For many of you, this month is preparation for next month's festivities - a month filled with excitement and possibility. Maybe you are attending your prom and are dreaming of a spot-free month during one of the most stressful months of your life. The problem is, relying on toothpaste to dab on spots for a last-minute miracle is a disaster waiting to happen. Believe it or not, your problem might not be too much salt or chocolate after all—it may simply be a matter of clogged pores, bacteria and stressed skin. Lucky for you, Purity Boutique Spa are presenting their Skin Angels who will...
An Art for Life charity auction takes place on Saturday 11 May 2013 at the Royal Clarence Hotel in Cathedral Yard, Exeter.
The event is set to take place from 10.30am-12.30pm and will display a vast amount of artwork by South West academicians and other established British artists including works by Ken Howard RA OBE, Rose Hilton ARCA, Peter Brown NEAC and many more.
The paintings have been donated to the auction, which will be conducted by Robin Barlow, in order to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West. This fantastic charity cares for children with a limited life...
As part of a national charity campaign Exeter’s church leaders are battling to show off their baking skills.
The contestants will be baking their best bread under the watchful eye of the BBC’s Judi Spiers and local baker Emma Parkin of Emma’s Bread, a finalist in the 2012 Devon Life Awards.
Bishop Michael of Exeter, Methodist District Chair Rev Peter Pillinger, Canon Rev Ian Morter of Exeter Cathedral and Southernhay URC Elder Sabrina Groeschel will bring their best recipes to the Cathedral Green at 3.30pm on Monday 11 March for an outside bread bake off.
Photographer Peter Stephens has created a large panoramic photograph of Exeter which enables you to zoom up close to features within the image. The photograph was taken from the top of the Barley Valley Nature Reserve on the west side of Exeter. You can zoom right up to buildings including Exeter Cathedral, the College and University, John Lewis, and the new waste to energy incinerator.
The image is a composite made up from a number of photographs taken with a telephoto lens and stitched together into one large panoramic image.
The Rt Revd Michael Langrish, Bishop of Exeter, announced today (Sunday 6th January) that he will retire this year.
Bishop Michael has served as Bishop of Exeter since 2000 and has been a priest for 40 years. His will be 67 this summer. His last service will be in Exeter Cathedral on 29th June.
The first e-Book written specifically about Exeter for Apple's popular iPad tablet computer has been released in the iTunes Store. Entitled Historic Buildings of Exeter, it has been written by David Cornforth, who is behind the popular Exeter Memories website.
The digital book uses many features available in the iBook format, allowing the reader to swish back and forth between pages, make notes and access a glossary of specific highlighted words in the text. It has dozens of full colour photographs, that take advantage of the iPad's display. Many use the whole screen,...
Remembrance Day is a time to pause, to reflect on the conflicts that have led to so many fine young men and women losing their lives, and to those still fighting to maintain a world order for the good of others.
But it is also to highlight to those who did not live throught the First and Second World Wars the sacrifices that were made to ensure we live in the free society that we enjoy today. Yesterday the great and the good of Exeter gathered around Cathedral Green and process through the city to pay their respects to lost and service men and women of the armed forces.
Around 160 Exeter College higher education students took to the streets today (26th October) as they donned their caps and gowns to process through the city for their Graduation Ceremony, held at Exeter Cathedral at 2.30pm.
With the Cathedral providing the spectacular backdrop to the formal ceremony, over 850 guests joined the students of all ages to celebrate their achievements at the spectacular event, including the Lord Mayor, representatives of Exeter College and its Board of Governors, VIPs from Devon schools, colleges, business and community partners and the...
Following the phenomenal success of the concert last Christmas which raised nearly £10,000 for CLIC Sargent, on Friday 9th December, La La Choirs will again perform ‘CLIC for Christmas’ at Exeter Cathedral.
For the second year, the event includes running a Devon-wide secondary school choir competition with the winning school choir claiming a featured spot in the concert on the night. Entries were invited from secondary schools all over Devon. The standard of entries was excellent and the panel had a tough job whittling them down to the three finalists.
Barbara passed away peacefully in her sleep on 25th December 2014 at the age of 90.
Much loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, who will be greatly missed by all her family and friends.
Funeral service on Friday16 January in the Lady Chapel at Exeter Cathedral, at noon.
Family flowers only, donations to Cancer Research UK by retiring collection or c/o M. Sillifant & Sons, Family Funeral Directors, 19-20 Holloway Street, Exeter. EX2 4JD or online at www.sillifantandsons.co.uk
