ou are invited to join Exeter's unique community singing for fun sessions on a Monday evening at St Sidwell's School, York Road, Exeter EX4 6PG.
We are not a choir - started January 2007 - and there is no need to read music, no auditions, no microphones, no rehearsals and no public performances. Sing to backing music with the words projected on the wall. Choose from hundreds of backing tracks and sing about 30 songs on the night. A wide range of music including songs from Abba, The Beatles, Pavarotti, Adele, Frank Sinatra, Queen, Michel Buble, Elvis, Shania Twain and many more....
Devon County Council is urging people to take care and remain vigilant as bad weather continues in the South West.
High winds and heavy rainfall have caused localised flooding and disruption on many of Devon’s roads, and motorists are being advised to take extra care.
People are also being urged to avoid coastal and river areas as the severe weather continues to cause water levels to rise and waves to over top seafronts.
Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highway Management and Flood Prevention, said:
Tickets for the 2016 Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink are now on sale.
The 13th Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink will take place at the beautiful Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle from Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th April 2016.
The ultimate foodie event will bring you the very best of what the South West has to offer, and will feature more than 100 producers from the region as well as top chefs, workshops and food-themed activities for the whole family to enjoy.
Three After Dark Music Festivals will also be held on the Thursday, Friday and...
Leading South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP has warned businesses that they will need to ensure their data protection processes are robust enough to meet tough new rules which have just been agreed by the EU to unify data protection rules across the region.
Stephens Scown advises that almost all businesses will need to change how they deal with customer data in light of these new rules and that it is highly unlikely that any business will be compliant due to the scope of the changes.
The new General Data Protection Regulation is expected to be formally agreed early next...
A University of Exeter scientist has been awarded a Distinguished Investigator Award by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, a US charity that funds research into the causes of mental illness.
Professor Jonathan Mill, of the University of Exeter Medical School, received the $100K (£66,000) award to support his research into the role of neurodevelopmental processes in schizophrenia. Professor Mill will look to study the mechanisms by which genes are activated and regulated during human brain development and how these processes may be involved in psychiatric illness.
Teignbridge Council is offering residents the chance to recycle their real Christmas trees for free.
People can take advantage of the many ‘free tree’ recycling collection points on offer across the district. Anybody wishing to dispose of their tree can come along to any of the following sites:
Garden waste subscribers can place real Christmas trees inside their green bin provided the branches are less than 10cm thick.
Real trees can also be taken to Newton Abbot recycling centre, Brunel Road, at any time with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and...
Higher Woolbrook Park in Sidmouth is set to get brand new streetlights this year, following a routine maintenance inspection by Devon County Council contractors SSE.
In addition, in a separate scheme, Government funding will mean that 24,000 more lanterns across Devon will be converted to energy efficient alternatives by March 2018.
This follows a successful bid by Devon County Council to secure over £10m from the Department for Transport Challenge Fund.
Included in this will be the replacement of 5,000 streetlamp columns on mainly A and B roads in Devon, including...
People in Exeter can recycle their Christmas trees in the New Year.
For those not on the City Council's garden waste collection service there will be an opportunity to take Christmas trees to one of the following sites on the weekend of 9 and 10 January
Car park at Mincinglake Valley Park (top end, off Stoke Hill near the community centre)
Car park at Heavitree Pleasure Ground (next to recycling banks, Whipton Lane near junction with Stanwey)
Car park at Holman Way, Topsham
For those who are enrolled on the garden waste collection...
A man has died after trying to rescue his dog from the sea on New Year's Day.
The emergency sevices were alerted to people in difficulty in the water off Portmellon near Mevagissey at around 11am.
Two people were subsequently recovered from the sea.
One was recovered by a member of the public and brought to shore, the second person was recovered from the sea by the Coastguard helicopter and was taken to hospital.
The RNLI Lifeboat from Fowey and Mevagissey Coastguard Rescue Team were also in attendance.
