Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend.
THEATRE
Jim Davidson: Charlton Nil Friday, 7.30pm, Exeter Corn Exchange The people's favourite and one of Britain's greatest ever comedians, Jim Davidson OBE takes to the road with his brand new show Charlton Nil. Guaranteed to be an irreverent, outrageous and truthful night. For one night only! Adults only. Tickets £23.50. http://www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
In the High and Far Off Times Friday & Saturday, Cygnet Theatre, Exeter In the High and Far off Times brings favourite tales from...
A successful policing operation which helps to track stolen goods has taken to social media to widen the fight against theft.
Op Inheritance was set up in 2012 to reduce the trade in stolen goods and reunite recovered property with its rightful owners.
Now officers are taking the operation to Facebook and Twitter to reach a much larger audience with warnings and information about stolen items in circulation.
They are encouraging people to follow them at www.facebook.com/opinheritance and @opinheritance on Twitter.
One of the UK's top teen authors will be visiting Exeter Library to celebrate National Libraries Day on Saturday 6 February. Cathy Cassidy, bestselling author of Dizzy, Driftwood, Indigo Blue, Scarlett, Sundae Girl, Lucky Star, Gingersnaps and Angel Cake, will be at the library from 10.30am to meet readers, give a talk and sign copies of her book ‘Fortune Cookie’. Cathy has written more than twenty five books for teens and is a Sunday Times bestseller, having sold over one million copies in the UK alone. She was voted in the Richard and Judy Best Kids’ Book Ever chart and has totalled more...
Exeter Science Park, located to the East of Exeter and just off Junction 29 of the M5, has been laying foundations to become the south west’s beacon of excellence for science and technology.
Over the past six months, the Science Park has covered significant ground in improving the infrastructure and connectivity, securing funding and supporting the growth and development of many of its tenants within the Science Park Centre – an incubation hub to promote innovation and support fast-growth for science and technology businesses and entrepreneurs.
Broadcaster Judi Spiers, two-star Michelin Chef Michael Caines MBE and Business Consultant Chris Lorimer were welcomed by staff at WESC Foundation, a school and college for young people and adults with visual impairment. The three newly appointed Ambassadors for WESC Foundation came together for the first time, with an official tour of the charity’s facilities to learn more about the services they provide.
The Ambassadors took the time to interact with the learners in their different classroom environments and viewed all the facilities at WESC’s 14 acre campus. This includes a...
Strutt & Parker is continuing to broaden its expertise within the South West with the expansion of its Exeter office’s Land Management Department.
The recent appointment of Sarah Colville MRICS FAAV to the diverse and enthusiastic team has further strengthened what the department can offer. Sarah joins Strutt & Parker from the Duchy of Cornwall where she worked as an estate surveyor dealing with all landlord and tenant matters and the management of a diverse portfolio of residential, agriculture and commercial interests. Sarah said “I most enjoy the wide variety of work at...
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision on the A374 at Torpoint in which a woman pensioner was killed on Monday evening, January 25, 2016.
The collision occurred at around 5.15pm near to Anthony House when the pedestrian 72-year-old Jennifer Lowden, from Torpoint, was involved in a collision with a red Nissan Micra car.
Ms Lowden was treated at the scene by air ambulance paramedics, but died a short time later.
Police would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or been in the area of the A374 at the...
Visit Devon is celebrating the news that its website – www.visitdevon.co.uk - hit the million mark for unique visitors in 2015. The News comes ahead of 2015 visitor numbers which, it is hoped, will also see an increase following a difficult few years for the county. Victoria Hatfield, Chair, Visit Devon comments “This is encouraging news for Devon.
"The internet has become one of the most important tools of the Travel industry and is responsible for the modern trend of visitors making later and later bookings, once they know how the weather is going to turn out.
We have seen the nation take disability sport to their hearts at a national level through the Paralympics and events like the Devon Ability Games gives the chance for many athletes with a disability or impairment to shine at a local level.
The Devon Ability Games are held twice a year around the county and are an inspiring Olympic legacy.
This time it is the Plymouth Life Centre that plays host to the Games on 29th January and 500 youngsters are expected to take part and have their chance to shine. With figures suggesting that 72% of people with a disability never take part...
For 12 local jobseekers the New Year is starting well as they have been selected to take part in a specially designed training course to help them get back to work.
The course offers intensive training to improve maths, English and IT qualifications as well as employability skills.
The 12 participants will learn how to find jobs online, even when they are not advertised, improve their interview techniques, write a CV that an employer wants to read, overcome nerves when giving a presentation and learn business communication skills. All of these skills are vital in today’s...
