Master Ken's Enter the Dojo Seminar

Event Date: 
30/04/2014 - 6:30pm
Venue: 
Thistle: Rougemont Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SP

Master Ken is coming over from the States to give one of his unique "Martial Arts" Seminars Master Ken is the Star of the YouTube series Enter The Dojo, which has had over 5 million views to date. For those who don’t know about this show yet, let me promise you that you are missing one of the most hilarious things going right now on the internet, and Matthew Page has created a fantastic character in Master Ken, an amalgam of many “McDojo” instructors, and the show has an eclectic and funny group of people, and the actors who portray them bring a lot to the show, but show creator...

A377 re-open after landslip

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Sun, 02/23/2014 - 9:15am

The landslip that closed the A377 Cowley Road running between Exeter and Credition on Friday afternoon has now been completely cleared and the road is fully open.

The road had been closed to ensure the safe removal of 400 tonnes of slippage material from the site which involved the use of heavy excavation and haulage plant.

The road closure had prevented bus services from serving stops between Cowley Bridge and Crediton, affecting the 50, 51, 315 and 377 stagecoach bus services. Everything is now back to normal.

Have a Happy Monday!

Mind in Exeter and East Devon is calling on people in the area to sign up for Mind’s new fundraising event, Happy Monday.

Happy Monday takes place on Monday 10th March and is all about people having fun on the week’s least popular day – by hosting their own fundraising events and spending quality time with family, friends and colleagues.

Free fundraising packs are available from Mind in Exeter and East Devon which encourages schools, colleges and businesses as well as their own employees to have a Happy Monday. Mind in Exeter and East Devon hopes the people of Devon will...

Exeter locals love their living rooms

Spending time in the lounge takes the top spot for Exeter homeowners, as they reveal what goes on behind closed doors.

A survey, conducted by One Poll on behalf of David Wilson Homes, which has a number of new developments in Exeter, has given an insight into the living habits of people across the region and which rooms they use most in their homes.

When asked which room they spend the most time in when at home, a whopping 61% of all homeowners said the lounge.

For 18% it was the kitchen, 8% a home office/study, 6% the bedroom, and 4% the garden. The pattern of...

Public consultation for solar park

Local residents, councillors and other members of the community have been invited to a public consultation for a proposed solar farm at Shepherds Farm, near Clyst St. Mary.

The consultation will be held on Tuesday 25th February from 6.45 pm to 9 pm at Clyst St Mary Primary School, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1BG and will provide an opportunity for people to view the proposals, provide feedback and meet the developers.

The proposed development, by Wiltshire-based Solstice Renewables, is for a 9.4 Mega Watt (MW) solar park that would generate enough renewable electricity to...

Exeter Folk Festival returns to Canal Banks

After the success of last year’s festival, plans are well underway for the second year of Exefest – Exeter Canalside Folk Festival.

Headliner Melrose Quartet, nominated for Best Group at the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, is the coming-together of multi-award winning duo Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, and legendary Sheffield duo Richard and Jess Arrowsmith.

Also featured are Luke Jackson, nominated for both the Young Folk Award and the Horizon Award at the 2013 Folk Awards, and newcomers The Dovetail Trio and The Black Hares.

There is also a special ‘Showcase Exeter’...

Exciting times ahead for Exmouth Rowing Club

The future is looking promising for Exmouth Rowing Club as they look to refurbish their new premises at the old lifeboat station on the seafront in Exmouth.

As part of East Devon District Council's regeneration of the seafront, the club has been able to relocate from their old premises, adjacent to the old lifeboat station. The old premises are currently in the process of being demolished as part of the regeneration of Queen’s Drive.

Councillor Andrew Moulding, Deputy Leader of East Devon District Council and Chairman of the Exmouth Regeneration Programme Board said: “The...

Deliberate fire results in two casualties

Two men have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire was deliberately started in Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh, this morning.

Three appliances from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service attended the incident, which took place at just after midnight this morning ( Sunday 23rd February).

Upon crews arrival there was found to be a small fire in the basement of a 2 storey building. Crews extinguished the fire using 2 breathing apparatus, 1 hose reel jet and one possitive pressure ventilation fan.

The fire, which is believed to be deliberate, resulted in two...

10 Things Men Are Better Than Women At

Here at TED we like to be fair. So as we posted up yesterday about all the things women are better at, we thought it only fair to highlight the areas of speciality a man posesses...

#1 – Do It Yourself

Tools – the main item of the male wish list and the reason for ‘tool envy’ the world over. And yes, men are undoubtedly better than women at D.I.Y, just as women are better at applying nail varnish – fact. Even better, it keeps them out of the way too.

#2 – Football

It’s the sport that men live, breathe and dream of. They organise their wedding date around it...

Exeter City had shots but no goals in home defeat

Report: Exeter City 0 Rochdale 1

Exeter City fell to a 1-0 defeat against Rochdale at St James Park.

It was a goal by Jamie Allen on the stroke of half-time that proved the difference between the two teams – both teams had more chances to find the net but the visitors travelled back to Lancashire with all three points.

There were two changes for the Grecians from the midweek meeting against Morecambe as an Irish duo led the line to begin. Jimmy Keohane and John O’Flynn were recalled into the starting XI, with Eliot Richards and Tom Nichols primed amongst the subs...

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