Devon County Council has been shortlisted in this year’s UK Bus Awards.
The County Council is among four finalists in the running for Local Authority Bus Project of the Year Award for its continued work on "Integrating Transport" in Devon.
Despite the challenges posed by the rural landscape of Devon, the County Council has developed partnerships and invested in infrastructure and facilities in order to increase demand for bus travel, improve the reliability of services and information for passengers, as well as reduce barriers to travel.
Whether it's a spot of theatre that takes your fancy or you just want to have a good old guffaw at some of the region's best undiscovered comedy talent, don't plan your weekend until you have checked out our essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter...
THEATRE
The Mikado Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter St David’s Players present one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s best known works. The wandering minstrel son of the Mikado falls for and flirts with a girl who is engaged to her guardian Ko-Ko. Unfortunately the Mikado has decreed that flirting is...
South West Communications Group has launched an online shop selling telephone system products, cabling and accessories.
The shop, which can be found at shop.swcomms.co.uk or via the company’s main website at www.swcomms.co.uk , has been designed to make it easier for existing customers and other buyers to obtain telephone and networking accessories.
Among the items on offer are handset parts, telephone extension leads, handset cords, patch leads, sockets and handset wipes. The e-commerce site also sells Exeter Chiefs kit as part of its main sponsorship deal with the club...
A new winter show is to grace Westpoint, Exeter in 2014. Jamie Wilson, Paul Elliott and Duncan Weldon for Triumph Entertainment are pleased to announce that the brand new show ‘ROBIN COUSINS’ ICE - The Skating Stage Experience’ will be coming to Westpoint, Exeter from Wednesday 19th February 2014 for five nights during February half term.
Olympic champion and head judge on ITV’s Dancing on Ice, Robin Cousins has hand-picked the greatest ice skaters from around the globe to bring his incredible new production to life.
Tickets for ROBIN COUSINS’ ICE start at £22.50 for adults...
Some of South Devon’s finest purveyors of food and craft items will be displaying their wares at a grand food, craft and music event in beautiful St Marychurch, Torquay on 15 and 16 November.
St Marychurch is one of the oldest settlements in South Devon and the two-day Feast of Homemade Fayre will take place over two floors at Tudors, an iconic and traditional meeting place on Fore Street.
The venue will be buzzing with fascinating stalls and stands offering delightful local produce and crafts that make perfect Christmas gifts and there will be live musical entertainment...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says his players should relish the challenge of tackling Europe's elite when they kick-off their Heineken Cup campaign at home to Cardiff Blues on Sunday (12.45pm). Having been given an initial taste of the tournament last season against the likes of Leinster, Clermont Auvergne and Scarlets, Baxter's men are back for a second bout of the action again this season. First up are the Blues, who will arrive in Devon with a star-studded squad that includes victorious British & Irish Lions stars Sam Warburton, Gethin Jenkins, Leigh Halfpenny and Alex...
Close on the heels of The Exeter Daily's 1st Birthday celebrations, Exeter’s John Lewis store is also celebrating its one-year anniversary this Saturday, and the store is inviting the people of Exeter to join in the fun.
On Saturday 12 October, John Lewis will be offering its customers a shopping experience with a difference. Every floor of the store will be hosting a different event, with each event centred around the products sold on that floor.
The event is set to cater to everyone. On the beauty and fashion floors ladies can attend workshops on how to get the perfect...
Sapphire Living Space, based in Topsham, celebrated their first Birthday last Friday evening with style and were joined by special guests Michael Caines and Naomi Cleaver and over 100 guests.
Celebrations included a live band, drinks and canapés, while Michael Caines did some food demonstrations and then signed copies of his new book.
The Chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA), Sir Merrick Cockell, addressed public service leaders from across Devon yesterday, saying that economic growth was being stunted because of the way Whitehall allocates and spends taxpayers' money.
Sir Merrick Cockell used his keynote address to local government leaders, councillors and public service leaders from across Devon to demand a radical overhaul of the way public money is distributed and spent to deliver a fair deal for English residents, boost economic growth and completely rewire a public sector which has become...
The organisation responsible for monitoring the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2013 Prize to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons.
The Nobel Committee said: "During World War One, chemical weapons were used to a considerable degree. The Geneva Convention of 1925 prohibited the use, but not the production or storage, of chemical weapons. During World War Two, chemical means were employed in Hitler’s...
