Elkie Brooks concert postponed

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 01/24/2014 - 12:06am

Elkie Brooks has pulled out of tonight’s concert at Exeter Corn Exchange due to illness.

The concert, which was sold out, has been rescheduled for Saturday 26 April 2014.

Existing tickets are valid for the new date. If you would prefer a refund please contact Exeter Corn Exchange by Friday 7 February to arrange.

Elkie is one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced. With numerous hit singles, million selling albums and awards her annual tours are a treat for fans old and new. Tonight she was due to perform some of her classic hits...

More flooding as weather warnings issued

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Thu, 01/23/2014 - 4:12pm

There’s the possibility of further flooding tomorrow as the Mt Office issue yet another weather warning for in Devon. Bands of rain are expected to move eastwards across southwest England during Fridaywith up to 20mm of rain expected across most of Devon

With the ground saturated over much of the region, the met office has asked people to be aware of the risk of further local flooding and associated disruption.

The Met Office’s Chief Forecaster said: “Active frontal troughs will move eastwards across the UK during Friday, a combination of mild, moisture laden air and...

Aspects of A la Ronde by Michael Buckland

Event Date: 
08/02/2014 - 10:30am to 23/02/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
A La Ronde, Exmouth

Exmouth artist Michael Buckland is known locally for his vibrant and colourful paintings. This will be evidenced in this exhibition of new paintings of A la Ronde. Included will be exterior views of the house, the apple orchard and visitors enjoying a cream tea under the ash tree. Interior subjects will show the quirky and individual character of the rooms. Light reflected from mirrors and windows has caught his painter's eye.

Open 10.30am-5pm daily, normal admission applies.

More Information: 01395 265514.

Plant a memory - Snowdrop weekend

Event Date: 
01/03/2014 - 11:00am to 02/03/2014 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Killerton House, National Trust, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE

Leave a lasting memory for somebody special by planting snowdrops in our chapel grounds.

11am-4pm both days.

Bring a trowel and the family to help our gardeners create a spectacular display of snowdrops whilst leaving a lasting memory in the garden for a loved one.

More Information: Killerton, 01392 881345, killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk

All tickets £2 (suggested donation).

Councils consider volunteer run parks

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Thu, 01/23/2014 - 3:43pm

Parks and open spaces in Exeter could increasingly be managed by community groups as local authorities receive less and less funding, the City Council has announced.

Exeter City Council has invited groups and individuals across the city to discuss opportunities for local management or ownership of key areas of public open space in Exeter in the near future.

The council hopes the initiative will see local groups wanting to be more 'hands-on' and have more control of parks and green spaces in their communities.

The meeting comes after the City Council announced that...

Killerton Nordic walkers

Event Date: 
20/02/2014 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Killerton House, National Trust, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE

Killerton Nordic walkers

Free 45 minute taster classes and 'learn to Nordic walk' courses throughout the year in the beautiful parkland at Killerton.

More Information: Fiona Swan, 01626 890120, email fiona@nordicwalkingdevon.co.uk

Killerton farmers' and local produce market

Event Date: 
15/02/2014 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Killerton House, National Trust, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE

Killerton farmers' and local produce market

Browse and enjoy the many food stalls in the visitor car park, selling fresh and tempting local produce.

10.30am-2.30pm

More Information: 01392 881345

The Nature of Fashion

Event Date: 
01/11/2014 - 10:00am to 31/12/2014 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Killerton House, National Trust, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE

Find timeless, historical garments transformed from natural fibres to catwalk fashion in our latest costume exhibition 'the nature of fashion'. This latest exhibition highlights the skills and processes involved in creating intricate cotton, wool, linen and silk garments from raw materials.

Open daily from Saturday 15 February.

Motherland

Event Date: 
22/02/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Tiverton Community Arts Theatre, Tiverton

Motherland will be premiering on February 22nd 2014.

This brand new production from Exeter based Stage Wright Productions, charts the rather intriguing life of Dr Marie Stopes.

We join her as her once pioneering birth control practice and methods have fallen out of fashion. To make matters worse, her unconventional methods of promoting birth control and extremely suspect qualifications have alienated the Doctor from the Family Planning Association.

This wartime black comedy takes you deep into the world of Stopes' medical practices, thoughts and somewhat dubious...

UK construction market more than doubles

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/23/2014 - 3:04pm

The value of construction projects in the UK has rocketed by 67.1 per cent in the last year, according to a report published today. New project contracts awarded in December 2013 totalled £6 billion, compared to £3.6 bn in the same month in 2012.

The infrastructure sector proved to be an area of significant growth last month, with the total value of projects awarded reaching £2.2 billion, a 10.6 per cent increase from November 2013 and a huge 101.6 per cent year-on-year growth.

These latest figures, taken from Barbour ABI’s Economic & Construction Market Review, also...

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