Devon

midnight.dream.sleep

Event Date: 
14/01/2015 - 12:00am to 30/01/2015 - 12:00am
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

You. Me. Us. You do not know me and I do not know you. We will walk through the city on the cusp of two days; a time that presents a place where our thoughts and imaginations are tempted to run wild -- from the summits of love to the depths of fear, and back again.

This is a one-on-one walking performance taking place at midnight.

Audience are advised to wear warm and waterproof clothing in case of bad weather.

Performances at midnight on the following dates:

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - 14, 15 &16 January.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday...

Half term family trail

Event Date: 
14/02/2015 - 10:30am to 22/02/2015 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
A La Ronde, Exmouth

See if you can solve all the cool clues in our brrr-illiant snow themed family trail and win a prize.

£1.50 per child, normal admission applies

Stone and stamps trail

Event Date: 
07/04/2015 - 11:00am to 12/04/2015 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton

Follow the letterboxing trail around the garden and grounds to find out all about the story of granite.

11am-4pm

All tickets £1.50 per trail

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-drogo

Stone and stamps trail

Event Date: 
28/03/2015 - 11:00am to 02/04/2015 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton

Follow the letterboxing trail around the garden and grounds to find out all about the story of granite.

11am-4pm

All tickets £1.50 per trail

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-drogo

Fabulous February fun

Event Date: 
14/02/2015 - 11:00am to 22/02/2015 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton

There will be lots of fun at Castle Drogo this half-term including a family trail to follow around the garden and grounds

£1.50 per trail, normal admission applies.

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-drogo

Half term fun at Knighshayes Court

Event Date: 
14/02/2015 - 10:00am to 22/02/2015 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Knightshayes Court, Tiverton

Run off some of that excess energy by visiting Knightshayes this half-term.

Grab a trail from reception and discover the gardens.

Go on a hunt for one of the geocaches, explore the house and meet Knightshayes’ chickens in the kitchen garden.

There's loads to keep them busy this February.

10am-5pm.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knightshayes

Last 100 years of apprenticeships revealed

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/02/2015 - 10:38am

The changing nature of apprenticeships over the last 100 years has been documented in two new studies. While research by Ancestry.co.uk and the University of Lincoln, paints a compelling picture of the journey apprenticeships have made during the last century, new findings from the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) shows the impact that apprentices are having on the local economy today. The Ancestry and University of Lincoln research reveals significant changes to the sectors and roles apprentices are working in. Indeed, the sector that employed the most apprentices in 1914...

Crealy to host radio request show

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 01/02/2015 - 10:24am

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is pleased to announce they will be working in partnership with Radio Exe in 2015 to host its very own radio request show ‘The Crealy Jukebox’.

Every Sunday lunchtime from noon to 2pm, Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park’s general manager Josh Haywood will be returning to his roots as a radio presenter, having previously been a presenter on Blackpool’s Radio Wave, Bristol’s Star 107.2 and on Coast Radio in Somerset before joining the Crealy team in 2010.

‘The Crealy Jukebox’, starting on Sunday 11th January 2015 on 107.3FM Radio Exe, will...

E-Fit released following indecent exposures

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/02/2015 - 9:59am

Police have released an E-Fit of a man they are seeking in connection with public decency offences in Newton Abbot.

Officers are investigating two incidents where the man has exposed himself to women and carried out an act of public indecency.

Both offences happened in Brunel Road and within a week of each other.

In the first incident around 5.45pm on Wednesday 17 December, a woman in her 40s was walking along the road when she saw a man in the grounds of Forde House exposing himself. As she walked by he made a comment to her, but she continued on walking.

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Youngsters get an insight into Medical School

School children from Devon and Cornwall were given a hands-on insight into life as a medical student as part of a programme designed to encourage Westcountry youngsters to consider a career in medicine. It comes as a report by the Medical Schools Council highlights the need for Medical Schools to engage with schools to address the fact that most Medicine applicants come from a small minority of schools.

The University of Exeter Medical School hosted 27 children from Helston Community College and Torpoint Community College (Cornwall), Petroc College and Ilfracombe Academy (North...

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