The Devon Winter Ability Games took place at the Plymouth Life Centre on the 24th January and has been hailed as a great success.
Over 400 young people with disabilities from 30 schools across Devon attended the event taking part in a range of events including football, table cricket and tennis. There were also taster sessions in Archery, Boccia and Tri Golf.
The Devon Winter Ability Games is part of a programme of five Countywide Sainsbury’s School Games festivals in Devon and is delivered by Active Devon on behalf of the Devon School Games local organising committee. On...
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The Money returns to Exeter for one night only.
The event, created by Kaleider, launched last November at Exeter’s Guildhall and its unique premise caused quite a stir. The audience, or players, can dictate much of the action meaning the outcome can be completely different each night.
To participate, players either become a Benefactor donating at least £10, or a Silent Witness watching as a group of Benefactors decide how to spend their collective money. Silent Witnesses can buy their way in if they...
Exeter Open Studios 2014 at Double Elephant Print Workshop 'Liberation & Freedom through Printmaking'
As part of Exeter Open Studios 2014, seven local printmakers will be featured in a lively exhibition at Double Elephant Print Workshop, at Exeter Phoenix on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March, 11am to 6pm (closed Sunday 30th March).
Alongside the seven featured artists, many of Double Elephant Print Workshop’s 90 members will be contributing artwork for the exhibition too. There will be a wide range of styles offering something for everyone, from traditional...
Early Met Office statistics for January 2014 show that the southeast and central southern England region has already had its wettest January in records going back to 1910, with three days still to go.
A large area of southern England from East Devon to Kent and inland across parts of the midlands has already seen twice the average rainfall for the month.
Southeast and central southern England has received more than twice its average rainfall with 175.2 mm of rain from 1 - 28 January. This beats the previous record of 158.2 mm set in January 1988.
Exeter Chiefs wing Jack Nowell is set to debut for England on Saturday in the opening game of the RBS Six Nations.
The 20-year-old has already established himself as a regular starter for the Chiefs in premiership games and has been described as a ‘natural ruby player’ by head coach Rob Baxter.
Some commentators have claimed that the choice of Nowell in a new backline with only a combined total of only 91 caps by England’s head coach Stuart Lancaster is a risky proposition.
Rob Baxter has attempted to calm fears around Nowell’s inexperience, he said: “He certainly...
Criticisms have been raised by county councillors from Exeter on provisional plans to close the three children’s homes operated by Devon county Council.
Funding for the council’s three homes, Rifford Road, Blossom Hill and Birchen lane has been included in the proposed cuts despite consultation on the issue yet to be carried out; leading some councillors to feel the decision to close the homes has already been made.
Criticisms were also raised over the fate of the youth services and children’s centres which provide a number of services to parents of young children after a...
Vocal trio Blake are bringing their Live in Concert tour for 2014 to Exmouth Pavilion on Saturday 26 April.
Touring the length and breadth of the UK Blake will provide an evening of great music and entertainment from these singers whose stunning harmonies and rat-pack banter have been entertaining audiences around the world. As well as classic songs from their three previous chart-topping and award-winning albums they are looking forward to performing songs from their latest album Start Over.
In November Blake announced their partnership with UK based charity Walking With...
East Devon District Council is set to give the go ahead for a new and improved slipway to be built at Mamhead Gardens replacing the existing, dangerous structure that closed for safety reasons in August 2012.
Cabinet (5 February) is being asked to approve the submission of a planning application and an application for a marine licence to allow the works to go ahead with the estimated cost for the replacement slipway between £1m and £1.5m. Some of this will come from the capital raised from the sale of the former Elizabeth Hall site. Further funding will come from Devon County...
Parents have left the art world horrified after letting their two daughters play on a £10m sculpture at the Tate Modern. New York gallery owner, Stephanie Theodore, posted a picture of the children playing on the multi-million pound piece by American artist Donald Judd with the caption: “Holy crap. Horrible kids, horrible parents.” The picture quickly caused outrage among twitter user, one user wrote: “Shame, breaking the barrier of trust that allows the Tate to put great art on show for everyone” Speaking to the London Evening Standard, Theodore said: “I was shocked. I said to the parents...
New reforms, banning Bailiffs and Councils from ‘heavy-handed behaviour’ when collecting debts, will come into force next April.
The reforms will prevent bailiffs from entering people’s homes at night or when only children are present as well as how and when they can take property.
Last month national charity Citizens Advice accused some councils of allowing bailiffs to get away with aggressive and threatening behaviour when recovering council tax debt. Commenting on the report, Steve Bariball, CEO of Exeter CAB said: “In Exeter, we are not seeing the same issues that are...
