School’s from across the south west gathered at Newton Abbot’s pioneering secondary school, South Devon University Technical College (UTC), to go head-to-head in a special Formula One challenge.
Students from The Crypt School, Exeter School, Colyton Grammar School, Churchdown School Academy, The Castle School and North Somerset Engineering and Technology College, came together at South Devon University Technical College (UTC) to take part in the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge.
Raising awareness of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) and Formula One amongst...
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is returning to Exeter this year for four evenings of spectacular stunts, life affirming challenges and inspiring stories, amid awe-striking scenery.
Having kicked off in the UK on 13th January in Edinburgh and travelling the country until 19th May, it visits Devon four times with three dates in Exeter and one in Torquay.
Featuring a brand new selection of the world’s most incredible adventure-themed short films, audiences are invited to follow in the footsteps of some of the world’s top adventurers, and experience their hard-won...
People are invited to have their say on proposals to update the Exe Estuary’s Codes of Conduct.
The codes, which have been in place for many years, ensure that users are able to enjoy the area in safety while wildlife is protected.
Many enjoy a range of varied activities on and around the Exe Estuary including walking, kayaking, kite-surfing, sailing and powerboating.
Codes of Conduct are particularly useful on the Estuary where different activities overlap, with many participants not linked to a particular club or are from outside the area.
Did that just really happen. Did we just perform with Jon Bon Jovi?
In 1994 a group of friends from Crewe, Nantwich and Dudley formed a small tribute band and called themselves By Jovi.
Starting in small pubs and working through various challenges such as band members changing and a name change to Bon Jovi Experience, they have inevitably all grown as musicians and people alike. They are still the best of friends yet had no idea all those years ago that they would become the number one Bon Jovi tribute band in the world, endorsed by Jon Bon Jovi himself: The Bon Jovi...
For its next Well Built Community Fund giveaway, RGB Building Supplies will be donating £1,000 worth of building materials to a deserving person or family so they can complete a project in their own home.
Whether someone’s needs have changed and they need to make a bathroom accessible, new landscaping is required to accommodate a wheelchair, or a local person is always putting others first and their loved ones would like to nominate them so they can spruce up their own home, RGB would like to hear about them.
From all the nominations received, one individual or family will...
Redrow West Country site manager in running to win top industry accolade Redrow site manager Steve Damerell has won a prestigious industry award for his top quality work at the Stanbury Meadows development in Newton Abbot. Steve, from Plymouth, was one of just 430 site managers to receive the Pride in the Job ‘Quality’ Awards from the NHBC (National House Building Council) last year. He is now in the running for the final stage, the Supreme Awards, and will be attending an awards ceremony in London on Friday 26th January. Highlighting excellence in the field for 35 years, Pride in the Job...
Villagers on Dartmoor have received a postcard from the past, and an invitation inspired by First World War gift parcels. Wearing period costume, National Trust staff and volunteers from Castle Drogo made the deliveries to homes in the neighbouring village of Drewsteignton. The team has been researching the impact of the First World War on the house and village as part of the Devon Remembers Heritage Project, an initiative exploring the county’s unique First World War history. The team were struck by the story of a small group of Drewsteignton volunteers who formed a ‘Christmas Gifts...
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (26-28 January)
THEATRE
Singin' in the Rain Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre Footlights are proud to present Singin’ in the Rain. Voted the ‘Greatest Movie Musical of All Time’, this is a theatrical experience the whole family will enjoy. Adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay, each unforgettable scene, song and dance is celebrated on stage, including toe tapping tunes such as Make ‘em Laugh and Good Morning as well as the historic...
Chagstock Festival organisers have announced two exceptional acts to headline in 2018.
Saturday main stage headliner Imelda May began her professional career in 2003, releasing No Turning Back. In 2007 she signed with Ambassador Records and recorded her second album. Love Tattoo, which reached No. 1 in Ireland and received wide critical acclaim. It caught the attention of Jools Holland, who she later supported on tour, leading to a critically acclaimed performance on his BBC2 show Later...
Her first two singles, "Johnny Got a Boom Boom" and "Big Bad Handsome Man", were...
A number of options for a new railway station at Okehampton are being considered by Devon County Council as it develops proposals for the reintroduction of regular weekday trial services in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT) and Great Western Railway (GWR).
A feasibility study, commissioned by the Council, is looking at a variety of platform layouts for a parkway station, and required infrastructure improvements as part of the scheme. These have been presented to the OkeRail Forum as part of consultation with key stakeholders, which also includes GWR, Aggregate...
