An expert on the psychology of political crisis is to receive this year’s Presidents’ Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge from the British Psychological Society.
The winner is Professor Alex Haslam, Professor of Psychology at the University of Exeter and Professor of Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland .
Working with Professor Michelle Ryan at Exeter, Professor Haslam developed the concept of the ‘glass cliff’ – the tendency for women to be promoted to high-level jobs at times of...
If you have a disability, or you know someone who has, please come along to the Blue Light day on 10th August.
It’s free to attend and is being held at St Luke’s Science & Sports College, Exeter between 10am and 2pm.
The event aims to give people with disabilities advice about the emergency services and help break down any barriers that are felt within the community.
Emergency services including police, fire, NHS and the ambulance service will be on site, as well as educational and voluntary organisations.
Rural crime cost the South West £6.1m in 2015, up from £5.9m in 2014 – despite remaining broadly static at a national level. The figures form part of NFU Mutual’s annual Rural Crime Report, published today, revealing that the cost of rural crime to the UK economy has now reached £42.5 million a year.
According to the leading rural insurer, the items most commonly targeted by thieves across the South West over the last 12 months were tools from farms and businesses, quad bikes (ATVs) and garden equipment. The South West also saw the second largest increase in the cost of livestock...
On Saturday 30th July, campaigning organisation 38 Degrees brought together hundreds of walkers and art-lovers on Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the charity Campaign for National Parks. The Campaign for National Parks was created in 1936, when a group of people - passionate about the nation’s stunning open landscapes - decided to work together and launch a campaign to protect them for future generations. 80 years later and England, Scotland and Wales now has fifteen designated National parks, bringing over £4 billion to the UK economy (through food...
Don’t make any plans for the weekend until you’ve checked out our guide to what’s on in and around Exeter (29-31 July).
THEATRE
The Bideford Witches Friday & Saturday, Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Temperance Lloyd, Susannah Edwards and Mary Trembles of Bideford were the last three women to be executed for witchcraft in Great Britain. High Wall Theatre present a striking retelling of their incredible true story. Tickets £8, £6 conc. Box office 01392 271808. https://www.facebook.com/thealphaeffect/
Families have the chance to celebrate summer in one of Teignbridge’s parks and nature reserves when National Playday comes up next month.
Some of the district’s best places will be filled with fun and games as part of the event which sees thousands of children and their families get out playing at hundreds of community events across the UK.
As well as a celebration of children's right to play, Playday is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children’s lives.
National Playday will be celebrated in Courtenay Park, Newton Abbot, on Wednesday 3 August...
Take Stagecoach South West’s X64 service this summer and get discounts at two of South Devon’s most popular attractions.
Woodlands Family Theme park and The South Devon Railway are offering discounts with any valid Stagecoach day ticket. Passengers can enjoy 20% off the standard gate price at Woodlands Family Theme Park* and £1 off a South Devon Steam Railway adult return ticket and £0.50 off for a child’s (3 – 15) ticket** when they present any valid Stagecoach day ticket purchased within the last 30 days.
Families are also being given the chance to win a day on the South...
Washington Green, the UK’s leading fine art publishers, has announced the launch of its ‘Summer Exhibition 2016’.
Now in its third year, the month-long exhibition will take place from Saturday 30th July – Sunday 28th August at Castle Fine Art in Birmingham’s International Convention Centre. The exhibition will feature work from 16 contemporary artists who were chosen to feature in the show following a call for innovative visual artists to submit their work to a panel of art reviewers. The shortlisted submissions have now been brought together into one beautifully curated display of...
Turtle Bay is set to open its doors to Exeter on 23rd August, bringing a new, vibrant, Caribbean dining and drinking experience to the town for the very first time.
The 215 seat, £800K, 4015 sqft Exeter restaurant will be located in the new Queen Street Dining Quarter development in the Guildhall Shopping Centre.
As well as serving up blissful Caribbean food in the restaurant, the venue also features a stunning rum cocktail menu, which is the product of a rum collection that includes no less than 40 different varieties.
Councillors have firmly expressed their concerns in relation to reports of racially motivated incidents across the UK, and reiterated a commitment to tackling the problem of prejudice and hate crime in Devon.
Members discussed the issue at Devon County Council’s meeting of its Full Council yesterday, (Thursday 28 July).
Councillor Barry Parsons, the Council’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for Performance and Engagement, has said: “Devon is a caring and hospitable place and has a long history of welcoming people from a range of communities and faiths. We are fortunate...
