Villagers on Dartmoor have received a postcard from the past, and an invitation inspired by First World War gift parcels. Wearing period costume, National Trust staff and volunteers from Castle Drogo made the deliveries to homes in the neighbouring village of Drewsteignton. The team has been researching the impact of the First World War on the house and village as part of the Devon Remembers Heritage Project, an initiative exploring the county’s unique First World War history. The team were struck by the story of a small group of Drewsteignton volunteers who formed a ‘Christmas Gifts...
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (26-28 January)
THEATRE
Singin' in the Rain Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre Footlights are proud to present Singin’ in the Rain. Voted the ‘Greatest Movie Musical of All Time’, this is a theatrical experience the whole family will enjoy. Adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay, each unforgettable scene, song and dance is celebrated on stage, including toe tapping tunes such as Make ‘em Laugh and Good Morning as well as the historic...
A number of options for a new railway station at Okehampton are being considered by Devon County Council as it develops proposals for the reintroduction of regular weekday trial services in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT) and Great Western Railway (GWR).
A feasibility study, commissioned by the Council, is looking at a variety of platform layouts for a parkway station, and required infrastructure improvements as part of the scheme. These have been presented to the OkeRail Forum as part of consultation with key stakeholders, which also includes GWR, Aggregate...
Ricky Pellow says a big fortnight lies ahead for his Exeter Chiefs side as they prepare to resume battle in this season’s Anglo-Welsh Cup.
Having already dispatched Northampton Saints (43-28) and Scarlets (40-0) in the opening two rounds, the Chiefs head to Worcester Warriors tomorrow (3pm) looking to maintain their impressive winning formula in the competition, whilst at the same time keeping rivals Harlequins and Sale Sharks firmly at bay.
With the battle for a place in the last four set to intensity over the next two weeks, Cornishman Pellow knows his side can ill afford...
Charles Dance OBE, the celebrated actor, screenwriter and film director, has launched the University of Exeter’s new Creative Dialogues series.
The Creative Dialogues series will bring high-profile people from the creative and performing arts to Exeter to inspire students, demonstrate the impact of the University’s research, and share these experiences with the wider Exeter community, and the South West.
Mr Dance, who spoke to a packed auditorium, left the audience spellbound as he described his career in film and theatre including starring roles the Jewel in the Crown, the...
Every one of the 121 fire engines in Devon and Somerset will soon be equipped with animal oxygen masks – thanks to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
For a number of years, the Service has worked with the charity Smokey Paws to enable local groups and organisations to generously provide the masks to their local fire stations.
Now the RSPCA has donated 68 kits to cover all the remaining fire appliances that do not currently have one, meaning they will soon be used to revive pets in those crucial moments following a fire. These kits - which...
The latest phase of a programme of repairs on the A380 will start next week.
The work at Ware Barton is due to start on Monday 29 January and is expected to take around two months to complete. The majority of the work on this section of the road will involve the replacement of the existing waterproofing of the two bridges over the junction, but it will also include the replacement of barriers, reconstruction of the pavement, vegetation clearance and drains will also be cleaned. Daytime lane closures and 40mph speed restriction will be in place throughout the duration of this work...
After eight extraordinary years, The Bike Shed Theatre and Bar will close its doors on 31 March.
The Bike Shed first opened as a pop-up, transforming two dank cellars into a make-shift cocktail bar and theatre. The response was overwhelmingly positive withThe Guardian crediting the venue as ‘keeping theatre alive in Exeter’. Locals could see some of the most exciting new theatre from across the country and people would queue around the block to get in as the venue’s reputation for dancing and DJs grew.
Having decided to stay in its Fore Street home, the theatre continued to...
Around one hundred and eighty people attended a seminar last week organised by CPRE Devon to address the controversial issue of where new homes should be built in Exeter, East Devon, Teignbridge and Mid Devon.
Presentations by East Devon MP Sir Hugo Swire, and Simon Thornley and Andy Wood from the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan (GESP) gave rise to lively debate at the meeting last Friday (January 19th).
The Devon Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England announced it had appointed independent consultants to establish how many and what kind of new homes need to be built...
Friday 19th January 2018 - Exeter-based school’s tour operator, the School Travel Consultancy (the STC), today announced the business’s rebrand to ‘STC Expeditions’.
The name change, which comes about from immediate effect, is a result of an extensive rebranding programme designed to mirror the evolution of the organisation and reflect the variety of expeditions and educational experiences on offer. Adrian Ferraro, Founder & Director says: “The STC has been trading since 2006 and has grown from a one-man band in the early days, to a team of seven. As the business has evolved,...
