Exeter

Ryan Curtis: Procession

Event Date: 
14/11/2014 - 10:00am to 10/01/2015 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Procession is a new moving image artwork by Plymouth based artist Ryan Curtis that makes reference to monumental architecture and religious ceremony. Curtis explores how our perception of a physical object can be augmented through its passage through space, combining video and sculptural elements within the gallery space.

Procession was produced through the 2014 Exeter Phoenix Artist’s Moving Image Commission.

Artist’s talk: Tuesday 18 Novemeber, 7pm, free

www.ryan-curtis.co.uk

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Tony Law: Enter the Tonezone

Event Date: 
13/11/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Dive into the zone of Tone for a brand new show of life-affirming, life-changing comedy from the multi award-winning nonsense-maker.

As seen on Have I Got News For You, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, The Alternative Comedy Experience, Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe and more. Following a sell-out tour and mammoth West End run in 2013, Mr Tony Law is striding back out on tour this Autumn with a brand new show.

Tony is an Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2012, Chortle Best Live Show Award winner 2013, Chortle Best Club Comic Award winner 2013 and Chortle Best...

Charlie Dore

Event Date: 
09/11/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Best known as one of the UK’s most respected singer-songwriters, Charlie also enjoys a multi-faceted career that includes acting in film, TV and radio, comedy-improvisation, writing for radio and composition for film and TV.

Her material is an eclectic collection of genre-defying musical styles she describes as ‘borrowed from folk, country, Django Reinhardt and the Beatles’ and has won awards for it’s poetic lyrics.

Charlie will be playing alongside the multi-instrumentalist Julian Littman, of Steeleye Span.

An evening with this multi-award winning artist plus world...

Ian Prowse & Amsterdam

Event Date: 
09/11/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Merseyside hero Ian Prowse and his band Amsterdam perform their most noted songs including some from former band, Pele, plus brand new songs.

Ian has played with Elvis Costello, John Peel counted him as one of his top five artists AND Christy Moore has covered one of his songs.

Tickets £10

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Dub Pistols

Event Date: 
08/11/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

After party in the bar until 1am with Lewah and special guest

One of the most rock’n’roll acts out there, the Dub Pistols, return to promote their long awaited new album, their 6th Studio Album with their riotous blend of ska, dub, hip-hop, electro, breakbeat, punk and drum and bass. Their sense of fun, entertainment value and tireless ability to make crowds jump has carved a Dubs-shaped niche on the music circuit and has made them something of a phenomenon.

Tickets £15.50

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Warning to festive party bookers

People planning a Christmas party are being urged to look before they book ahead of this year’s festivities.

Exeter City Council working in partnership with the Food Standards Agency, is urging people to check the restaurant, pub or cafe’s food hygiene ratings before making a booking.

“It’s the things you can’t see – like germs spread by bad hygiene practices - that people need to consider. There’s one easy way to set your mind at rest – check the food hygiene rating,” said Cllr Keith Owen, Lead Councillor for Environment, Health and Wellbeing.

“It’s really easy to...

Couple convicted for selling fake goods

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 11/04/2014 - 3:46pm

Amy Goldup, 19, and her partner Billy-Ray Marks, 22, both of Richards Close, Dawlish pleaded guilty at Torquay Magistrates Court on 29 October to charges relating to the selling counterfeit goods via Facebook, following an investigation by Devon & Somerset Trading Standards Service.

They were charged with offences relating to selling and having in their possession for supply counterfeit goods such as Beats Headphones by Dr Dre, Ray Ban sunglasses, Rolex watches, Ice Watches, Ugg footwear, Gucci perfume, D&G perfume, Hugo Boss perfume and Ralph Lauren socks.

The...

Christmas at Killerton

Event Date: 
22/11/2014 - 11:00am to 04/01/2015 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Killerton

Discover the fairy tale story of The Nutcracker through sparkling displays and decorations around the atmospheric house tucked away in the Devonshire countryside. Let your imagination run wild and spot glittering nutcrackers, giant overflowing boxes of sweets and flower garlands undulating from high ceilings. Do not miss the last chance to glimpse our Nature of Fashion exhibition before the New Year and come and meet Father Christmas in his traditional Victorian green on selected days as he visits Killerton to experience the magic of Christmas.

Wrap up warm and get outdoors...

Legendary actor David Warner supports local writers in charity horror book project

Authored by Montagfire
Posted: Tue, 11/04/2014 - 12:31pm

‘Terrors Of The Théâtre Diabolique’ is a thrilling new collection of original horror fiction from the Cygnus Alpha writers’ collective sold in aid of the mental health charity, MIND.

Cygnus Alpha is Exeter’s very own Sci-fi Fanzine that was popular in the 80’s with Rusell T Davies (Doctor Who Producer) then subscribing to it. The ‘zine was recently revived at a Sci-fi convention held at the Phoenix in 2012, PHONICON. Going from strength to strength Cygnus Alpha have published an unofficial Doctor Who Anthology called the ‘12 Doctors of Christmas’ (Still available as a Free Download...

Study reveals decline in European birds

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 11/04/2014 - 10:58am

Bird populations across Europe have experienced sharp declines over the past 30 years, with the majority of losses from the most common species, say researchers from the University of Exeter, the RSPB and the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) in a new study. However numbers of some less common birds have risen.

The study, published yeseterday in the journal Ecology Letters, reveals a decrease of 421 million individual birds over 30 years. Around 90 percent of these losses were from the 36 most common and widespread species, including house sparrows, skylarks, grey...

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