What a difference 100 years can make. A massive explosive shell that contributed to death and destruction in 1914 Hartlepool has returned in a piano removal van and welcomed with a civic reception.
The shell is one of the 1,150 that were fired by German battle cruisers during the bombardment of Hartlepool on 16 December 1914. It failed to explode and was sent to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum for display. The shell has been returned to Hartlepool to be the centerpiece of the displays during their centenary commemorations.
Christmas has come early at Teignbridge Leisure Centres with the opportunity for customers to take advantage of a festive promotion to help make getting fit fun.
Broadmeadow Sports Centre, Teignmouth, and Dawlish and Newton Abbot leisure centres are offering festive thank you promotions between 27th – 31st December to help encourage people to get fit and active.
The offers are:
* Buy one get one free body analysis * Free swimming for children under 8 at Dawlish and Newton Abbot leisure centres * Half price badminton at all three centres and half price squash at...
Reckless adventure or noble crusade? Monmouth's Rebellion is an important and dramatic event in our West Country history. From the Court of Whitehall to the Battle of Sedgemoor and the horrors of the Bloody Assizes, join us for an exciting visit to the past.
Devon County Council’s Library Service has been upheld as an example of good practice in a national report on how England’s libraries could work best in the future.
Commissioned by the Department for Culture Media & Sport, the independent report highlights how the County Council has been exploring ways in which innovation can maximise the potential of its libraries to support happy, vibrant communities.
Over the past four years the Council has successfully expanded the role of Devon’s libraries into ‘community hubs’ providing a greater range of activities; extending...
Greater respect for women? Fabulous roles… glamour and untold riches? Go and see!
The year is 1669 – a bawdy and troublesome time. The theatres have just re-opened after seventeen years of suppression under the Puritans. Charles II, now restored to the English throne, has by Royal Decree sanctioned the appearance of the first English actresses to grace the stage.
April De Angelis has taken five famous figures – Nell Gwyn, Elizabeth Farley, Rebecca Marshall, Doll Common and Mary Betterton – and given us a fascinating...
Live music at the Mill on the Exe, Four bands battling the boundaries of music to create a fabulous and exciting evening for everyone.
Producing a wealth of music from across the genres throughout the decades.Constructed and organised by the academy of music and sound exeter, in partnership with Honeyland's charity.
Doors open at 8pm
£2 entry fee and £4 entry fee after 8.30pm.
Please go along and support a worthy cause for a local charity.
Exeter-based charity Dream-A-Way are celebrating the success of the first fundraising event organised by their Sidmouth supporters.
It was a comedy night staged at the Marine Pub in Sidmouth .
Organiser Mike Rock said: “The night was a great success with over 70 attending comedians travelling down from Bath.
"Many thanks to all the staff and owners for hosting our first ever Dream-A-Way Sidmouth event and a particular thank you to the loft, Sarah and Phil for providing raffle prizes which helped us to raise £163!”
As the Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) reaches the next stage in its campaign, those involved in the BID are beginning to explore options with other businesses within the city centre with a view to design, plan, manage and deliver a Business Plan that reflects their business priorities to take the city centre forward for the next five years.
Here is one of the faces of Exeter BID who are supporting the scheme…
David Mezzetti, director at the Real Food Store, Paris Street, Exeter.
Schools in some of the least fairly funded areas across the South West will soon benefit from a £68 million cash boost in the biggest step towards fairer schools funding in a decade, Schools Minister David Laws has announced.
A vital part of the Government’s plan for education is ensuring schools are properly funded, so that all pupils regardless of background can reach their full potential.
In July, the Government published estimates of how an extra £390 million would be allocated to increase the budgets of the least fairly funded areas across the country, while ensuring...
Police are investigating a theft of an original Caroline Shotton painting from Castle Gallery in Exeter's Cathedral Yard on Saturday 13 December.
This was an original painting valued at £1,250 and was glazed in a white frame, approximately 40cm X 40cm in size, although it may have been removed from the frame or reframed.
If anyone recognises this picture, has bought it recently or seen it advertised for sale in any way, please contact the police on 101 quoting crime reference CR/130108/14, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
