Devon finalists in NatWest Venus Awards, dubbed ‘The Working Women’s Oscars’, have been treated to afternoon tea at the luxurious Magdalen Chapter Hotel in Exeter. The event, which was also attended by several members of the local media, was held to give to give the finalists an opportunity to meet each other and their sponsors.
The awards were launched in March and the finalists where whittled down, by the judges and in some cases, public vote, from thousands of nominations to just 42 finalists – 12 of whom will be announced as winners at the grand awards ceremony at Exeter...
Exeter Cathedral has created a very special baby book for the people of Devon to sign to congratulate Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on the safe arrival of their baby son.
The baby book is available for people to sign from Tuesday morning, in an area just inside the Cathedral, from 9am to 4.45pm every day for the next two weeks. Once it has been signed, it will be bound in burgundy leather and will then be sent as an offering from Exeter Cathedral and the county of Devon to the Royal couple.
The book has been created for the Cathedral by Exeter...
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have become parents for the first time after giving birth to a baby boy.
The baby was delivered at 16:24 BST at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, weighing 8lb 6oz.
The Duke of Cambridge was present at the birth.
The hospital issued a bulletin delivering the news to the palace. It was signed by doctor who led the medical team, the Queen's gynaecologist Marcus Setchell and carried under police escort. It said
"Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4.24pm today".
Paul Taylor Mills presents The 39 Steps by John Buchan
This West End hit is a melodrama adapted from the iconic 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock.Experience 100 minutes of ingenious fun and thrilling action as 4 actors play 139 roles in this gripping whodunnit.Performance starts at 8pm.
The Big Noise Chorus invites the people of Exeter to watch them perform this Friday at The Great Hall in Exeter University to raise money for the WESC Foundation and Exeter Leukaemia Fund. The Big Noise Chorus is a choir like none other, as they believe it’s not your singing ability that makes you a perfect candidate for their choir, but a passion for music.
Colin Rea, the Musical Director of the choir, said: ‘’ What's most appealing for me (when talking about a candidate) is passion for music and a desire to sing.’’
The Big Noise Chorus has choir groups across Devon, in...
Are you a budding young chef, aged between ten and fourteen years old, living in the South West? If the answer is 'yes' then this competition is definitely for you. Manna from Devon Cooking School, in conjunction with The Bushman Wood Fired Ovens, is launching a search for the South West's junior wood fired oven pizza chef of the year.
This unique competition provides a great opportunity for hopeful, talented young chefs to demonstrate their culinary skills by submitting a delicious mouth-watering recipe for a margherita pizza and a creative pizza topping. With an exceptional prize...
Families flocked to Newton Abbot Racecourse on Sunday (21 July) where kids were entertained not only by top action on the track, but by a new interactive ‘Kids love the Races’ roadshow designed to entertain and engage children in the sport.
Here, budding young jockeys enjoyed finding out more about the equine and human stars of the sport, designing their own racing silks and taking a look at some specialist racing equipment. They also got to check out what racehorses eat to keep them in tip-top condition and learnt about what happens at the track.
Exeter Golf and Country Club has submitted a planning application to Exeter City Council for high safety netting around part of its boundary.
A development of around 25 new houses, called Great Woodcote Park, are being built by Charles Church, which is part of the Persimmon group, on a section of the golf course boundary.
The Club has been advised by two separate specialist golf architects that the houses are sited too close to the boundary, increasing the risk of golf balls leaving the course and causing injury or damage.
Lessons may never be the same for children in the South West following the recent launch of Beach Schools South West.
The team will be offering schools the chance to take classes out of the schoolroom and onto the shoreline for a new type of outdoor learning.
Beach Schools South West offers lessons on the beach which tie in with the national curriculum and OFSTED outdoor environment best practice.
Outdoor learning is proven to provide positive outcomes, to help children learn, particularly those who find it hard to engage with traditional classroom-based lessons....
Exeter Phoenix has launched its first crowd-sourced short film commission with a piece by Devon-based filmmaker Tom Austin.
The commission, which requires Austin to receive the majority of his funding from the crowd sourcing website Crowdfunder.co.uk is the first of its kind by Exeter Phoenix.
Austin is aiming to raise £2,000 to fund his short film, Host Familie ; a dark comedy about a German Undergraduate staying with a dysfunctional family on the English Rivera. Exeter Phoenix has provided £500 of this cost.
Jonas Hawkins, Exeter Phoenix Digital Manager, said "We...
