Stay safe on the roads: hazardous driving conditions

Areas to be avoided if at all possible...

There is a lane closed and hazardous driving conditions on the A38 Haldon Hill in both directions in Kennford at the A380 Telegraph Hill junction, because of snow.

There are also hazardous driving conditions on the M5 between J30, A376 (Exeter) and J26, A38 (Wellington), because of snow.

Meanwhile, there is queueing traffic and hazardous driving conditions on the A380 Telegraph Hill in both directions in Ashcombe at the B3192 junction, because of snow.

Gilmore and Roberts

Event Date: 
17/04/2013 - 7:30pm to 11:15pm
Venue: 
The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Wednesday April 17th, 2013 7.30pm £10 in advance online or from the Barnfield Theatre, £12 on the door

GILMORE & ROBERTS

2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Duo nominees Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts combine astounding lap-tapping guitar, fiery fiddle and their trademark harmonies with considerable songwriting talent to make a truly distinctive sound.

Their excellent début album Shadows & Half Light in was followed by Up From The Deep, which scored them a Hancock Award for ‘Best Original Song’ (Fleetwood Fair). In 2012 Gilmore & Roberts released their...

Jazz Morley

Event Date: 
16/03/2013 - 7:30pm to 11:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Saturday March 16th, 2013 7.30pm £8 in advance online or from the Barnfield Theatre, £9 on the door

JAZZ MORLEY

Jazz Morley is a young performer making her mark the old fashioned way, ever keen to play live, meet new audiences and carve out her career by touring. Jazz is in Exeter on her Spring 2013 tour with a brand new single - “No One Showed Me The Way”.BBC support came in February 2011 when Jazz took part in the BBC Introducing Musicians’ Masterclass taking place at Abbey Road Studios. BBC3 invited Jazz to contribute to on-line content of the extraordinarily moving...

Cornerstone completes move into purpose offices

Cornerstone has completed its move into striking new city centre offices. The eye-catching new building is in a prominent position on Western Way and will house Cornerstone’s head office team following a move from Southernhay East, where the housing association had been based for the last 70 years.

The move is a major milestone for the organisation and has been necessary to accommodate its continued growth and development. The office, built by Morgan Sindall and designed by Heighway Field Associates, features brick and glass curtain walling, while being sympathetic to the historic...

SquareSessions at The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

After our successful Exeter debut with The Mastersons from the USA at The Barnfield Theatre last October, we are excited to announce our first three gigs this year at the same venue - a venue we believe to be ideally suited to acoustic music.

The gigs are:

JAZZ MORLEY

Saturday March 16th, 2013 7.30pm £8 in advance, £9 on the door

Jazz Morley is a young performer making her mark the old fashioned way, ever keen to play live, meet new audiences and carve out her career by touring. Jazz is in Exeter on her Spring 2013 tour with a brand new single - “No One...

Today’s Academy of Floral Art launch party to go ahead

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 01/18/2013 - 11:09am

Dunchideock Barton has this morning got out the snow plough and cleared all the roads leading to Dunchideock in readiness for our party!

We owe our thanks to the Farmer who has so kindly thought of us all. The weather forecast is also kind with heavy rain expected this afternoon, which will wash any residue snow away. The temperature is not expected to drop so there is no risk of freezing. We have ourselves made the journey and the lanes are clear.

We would love to see you at the school today to see the stunning work the students produced in their exams over the last two...

Portrait workshop to help raise funds for Poltimore House

Authored by Guy Newman
Posted: Fri, 01/18/2013 - 10:49am

Amateur photographers will have a chance to learn how to take eye-catching portraits from Devon-based professional Guy Newman ( www.GuyNewman.co.uk ) who has photographed Prime Ministers, Royals and celebrities during his 25-year career.

The ‘Family Photography for Beginners’ workshop, which will help raise funds for Poltimore House, is for anyone who would like tips on how to take better photographs of family members, including children. It will be led by photographer Guy Newman who runs a corporate and commercial business from his professional studio at Broadclyst near Exeter....

Howard Marks: An Audience with Mr Nice postponed

Howard Marks, writer of the best-selling autobiography Mr Nice, has postponed his show at Exeter Corn Exchange tonight due to illness.

The show has been rearranged for Sunday 24 March, 8pm at the same venue.

Ticketholders should contact the box office where tickets were purchased.

Further disruptions to Stagecoach services due to snow

Stagecoach have updated The Exeter Daily on further disruptions due to the bad weather.

Torquay: The seafront is currently closed to all traffic. All affected services are diverting via the ring road. North Devon: 155: From Exeter services are currently terminating at Tiverton. From Barnstaple services are terminating at South Molton. 315: Operating but with long delays. 21/21A: Still unable to serve Ilfracombe.

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