Be prepared is the message from Devon County Council as the county prepares for freezing conditions and the possibility of snow later this week.
Devon’s fleet of gritters treated around 2,000 miles of Devon’s primary and secondary salting routes yesterday (Sunday 25 February), and Devon’s snow warden volunteers have also been advised to be ready to salt their priority local routes and to keep an eye on weather forecasts.
Road surface temperatures will drop below freezing across the county this evening, falling lower than -6C on higher ground of Dartmoor and the Blackdown...
Five outstanding young soloists, who have already had considerable success, will be joining Exeter Philharmonic Choir for the Lord Mayor’s Concert, Mozart Requiem, on March 10th.
The Choir is excited to welcome vocalists Natalya Romaniw, Oliver Johnston, Marta Fontanals-Simmons and Tristan Hambleton whose voices are sure to excite individually and together as a quartet. The talented singers will be joining more than one hundred members of Exeter Philharmonic Choir to perform Mozart’s Requiem, one of the most cherished and well-known works in the choral repertoire. The programme...
Thousands of people will mark Chinese New Year at the University of Exeter with fireworks, dancing and dragons.
Stalls illustrating Chinese traditions and crafts, delicious Chinese cuisine, martial arts demonstrations and performances will be on offer at the Streatham campus for the family-friendly celebrations on Sunday, March 4.
More than 2,500 people are expected to attend the annual event, in the Forum building, which ends with a spectacular firework display at the XFI Building at 6:30pm.
The event is organised by members of the University of Exeter’s Chinese...
Exeter College students have won the prestigious Bristol Grammar School Model United Nations (MUN) best delegation title for the fourth year in a row, cementing the college’s reputation as one of the leading debating and diplomacy team in the South West.
More than 150 students representing a range of schools took part in the 10th annual Model United Nations (MUN) Conference, held at Bristol Grammar School, on Sunday, 4th Feb.
The conference is a simulation of the United Nations, with student teams allocated a specific country which they represent in a variety of committees...
Number one bestselling author Joanna Trollope heads to Exeter Library to discuss her brand new book, An Unsuitable Match, on Saturday 3rd March from 2pm.
Joanna will hold an informal talk about her latest book over a quintessentially English cream tea at Exeter Library as part of her south west tour. An Unsuitable Match is an uplifting story of love, family and second chances and is the twenty-first novel to be written by the talented artist.
The critically acclaimed author said: “As a huge supporter of libraries and librarians, and a great fan of Devon, I am really looking...
Tickets for the 2018 Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink have been released and are now available from the festival website.
For the second year, 2018 sees the festival take place over the early May Bank Holiday weekend, from Saturday 5th May to Monday 7st May, running for all three days of the Bank Holiday.
The 15th Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink will take place in Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle and will feature a wide variety of producers from the region as well as demonstrations from top chefs, hands-on workshops, live music and food-...
A research lab at Exeter Medical School opened its doors to an 11-year-old boy who has Type 1 diabetes so that he could learn about groundbreaking research into his condition. Daniel Lindley and his mum Karen from Lostwithiel in Cornwall joined a tour of the Islet Cell Biology lab to meet Professor Noel Morgan and other diabetes researchers who are funded by Diabetes UK. The visitors learnt how Professor Morgan and his team have access to a rare set of pancreas samples, taken from people who had been recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. In Type 1 diabetes, the body’s immune system...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (23-25 February).
THEATRE
Soldier On Friday, Exeter Northcott Theatre What happens when a company of ex-soldiers becomes a company of actors? A theatrical band of brothers. Although it’s not a cure all, the bonding, the humour, the theatre of war helps to put them back together again - as a company of veterans and actors rehearse a play about a company of veterans and actors. Although worlds apart they begin to realise there are more similarities between military life and the theatre than they bargained...
Devon based boutique hotel and restaurant, The Salutation Inn , has announced that it will be hosting award-winning Chef Jamie Raftery for a special two-night food and wine experience on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th April.
One of the few chefs to be awarded Gordon Ramsay’s prestigious scholarship, West Ireland born Jamie Raftery has since spent his illustrious career working alongside some of the world’s best chefs, including Michael Caines, Thomas Keller, Heston Blumenthal, Gordon Ramsay and Corey Lee. Jamie is renowned for his unique style of flavoursome, creative cuisine...
Rob Baxter believes tying down the ‘finer details’ in his side’s game plan can lead to Exeter Chiefs returning to winning ways in the Aviva Premiership against visiting Northampton Saints tomorrow (2pm).
Three successive top-flight defeats to Newcastle Falcons, Worcester Warriors and Wasps have seen the reigning champions surrender top spot in the standings to Saracens, but Baxter insists there is no need for panic within the ranks at Sandy Park, particularly as his side are still healthy placed in second to attack the final rounds of the season.”
