Viva Verdi! offers a celebration to Verdi, in his bicentennial year, with scenes and extracts from some of his most famous operas. In concert format with a stellar cast, pianoforte accompaniment, and with a "golden thread" about Verdi's life linking the whole performance, this opera gala production has all the ingredients to be an exceptional operatic experience.
Shakespeare's wonderful fantasy comedy has always been a firm favourite for open-air production. As in the Bard's day, The Festival Players will be performing with an all-male company of skilled professional actors, and invite you to share in the colour, poetry, and magical mayhem. Summer fun for the whole family!
Tickets: £14
An open air production in the grounds of Tiverton Community Arts Theatre, presented as part of the Two Rivers Festival.
In 1913, the Great Suffrage Pilgrimage mapped eight connecting routes across England and Wales, mobilising one of the largest political rallies in the campaign, Votes for Women. One hundred years later what do we feel about suffrage (the right to vote) in the Twenty-First Century? Does having the vote mean democracy and equality for all?
Three brand new pieces have been written in response to this provocation. Come see them all each night at the Bike Shed in a week of debate, discussion and performance.
Samantha Peace has been appointed as the new Divisional Director for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the, South West, Wales and Midlands.
She has taken over the top job after almost four years as Head of Operations for the East Midlands, replacing Rosi Edwards who retired last month.
Mrs Peace first joined HSE in 1995 having previously worked in the Fire Service and Probation Service. She has worked in a variety of areas within the organisation including the national Paper and Printing and Agricultural and Food sectors. She has also been a Principal Inspector in...
The Magic Carpet Community Choir is performing to raise funds for Magic Carpet. This performance will take place at 7.30pm at the Hub on the Green (Cathedral Green). Doors open at 7.10pm.
There will be special guests, a raffle and refreshement available.ickets: £5 available by calling 01392 422938
Newcomer Tom James may only have been at Sandy Park a matter of weeks, but already the Welshman says he is settling in well to life with the Exeter Chiefs.
One of a a handful of new recruits brought in by head coach Rob Baxter during the close season, James is clearly keen to make his mark in English rugby having spent the past six seasons with the Cardiff Blues.
The challenge of tackling English rugby’s elite sides was a key factor in the 26-year-old’s decision to join the Chiefs – and he knows the hard work put in by himself and his new colleagues during the current pre-...
Yes, we know it's way too early to start thinking about Christmas, but how fabulous would it be to see your child or pupil's design on one of the Royal Mail's Christmas stamps?
Royal Mail is running an amazing national art competition for primary school pupils to design stamps for Christmas 2013.
Two lucky winners will see their designs on one of the 1st or one of the 2nd Class Christmas stamps from this year’s range.
Only twice before has Royal Mail run a competition like this – in 1966 and 1981 – so this is the first opportunity for more than 30 years for school...
Options for the future of East Devon District Council’s offices will next be debated on Wednesday 17 July at Cabinet. Subject to the outcome of this meeting it will be followed by a special face-to-face event with local stakeholders on 26 July.
The council is inviting representatives from around East Devon, to join councillors and senior officers for a special event where they’ll hear more about the council’s objectives for the project and can talk about any decisions made by the Cabinet.
Among those invited to the event on 26 July are representatives from Chambers of...
East Devon District Council are delighted to announce that the children of Cranbrook have now selected a preferred design for their £240,000 play space, the first in the new community.
The chosen design which includes, sensory play boards, an explorers Island with boat and barrel, animal rockers and a toddler play house was designed by Eibe, a specialist play equipment company.
Eibe was one of five companies who were invited to produce design concepts for the community to vote on. This was part of an ongoing consultation process during which the children had previously...
As the Government spells out its spending plans, the Leader of Devon County Council, Cllr John Hart looks ahead to the next four years.
Here he writes: “I won’t be alone in predicting that the next four years could be the toughest local government has ever faced.
“But we won 38 of 62 seats in May and I believe Devon’s Conservatives have a continuing mandate to take tough decisions.
“When we took control with a landslide victory in 2009, we got straight on with the business of cutting costs and making the authority more efficient and more businesslike.
