Around 300 teachers from across Devon have taken part in a march through Exeter city centre today as part of strike action against pay and conditions in UK schools.
The marchers met in Northenhay Gardens at around 11am this morning before moving to the Sidwell Street Methodist Church for a rally.
Neville Pope, 30, a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) at Ilfracombe Junior School explained his reasons for taking part in the march: “I’ve been finding out that its a lot more about evidencing everything rather than actually doing things, so rather than being allowed to put everything...
The Newton Abbot Orchestra will be performing a charity concert of light classical music in aid of St Petrock's, Exeter's charity for people who are homeless, on Saturday, April 26th at 7.30pm at the Mint Methodist Church, Fore Street, Exeter. The programme will include Haydn's Trumpet Concerto under the direction of Rob Young. Tickets £10/£7 can be booked by calling 01392 279786 and will be available on the door.
Exeter Chiefs forward Chris Whitehead has spoken of his disappointment after it was confirmed this week that he will have to retire from professional rugby with immediate effect.
Part of the club's LV= Cup winning side of a fortnight ago, the 27-year-old hooker has heeded the words of top specialists regarding his degenerative neck problem and called time on his four-season spell at Sandy Park.
It's indeed a cruel and untimely blow for Whitehead, who has proved a popular figure on and off the field at the Chiefs.
Signed by head coach Rob Baxter during the summer of...
Hundreds took part in the Sport Relief Sprint Challenge with the South West Athletics Academy in Princesshay on Saturday 22nd March with nearly £200 raised through donations on the day.
The event provided an opportunity for all to have a go on a professional portable athletics track right in the heart of the city. New for this year was a high jump bed for the more adventurous!
The team were joined by Street Motion, Exeter’s Parkour & Freerunning Academy, who gave demonstrations on free running and parkour and offered the chance for people to try it out on the day....
Do you have a favourite cake recipe? Now is your chance to demonstrate your baking skills for a chance to win a wonderful Kitchen Aid mixer!
To mark its 21st anniversary, In-toto Kitchens of Exeter has launched its Bake-a-Cake competition and will be opening entries at the Big Cake Show at Westpoint, Exeter, on 28th – 30th March 2014, where it will be supplying high quality demonstration kitchens for the main cookery theatre and various classroom and demonstration areas at this exciting new show, the first of its kind in the South West.
This Saturday (29 March) Headway Devon are hosting a fun-filled Zumba Party at Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter to raise money for local people with brain injuries!
From 10-11am, qualified local instructor Johanna Morgan of JM DanceFit will be leading an hour-long Zumba class at the Riverside Leisure Centre, near Exeter Quay. The class is open for everyone to come along and enjoy and will be a great and sociable opportunity to burn some calories and try out a new activity.
Fundraising Manager, Holly Keatings, says “I can't think of a better feel-good start to the weekend...
The second Exefest – Exeter Canalside Folk Festival, taking place on Saturday 12 April, is featuring an entire concert dedicated to showcasing folk and folk-influenced musicians from the Exeter area.
Musicians were invited to apply, which many did, and these were then narrowed down to the final six featured in the concert. There are varying flavours and styles amongst the artists, the idea was to give people a sample of what is out there right on their doorstep.
Festival founder and director Laura English-Rose said “We spoke to people after the festival last year and one of...
An Exeter School pupil has been supporting the Honiton Memory Café in their efforts to fundraise and build awareness around dementia and Alzheimer's.
Sixth Former Richard Baker has been supporting the Honiton Memory Café because he enjoys helping others. He has attended some of the social events that the Memory Café runs for carers and their cared-for and is helping to publicise a charity art auction that is taking place at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) on Friday 25 April to raise funds.
Richard said: "It has been good to help the charity and to understand more about...
Doctors routinely record blood pressure levels that are significantly higher than levels recorded by nurses, the first thorough analysis of scientific data has revealed. A systematic review led by the University of Exeter Medical School, and supported by the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care in the South West Peninsula (NIHR PenCLAHRC), has discovered that recordings taken by doctors are significantly higher (by 7/4mmHg) than when the same patients are tested by nurses. Dr Christopher Clark, of the University of Exeter...
A menagerie of creatures great and very small will scuttle into Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park on Friday 28 March for the official opening of the brand new attraction, Bugz Unlimited.
The new attractions represent part of a £1m investment in the Park’s 25th anniversary year and will officially be opened by TV Wildlife Presenter, Nick Baker. Guests can explore a world of interesting creepy crawlies in Bugz Unlimited, with a Leaf Cutter Ant display and other fascinating creatures including a giant African land snail, Chilean Rose Tarantula, Jungle Nymph Stick Insects, Madagascan...
