Collected, curated and connected: brand new video-on-demand service is unveiled
Seven channels including day and date releases for The Selfish Giant and The Epic of Everest
Biggest ever archive release
BFI (British Film Institute) Chair Greg Dyke has unveiled the 'BFI Player', a brand new video-on-demand platform for the millions that enjoy independent and specialised film and who will now get the full BFI experience, wherever they live.
Available nationwide from 9 October, the BFI Player will support the UK’s film industry by offering...
The children in Exeter School’s Junior School took part in a Poetry Competition for National Poetry day. Inspired by ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ from Coleridge’s Rime Of The Ancient Mariner , the poems focused on the subject of water and what it means to us, The children’s poems covered water on our beaches, rivers, the water in our bodies and the water we drink and how lucky we are to be able to take it for granted. There were three main winners across each of the year groups and ten runners up. The prizes will be awarded in the Junior School Assembly on Monday. The Prince of Wales and...
Thermalogica held its official launch event ‘Take charge of your health’ at Radiance MediSpa.
Guests enjoyed a drinks reception before hearing a talk by Terri Bainbridge and Lisa Portman, who launched the company earlier this year.
The dynamic duo offer radiation-free health screening for private clients to gain early detection of diseases or locate and monitor pain from an injury using a highly sophisticated camera.
Guest speaker Dilys Gannon-Bone aka ‘The Health Detective’ gave a well-received presentation on nutrition and how she took charge of her own health...
A new £9 million road which is a vital link to major employment sites in the Exeter and East Devon Growth Point is now complete and has opened to traffic today (Thursday 3 October).
The Clyst Honiton Bypass opens up direct accesses into Skypark business park, the Intermodal Freight Terminal, the new community of Cranbrook and other developments nearby and will keep heavy traffic off smaller local roads around the village of Clyst Honiton. The route is to the east of the village of Clyst Honiton, and connects the A30 from the Exeter airport junction, to the B3174 ‘London Road’ (...
Exeter’s Bike Shed Theatre has been shortlisted as one of the UK’s most welcoming theatres in a national competition. More than 225 theatres were put forward for the award before being narrowed down to a shortlist of seven theatres by a public vote. Jack Dean, General Manager of the Bike Shed Theatre, welcomed the news. He said: “We're thrilled to be shortlisted for this award. We like to think we make people feel as welcome as possible at our theatre. “Whether it's the sofas, barista coffees or our lovely tall, handsome bar staff, whether they're seeing a show or just hanging out playing...
Travel to Treasure Island and search for pirates and loot in a story based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s book. It is 1953 and wartime sugar rationing has finally ended. Jess Hawkins and her gang, dreaming of gobstoppers and pineapple chunks, slip into old Mr. Jenks’ garden, just like they do every afternoon after school. Jenks has never caught them… not until today that is.
Mr Jenks is a gardener… but he is also a pirate! Threatening them with the Black Spot, he takes them on a wild adventure on the high seas meeting bloodthirsty Black Dog, mad Ben Gunn and the infamous one-legged...
Who are your potential successors and are they in the business?
Does your business nurture its talent?
Every good leader should be planning their succession and developing their successor as a vital part of their leadership role. That way succession is a smooth process and an organisation’s lifespan potential increased. Leaders who are imported from an external source will have to get to understand the culture of an organisation before they can become effective as leaders; leaders from within will already understand it. Yet most business leaders still continue to look...
National, regional and local authority results for the phonics reading check and key stage 1 results have been published by the Department of Education.
The results for Devon show that 73% of six-year-olds in state funded schools (including academies) reached the expected level, four percentage points higher than the overall figure for schools in England. Those who did not achieve the expected level will be offered additional help from teachers to enable them to "catch up".
By year 2 the number of children who reached the expected level in Devon rose to 87%.
Damian Welch insists he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates will have to meet "fire with fire" when they face Gloucester in Sunday's Aviva Premiership encounter at Kingsholm (2pm).
Having been left licking their wounds following their 21-9 defeat to Leicester Tigers last time out, the Devon club are well aware a similar display against the Cherry & Whites cannot be repeated if they are to stand any hope of victory.
A disappointing first half against the defending champions saw the Chiefs trailing 15-0 at the interval - and although the Chiefs were much improved after the...
