Exeter

Making Mothers Day special

Event Date: 
05/03/2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Younghayes Centre, Younghayes Road, Cranbrook, EX5 7DR

Make an original Mothers' Day gift with the Countryside ranger

A natural arts and crafts session to make something for mum.

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Bird box and wildlife home making

Event Date: 
20/02/2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Younghayes Centre, Younghayes Road, Cranbrook, EX5 7DR

Learn how to make your garden more enticing for wildlife with the Countryside rangers

Ideas to improve your garden for the coming spring with bird boxes, hedgehog holes, bee hotels...

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Dinan Way extension gets green light

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 01/13/2016 - 12:27pm

Devon County Council’s ruling cabinet has given the go ahead to proceed with a planning application to extend Dinan Way, between Hulham Road and the A376 (Wednesday January 13).

An appraisal of route options will support a planning application for the preferred route.

The preferred route is a direct result of feedback from Lympstone and Exmouth residents and key stakeholders including East Devon District Council, Natural England and the National Trust.

The A376 and the B3179 Woodbury Road are both used extensively by commuters into Exeter.

Manual traffic...

Quarterly Economic Survey results for Devon indicate resilience in manufacturing sector

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 01/13/2016 - 12:21pm

The British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) results for Q4 2015, released on Thursday 7 January, indicate slower economic growth in the short term. The QES, Britain’s largest and most authoritative private sector business survey, based on almost 7,500 responses from companies, shows that most key manufacturing and services balances were weaker this quarter, but nationally manufacturing firms faired worse.

In Devon this is not the case, with manufacturers in Devon indicating an increase in UK sales (+17% on Q3), an increase in UK orders (+10% on Q3) and an...

Auction for the Promise Club

Event Date: 
24/01/2016 - 11:15am
Venue: 
Sandy Park, Exeter (post Exeter Chiefs v Ospreys)

Match day entertainment, playing live from 5pm after Exeter Chiefs v Ospreys (ko 3.15pm).

Auction for the Promise Club is a three piece band based in the South West.

Their debut 'One EP' was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and Cube Recordings.

The trio began garnering support in all the right places. BBC and 6Music, NME Radio, XFM, Absolute and Amazing Radio have all backed the band's pursuits while Rolling Stone, Classic Rock, Loaded and MTV Hive have all featured them on their sites. Recent syncs include surf brands Nikon, Roxy Quiksilver, an ITV ad campaign for...

Lympstone sea wall repairs near completion

Devon County Council is expecting to complete repairs to a section of the sea wall at Lympstone early this week.

The authority responded after high tides and rough seas over the festive break took their toll on the length of the old masonry wall on Sowden Lane, creating a hole the size of a small car.

The damage to the wall, which supports the highway, was reported to the County Council on 1st January and was assessed the same day by the on-call bridge inspector.

The area was fenced off and the site made safe and repairs got underway earlier this week.

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Exeter School Choral Society Concert 2016

Exeter School is looking forward to performing three contrasting pieces for the annual Choral Society concert held at Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 17 March. Made up of current and past pupils, parents and staff, Choral Society will perform Fauré’s Requiem, a favourite within the choral repertoire, featuring a solo from music scholar Rebecca German who will sing the famous In Paradisum. New to many performers and audiences will be contemporary composer Paul Patterson’s Magnificat. The piece is a real showcase for the glorious combination of choir and brass, and will provide a stunning...

New initiatives to tackle homelessness in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 01/12/2016 - 4:24pm

A raft of initiatives to tackle homelessness in Exeter and Teingbridge has been put forward and will soon be available for the public to comment on.

Exeter City Council and Teignbridge District Council have drawn up a draft Homelessness Strategy to address this issue.

The Strategy will go before the City Council's Scrutiny Community Committee on 19 January before going to Executive and Council, as well as members of Teignbridge Council early next month. Members of the public will get a chance to comment on the Strategy during a six-week period of consultation in February...

The Stranglers to headline Chagstock Festival

Chagstock Festival organisers have confirmed that their Saturday night will be headlined by none other than legendary post-punk band, The Stranglers. The Stranglers are one of the UK’s best loved bands, who have enjoyed a litany of hits across their incredible 42-year career, including ‘Golden Brown’, ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Peaches’, ‘Always the Sun’ and ‘Skin Deep’.

Other acts confirmed include the wildly popular Ferocious Dog, alt-folk six-piece Danny & The Champions Of The World, the BBC Introducing endorsed Cattle & Cane, a return performance from spellbinding Irish Folk/...

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