A world of sound will fill the air as Lyme Regis prepares for the third annual Big Mix youth music festival on 4 July. This year’s line up promises everything from West African dance rhythms and beatboxing, to indie power pop and opera, all in a fabulous open-air arena on the Marine Theatre Square, overlooking Lyme Bay and the stunning Jurassic Coast. Promoted by young people’s music charity B Sharp, whose core values of creativity, expression and integrity run through the festival, the Big Mix is placing the spotlight on youth enterprise and opportunity with a range of fringe activities...
THE sports world spotlight is set to shine on Exeter as the Rugby World Cup 2015 lands in the city.
Contemporary city centre hotel, The Magdalen Chapter, will be offering rugby fans and non-fans alike the chance to experience the excitement of the games in style with two tailored World Cup Touch Down packages.
General Manager, Fiona Moores, said: “Without question Exeter will be overflowing with atmosphere during September and October this year and here at The Magdalen Chapter we can’t wait to share the magic of the World Cup with our guests. The hotel will be a hive of...
A nationwide search has been launched by Mecca Bingo, offering one lucky person the chance to join an exclusive tasting panel to help create the new winter menu for clubs across the UK.
Taking place in Birmingham on 1st and 2nd July 2015, the lucky winner and a friend will be asked for feedback on everything from taste, appearance and price to determine which decadent dishes will be included on the new winter menu, launching at all 91 clubs on 13th October.
The lucky winner will not only get to potentially see their favourite meals make it onto the Mecca menu, but the prize...
The Arb Academy specialises in Forestry and Arboriculture Training qualifications, specialising in high quality Apprenticeships.
We are holding an apprentice recruitment session on Monday 6th July 2015 at 1:30 at the River Dart in Newton Abbot for motivated school leavers and job seekers.
Successful applicants will then be invited to take part in our Arboriculture Traineeship that we are running from 27th July 2015 over a 6 week period.
The Traineeship is designed to prepare the candidate for a career in Arboriculture giving them the best possible chance of securing...
Two local organisations, City Runs and EDP Drug & Alcohol Services (EDP), have announced an exciting partnership which aims to encourage healthier lifestyle choices.
EDP will become the charity partner for City Run’s upcoming summer races including the Run Exe Summer 5k Series and Exeter 10k on Wednesday 29th July.
City Runs, based in Exeter, are an organisation that is about all things running.
They organise events, share local running news via their website and offer coaching, consultancy, event supplies and more.
Seaside communities are being urged to create dedicated Coastal Community Teams to drive forward economic regeneration and a long-term vision, by new Coastal Communities Minister Mark Francois today (16 June 2015).
The government is providing over £1 million to set up 110 Coastal Community Teams to deal with the specific economic challenges faced by seaside towns and take forward a local strategy for success.
In a letter to coastal MPs, the minister said the creation of these new teams would make sure the economic recovery is felt across the country – helping areas deal...
Researchers from Biosciences at the University of Exeter will be working closely with school pupils from Newton Abbot College as part of the Small World Initiative which aims to discover new antibiotics from soil bacteria.
Teachers and researchers at the University of Exeter and Newton Abbot College, have successfully won a grant from the Society for General Microbiology which aims to engage students with the problems surrounding drug resistance and drug discovery.
The Small World Initiative will support teachers in providing practical lessons with links to the wider...
Dedicated volunteers and staff who are the driving force behind Devon’s Community Transport schemes were honoured at a special ceremony on Thursday 11 June.
As part of Community Transport Awareness Week, Devon County Council held its 16th annual Community Transport Awards ceremony at County Hall. The ceremony, which is sponsored by GM Coachwork who specialise in wheelchair access vehicles and vehicle adaptations, recognises outstanding contributions within the community transport sector.
Winner of the Community Transport Volunteer of the Year was Steve Brownridge of TRIP...
Wherever you are in the world, Devon-based company, Alive Studios, has just made it possible to manage film and image transfer without the use of a computer thanks to its new “Karishma Cloud App”.
This world first App, that is available for all Apple and Android devices, means that old cine film, video and camcorder tapes can be sent for transfer into a High Definition format straight from a phone or tablet.
Once downloaded from the AppStore, Karishma Cloud App will request registration and sign in before setting up an account for the first time. It then prompts the user to...
