Drawing the predictable melange of charity shop jumpers and Doc Martens, Bombay Bicycle Club took centre stage at the Great Hall playing a sold out set in the halfway leg of their UK tour. Swept there on a compelling tide of nostalgia and elated on expectations of £23 tickets, that were needless to say; high.
The band have received heady mainstream success from album number four ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow’ with singles such as ‘Luna’ gracing the airwaves of the daytime Radio One playlist.
The set was a notch up in professionalism from the 2010 post ‘had the blues’ relative...
If your pet pooch is the canine equivalent of Richard Gere or Julia Roberts, then they could win a place in the spotlight in the beautiful and romantic opera La Boheme, coming to the Princess Theatre, Torquay on Tuesday 8 April, 2014.
International soloists have been selected from across the world to join the celebrated Chisinau National Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra’s Spring tour – but there is still one part to be cast, the role of Muzetta’s pet dog.
Award-winning opera director and producer Ellen Kent said: “People say never work with children or animals but I love to...
The TeenStar Regional Live Finals will take place on Sunday 30th March at Exeter Corn Exchange. Teenagers and Pre-teens will perform to an audience and panel of judges in the hope to progress to the next stage of the national children's X-Factor competition. These children have already successfully got through their first audition round to get to this show so we are expecting many talented youngsters.
One girl through to the Pre-teens category is Mya Stevens, age 9 who sang price tag in her first round audition. She will be sing Human by Christina Perri and she is very excited...
Racing enthusiasts attending the annual Cotley Point-to-Point on Sunday 30 March at Cotley, near Chard in Somerset will be in for a surprise when they see the runners entered in the first race of the day at 11.30am. Four shaggy ships of the desert, otherwise known as camels, are due to come thundering down the finishing straight, ridden by jockeys wearing flowing Lawrence of Arabia style regalia, all in aid of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance charity.
"Camel racing is an exciting addition to this year's race meeting," said Tom Eames, the new Chairman of the...
Local people, schoolchildren and Council Members all joined together on Wednesday (19 March) to celebrate the re-opening of the Grand Western Canal near Halberton.
Narrow boats made their first journey in over a year as the ribbon was cut by Council Chairman, Bernard Hughes OBE.
Cheering crowds welcomed the flotilla as they made their way under the bridge at Halberton.
The Canal suffered a serious breach of its northern bank near Swing Bridge in November 2012, after water spilled over the top of the embankment during torrential downpours and flooding.
Racing enthusiasts attending the annual Cotley Point-to-Point on Sunday 30 March at Cotley, near Chard in Somerset will be in for a surprise when they see the runners entered in the first race of the day at 11.30am. Four shaggy ships of the desert, otherwise known as camels, are due to come thundering down the finishing straight, ridden by jockeys wearing flowing Lawrence of Arabia style regalia, all in aid of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance charity.
"Camel racing is an exciting addition to this year's race meeting," said Tom Eames, the new Chairman of the...
Kyra Daniel, Branch Manager at haart of Exeter, is celebrating after scooping the ‘top branch manager’ accolade for growing market share at the estate agency’s annual conference and awards ceremony. She won a trip of a lifetime to Abu Dhabi.
Said Kyra: “It was great to be recognised as the best among my peers and it’s a tribute to Exeter’s dedicated and highly professional team that more and more people are selling with us.”
The award was presented by TV presenter Gabby Logan and comedian Lenny Henry at a glittering ceremony attended by 650 people at Tobacco Dock in London...
Rugby fans in and around Exeter will have a chance to get their hands on Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets from May onwards.
England Rugby 2015, Tournament Organiser for Rugby World Cup 2015, has today released details on the Rugby Community Ticket programme that will see 500,000 tickets go on sale to rugby fans through the English club network and wider rugby community from May 2014. Exeter will be hosting three matches at Sandy Park as part of Rugby World Cup 2015.
The programme enables clubs and rugby organisations to give members an additional opportunity to access tickets...
Exeter Citizen’s Advice Bureau has said that the Government must do more to work for “those who are making do and can’t save” and warns that many of the government’s austerity cuts “have yet to bite”.
The comments from Exeter CAB come after the Chancellor, George Osborne, yesterday revealed his 5th budget to MPs in parliament.
The budget, described by Mr Osborne as one for “makers, doers and savers”, included a range of new measures including raising the personal income allowance, introducing new pensions rules and a ‘New Isa’ with a tax free saving limit of £15,000 per...
Chagstock Festival are delighted to announce that Lightning Seeds are the latest addition to their 2014 line-up. They will headline the main stage on Friday night.
Lightning Seeds are a Liverpudlian band fronted and formed by Ian Broudie. They’ve had 12 top 20 UK hits including Pure, Change, Sugar Coated Iceberg, You Showed Me and 1996 football anthem Three Lions. Ian Broudie and the Lightning Seeds have released seven studio albums to date – six as Lightning Seeds and one Ian Broudie solo album.
Also on the bill are million-selling alt-rock legends, The Waterboys, who will...
