Sean Hughes has probably changed a little bit since you last saw him. He is, after all, forty seven and not on our screens as much as he was in his Nineties TV heyday. Even his Irish accent has faded. But he’s still funny.
His latest show Penguins begins in zany fashion with Sean performing a brief puppet show to the strains of Edith Piaf’s 'Je ne regretted rien'. Which he proceeds to mime to. While in drag. The reasons for his choice of dress are never really explained and Sean even questions his own music selection arguing (convincingly) that anyone who tells you that they have...
Ancient Greek and Cypriot objects will be the subject of a lunchtime lecture at Exeter City Council's Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Friday (14 February)
The British Museum Curator of Cyprus Collections will present the findings of new research into the city’s small but interesting collection of Ancient Greek and Cypriot objects at a lunchtime lecture at the Queen Street museum.
RAMM's Greek and Cypriot archaeology collection contains around 500 objects from Neolithic stone tools to Roman period glass. Many of the objects were donated by two local collectors in the late...
The heat will be turned up on curry chefs in Exeter and Teignbridge later this month in an attempt to find out who can rustle up the best balti.
Ten of Exeter and Teignbridge's finest curry chefs will be putting their best dishes to the test on Wednesday (19 February) at @34 Restaurant, Exeter College.
At stake will be the prestigious title of Exeter & Teignbridge Curry Chef of the Year 2014.
Following on from last year's successful competition, which was won by Mohammed Syed Walid, of the Real India, in South Street, Exeter, Exeter City Council will again be...
Stagecoach South West announced today that, for the duration of the Dawlish railway closure, it is extending its ‘Exeter Plus’ Dayrider and Megarider Zone to include Dawlish.
The change is effective immediately and means that a week of unlimited bus travel between Dawlish and Exeter costs just £20, reducing the cost of a weekly ticket by a quarter.
The operator hopes that that move will help ease travel problems for local residents commuting between Dawlish and Exeter by encouraging people not to resort to their cars on the busy A379 route.
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter believes the next month of the season will go a long way to determining just how his side will fare in the end of season shake-up in the Aviva Premiership.
After a month of European and domestic Cup action which has brought three successive victories for Devon's finest, the top flight returns in earnest tomorrow with the Chiefs ready to welcome high-flying Northampton Saints to Sandy Park (7pm).
It's the start of a crucial four-week block that sees the Chiefs play host to the Saints and Bath over the next fortnight, before they travel to...
Police have discovered a suspected cannabis growing business at a property in Brixham.
Acting on intelligence, officers from Brixham Neighbourhood Team, entered a premises on South Furzeham Road at around 2.30pm on Friday 31 January. They called for assistance and when additional local officers arrived the two occupants at the property were arrested. The subsequent search of the premises resulted in a large-scale professional set up being discovered in the basement area of the house and associated production works in the detached garage. Officers discovered around 200 suspected...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service has been awarded a £390,000 government grant to install an electric vehicle charging network across the majority of its buildings.
The grant is part of a £9 million Government investment to boost the number of charging points for electric cars across the country to promote the benefits of ultra-low emission vehicles.
Station Manager Graham Rooke, who entered the bid, said: “We are really pleased to have received this award. It will help us to reduce our carbon footprint as well as our fuel and maintenance costs for our...
Grab your friends and family, and sign up today for the 5km or 10km military style obstacle race boasting over 35 obstacles, hot showers and an after party.
Set in the beautiful grounds of Escot Park, this is an obstacle course like no other. A cocktail of mud, sweat and team work that will push your mettle to the max. With 35 obstacles, you can look forward to 8-foot walls, ice pits, a few well-placed hills and the best water based obstacles in the country. After some extreme levels of mud, you’ll be ready for the hot shower at the finish line!
People have been asked to help identify anyone who is sleeping rough during the extreme wet and windy weather.
Exeter City Council is urging people to call the Devon and Cornwall Rough Sleeper Hotline on 0800 151 3441 if they are aware of anyone who may be at risk from the storms.
Cllr Rob Hannaford, Lead Councillor for Housing and Customer Access, said: "We have activated our Severe Weather Provision and our outreach team is currrently working with St Petrocks to identify vulnerable rough sleepers to assist with accommodation. It is likely that this situation will continue...
A pioneering federation which educates nearly 1,600 students in West Devon has achieved a clean sweep of highly positive judgements from school inspectors.
The Dartmoor Federation was formed three years ago and has one governing body running Okehampton College and Lydford, Bridestowe, Boasley Cross and Exbourne primary schools.
The schools all share their educational expertise and the federation provides some coordinated back office support.
All five schools were inspected separately by Ofsted last month and have all passed with flying colours.
