Rugby players were told some home truths about life after the game at a special event in Exeter last night. Retired professionals and business leaders mingled with stars of the future to hammer home the message that playing is not a career for life. The event was staged at luxury kitchen and bathroom showroom Sapphire Living Space, opposite Darts Farm, and organised by the Rugby Players' Association. Guests were served drinks and canapés and heard experienced players talk about the challenges of preparing for life in civvy street. Among them was former Exeter Chief's lock Chris Bentley,...
Parents have left the art world horrified after letting their two daughters play on a £10m sculpture at the Tate Modern. New York gallery owner, Stephanie Theodore, posted a picture of the children playing on the multi-million pound piece by American artist Donald Judd with the caption: “Holy crap. Horrible kids, horrible parents.” The picture quickly caused outrage among twitter user, one user wrote: “Shame, breaking the barrier of trust that allows the Tate to put great art on show for everyone” Speaking to the London Evening Standard, Theodore said: “I was shocked. I said to the parents...
New reforms, banning Bailiffs and Councils from ‘heavy-handed behaviour’ when collecting debts, will come into force next April.
The reforms will prevent bailiffs from entering people’s homes at night or when only children are present as well as how and when they can take property.
Last month national charity Citizens Advice accused some councils of allowing bailiffs to get away with aggressive and threatening behaviour when recovering council tax debt. Commenting on the report, Steve Bariball, CEO of Exeter CAB said: “In Exeter, we are not seeing the same issues that are...
In the latest in a nutshell video, local business expert Jay Milling from The Daily (UK) explains what you need to do to grow your business from local to regional.
Jay gives great on advice on what you need to do before starting the process “Sympathetic - Appreciate that you will be perceived as not understanding what makes the new area special. Emphasise your own USP but don't fall into the trap of assuming that customers will love your product just because they did in your original area.
Trust - You need to have people in the area that you trust and who will look after...
Spring is kicking off with a bang this year, with the arrival of the 15th edition of Animated Exeter, running from the 10th to the 22nd February 2014. These twelve days will see Exeter buzzing with exciting and innovative screenings, workshops and exhibitions taking place all over the city. The hugely varied programme of events will appeal to people of all ages, and there is plenty for families to do together too.
This year, Animated Exeter is celebrating its new status as an international animation festival, screening competitive films from around the globe, including entries from...
Well, what a January it's been so far at the Pinhoe Slimming World groups at America Hall.
So far this month the groups combined have lost a staggering 54 stone, and the amazing results don't just stop there.
Every year Slimming World groups have the opportunity to achieve fantastic awards for welcoming new members into group.
The sought after RUBY award has been achieved in the Thursday night group and Friday morning group and the word just keeps on spreading that Slimming World really is the place to be if you want a healthy eating plan which means no weighing and...
If you watched any TV at all during the Nineties, then there is a better than average chance you will recognise Irish comic Sean Hughes. The youngest ever winner of the Perrier Comedy Award, Sean appeared in his own Channel 4 show (appropriately enough entitled “Sean’s Show”), cropped up in Alan Parker’s acclaimed film The Commitments and became a regular panellist on BBC2 comedy music quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks. He has even been voted No. 40 in a “World’s 100 Greatest Comedians” poll commissioned by Channel 4 and is an accomplished playwright as well as an actor and (obviously) a...
Time for a quick quiz: Q. Who is Paul Sinha? Is he: A) A regular “Chaser” on popular ITV quiz show The Chase. B) A qualified GP or C) An experienced stand up comedian? Well, in truth, if you answered either A, B or C, you are correct. Paul Sinha is all of these things and more. It should go without saying that as a “Chaser” regularly defeating a procession of amateur quiz contestants on a national quiz show, Paul has an incredible wealth of general knowledge. In addition to his position as one of the four regular Chasers on the ITV show, Paul has also appeared on Mastermind, The Weakest...
The new, state-of-the-art skills kitchen installed by In-toto Kitchens Exeter at Exeter College has been launched by double-Michelin starred chef, Michael Caines MBE, who founded the esteemed Michael Caines Academy based at the college.
Michael hosted a thrilling masterclass and cook-along event in the kitchen to mark its launch, inviting a number of local media and business people, including Gordon Bates, partner of In-toto Kitchens Exeter, to put the 16-station kitchen to good use.
Guests carefully observed as Michael prepared his pan-roasted chicken dish in the...
Sandy Park was the venue for The 2013 Lord’s Taverners Annual Christmas Dinner in December.
With tickets selling out in a day, 420 guests attended to listen to Chris Cowdrey, President of The Lord’s Taverners, and comedian Ian Irving.
Simon Harding, Chairman of the Lord’s Taverners, Devon and Cornwall Region said: “I was delighted to see that once again The Lord’s Taverners Annual Christmas Lunches in Exeter and Plymouth were very special and enjoyable events.
"Over 800 people enjoyed two great speakers and helped us to raise a record sum of over £65,000 which will...
