Following a hugely successful Christmas pantomime "Snow White last year Trio Entertainment will be bringing their swashbuckling version of classic J.M Barrie fairytale Peter Pan to Exmouth Pavilion this Christmas. The world renowned tale has been reimagined into a wonderful fun-filled family Pantomime.
Trio Entertainment are thrilled to announce that Louis Emerick will lead the cast as the evil Captain Hook along side Hollyoaks star Beth Kingston as Wendy, Britain's Got Talent finalist Stephen Hall as Pirate Winkle and returning by popular demand after his role as Muddles in Snow...
£80,000 worth of state-of-the-art theatre equipment has been donated to the Day Case Unit at Tiverton Community Hospital thanks to funds from the hospital’s League of Friends.
Theatre services at the Day Case Unit are provided by the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. The equipment, which included diagnostic tools such as gastrocopes and colonoscopes, a 3d scope guide and new stacking monitors, will enable the unit to complete more surgical services closer to home for local people.
Phil Luke, RD&E Divisional Director for Surgical Services, Said: “This valuable...
Elkie Brooks is celebrating her 70th birthday with a nationwide tour and visits Exeter Corn Exchange on Saturday 23 January.
She is one the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced and her powerful and versatile vocal talents have secured her a dozen UK hit singles, million selling albums and many awards. Now in the 6th decade of her career, she started her career as a supporting artist for The Beatles in the 1960s, she is a stunning performer and her show at the Corn Exchange will feature her classic hits such as Pearl’s a Singer and Lilac Wine as well as blues...
A study published in the Lancet on 24 December suggests that blood pressure-lowering drugs should be offered to all individuals at high risk of having a heart attack or stroke regardless of their blood pressure at the start of treatment.,
Currently, doctors only offer blood pressure lowering drugs to people considered to have ‘high’ blood pressure. However, the research suggests that even lowering the blood pressure – within reason – of someone with ‘normal’ blood pressure could lower their risk of a heart attack or stroke.
71% of people in South West are putting themselves at risk of contracting flu, according to recent research by Well Pharmacy
Of the 71% who haven’t had the flu jab administered this winter, 54% stated that they didn’t feel as though they needed it and one in ten were too scared of needles to have the procedure undertaken.
In fact, more than 30% of people in South West cited ‘chicken soup’ and a ‘duvet day’ as the most effective way of ‘curing’ the flu.
Rachael Sharples, Healthcare Development Manager at Well Pharmacy, said: “Each year, it’s estimated that flu...
Staff and volunteers are getting into the Christmas spirit at our Exeter hospice.
Every day grateful Exeter people are popping in to the city hospice with gifts including hampers, boxes of chocolates, biscuits, cakes, candles and flowers.
The hospice, in the grounds of the RD&E, is decorated with six Christmas trees and festive flowers beautifully arranged by our volunteer flower ladies.
Hospiscare patron Lady Clarissa Clifford visited with presents, while Marina Cornall from St David’s donated a lovely large Christmas floral display which her mother-in-law Joan...
Devon County Council has announced initial details of a 14-month scheme to widen Bridge Road in Exeter, developing two continuous outbound lanes from Countess Wear to the Matford roundabout.
The £13.45 million scheme will aim to tackle queuing and reduce journey times for all traffic, while at the same time improving links for pedestrians and cyclists.
In order to protect travelling motorists and provide safe working space for the site staff, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Countess Wear roundabout and Matford roundabout throughout the scheme...
Staff and customers at The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in Exeter have brought some early Christmas presents to the young patients on Bramble Ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
The team from the Exeter branch in Southrenhay and the commercial team at Pynes Hill donated a huge selection of toys and games for the children to enjoy.
This Christmas, the staff were keen to support local children who may have to stay in hospital over the festive period, so they put up posters in their branch asking for donations of toys.
A University of Exeter-led study has been ranked as among the most shared and discussed academic research of 2015.
The research, published in The Lancet, showed mindfulness-based therapy may potentially offer an alternative to antidepressants for preventing depression relapse.
It is listed in the 2015 Altmetric Top 100 list, which measures the research which most caught the public’s attention this year.
The research is listed at number 95 on the list, determined by the volume of coverage each article has received in the mainstream media, as well as shares and...
GWR is urging passengers to check journey times before they travel over the Christmas period as Network Rail carry out vital works to modernise the rail infrastructure.
Services will be altered between Thursday 24 December and Sunday 3 January as part of a programme of engineering in the Thames Valley needed for the launch of Crossrail in 2019, and continued works to electrify the Great Western mainline.
The railway line between Slough and London Paddington will be closed on 27 and 28 December with mainline services diverted away from London Paddington, and a revised...
