Collective and owner of Bunyip Beads and Buttons, David Shawyer, McDonalds Franchisee and Ray Frame, Store Manager of Wilko. Each explained why they would support the introduction of a...

The University of Exeter has announced a unique collaboration with the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, to conduct research into the effectiveness and safety of cutting-edge drugs.

The new partnership is hoped to reinforce Exeter’s burgeoning reputation as a world-leader in (eco) toxicological research as well as provide a significant boost for the South West economy, by securing a number of highly-skilled jobs on the University’s Streatham Campus and keeping valuable scientific knowledge within the region.

As well as studying the effects that potential new drugs, designed...