An eight-year-old fundraiser has won a Hallowe'en pumpkin carving competition with a not so scary creation that wowed the Lord Mayor of Exeter.
Raising money for charity Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), the Southgate Mercure Exeter Hotel gave out pumpkins to guests, businesses, supporters of the charity and others.
Amongst the many entries Hannah Sparkes, who uses the charity’s Little Harbour Hospice, in St Austell, won the children’s competition with her striking creation, which featured a huge smile beneath purple, pink and white hair.
A workshop to increase awareness of alternative approaches to treating mental illness and fostering wellbeing is being held at St Stephen’s Church, High Street Exeter on Friday 7 November.
A University of Exeter historian of mental illness will be working in partnership with the Executive Director of ‘Magic Carpet’ one of Exeter’s leading arts for health charities, to encourage open conversations about mental health and the values of creative therapy for people with mental illness. With recent news about under spending by local authorities, celebrities such as the late Robin...
Devon County Council is supporting a new scheme aimed at encouraging the growth of dynamic small social enterprises and 3rd sector organisations in Devon.
The project will be run by The School for Social Entrepreneurs, Dartington.
Social entrepreneurs establish and run enterprises with the aim of furthering specific social, cultural, and/or environmental goals, into which profits are reinvested. They tend to operate predominantly within the social economy.
It follows the success of a similar scheme in North Devon earlier in the year which saw 17 participants...
Registered Nurses are being offered the opportunity to find out more about what it’s like to work at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust at a recruitment open day on Saturday 8th November.
The event, which takes place between 9.30am – 3pm in the Research, Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building on the Wonford site, will give prospective employees the chance to learn more about the Trust and the opportunities on offer.
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to over 400,000 people in Exeter and East and Mid Devon,...
The University of Exeter is pleased to announce the appointment of Geoff Pringle as Chief Operating Officer. Geoff has been acting in the role since February, having previously held the role of Director of Campus Services at the University.
Since joining Exeter in 2009, Geoff has overseen many of the University’s most significant developments including the flagship student services centre at the heart of the Streatham Campus, the Forum, the redevelopment of the Sports Park and the significant investment in new student accommodation.
With a growing number of children coming into the care system than ever before, there has never been a more crucial time to find potential adopters.
Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council are working together as part of National Adoption Week 2014 (3 November to 9 November) to encourage more people across the county to consider adoption.
Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Skills, Councillor James McInnes at Devon County Council said:
“The most important thing is that we are looking for people who can offer unconditional love and...
William Shakespeare's Macbeth is the original `Game of Thrones, a disturbing tale of treachery and murder set in the savage landscape of medieval Scotland. With its compelling mixture of historical fact and supernatural invention, the play is a incisive psychological study on the corrosive effects of mad ambition.
Harry Meacher plays the eponymous role, and Judi Bowker is Lady Macbeth in Traffic of the Stage's atmospheric production which focuses on the raw and earthy emotions of those living in dangerous times.
Tickets: £12 & £8 concession (under 18 & over 60)...
Over her 42 years of touring Joan Armatrading has never done a solo world tour.
For her last Major tour she has decided this is the perfect time to perform her first ever full scale solo concerts. Her performances will include songs that span her entire career so far.
'I will never retire but this will be the last major tour that I will undertake.
For the first time these concerts will be me solo on stage playing the guitar, piano and singing. I want these concerts to be a special lively interactive one to one experience. I have absolutely enjoyed the last 42 years...
Marcus Brigstocke - Je M'accuse Podium dancer, oil rig worker, food addict, musical theatre enthusiast, posh, eco-hypocrite, ex-Goth, muppet fan, award winning comedian and chief beverages operator at the Little Chef - screw politics! Let's talk about me.
Roy G Hemmings' Multi -Award Winning show Motown & Philadelphia on Tour
The hits and memories just keep on coming as Multi-award winning ROY G HEMMINGS and his 15 strong on stage full evening show delivers memories of a twin era of music that lives on and on. Be prepared to dance In front of your seats at this Concert Party!
A full evening show that spans the hits of The Ojays, The Tramps, Billy Paul ,Candi Staton , MFSB,THE Stylistics to mention but a few of those memorable PHILLY acts together with the sounds of Detroit and old favourites such as The 4 Tops, Supremes...
