2014 marks the 21st year this group of musical friends have taken to the road to entertain their growing legion of fans with a show of huge dynamic range, passionate and joyful playing and a liberal dose of fun. What started as a daft idea for a folk club night has grown into a folk-rock institution with six CDs to their name, several festival appearances and sell out shows up and down the UK.
Fiddlers Peter Knight (Steeleye Span), Chris Leslie (Fairport Convention), Phil Beer (Show of Hands), Brian McNeill (Battlefield Band), Ian Cutler (Bully Wee), Tom Leary (Zeus) and Garry...
When we are stressed and tired, we tend to take short and shallow breaths, often through our mouths. This deprives our body of oxygen, which in turn, makes us further tired and sleepy. The solution: Sit erect on your chair, close your eyes, and just breathe deeply for 5 minutes. Breathe in to a count of five and breathe out to a count of five. When you open your eyes, you won’t need that coffee fix for boosting your energy. Do this several times a day to keep your energy levels up throughout the day.
On Thursday 3 April, Devon-based law firm Gilbert Stephens LLP will once again play host to the Great Devon Breakfast in aid of local cancer charity, FORCE.
The Great Devon Breakfast last year raised £10,000 across 17 different venues and the event, supported by Gilbert Stephens LLP, will be held at St Olaves Hotel located on Mary Arches Street, Exeter, at 8am. Breakfast costs just £8 and includes a full English with tea or coffee and organisers hope it will help raise around £500 for the local charity.
Philip Luckham, CEO for Gilbert Stephens, comments: “We are delighted...
A Secondary school in Exeter was evacuated this morning after a ‘suspicious’ building fire was discovered. Staff and Students were evacuated from West Exe Technology College in St. Thomas after a fire was discovered in the school’s toilets at around 11am this morning. Fire crews from Middle moor and Danes Castle were dispatched to the school following several calls from the public. On arrival, crews confirmed a small fire in the ground floor toilet block. Two of the crew wore breathing apparatus to gain access to the immediate area and ensured the fire was extinguished. Positive pressure...
Almost 4,000 people took to Escot Park at the weekend to tackle hydro slides, cargo climbs and extreme amounts of mud as runners faced the challenging RockSolidRace – one of the country’s muddiest and wettest obstacle courses.
There was an electric atmosphere throughout the day with teams competing for their chosen charities and individuals chasing their Personal Best race times. Teamwork was tested to the max as men and women helped each other overcome giant obstacles along the 5 and 10k course. One of the most popular proving to be ‘the bomb’ a vertical 12ft climb followed by a...
South West businesses, universities and local authorities are just a few of the organisations who have joined forces to raise awareness of Dementia and to improve the lives of those living with the disorder.
Some of the good work includes setting up cafes, singing and activity groups, becoming a Dementia Action Alliance, attending Dementia Friends awareness sessions and much more.
Organisations have rushed to become involved in raising awareness of Dementia since the Prime Minister's national challenge on Dementia two years ago.
Exeter Chiefs skipper Dean Mumm believes he and his team-mates should use Sunday’s LV= Cup triumph as the springboard for future success at the Devon club.
The experienced Australian international led from the front at a packed Sandy Park as he helped the Chiefs to record their first major silverware in 143 years as they overcame Premiership rivals Northampton Saints 15-8.
Having led 8-3 at the break thanks to a Chris Whitehead try and a penalty from fly-half Henry Slade, Mumm helped to extend Exeter’s advantage during the second period when he put the finishing touches to...
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 £1 million 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...
Catching a flight to and from the South West could be about to get easier as the Stagecoach group announce a new daily transport link to Exeter Airport.
The new link, from Stagecoach’s megabusplus services, will see all four of its routes to and from the Honiton rail hub stop at Exeter Airport from this week.
The group say that the new service will provide a ‘seamless link’ between London and the West Country by using a combination of their megabus.com buses as well as the rail links at Honiton.
Managing Director of Stagecoach UK Coach, Elizabeth Esnouf said: “...
