Sunshine, stunning livestock and school children helped to make the second day of the Devon County Show at Westpoint, Exeter another happy and memorable day.
Show Secretary Ollie Allen said the glorious weather helped to create a relaxed atmosphere as visitors sat around the ringsides to watch thrilling showjumping, country life and Monster Truck entertainment.
“All over the show ground there were happy people enjoying the best of local food and drink, shopping for everything from a dog coat to a new car, finding out more about bees, poultry and pigeons, exploring the...
Across Exeter and Devon sewing machines have been put into action to help young girls get a better education.
Seamstresses of all levels have been busy making reusable sanitary towels to help combat the ‘period poverty’ suffered by girls in Buburi, a remote community in Western Kenya.
Friends of Buburi, an Exeter based charity, has been helping to provide sustainable, affordable healthcare in the area for over 13 years with a particularly strong impact on pregnancy and neonatal care.
A visit earlier this year to the Clinic by charity supporter and Exeter...
Weeks and months in the planning, Exeter Chiefs know it’s ‘do or die’ for them now in their quest to retain their Aviva Premiership crown. After an impressive regular season, Devon’s finest were top of the tree come the final shake-up, eight points clear of next-best Saracens, and having accrued 17 victories from their 22 starts. But despite recording a best-ever finish and a record points haul for their efforts, Director of Rugby Rob Baxter knows that will count for very little if his side don’t now follow that up tomorrow against visiting Newcastle Falcons at Sandy Park (3:30pm). For a...
A public exhibition will feature poems, cartoons and images created by well-known artists working with people with dementia.
The insightful works, part of a University of Exeter research project, will be on show during Dementia Action Week (May 21-27). It captures moments of difficulty, and also love, joy and laughter, showing the multifaceted experience of life with dementia.
The project involved photographer Ian Beesley, cartoonist Tony Husband and poet Ian McMillan working with people with dementia and their partners who are part of Age UK Exeter’s Budding Friends...
Grab a group of friends or colleagues and sign up for Exeter’s new fun and inclusive charity golf day.
Organised by leading health and wellbeing charity CITY Community Trust (CCT) the inaugural event takes place at Exeter Golf and Country Club on Thursday, June 21.
Fitting with the ethos of CCT, the event aims to be inclusive and innovative and appeal to everyone, from total novices to regular players.
Craig Townsend, business development manager for CCT, said: ‘We wanted to offer something a little bit different with this golf day. There’s going to be lots of...
Runners from across the country – and further afield – will be taking to the streets of the city this Sunday for the Exeter Marathon.
A total of 500 people have signed up for Exeter’s only marathon and 10k race – which take place this Sunday – and they include a runner from the USA who is flying in just for the event.
Hundreds of spectators are expected to support the event, which starts from the home of Exeter City FC, St James Park, before heading down to the River Exe. The majority of the route is along the River Exe and the canal offering some beautiful viewing points...
Exeter College is delighted to announce that Engineering Apprentice, Tobias Cowan, from Sampford Peverell, has been invited to attend the Royal Wedding this weekend.
Tobias is a Level 3 Apprentice with Hepco Motion at its Tiverton-based engineering centre.
Julie Skinner, Exeter College Vice Principal for Standards and Student Experience, said: "We are delighted that Tobias has been chosen to attend the Royal Wedding. It is a huge honour for one of or students to be granted this opportunity and one I'm sure he will never forget.
THE 10th Exeter Pride, which turned the City rainbow-coloured on Saturday, May 12, has been hailed as the biggest and best yet.
More than 7,000 people showed their support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ+) communities in the region by taking part or attending.
Thousands of people took part in the march from the St Sidwell Community Centre, down Exeter High Street and along Queen Street into Northernhay Gardens.
It was the most colourful march yet, with two 50-metre rainbow flags carried by hundreds of volunteers.
Following annual expansion at the rate of 20% year on year, Exeter-based professional services firm Prydis is moving into a new £7.3m head office in Southernhay this week.
In May 2017, Prydis, along with some high net worth investors, bought all the shares in The Senate Court building as an investment. Now, after a full refurbishment, the firm, which offers legal, audit and accountancy, corporate finance and wealth management services is ready to move into half a floor of the four-story A grade building. Gary Randall, Director for Prydis Group said: “Prydis has been enjoying annual...
A new play inspired by an imagined meeting between two great leaders of the women’s suffrage campaign will be performed at Exeter Phoenix. The Cause depicts the explosive meeting of minds when Millicent Fawcett and Emmeline Pankhurst come together at a time when campaigns for women’s rights were at their most revolutionary and embattled.
Written by playwright Natalie McGrath, and directed by Josie Sutciffe, The Cause explores the struggle, and the effects of campaigning for a cause by different methods. There was a divide between the violent direct action of the suffragettes and...
