When the Devon County Show opens on May 19 at Westpoint, Exeter, visitors with cheesy feet are likely to be hot footing it to the Angora goats feature.
For Show Steward and Angora goat farmer Steve Whitley is producing a line of odour resistant socks which he claims don’t smell and don’t need frequent washing.
He said the fleeces of angora goats do not trap smelly bacteria in the same way as scalier wool or cotton fibres, and his mohair socks can be worn for as much as a year without washing.
"Our customers started owning up to the fact that they could wear them for...
A University of Exeter expert marine pollution will be giving advice to a cross-party committee of MPs at the Palace of Westminster in London today (Monday).
Professor Tamara Galloway, an eco-toxicologist in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, has been asked to provide oral evidence to the UK Environmental Audit Committee, which is conducting an inquiry into the environmental impact of microplastics. It comes amid growing pressure from the public and environmental campaigning organisations, such as Greenpeace UK, who are urging the Government to ban the use of plastic...
Saltmine Theatre Company is delighted to announce their brand new theatre production ‘The Soul in the Machine: George Williams – YMCA Founder’ which will be performing at Belmont Chapel, Exeter on Saturday 21st May 2016.
“We are more than bodies to be fed to a machine. We are made for more than work. We have souls, we have spirits and somewhere in this dead city there must be a place for those things.”
London, 1844 - Centre of Empire, crucible of the New Jerusalem. Her gutters run with effluent and blood and her skies are choked with the...
Saltmine Theatre Company is delighted to announce their brand new theatre production ‘The Soul in the Machine: George Williams – YMCA Founder’ which will be performing at Belmont Chapel, Exeter on Saturday 21st May 2016.
“We are more than bodies to be fed to a machine. We are made for more than work. We have souls, we have spirits and somewhere in this dead city there must be a place for those things.”
London, 1844 - Centre of Empire, crucible of the New Jerusalem. Her gutters run with effluent and blood and her skies are choked with the smoke of a hundred factories and...
“There may never be a Jam reunion but it’s reassuring to see someone as talented and passionate as Bruce Foxton being able to take these wonderful old songs out on the road and communicate so successfully with this Modern World” - LouderThanWar Having celebrated the Jam’s musical legacy by touring the classic albums ‘All Mod Cons’, ‘Setting Sons’ and ‘Sound Affects’, Bruce Foxton and co are back with a set that will feature all of the greatest hits, alongside rare B sides that Bruce says will give “the most ardent fans what they want”. The new tour will kick off on September 30th at The...
Peerless acoustic country-folk singer-songwriter Malcolm Holcombe announces May 2016 Ireland & UK Tour, including a show at The Bridge Inn, Topsham on Wednesday May 11, in support of his widely acclaimed new album Another Black Hole. Malcolm will be accompanied on the tour by his regular sideman and sometime producer Jared Tyler.
Praise for Another Black Hole “The ability to glorify the mundane, the every day struggles and heartbreaks has long been the mark of the truly great songwriter, and once again Malcolm Holcombe’s doing it better than most” Acoustic magazine “His...
In this solo exhibition Irish artist Sean Lynch presents three new artworks commissioned by Spacex and inspired by aspects of RAMM’s collection.
The exhibition also features the UK premier of the video artwork Adventure:Capital, produced to represent Ireland at Venice Biennale 2015. Throughout his work Lynch caries out investigations into stories, historical records, and places, creating idiosyncratic narratives that signal new understanding and questions.
Opening Event and Artist Talk, 3pm-5pm on 14 May at Exeter Phoenix
Sid Griffin is a roots musician of considerable stature and notoriety. Founder of the recently reunited Long Ryders back in 1980s’ Los Angeles he is without question one of the architects of Americana and Alt-country.
After relocating to Britain (London) in the 1990s Griffin formed The Coal Porters, an acoustic five piece who mix folk, country and bluegrass to considerable effect.
After a nine year wait between solo albums late 2014 witnessed the release of The Trick Is To Breathe, an album Uncut magazine declared American Album of the Month that November and which proudly...
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, The Magic of Motown Reach Out 2016 tour is coming to Devon!
Music fans are invited to join the party as hit touring concert show the Magic of Motown celebrates its 10th birthday with a tour of the UK and Ireland.
Set to thrill its millionth music fan this year, the production’s 2016 show honours the 50th anniversary of the Four Tops’ chart-topping single Reach Out, I’ll Be There with its all-new REACH OUT® Tour.
In 1966 The Four Tops’ signature tune was a No1 hit both sides of the Atlantic, says Magic of Motown’s UK-based producer...
After a successful 33 years at the helm of the country’s leading luxury park home and lodge manufacturer, Pathfinder Homes, managing director Mike Wills and fellow company director Martin Hember have announced plans to hang up their crowns and take a step back, making way for successor’s Bruce Macdonald & John Hoyle.
Mike and director Martin have decided to break into retirement slowly and whilst still assist the new heads, enjoy a well-deserved break.
Mike said: “I am proud of Pathfinder Homes, as a manufacturer, as a business and as a community. From humble beginnings...
