The inauguration Mass for Pope Francis is currently under way in St Peter's Square in Rome before tens of thousands of people, including 132 world leaders, marking the official start of his papacy.
Francis, who was elected by a conclave of cardinals last week to take over from Benedict XVI, took a tour of the square earlier this morning in an open-topped vehicle. Shouts of 'Long live the Pope' resounded from the crowds and Pope Francis stopped frequently to greet the crowd and kiss babies held up to him. He got out of the vehicle at one point to bless a disabled man. Communion will...
Despite the rain, the hail, the mud and more mud, 2,500 participants and 1,500 spectators turned up at RockSolidRace's inaugural event on Saturday at Escot Park.
Participants took part in either a 5k or 10k race through the Devon countryside with just a few little challenges in their way. It really wasn't a course for the faint hearted. Obstacles included scaling 8 foot walls, a hydroslide, an ice skip and many, many more.
Ashley Jardine, the event organiser, commented "it was a great event and we're thrilled at the numbers that turned up especially with the weather that we...
Hosted Desktop UK, an Exeter-based cloud and hosted desktop provider, is said to be on ‘cloud nine’ following news that the company has broken its £500,000 turnover target by at least 5%.
The company, started two years ago by local entrepreneur Adam Chetnik, has doubled turnover from the previous financial year and is also reporting a 12pc increase in turnover for the first financial quarter, compared to the last.
Providing specialist ‘Cloud’ solutions including virtual hosted desktops and managed IT services such as servers, email and backups to businesses throughout the...
A new English Heritage publication, Constructive Conservation – Sustainable Growth for Historic Places, demonstrates that repaired historic buildings are contributing to economic growth across the country. From new hotels in London and Ipswich, to retail and office developments in Bristol and Yorkshire and converted industrial buildings in Derbyshire and Stoke-on-Trent, across the country there are businesses flourishing in historic buildings which have been repaired or adapted to enable them a more successful financial future. 36 such buildings are celebrated in a new publication...
Drama has become a regular activity for Exeter’s young people in care who have joined forces with students from the University of Exeter to stage a play in Austin, Texas. Stetsons and cowboy boots are at the ready as Exeter’s creative gang of performers head to the United States. This life-changing experience will be the first time that the theatre company ‘Perfectly Mixed Up’ travel and perform outside of Devon. Throughout the week-long stay the company will perform their show, More than the Sum and run two workshops with young people in care in Austin, Texas.
Devon County Council and Torbay Council have announced that work will soon begin on a haul road at the South Devon Link Road site.
Contractor Galliford Try will be constructing the temporary haul road from the bottom of Hamelin Way towards Kingskerswell, to allow site vehicles to access culverts at the south end of the new road. This construction is due to commence in April.
The construction schedule is as follows: • The haul road will be located within the current boundary of the new road. • Site vehicles will gain access to the haul road via a newly constructed access and...
Arrests of girls by Devon and Cornwall Police have fallen by 35 per cent in three years, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (19 March).
Devon and Cornwall officers made 813 arrests of girls aged 17 and younger during 2011 – a significant drop compared to 2008, when 1,247 arrests were recorded.
It comes after the Howard League launched a campaign aimed at keeping as many children as possible out of the criminal justice system.
Across England and Wales, police arrest almost 100 girls a day, although the overall number has almost halved...
Connecting Devon and Somerset has marked the beginning of the detailed survey phase of the fibre optic broadband roll-out with a launch event for key stakeholders, including highway and traffic management officers, planners and power companies. The comprehensive survey work, a vital but complex stage of infrastructure planning, will be undertaken by BT engineers and their contractors. The survey work is essential in creating a detailed plan for each phase, ensuring an efficient deployment and keeping any disruption to a minimum.
During the launch at Dartington Hall, members of the...
On Saturday 9 March, Exeter City’s Football in the Community (FITC) team held a ‘Quick Feet’ skills competition in Princesshay for kids to win a Season Ticket – and following on from the success of the afternoon, FITC are returning once again on Saturday 23 March!
Once again, pop down to Bedford Square between 11am and 3pm and show that you’ve picked up the moves from the pros – and the highest scoring under-12 on the day will win a child’s Season Ticket in the Stagecoach Family Stand for the 2013/14 season. There are also special offers available on the day for all season ticket...
Kaleider and Exeter Northcott are pleased to be able to offer the workshop 'Making Memories' led by Simon Wainwright from Imitating the Dog next week to artists in and around Exeter.
Making Memories: Taking as its starting point a box of found objects, this workshop explores writing and devising techniques and introduces the participants to Projection Mapping, a technique used in our most recent work. Concentrating on the ideas of memory, remembering, nostalgia and history this workshop outlines some key techniques used in our current work and gives the participants the chance to...
