A new study offers an explanation for the extraordinary run of wet summers experienced by Britain and northwest Europe between 2007 and 2012. The study found that loss of Arctic sea ice shifts the jet stream further south than normal resulting in increased rain during the summer in northwest Europe.
Dr James Screen from the University of Exeter used a computer model to investigate how the dramatic retreat of Arctic sea ice influences the European summer climate. He found that the pattern of rainfall predicted by the model closely resembles the rainfall pattern of recent summers....
The Isca Ensemble will be celebrating its Tenth Anniversary in 2013. The Ensemble started as a small string group specialising in performances of Rennaisance and early Romantic repertoire. It rapidly grew into a full Chamber Orchestra with added woodwind and brass with a corresponding expansion of repertoire.
We are thrilled that Richard Jenkinson (lead cellist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and member of the Dante String Quartet) has accepted our invitation to join us for this very special event. He has been a great friend and supporter of the Ensemble for many...
Enjoy an exclusive evening viewing RAMM’s displays and a glass of prosecco. If you wish to dine afterwards you can treat yourselves to a two course meal at Côte Brasserie from 7.30pm.
RAMM ticket includes entry to RAMM and a glass of prosecco.
Combined ticket includes entry to RAMM, a glass of prosecco and a two course meal at Côte Brasserie, Cathedral Yard, Exeter.
Tickets available online or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm....
Past Pleasures specialise in interpreting history through costumed character re-creation. Find out how they have researched and constructed a personality from the exhibition and meet them in the gallery for a short performance.
1pm-3pm, £6 (£4)
Tickets available online or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
As a hugely successful opera composer, Handel was commissioned by the grandest patrons of the day to bring his theatrical brilliance and flair to important ceremonial occasions – his four coronation anthems, used at the coronation of every monarch since 1727, are the most famous example
English Touring Opera’s soloists and period instrument orchestra, the Old Street Band team up with the Gentlemen of the Cathedral’s Choir, Counterpoint and Isca Voices for an evening of Handel's Italian Vespers, staged at Exeter Cathedral.
Construction staff from David Wilson Homes in Exeter swapped their regular hi-vis gear for pink jackets and hats as part of a fundraising effort for the Breast Cancer Campaign.
The construction team put their weight behind the Wear It Pink Day and the housebuilder has pledged to continue fundraising for vital and lifesaving research.
Sales director Lee Monk said: “Our Wear It Pink Day was a huge success on site and in our head office and we are thrilled and proud to have been able to support the Breast Cancer Campaign. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed becoming pink heroes for...
The Gro Company, makers of the award-winning Grobag, is without doubt the UK’s favourite baby sleep brand, having been voted Best Sleeptime Brand by the Nursery Industry National Awards for two years running.
Beating off competition, Gro was voted for by retailers and brands in the nursery industry, demonstrating that its products are the most sought after in its category and the only serious choice for retailers and parents alike.
The evening became a double award winning event for Gro when they also picked up the award for Best E-Tailer /Use of Technology for its new...
Devon and Cornwall Police are taking steps to ensure that Hallowe'en is a happy and safe time for everyone, whether young or old.
If you are going trick or treating this Halloween we want you to have fun and be safe but remember not everyone wants you to call at their home.
The Sorry, No Trick, No Treat, No Thanks Campaign encourages members of the public who do not want to be bothered by trick-or-treaters’ to cut out this poster and place it in the front door or window of their homes.
Neighbourhood policing Inspector Paul Morgan said: “In recent years we have seen...
East Devon villages that have been successful in the 2013 Best Kept Village competition, promoted by the Devon Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), were rewarded in a ceremony at EDDC’s Full Council meeting last week.
Representatives of the winning villages are pictured receiving certificates from EDDC’s Chairman, Councillor Graham Godbeer, and Vice-Chairman Councillor Mrs Christine Drew.
Each year East Devon District Council also formally recognises the efforts made by parishes within East Devon that have been awarded high points in the competition but are not Devon-...
A new Head of Residential Estate Agency has joined Kivells, one of the longest established estate agency practices in the south west. Marc Cottrell has been an estate agent in the south west and beyond for many years. Having sold his own North Devon agency, he relocated to Cornwall and worked for specialist country homes departments in Truro based estate agencies. Subsequently he was offered a directorship of a national estate agency focussed on the higher end of the market. This saw him take on the operational activities for the south and south west of the UK covering an area from Surrey...
