Oyez, Oyez, Oyez! Stephen Cunliffe from Dawlish is competing in the Bermuda International Town Crier Competition 2015 next week.
Twenty-five town criers from the UK and Canada are preparing to descend upon Bermuda to compete in the third annual competition.
In a tradition dating back to the 18th century, Town Criers have always been elaborately dressed - their signature red and gold coats, white breeches and black boots are completed with a tricorne hat and a trademark hand bell to draw people’s attention. Typically they were the only means of communication with townsfolk...
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend:
THEATRE
Exeter Little Theatre Company: Murder on the Nile Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter On board the paddle steamer Lotus, cruising under the scorching Egyptian sun, honeymooners Simon Mostyn and his wealthy socialite wife Kay find themselves being pursued by an old flame of the newly wedded groom. Then a tragedy strikes, Kay is found shot in her bunk, and all fingers point to Simon’s ex fiancée. Tickets: £12.50 (£10.50 under 16s). www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Exeter venue Sandy Park has been added to the tour schedule of male entertainers, the UK Pleasure Boys.
Billed as the ‘Ultimate Girls Night Out’, the UK Pleasure Boys regularly appear across the UK and Ireland with their sexy show.
Perfect for birthdays, hen nights or just a night out with the girls, the Boys work hard in the gym and with professional choreographers to make sure that they put on the best show.
Tickets are on sale now for just £17.50, or £22.50 to include a meal on the night. Book your ticket here .
Cranbrook’s first ever town council members have been elected.
There are 12 vacancies on the new body that will be set up to manage local governance for the new community.
Nine people stepped forward for the seats on the new town council and so all nine are duly elected uncontested.
The new council is quorate (it has enough members to carry out its duties) but there will be an opportunity to co-opt three more members in the future.
A notice announcing the result of the search for new town councillors is on display at Younghayes community centre.
Blazing sunshine set the tone for the Exeter Tri Club Tristars Aquathlon, which took place at Dawlish Leisure Centre on Sunday, as part of the club’s aquathlon series. The record books were broken from the club’s junior representation alone – seeing a total of 14 ETC juniors competing across the Tristart to Tristars (7-13) categories, many for whom this was their debut performance.
First off in the Tristars 1 category were Austin Crow and Jacob Price. Jacob put in a strong first performance, setting the benchmark for future events, while Austin put in a magnificent run after a...
A teaching resource, to help school children learn all about coastal areas, has won an industry award.
Living with a Changing Coast (LiCCo) is a european project helping coastal communities to better understand, prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change, sea level rise and erosion on the natural and human environment on both sides of the channel.
Its UK partners include the Environment Agency, the Exe Estuary Management Partnership, Devon County Council and the National Trust.
LiCCO has been highly commended at the Geographical Association Publisher's...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision in Sidmouth which left a 65-year-old pedestrian with life-threatening injuries.
Emergency services were called to Church Street in Sidford at 6pm yesterday (16 April) after a Vauxhall Corsa car-derived van was in collision with the male pedestrian.
The Sidmouth man sustained serious injuries and was flown by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, where he remains in a stable condition.
The driver, a 41-year-old man from Seaton, was uninjured.
South West Communications Group is expanding its sales team,
swcomms is looking to double the size of their current telesales team to make appointments for their field based communications consultants who offer voice, data and Internet connectivity solutions to businesses throughout the Westcountry and beyond.
There are opportunities available now for both full and part-time roles.
Tamsin Abba, swcomms’ telesales manager, said: “We are looking for people who are bright, vivacious, reliable and punctual, and have a cracking sense of humour.
Hospiscare has three spaces left in the exciting Ride London event taking place on Sunday 2 August 2015.
Celia Wilkinson, Hospiscare’s challenge and running fundraiser said: “This 100 mile road race follows the Olympic 2012 road race route through central London and out into the Surrey countryside, look out for some nasty hills!
"You’ll be joining thousands of other cyclists from all over the UK in one of the fastest growing events on the cycling calendar.”
To ride for Hospiscare there is a £75 registration fee and £600 minimum sponsorship.
