Exeter

Weekly rep continues at the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth this week with the arrival of the seventh production, Rope by Patrick Hamilton. The smash hit thriller will play from Thursday 13 to Wednesday 19 August.

The Summer Rep Season sees one company of actors present a season of twelve classic revivals throughout summer, with a new production each week until the end of September.

The year is 1929. The location is an upper-class house in the Mayfair district of London. Two Oxford University students, Wyndham Brandon and Charles Granillo, have committed what they think...

East Devon District Council has begun consulting with parish and town councils, as well as people who have commented previously on the Local Plan, on the proposed criteria that will guide its definition of Built Up Area Boundaries (BUABs) for 17 East Devon villages.

BUABs provide a dividing line between areas of ‘countryside’ where development can only take place in specified exceptional circumstances and a settlement with a good range of services and facilities where subject to various criteria development will be permitted. They appear as black lines on maps and are a common form...

Following the government’s announcement that pension relief is to be reduced from April next year, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is reminding everyone that any unused relief from the past three years is still open to them.

Pension relief – the amount that can be paid into a pension fund in any single year tax free – is currently £40,000, but from April 2016 that will fall to £30,000 for everyone and even lower if you pay 45% income tax. However, what some people may not realise is that unused contributions from the last three years can be carried forward...

Exeter is officially the home of the UK’s pet lovers, according to data released by Bark.com , the free online platform for finding professional services.

In a study of nationwide spending habits from Bark.com, just over a quarter of requests made in Exeter and the surrounding areas were for pet-related services, including pet sitting and grooming.

Also included within this were dog walking and dog training, illustrating that people of Exeter are prepared to pay for the well-being of their pets, making it the home for pampered puppies (and cats, birds, etc).

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Expanding PR consultancy, Glen King PR/Marketing Limited celebrates move to new city-centre offices with an official ribbon cutting ceremony by Ben Bradshaw MP and Judi Spiers, followed by a drinks reception for clients, associates and the media.

Ben Bradshaw MP said: "I was delighted to help celebrate the expansion of Glen's business. It's great to see so many companies like hers adding to Exeter’s success."

Judi Spiers adds: "So many people think they can 'do' PR and they promise the world .They come and go very quickly. Glen 'does PR' …..and delivers and after 10...

If you have ever considered volunteering as a Samaritan, then clear your diary for the evening of Thursday, September 3.

That is the date of the next Open Evening being held by the Exeter Mid and East Devon branch of the charity, which relies entirely on volunteers to provide its telephone, email, SMS, letter and face-to-face listening service for those in distress.

The local branch currently has over 110 volunteers who help operate the service 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but there is always a need for more.

“Samaritans wouldn’t exist without volunteers. As...

Bishop Fleming’s Exeter office set out on their quest to raise funds for Hospiscare.

A team of accountants from Bishop Fleming’s Exeter office are taking part in a cycle relay challenge to raise funds for local charity Hospiscare.

The 15 strong team will be starting from their office at Stratus House, in a four day relay that starts from the firm’s Truro office and finishes in the Worcester office.

More than 100 Bishop Fleming’s staff from all their offices are involved in the challenge and are raising funds for 7 local charities voted for by staff at each office...

EXETER CITY survived an onslaught of second-half corners to book their place in the Capital One Cup Second Round with a 2-1 win at the County Ground over Swindon Town.

Goals from Alex Nicholls and David Wheeler handed the Grecians a 2-0 lead at the break, while Jonathan Obika pulled one back for the hosts in the second half.

Jordan Tillson and Danny Butterfield came into the Exeter City side in the only two changes from the starting line-up that beat Yeovil Town at St James Park on the opening day. Swindon boss Mark Cooper made just one change to the side that blew Bradford...

Exeter officers are appealing to the public for help after builders’ tools were stolen from a white van which was parked in East John Walk in the Newtown area of Exeter.

The thieves broke into a white Ford Transit van overnight and stole specialist building tools between 6pm on Thursday 6 August and 7am on Friday 7 August.

Power tools worth over £2,000 were stolen, including a red Hilti circular saw, a yellow spectra precision laserplane, two orange Stihl disc cutters and a grey Cat 4 generator.

Police are appealing to anyone who saw any suspicious activity in the...