Exmouth Pavilion is proud to present in association with Midnight Mango - The Selecter. "Too Much Pressure” released by this important and influential platinum selling band in Feb 1980 remains a classic touchstone for a generation of Ska lovers and the band are excited to announce they will be playing the album in its entirety plus a selection of other much loved Selecter tracks and some new surprises at concerts throughout 2014.
Mixing punk, ska and reggae, ‘Too
Much Pressure’ successfully reflected the social and political issues of the early Thatcher years in Britain and...
A DOUBLE bill of comedy and supper evenings is on offer at Broadclyst Victory Hall.
Following on from the sell-out successes of Calendar Girls and this year’s pantomime Snow White, the Broadclyst Theatre Group is busy rehearsing two One-Act comedy plays.
“This will be a lovely relaxing evening, full of laughter, fun and food,” said the group’s spokeswoman Liz Straw. “Our previous comedy play evenings have proved very popular, so book early.”
Two Fat Men features Duncan and George who have been forced by their wives to attend Weight Busters. Surrounded by women and...
Over her 42 years of touring Joan Armatrading has never done a solo world tour.
For her last major tour she has decided that this is the perfect time to perform her first ever full scale solo concerts, and will be performing at Exeter Corn Exchange on Friday 21 November.
Her performances will include songs that span her entire career so far.
Joan said: "I will never retire but this will be the last major tour that I will undertake. For the first time these concerts will be me solo on stage playing the guitar, piano and singing.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
