Bring the Happy is an on-going project about happiness, and an attempt to map moments and memories of happiness in Exeter and across the country.
A first kiss, a lost love, a longed-for baby, childhood heroes, a proposal, a dance, a chance encounter - where did it happen and how happy did it make you feel on a scale from 1 to 10?
Invisible Flock will occupy a disused shop in Exeter and transform it into a giant 3D map of the city.
You are invited to explore the map, discover what makes others happy and where, and in turn submit your own happy memory or moment to add...
Young people in Exeter who are flying the nest are not getting very far - instead choosing to buy their first property just a few miles from home.
A survey conducted by One Poll, on behalf of leading housebuilder Barratt Homes, has revealed that almost 70% of first time buyers in Exeter under the age of 35 are likely to move within a 20 mile radius of their family home.
Female buyers are even keener to stay close, with 25% preferring to only move up to 10 miles away, compared to 32% of males who would consider moving up to 20 miles away.
Despite the horrendous weather, most of the Animated Exeter events taking place in the city over the past couple of weeks went ahead.
The Valentine's Day weekend saw the culmination of the first week of Animated Exeter with a fabulous light show on Fore Street, directed by Tal Rosner. Unfortunately, the show had to be cancelled on the Friday night due to the storms, but Saturday's performance was absolutely beautiful, with Fore Street being transformed into an interactive cinema, and people flocking to see the spectacle.
On the afternoon of Saturday 15th there was also the...
Written by Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor.
From fig leaves to final judgement. Following the sell-out success of their 2013 UK Tour, it's apocalypse now as the three cultural guerrillas of The Reduced Shakespeare Company set their reductive sights on the good book with The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged).
Yes, it's an affectionate, irreverent roller coaster ride from fig leaves to Final Judgment as the bad boys of abridgement tackle the great theological questions: Did Adam and Eve have navels? Did Moses really look like Charlton Heston? And why isn't...
The UK barista championships held in Birmingham last weekend welcomed competitors from all over the UK where each entrant demonstrated their ‘barista’ skills to a panel of judges.
Steve Pearson from Devon Coffee, in Exeter’s Queen Street, battled against some of the best speciality coffee shops in the country and scored 490 points, placing him 14th on the leader board.
The competition involves each entrant presenting 4 espresso drinks, 4 cappuccinos and 4 espresso based beverages where the barista creates into a ‘signature’ drink. A combination of technical and sensory...
The University of Exeter has been rated among the top three universities providing teaching training according to the ‘Good Teacher Training Guide’. The study published by the Centre for Education and Employment Research (CEER) at the University of Buckingham found that Exeter’s Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) course stood alongside regular top courses run by Oxford and Cambridge universities.
The annual guide rates teacher training providers on the basis of a variety of factors including entry qualifications, Ofsted inspections, trainees’ success in securing teaching...
Insurance leaders will meet with Government Ministers today to discuss the industry’s response to the recent floods in the South West and Thames Valley at a Downing Street summit today.
Ministers are likely to call on the industry to ensure that floods claims are processed as soon as possible.
Companies representing 60% of the insurance market are due to report to ministers on what they have done to hire extra loss adjusters, or help customers access drying equipment. Speaking before the summit, Flooding Minister Dan Rogerson said: “We all need to pull together to help...
The 64 volunteer riders from emergency couriers Devon Freewheelers were over the moon when one of TV’s Emergency Bikers agreed to become the charity’s first patron.
Paramedic biker for the West Midlands Ambulance Service Mark Hayes, a familiar face to viewers of the Channel 5 series, took the decision to endorse the charity after visiting its headquarters and riding out with some of the team.
Devon Freewheelers CEO, Daniel Lavery said: “We’d been tweeting Mark for a while, and he decided to check us out. He was recently supplied with a new paramedic motorcycle and thought a...
Devon Guild of Craftsmen have been awarded over £136,000 to support a tour of their exhibition and community project Home Ground, which explores the link between crafts, local industry and English football clubs.
The leading contemporary crafts organisation based in Bovey Tracey was one of 11 successful projects announced as part of Arts Council England's Strategic touring programme funded by the National Lottery. The programme supports arts organisations to tour high quality work so more people can experience and enjoy it.
Home Ground is an exhibition and community project...
Local author Margaret James is one of the contenders shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association's (RNA) most prestigious award - the Romantic Novel of the Year 2014. This year the overall winner of the Award will receive a cheque for £5000 in addition to a trophy to mark the occasion.
Darcey Bussell CBE will announce the winner of each of five categories at the Gladstone Library, One Whitehall Place, London SW1 on 17th March at 6.45 p.m.
The categories from which the 30 final books have been drawn are: Contemporary Romantic Novel, Epic Romantic Novel, Historical...
