Teignmouth lad Luke Friend and Scotland’s Nicholas McDonald will join forces for a one-off gig at Torquay’s Riviera Centre this Saturday 18 January.
This is the first time Luke and Nicholas, who came third and second on The X Factor respectively, will have shared the stage since the show ended in December last year. Since then, these incredibly popular teens have remained great friends and are both relishing the idea of doing a show together for their thousands of fans.
The gig will be a fantastic opportunity for the artists’ fans to see the boys perform together with the...
Doctors in Devon are asking people to look in on their elderly relatives, neighbours and friends now that the cold weather is setting in.
As part of the national ‘Winter Friends’ NHS Choices campaign, Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) has launched a short film to encourage people to keep an eye out for the elderly over the cold months.
The film was produced with the help of Devon Senior Voice and reminds people to check in on senior citizens and make sure they keep warm, do not feel lonely and are coping well.
Christmas retail sales have seen the highest rise in nine years according to a new report by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
The report showed that retail sales for December were up by 5.3% on the same period in 2012, a significantly higher rise than in previous years.
The report has surprised many financial forecasters as several big name brands revealing that they had performed under expectations in the Christmas period.
Supermarkets Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s and department stores Debenhams and Marks and Spencer all performed under expectations...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park has been granted the overall winner of the Primary Times Reader Star Award and the winner for the Best Family Attraction in Devon for the third year running. Crealy Meadows Caravan & Camping Park also won the hotly-contested category of favourite Holiday Destination with its new glamping and camping site.
The hugely popular all weather family attraction won a large percentage of votes across a number of different categories demonstrating its versatility and ability to accommodate the needs of the local family market.
Two former professional rugby players have rowed more than 500,000 metres (310 miles) each in just over two weeks – as part of a challenge to raise money for charity. Sam Blythe and Shane Kingsland, who both played for Exeter Chiefs, want to row a million metres each as part of Janurow, which ends on January 31st. After starting on New Year’s Day they have been rowing every day and have now passed their halfway target of 500 kilometres. They have also recruited members of the public to help them reach their overall target of more than 11 million metres – the distance to the Philippines....
The number of house sales in the South West has reached its highest point since 2007 according to a survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The survey showed that sales in December were more than double that f the lowest point of the downturn.
Prices are also rising with a net balance of 56 percent more chartered surveyors reported growing prices in the South West.
Significantly, every area of the UK saw prices increase with London and the South East experiencing the biggest jumps.
RICS claim that the figure calculated by sales per...
Exeter women are being urged to join forces and show cancer who’s boss by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2014 which is now open for entries. Women have now got the choice of signing up for a 5K or 10K Race for Life this summer in Exeter as event organisers look to challenge more ladies to take part.
Every day, around 84 people are diagnosed with cancer in the South West *. Everyone is special, everyone is somebody’s mum, dad, brother, sister, friend or colleague.
And that’s why Cancer Research UK is calling on Exeter women of all ages, shapes and sizes...
Cafe at 36 from St Thomas Exeter have organised their third fund raising quiz night being held to support Age UK Exeter, their local charity in Cowick Street.
The quiz is being held at Exeter City Football Club, on the 23rd January 2014, kick off is at 7.30 pm. There is a fully licenced bar and hog roasted pork baps will be available at half time!
For those of you who are twitter fans, the Quiz Master is #DevonHour who hosts a weekly networking twitter chat.
There will be a prize for the winning team, and a raffle will be held with prizes all donated by local...
Meet Professor Sam Smiles for a tour around the exhibition.
Sam Smiles is Emeritus Professor of Art History, University of Plymouth, and Programme Director, Art History and Visual Culture, University of Exeter. He specialises in the history of British art and has a particular interest in the contribution of Devon and Cornwall to the national picture.
Tickets £6 (£4)
Tickets available above or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm....
Dr Stephanie Pratt will discuss the visual images which resulted from English voyages of exploration to the new World, particularly in relation to the indigenous peoples encountered there from the late 1570’s to the early 1600’s.
Tickets available above or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
