Exeter

Betrayal

Event Date: 
26/02/2016 - 7:30pm to 05/03/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

Betrayal by Harold Pinter

Directed by Paul Jepson

Emma is married to Robert. But for seven years, she’s been having an affair with Jerry, Robert’s best friend.

Betrayal begins at the end of the affair, and pursues an enthralling journey to its very beginnings. As memory reels backwards towards the moment the affair started, the lies tangle into a web of deception. Is Emma betraying her husband? Is Jerry betraying his best friend? Or are they all betraying themselves.

Of the countless eternal love triangles written for the stage, few have matched Harold...

Six Nations rugby, free pint and a pasty!

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Thu, 02/25/2016 - 5:17pm

A total of 369 men have already signed up for next month’s Hospiscare Men’s Walk starting at Exeter’s Double Locks pub and finishing with a FREE pint and a pasty.

“This is a great start and we’re hoping many more will join us for a walk along the canal and then watch the Six Nations England v Wales on huge LED screens in the Hospiscare bar, relaxing with a pint and a pasty,” said main sponsor Roger Wilkinson of Wilkinson Grant & Co.

“We’re raising funds for a vital local charity so join us!”

The walk on Saturday 12 March is an eight mile route along Exeter’s...

Regeneration

Event Date: 
01/03/2016 - 7:30pm to 05/03/2016 - 9:00pm
Venue: 
The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

Award-winning theatre company, and associate artists at the Bike Shed Theatre, Write By Numbers return to Exeter with their play Regeneration, exploring urban regeneration, gentrification and how we might create the cities of the future. This multi-stranded epic story mixes real stories of regeneration with imagined ones in a playful and urgent production which is touring England in 2016.

It’s Brixton in 1981 and a family’s home is about to be repossessed. It’s Leeds in 2017 and an architect has designed the tallest building the city has ever seen. It’s Newfoundland in 1903 and a...

East Devon council tax rise approved

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/25/2016 - 12:50pm

For the last five years, East Devon District Council has frozen its share of the Council Tax, keeping bills down for its residents while still providing first rate services.

Due to continued reductions in the central government grant to district councils, the council unanimously decided last night (Weds 24th Feb) to increase Council Tax by £5 a year for 2016/17 which amounts to less than 10p per week for the average property.

That means a typical Band D householder will pay East Devon District Council (EDDC) £126.78 a year for all its services – which is still the lowest in...

ShiftWorks by Seam Collective

Event Date: 
04/03/2016 - 10:00am to 28/04/2016 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
Riverside exhibition: Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon

shiftWorks by seam Collective 4 March – 28 April Join us to celebrate 50 years of the shift dress.

The Seam Collective - nine textile artists/designers are showcasing contemporary textile design by exploring their craft and creating nine individual shift dresses Take part by sending in a photograph of your favourite shift dress and make your mark by hand embroidering graffiti on our blank shift dress during the exhibition.

Open daily, 10am-5.30pm. Free entry. Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF 01626 832223

http://www.crafts.org....

Lidl UK recalls Mars and Snickers bars

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/25/2016 - 11:55am

Lidl UK has taken the precautionary step of recalling Mars 6-pack chocolate bars (270g) and Snickers 6-pack chocolate bars (300g), supplied by Mars Chocolate Germany, because they may contain pieces of plastic.

This means the products are a possible risk to health.

The Lidl UK recall from consumers concerns only the products below, with the stated 'best before' dates, which were manufactured in the Netherlands and supplied to Lidl UK stores by Mars Chocolate Germany.

Mars chocolate bars:

Pack size: 6 pack/270g Best before date: 4 September 2016, 25...

D&C Police given good bill of health by HMIC

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/25/2016 - 11:53am

Devon and Cornwall Police has received a ‘Good’ rating of performance from independent inspectors.

Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary, (HMIC), today, Thursday February 25, 2016, publishes its Annual PEEL report looking at policing effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy.

The report says Devon and Cornwall Police keeps people safe, reduces crime, understands the needs of local communities and works well with partner agencies.

It gives further credit for tackling anti-social behaviour and devising ‘innovative ways of working’ during peak demand – particularly...

Human Resource outsourcing from WestcountryHR

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/25/2016 - 11:00am

How Westcountry HR can help?

Many businesses across the South West will face similar issues; they have employees but not the resource to employ someone full time to provide Human Resources support and advice. This is exactly where Westcountry HR fits in; we provide a flexible service that helps small businesses navigate the sometimes complex, and ever changing world of employment.

From employment contracts, employee handbooks and appraisals, through to how to handle performance or absence issues; we’ll be able to provide you with the support you need, when you need it....

Oil industry specialist relocates to Exeter Science Park Centre

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/25/2016 - 10:57am

Exeter Science Park Centre has welcomed yet another exciting new tenant with the arrival of innovative ‘Internet of Things’ specialist, Dashboard.

Dashboard Limited, founded early in 2015, has moved its rapidly expanding team into Exeter’s hub for science and technology leaders, the Exeter Science Park Centre.

The innovative firm, headed up by CEO Piers Corfield, offers remote monitoring services to oil and gas industry companies across the world. Using its own unique data acquisition hardware, analysis platform and dashboard interface technologies, the specialist provides...

Review set for Corn Exchange block and South Street

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/25/2016 - 10:16am

A review is set to be carried out on the future of Exeter’s South Street and the Corn Exchange block in the heart of the city centre.

Members of Exeter City Council’s Scrutiny Economy Committee will be asked to back plans to carry out a review of the area to assess what, if anything, needs to be done to the location in the future.

Cllr Rosie Denham, Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, stressed that the City Council was open minded moving forward but accepted that improvements could be made to the area in light of the changing dynamic of the city centre.

“It’s...

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