Tomorrow’s scientists and engineers can now apply for places at the county’s newest school, the South Devon University Technical College in Engineering, Water and the Environment, which opens its doors to the first intake of students this time next year.
The innovative UTC has been established by the University of Exeter and South Devon College alongside key local and regional employers, to provide a specialist secondary education for young people with a flair for science and engineering. It aims to help the region’s top students become as ‘work-ready’ as possible.
Diabetes UK will run one of a national series of free educational events to provide expert advice and information for people recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in Exeter in October.
The ‘Living with Diabetes Day’ will be held at Exeter Racecourse on Wednesday, October 22. The events are being held at 80 locations across the UK and it is expected that 10,000 people with Type 2 diabetes will attend them over the next two years.
The one-day events are aimed at helping people who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the last few years and to provide them with...
AWARD WINNING Indian Chef Monisha Bharadwaj is set to descend on The Magdalen Chapter in Exeter to treat guests to an insightful evening of Indian cookery.
The globally acclaimed Indian food writer and chef is famed for her best-selling books including Indian in Six, Healthy Indian Cooking and The Indian Kitchen, which have sold over half a million copies in 8 languages.
Monisha will be joining The Magdalen Chapter’s Head Chef Ben Bulger on Thursday 9 October to host an evening exploring Indian food and fare.
The menu will be based on dishes which use no more than 6...
Devon- and Cornwall-based charity, Pete’s Dragons is set to embark on its biggest fund raising event yet - a record of 60 sky dives from 15,000 feet and falling at around 135mph - raising money for Cornwall Search & Rescue and The Samaritans.
But to get these adrenaline junkies as far as Dunkerswell Aerodrome, they need to raise vital funds to get the campaign kick-started. Hoping to raise the cash needed, volunteers are holding a Family Fun Day and Dog Show at Westpoint Exeter on 6th September, welcoming the public for a day of entertainment for all ages.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after two street robberies in Exeter at the weekend.
An 18-year-old local man was found with a head injury by street pastors in the Gandy Street area of the city in the early hours on Saturday 30 August. His trousers and shoes were missing, as well as his iPhone 4 and wallet.
Detectives believe he may have been robbed and are appealing for anyone who saw him to come forward (reference CR/102907/14).
A few hours later, a robbery occurred in Queen Street. Between 2am and 3am on Sunday 31 August the victim, a 23-year-old local man...
Calling all keen gardeners! Green-fingered enthusiasts in and around Exeter are being sought by WESC Foundation, specialist centre for visual impairment, to take part in an exciting new fundraiser this month. The inaugural WESC Foundation Sensory Open Gardens event is looking for people with beautiful, interesting or unique gardens to sign up and open their garden gates to friends, family and their local community in an effort to raise vital funds to help children and learners of little or no sight.
Funds raised will go towards updating WESC Foundation’s own sensory garden, which...
Fresh from a summer debut in Mayfair, the works of an internationally acclaimed Hollywood photographer are set to go on display in Exeter this week. Castle Galleries, Exeter will be displaying original works from one of the world’s most influential and talented fashion photographers and artists, Raphael Mazzucco, from Saturday 6th September. As a photographer, Mazzucco’s style has evolved over the years and now seamlessly brings together painting, drawing, photography, collage and resin, to create layered art that has an almost hypnotic quality. Mazzucco’s bold collection, entitled Montauk...
The enchanting tale of The Nutcracker is one of the world’s best-loved ballets - and it's coming to Exeter next month.
It is an enchanting story which centres around Clara and her nutcracker doll, which magically transforms into a princely soldier.
Their adventures see Clara and the Nutcracker doll combat the Mouse King, and join the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier on a wonderful journey through a shimmering winter land scene to a Kingdom made entirely of sweets.
Returning by popular demand, following several successful performances, including Sleeping Beauty...
Mosquitoes have so far this summer thrived on the tropical climate in Britain, and experts are warning of an influx of more biting insects, especially when mosquitoes settle down for the Autumn and are looking for their last feed.
There are 34 different species of mosquito in the UK at present, 18 of which can potentially transmit malaria. A new study, which spoke to 2,000 people across the UK, has looked into how prepared Brits are for a rise in biting insects. It found 1 in 4 are regularly bitten by insects in the UK, but nearly a third said they never wear any insect repellent...
Shop staff and volunteers at the Exeter British Heart Foundation (BHF) Furniture & Electrical store have thanked residents for their support over the past year by hosting a party and inviting the whole community. The party took place at the Exeter BHF Furniture & Electrical store on Cheeke Street yesterday. Thanks to the Exeter community, BHF shops in Devon have raised £1,390,000 for the BHF over the past year. This staggering amount has enabled the BHF to fund 166 defibrillators, seven heart support groups and 26 health care professionals in the local area. The Exeter Furniture...
