Eccentric Exeter present Dr Shapter vs the Cholera Epidemic.
Take a dramatic historical theatre walk through Exeter's own horrid history to a time when cholera infested the streets and only one man could save the City from total contamination!
Back by popular demand, Dr Shapter vs the Cholera Epidemic starts and ends at the City Gate Pub, Lower North Street, Exeter on: Friday 8, Saturday 9, Sunday 10 November at 6.30pm and at 3pm on Saturday 9 November 2013.
The play, which debuted last year is set in 1832 when Exeter was seized by the grip of the dreaded...
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The Met Office has issued weather warnings for the South West as heavy rain and very strong winds are forecast for the region with the risk of possible localised flooding.
Light rain on Saturday during the day will be followed by heavier downpours on Saturday and Sunday evenings, with increasingly strong winds into Monday which could see stormy conditions bringing the risk of possible damage to trees and buildings.
Yellow warnings for rain and potential flooding have been issued for Friday and Sunday; a more serious amber warning for rain, high winds and flooding has been...
European exploits are all well and good for the Exeter Chiefs, but assistant coach Ali Hepher insists the club's focus remains firmly focused on the 'bread and butter' of the Aviva Premiership. After Heineken Cup assignments against Cardiff Blues and Glasgow Warriors, next up for the Devon club is today's league clash again bottom club Worcester Warriors at Sandy Park (3pm). Hepher knows the importance of the clash, particularly as the visitors have yet to win this season, and says the Chiefs coaching staff have spent all week underlining the threat posed by the Midlanders. "You only have...
The National Trust on Dartmoor is using the power of horses to help with its woodland management at Hembury Woods, near Buckfastleigh.
Hembury Woods is ancient semi-natural woodland, a site of special scientific interest and a special area of conservation; and therefore any woodland management needs to be sensitively done
A dense plantation of beech needs to be thinned because it is shading out all the undergrowth except the native bluebells which flower in the late Spring before the trees are in leaf. Thinning the beech improves the biodiversity of the undergrowth and...
Carphone Warehouse has fired the first shots in the Christmas present price war, offering a tablet for just £49.
The Avoca 7" is equipped with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and a fast processor and is the perfect device for using the 850,000+ apps available on the Google Play Store.
You're able to add a 32GB microSD card to the Avoca's 8GB internal storage.
As the name suggests, the Avoca 7" has a 7" display, making it the perfect size to carry with you while still being able to see and use the screen for entertainment.
Burton boss Gary Rowett’s has warned his players they have a game on their hands when they play Exeter City at St James's Park on Saturday (3pm).
Last season it was honours even with the Grecians running out 3-0 winners at home, whilst the reverse fixture at the Pirelli Stadium saw the Brewers 4-2 winners; courtesy of goals from Michael Symes, Marcus Holness, Jacques Maghoma and Lee Bell.
Rowett toled the Albion website: "We go down on the back of two wins and that's important; Exeter isn't an easy place to go.
‘We actually played really well there last season for...
The Exeter Daily caught up with Les Bright, who clearly likes to keep busy... self employed researcher / writer specialising in care issues, invariably away from Exeter/ Devon. I spend even more time on various voluntary commitments at The Real Food Store and Exeter Trails in the city, and contributing to the work of a couple of national voluntary organisations.
How would you describe yourself in 5 words? Optimistic, energetic, passionate and opinionated
How would you describe Exeter in 5 words? Lively, attractive, oozing with energy
WOMEN who work at The Magdalen Chapter in Exeter will going ‘Bear Faced’ for the day in aid of BBC Children in Need.
Staff at the city centre hotel will be ditching their make-up on Friday 8th November to raise money for the national appeal.
The Exeter women will be joining TV favorites such as Alex Jones (pictured) and Arlene Phillips, actress Sheridan Smith plus many more high profile celebrities who have also pledged to have a day without makeup.
Spa Manager Charlotte Channing, from The Magdalen Chapter, said this undertaking would be harder for some women than...
As Devon braces itself for the worst storm in two decades, the AA has issued advice to drivers who may encounter flooding.
Where the risk of flooding comes from rivers or the sea you're likely to get some advanced warning from the Environment Agency but surface water flooding resulting from heavy rain combined with drains that can't cope is much more difficult to predict.
The AA advises that whatever the cause, flood water presents a general hazard to health. Moving flood water in particular is powerful, relentless and extremely dangerous.
