Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) is celebrating the opening of its new Exeter restaurant with a big burger giveaway.
Spreading the burger joy from its brand new location at Queen St Dining, in the Guildhall Shopping Centre, GBK Exeter will be giving away 100 cheeseburgers from midday on opening day – 12th September. Be sure to arrive early so you don’t miss out.
Proud of serving gourmet burgers since 2001, GBK kick-started the premium burger trend and was the first to introduce gourmet burgers to the London market. Setting itself apart from the rest with a huge range of...
Did you ever think about how we went from wearing animal skins to garments we made ourselves?
Come along to Killerton House between the 8 -18 September and see it happen. Learn how fabrics are made from fibre, how they are spun, dyed and then woven, knitted or crocheted into clothes and household textiles. Have a go at spinning, weaving, braiding and dyeing. The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers are holding their National Exhibition at Killerton House. The exhibition shows the finest examples of items made by Guild members from across the UK and has...
East Devon District Council moves into top gear next week as meticulous plans are put in place for the Sidmouth start of the premier Tour of Britain cycle race on Friday 9 September.
Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of the town to watch the sporting spectacle with Rio Olympic medallists Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish among the world class riders taking part.
East Devon District Council (EDDC) is supporting Devon County Council in hosting Stage Six of the Tour which sets off from Sidmouth’s Esplanade at 11.30am, and winds along 150 km (93 miles) of...
As the start date for the controversial badger cull is officially confirmed the RSPCA has renewed calls for the scheme to be halted as scientific evidence shows it will not help to stop the spread of bovine TB.
Three counties, Somerset, west Gloucestershire and north Dorset were subject to culls in 2015 and it has been officially announced today (Monday 30 August) Defra will be licensing seven new areas.
Two areas in Cornwall including the northern area, north and south Devon, south Herefordshire, Gloucester in the north Cotswolds and west Dorset have been added to the list...
Elite climbers from across the globe descended – or should that be ascended – on Exeter this weekend.
They were taking part in the Quay Climbing Centre’s Deep Water Solo event, which sees a seven-metre wall built into the canal basin. Competitors climb without ropes and drop in to the canal when they lose their grip.
And there were also some familiar local faces who were trying their hand at the sport for the first time.
Brave city councillors Rosie Denham and Emma Morse gave the wall a go, and they were accompanied by former footballer and Exeter City football Club...
Tickets have been released for the TechExeter one-day conference, Exeter's first multi-disciplinary, grassroots tech conference.
You can get hold of tickets directly from the conference site at conference.techexeter.uk .
Tech Exeter is hosting its inaugural annual conference at the University of Exeter on Saturday 8th October , with a line-up of 14 speakers from organisations such as the Met Office, Microsoft, Just Eat and more. With a retro games area (provided by JoypadBar.co.uk) and talks on a wide variety of topics covering web technologies, databases, agile and the...
A charity has made a generous donation of £10,000 to support Medicine students at the University of Exeter Medical School in essential specialised training.
The Hospital Saturday Fund’s donation will benefit 20 students in their fifth and final year as they go on placements known as electives. The six to eight week placements are mandatory and self-funded. Students work in specialised areas, often overseas, to get an insight into an area of medicine that interests them and may shape their career.
The Hospital Saturday Fund supports health charities in the form of grants for...
Following the great success of 2015’s Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s Globe returns to Exeter Northcott Theatre, this time with its acclaimed Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Valentine loves Silvia and Proteus loves Julia – but Proteus is fickle, and falls for Silvia too. When Valentine plots an elopement, Proteus betrays him and Valentine is banished and joins some outlaws in the forest. What are the chances that he’ll be pursued by Silvia, and Silvia by Proteus, and Proteus by Julia, and that all will be waited upon – after a fashion – by their servants Speed and Launce and even Launce’s...
Untold Theatre and Yellowbelly Theatre are producing a version of ‘The Tempest’, touring theatres and community venues in the UK this Autumn.
This radical revamp of Shakespeare’s classic will combine News Footage, digital projections and live action. The show imagines the world during the year 2020: exploring the European Migration Crisis and asking ‘What happens next?’. Collections will be taken at each performance for the charity MSF (Doctors without Borders). MSF provide emergency medical aid to people affected by conflict.
Following its triumphant adaptation of The Jungle Book, Metta Theatre returns to Exeter Northcott Theatre with its new show, Blown Away.
Penguin Blue and friends go on an acrobatic Antarctic adventure full of good ideas, homesickness and the perils of kites. Packed full of spectacular circus, magical puppetry and catchy songs, Metta Theatre’s, joyous new stage adaptation of Rob Biddulph’s award-winning children’s book is fun for all the family.
London based Metta Theatre recently became an associate company of the Exeter Northcott Theatre. Along with Le Navet Bete and...
