Is your make-up or skincare toxic? Most people can't even pronounce some of the ingredients in their beauty, skincare or bath products – yet they continue to use them, unaware of the long-term repercussions on their health.
For many consumers, ignorance is bliss, but keeping educated on toxins and chemicals in products we ingest, rub into our skin or inhale might just prevent sickness and disease later on. Due to numerous sensitivities such as allergies and coeliac disease, many people are becoming more aware of the chemicals and toxicity of products on the market.
A burgeoning Exeter-based business is lending its support to a city childrenʼs centre.
Educational software specialist Paritor has chosen the music therapy service at Honeylands, a facility for young children with complex special needs in Pinhoe Road, as its charity of the year.
Employees of the firm, which designs software to help schools and colleges manage the performing arts, will undertake a series of fundraising initiatives as well as volunteering their time and expertise.
While Honeylands caters primarily for older children, the music therapy service supports...
If it’s the hottest show in town you’re looking for, look no further than Exeter Corn Exchange this Sunday 14 July at 6pm. Exeter’s only independent theatre arts school, Stage by Stage, is putting on a gala show to celebrate 20 years of making young people’s show business dreams come true.
Tickets are available from 01392 211244.
The gala performance at Exeter Corn Exchange, which will be attended by Exeter’s Lord Mayor Councillor Rachel Lyons, will feature highlights from Stage by Stage’s hit shows of the last two decades. These include Bugsy Malone , which was the first...
Learn to build campfires, climb trees, build dens, create wild art and become one with the forest. Join in with these family activities in this drop in session, 10.30am-4.30pm.
Normal admission applies.
For more information call 01392 881345 or email killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Learn to build campfires, climb trees, build dens, create wild art and become one with the forest. Join in with these family activities in this drop in session, 10.30am-4.30pm.
Normal admission applies.
For more information call 01392 881345 or email killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Performed by The Lord Chamberlain's Men, this all male troupe of travelling players breathes new life into this summer comedy classic.
As You Like It a Shakespearean production full of of cross-dressing, love-notes; poetry, gentle satire and slapstick and passion.
Bring a rug or chair to sit on and enjoy an evening of theatre in Killerton's garden.
Make an evening of it and have a delicious pre-theatre supper with award winning local produce in the Killerton Kitchen restaurant for £12.50 (call 01392 881345).
Devon and Cornwall Police are inviting members of the public to name six out of the seven puppies born to Force brood bitch, Ruby, last month. The competition will be run through the Devon and Cornwall Police Facebook page ( www.facebook.com/DevonandCornwallpolice ) from 10 to 18 July 2013. As this litter of puppies are the first litter Devon and Cornwall Police have bred they will be known as litter ‘A’ and all suggested names given on Facebook need to begin with the letter ‘A’. Anyone wishing to name the puppies can find photos of each puppy posted on the Facebook page. The first puppy...
Bideford-based chartered accountants, Haines Watts North Devon LLP, announce the promotion of 34-year-old Matthew Melksham to partner bringing the firm to a seven-strong partnership. Matthew started his career in his home City of Bath working in the catering and hospitality trade, which provided him with real hands-on experience in business and a strong customer focused approach. Six years based in Somerset advising both corporate and non-corporate owner-managed businesses followed before he re-located to North Devon over seven years ago.
Born out of the ashes of the UK post-punk scene, The Cult evolved to become one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of the late 20th century, selling millions of albums, headlining venues worldwide, infusing innovative possibilities into the worlds of music, art and fashion and quickly ascending through the ranks of the indie music world to achieve global status.
In 1987, The Cult released “Electric”, an album of stylistic change that aimed the band straight at the heart of the rock market. Recorded in New York City at the legendary Electric Ladyland studios and...
A programme of investment in flood risk management works and studies has been agreed by Devon County Council’s Cabinet.
More than 1,000 homes and businesses in the county were flooded during the unprecedented rainfall across Devon in 2012 and early 2013 and many thousands more are at risk in the future.
Devon County Council, working closely with District Councils, the Environment Agency and South West Water, carried out initial investigations of these flood events. As a direct result of this process and the feedback from flood drop-in events, Devon County Council...
