Visitor’s to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery can explore changing Southwest landscapes in an exhibition featuring works by J.M.W. Turner, one of Britain’s greatest landscape painters, and contemporary British artist Kurt Jackson.
Kurt Jackson visited 12 locations in Devon and Cornwall depicted in Turner’s work. From Land’s End to Exeter he investigated and recorded the profound changes that have occurred between the 19th century and the present. The exhibition, Kurt Jackson: Revisiting Turner’s Tourism, showcases his diverse body of work in a variety of...
Spectators have 93 miles (137km) of Devon’s roads to choose from when it comes to watching the Devon Stage Tour of Britain on Friday 9 September.
Devon County Council, supported by East Devon District Council, Teignbridge District Council and Dartmoor National Park, will host Stage Six of The Tour, starting in Sidmouth and finishing at Haytor.
Crowds are being tipped to exceed last year’s record of 230,000 spectators that lined the route in Devon.
And once again the advice is to leave plenty of time to travel to where you’re planning to watch the action, in order to...
A student with close ties to Bangladesh has just returned from a research mission to raise awareness of the damaging culture of child marriage.
Muntasha Quddus, in her 3rd year of the University of Exeter Medical School’s Medical Sciences programme, won the £6,918 Davis Peace Project grant while on her Professional Training Year (PTY) at the University of Chicago. During this research placement year, she decided to take on the poignant issue of child marriage in Bangladesh, where her parents were born and where she visits family most years.
One of Devon’s hidden gems will be open to the public for the first time in its 250-year history as part of a national heritage event.
Newly refurbished Rockbeare Manor, just outside Exeter, will open its historically important grounds and Grade I listed house from noon until 4pm on Sunday, September 11, as part of the 2016 National Heritage Open Day.
More information about the free admission open day can be found at www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/rockbeare-manor-park
There will be a parkland nature trail, activities for the children, tours of the house...
Over 900,000 people in the South West of England are at risk of food poisoning from pink burgers at Bank Holiday barbecues, according to research released today by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The research reveals that despite 69% stating they are concerned about food poisoning, almost a third (29%) of people in the South West would eat a burger that isn’t fully cooked through. One in 10 (11%) said that they actually prefer burgers cooked this way, and 61% admit to undercooking them at home. The FSA is encouraging all those who are getting their BBQs out this weekend to ensure they...
Discover a variety of wines from Spain and Italy at our themed wine tasting. After a glass of Cava on arrival there will be an opportunity to enjoy 6 wines accompanied by a selection of Mediterranean nibbles from the Cathedral Café.
£15, booking essential. Please telephone 01392 285983 to make a reservation, or email cafe@exeter-cathedral.org.uk for more information.
Your opportunity to experience the oldest book of English literature in existence. Written in about 970AD, the Exeter Book is the oldest of only four surviving books of Anglo-Saxon literature anywhere in the world. Much admired for its beautiful writing and the quality of its verse, this unique book of poetry has been at Exeter Cathedral since Leofric, the first Bishop of Exeter, gave it to his church in around 1072. Within its 246 pages are some 40 poems and nearly 100 poetic riddles.
Earlier this year the Exeter Book was granted UNESCO Memory of the World status, signalling its ‘...
People are becoming increasingly worried aboout their financial situation according to Citizens Advice Exeter.
The findings have been published in the organisation's latest economic well-being survey.
Chief Executive, Steve Barriball said: "More people are worried about their financial situation; with 63% of those who participated in the survey telling is that they are worried, compared to 56% in our last two surveys. There was a large reduction in those borrowing through loans and overdrafts, but a significant increase in people borrowing from other sources, such as from...
Results day is over and it’s time to show the students what is on offer in their new student location.
Exeter is a small yet prosperous City with growing number of students. It has a fun and friendly atmosphere with all its main attractions at walking distance, with many great restaurants and clubs a stone’s throw from the stunning University campus. It is a dreamy town for new students with The Quay offering good views along the River Exe with beautiful riverside venues and a little further afield is the pretty beach and Dartmoor National Park. With the academic year approaching,...
Rob Baxter says his Exeter Chiefs side must ready themselves for a “full blooded” encounter when they travel to Newport this evening in their final pre-season friendly against the Dragons at Rodney Parade (7:30pm).
Having warmed up with home wins over Scarlets (45-3) and Ulster Rugby (25-19), Baxter is hoping this final engagement will serve as the perfect warm-up for his players ahead of their Aviva Premiership opener at Wasps on Sunday week.
And unlike the two previous games, the Chiefs will travel with a more refined playing squad – similar to that of a normal match-day...
