Exeter

Hallowe'en Zombie Ball

Event Date: 
31/10/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
The Lemon Grove, Exeter University

This year’s Annual Halloween Zombie Ball will take place on Friday 31 October at the Lemongrove, Exeter University.

Moving to its new bigger home means bigger and better things can happen. This year’s event will be headlined by Welsh Reggae/Metal titans Skindred who have been smashing crowds around the world for the last 12 months. Check them out here; www.skindred.net

Main support on the big stage comes from northern tearaways Glamour Of The Kill, just like Skindred, GOTK have been partying around the world bringing their blend of metal to the masses, With festival...

Exeter gets a taste for autumn

Authored by Diana Moore
Posted: Wed, 10/22/2014 - 11:59am

Exeter’s popular local food co-operative is celebrating the change of season with a tasty series of ‘meet the supplier’ events.

The Real Food Store on Paris Street will play host to a range of artisan suppliers who will talk about where their products come from and how they are made. Customers will be able to taste samples and buy products in store.

Natalie Ohlson, the Real Food Store’s shop manager said: “Customers really enjoy meeting our suppliers and learning how their food is made. We have a fantastic range of high quality local producers and many people are surprised...

Appeal after series of burglaries

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/22/2014 - 11:43am

Police in Exmouth have released an Evofit of man they would like to speak to in connection with a series of burglaries across east, south and mid Devon.

A burglary occurred in the Mount Pleasant Avenue area of Exmouth between the 4 and 17 October while the occupants were on holiday.

Items stolen from the property include a number of earrings, gold rings, a locket, a ladies wristwatch, a gold bangle and a service medal.

Police are investigating the possibility that the burglary is linked to an ongoing series of similar burglaries throughout Devon, and are keen to...

South West housing market reaches breaking point

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 10/22/2014 - 11:38am

High housing costs and low wages are pushing many areas of the South West out of reach for local people according to a new report from the National Housing Federation. South West Broken Market, Broken Dreams warns that while the average house price in the region is now close to £230,000, earnings in the region are among the lowest in England, making house prices on average nearly ten times annual incomes. In rural and coastal areas, the situation is even worse. With beauty spots commanding premium house prices and attracting wealthy second home owners, spiralling prices are forcing young...

Double awards success for law firm

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 10/22/2014 - 11:32am

One of the leading law firms in Devon and Cornwall has won two prestigious awards for its work, as well as reaching the shortlist for another national award. Stephens Scown LLP has won Property Law Firm of the Year and Deal of the Year at the Insider South West Property Awards 2014, which were announced at an event in Bristol on 16 October. The Deal of the Year award was for the firm’s work with Wolf Minerals on the development of its Drakelands Mine near Plymouth. The judges called it the "most complicated deal by a country mile". Stephens Scown has also reached the shortlist for the...

Sidmouth's new gym is ready to use!

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 10/22/2014 - 10:56am

East Devon District Council has been working hard with Sidmouth Town Council to provide residents with the free-to-use outdoor gym that they wanted.

There will be a grand opening event on Sunday 2 November from 10.30am to 11.30am. There will be free lessons from a personal trainer on how to get the best out of the new equipment, as well as free circus skills on offer!

Having an outdoor gym in Sidmouth was proposed and chosen by the local community. Last year Sidmouth Town Council and EDDC asked community groups and others to put forward their ideas as to how £250,000 of...

Hallowe'en Party

Event Date: 
25/10/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Middlemoor Fire Station, Exeter

Middlemoor Fire Station are holding a Hallowe'en Party

Bar, disco and band with food and raffle, 7pm-late. Fancy dress optional but preferred with prizes.

Free entry, over 18s only.

Contact Sam on 07855 645782 or Middlemoor Fire Station on 01392 357222 for tickets.

Money raised towards Fire Fighters Charity and Operation Florian.

Men wanted to take to take part in Exeter fertility survey

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 10/22/2014 - 10:01am

University of Exeter researchers are looking for fathers, or men trying to conceive a baby, to spare a few minutes to fill in an online survey to help find out why increasing numbers of couples are suffering from fertility problems.

The study will investigate the effect that stress, smoking, alcohol and occupation may have on male fertility.

The causes of fertility problems in men are largely unknown as most research focuses exclusively on mothers. This study addresses the problem by asking questions about the environmental factors that are encountered by men in everyday...

Service successful in bids to Transformation Fund

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is to receive a share of a £75 million Government fund to improve frontline services to the public.

Fire and rescue authorities could bid for funding to deliver efficiencies and transformational change.

The Service was the lead partner in a successful bid for £374,100 with Kent and Essex fire and rescue authorities to establish a procurement hub which will create new opportunities to buy collaboratively.

The Service was also a named partner in three other successful bids:

  • A partner in the Oxfordshire
  • ...

Tarras Minor

Event Date: 
01/11/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Kingskerswell Parish Church (St Marys), Kingskerswell

As old as time and as modern as the hour, the music of Tarras is impossible to pigeonhole. It draws heavily on the roots of folk and traditional music but reinterprets those themes with a freshness that is entirely contemporary.

Through driving rhythms and soaring melodies, the sound of Tarras expresses the essence of an ancient countryside and a people who still confront the same human challenges as generation upon generation over the centuries.

Normally a six-piece band with drums- the group have launched an all-venue friendly Acoustic trio version (Tarras Minor) using...

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