The Shearings Hotel Group, an award-winning UK-based hotel operator with hotels all along the South West Coast Path, has teamed up with the South West Coast Path Association to help guests enjoy the coastline and offer great breaks for walkers.
The two Shearings hotel brands, Bay Hotels and Coast & Country Hotels, specialise in leisure breaks and are found in stunning locations around the UK.
The partnership will enable guests, staying at both hotel brands in the south west region, to access walks specifically suited to their abilities along the 630 miles of stunning...
Interest from South West house buyers has dropped for the first time since February 2015 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.
Following the buy-to-let rush that preceded the 1 April tax rise deadline and with increased uncertainty surrounding the upcoming EU referendum interest from buyers dropped in April with 17% more chartered surveyors reporting a fall rather than a rise in demand.
The fall in demand is evident across the majority of the UK with respondents in many parts citing the referendum as a factor...
Cygnet Theatre is performing a playful and accessible production of one of Shakespeare’s late masterpieces: a magical evening of tragedy averted and love redeemed.
Whilst Leontes and Hermione are expecting their second child they entertain Leontes’ childhood friend, Polixenes. At Leontes’ request, Hermione begs Polixenes to extend his stay. Observing her persuasive powers, Leontes’ sees a spark of affection between his wife and his friend.
Consumed by jealousy, Leontes destroys his family and seeks to kill his friend. However, Time and Reason heal deep wounds and True Love’...
Winner of the Tony Awards ‘Triple Crown’ for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart.
Following five years in the West End, sell-out runs worldwide and a smash hit tour in 2014 (packed with mischief, bad behaviour and political incorrectness) this hugely entertaining show is hitting the road again in 2015!
Created by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez (Co-creator of BOOK OF MORMON and writer of the songs for Disney’s FROZEN) AVENUE Q is an irresistibly charming musical which tells the story of the loveable characters on a...
The Exeter City Supporters Trust has welcomed a massive boost to its plans for celebrating the history of St James Park, home of Exeter City Football Club since the early 20th century.
A bid to document, preserve and share the history of the ground, submitted by the University of Exeter working in partnership with the Trust’s History Group, has been successful in attracting grants of £29,100 with the main contribution coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The wide ranging project will include:
The digitisation of documents and photographs held in
The Donkey Sanctuary is holding a spring family fun day and dog show on Sunday 15 May from 10am to 4pm.
Come and join The Donkey Sanctuary at their Spring Family Fun Day and Dog Show, for an action-packed and exciting day with a whole range of activities for all of the family to enjoy. There will be plenty of wonderful stalls with a wide assortment of different stands and goodies for two and four legged visitors.
Does your dog have the waggiest tail or the most appealing eyes? The Dog Show will be split over two parts of the day; the first from 11-12:30 and the second from...
Fans of Pink Floyd will be flocking to Exeter Corn Exchange on Saturday 28 May when UK Pink Floyd Experience visits the venue on a national tour.
UK Pink Floyd Experience was formed in 2008 and features top class musicians recreating the music and atmosphere of the great Pink Floyd in concert.
The band draws widely on the whole Floyd back catalogue performing songs from all of the iconic albums including Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Atom Heart Mother, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall.
Ground-breaking Canon Anna Norman–Walker has been appointed the first honorary chaplain of the Devon County Show, which will be held on May 19-21 at Westpoint, Exeter. “It was a lovely surprise,” said Canon Norman-Walker, who is a passionate supporter of the countryside. “The Show champions the local and the sustainable, creating a vital platform to acknowledge the faithful work of our farmers who are all too often isolated and labouring against the odds. “For three days a community springs into life at Westpoint giving all who attend a taste of Devon and all that there is for us to be...
Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education English teacher, Deb Thomas is one of the top six teachers in the UK in line to win a Pearson Teaching Award for 2016 Teacher of Year.
Deb won the Silver Award for Excellence in Special Needs Teaching 2016 and now goes on to compete as a finalist for Teacher of the Year against hundreds of teaching professionals from schools across the UK.
The star-studded awards ceremony takes place in London and will be broadcast on TV in the autumn on the BBC2 programme ‘Britain’s Classroom Heroes’
