A young man from Exeter Chiefs’ HITZ programme has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
Jack Clarke is one of three finalists shortlisted for the HITZ Community Impact award supported by Wooden Spoon. This award will be presented at the HITZ Awards on 28 November.
The Community Impact Award is all about the time and commitment given by a HITZ young person through volunteering.
It looks not only at the impact of the young person’s volunteering in the community, but also the impact of the volunteering on the HITZ participant themselves.
After a successful year of Exeter Street Food the team from Hubb Events are launching their Very Festive Christmas Market
Celebrating speciality & festive street food, seasonal drinks & crafts from across the South West, this brand new event is at Southernhay Gardens over the first two weekends of December; Friday 2nd-Saturday 3rd and Thursday 8th - Saturday 10th December 11-8pm daily.
The Very Festive Christmas Market is the place to be for some serious festive feasting to get you in the seasonal spirit! It will be taking place in the beautiful and central location...
The South West’s biggest and best annual Christmas shopping event!
Choose from over 300 stands with unique Christmas gift ideas for all the family. Enjoy the entertainers, demonstrators, a free Santa’s Grotto… there’s such a terrific bustling atmosphere at the Fayre each day.
Bring the family along to Westpoint, park for free and put the fun back into your Christmas shopping.
Open 9.30am-5pm
Admission: £3.50 adults, £2.50 seniors, 16 and under free.
People in Exeter are being given the chance to quiz councillors on any key issues for the city.
Exeter residents are invited to put forward questions to members of the joint County and City Councils' Exeter Board, at their next meeting on Monday 21 November at 5:30pm at the Civic Centre in Paris Street. The Board allocates 15 minutes for their ‘open forum’, with 3 minutes per speaker, with a maximum of 3 - 4 speakers to allow time for discussion.
Previously, residents have prompted debate about issues including street lighting, homelessness and waste collection. Questions...
Astronaut, physician and adventurer Dr Michael Barratt has signed up to support the Extreme Medicine teaching team, which will help train doctors on how to practice high-quality Medicine, even in space.
Dr Barratt, who served as a flight surgeon for NASA before being selected as an astronaut, will bring his experience of two missions into space to the joint expertise of programme partners the University of Exeter Medical School and World Extreme Medicine.
The Masters programme will equip healthcare professionals to practice medicine in the world’s most remote and...
People are being invited to share their memories of the Royal Clarence Hotel by writing in a book of remembrance at Exeter Guildhall.
The Hotel was badly damaged by fire at the end of last month and many people have fond memories of either staying there, visiting the hotel for a meal or functions, or just enjoying it from the Cathedral Green.
Exeter Lord Mayor Cllr Cynthia Thompson, said she was saddened by the fire but confident that it would be restored back to its former glory: “The centuries old historic buildings destroyed by the fire in Cathedral Green has caused...
CITY MP Ben Bradshaw lent his weight to a series of energy advice sessions organised by Citizens Advice Exeter.
As part of their national Big Energy Saving Week, teams from the charity have been spreading the word about switching – helping some Exeter residents save more than £300 on their bills.
And more sessions will follow next week. The team of volunteers will be at Exeter Community Centre on November 15,16 and 17, between 10.30am-1.30pm and November 18 from 10.30am-12.30pm. Just take along a recent bill and they will help you see if you can save money by switching...
The world’s leading doctors, nurses and surgeons in the extreme medicine community will gather together for a four-day conference held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh from Friday November 18 to Monday November 21 2016.
The World Extreme Medicine Conference and Expo ( http://www.extrememedicineexpo.com/ ) will see over 100 speakers who specialise in medical practice outside of a clinical setting share their knowledge.
Mark Hannaford, aged 51, is one of the masterminds of the team responsible for creating this exciting and educational event: “I have been interested in...
Temporary traffic lights will be introduced overnight on Bridge Road in Exeter from 11pm this evening (Wednesday 9 November) until 5am tomorrow morning (Thursday 10 November).
The temporary signals are needed to allow the contractor working space to undertake coring work for foundations of new lighting columns on the downstream side of Countess Wear Bridge. The road will temporarily be reduced to one lane while the traffic lights are in place, and therefore anyone travelling on Bridge Road at that time should expect minor delays.
A new exhibition of woodblock prints from one of the best known of all Japanese artists starts at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) on Tuesday 29 Nov 2016: Hiroshige’s Japan: Stations of the Tōkaidō Road.
The exhibition features 21 prints from Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road, the series that made Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) famous. Hiroshige is considered one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e tradition and his work had a direct influence on renowned western artists such as van Gogh, Monet, Cezanne and Whistler. Hiroshige is...
