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Bob Dylan Triptych print makes its debut

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/16/2022 - 12:48pm

Bob Dylan’s first limited-edition triptych print makes its debut at Castle Fine Art this month. 'Sunset, Monument Valley', recreated from an original artwork featured in the groundbreaking Retrospectrum touring museum exhibition, captures the acoustic American landscape seen in The Beaten Path series. Originally painted in acrylic on canvas, this exclusive hand-signed limited-edition artwork has been recreated in a silkscreen format.

Recreated by a specialist atelier team, this seminal new artwork is a painting comprised of three individual panels, the composition influenced by...

Crowfoot Regalia to be handed over to Siksika Nation delegation during ceremony in Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 05/16/2022 - 12:44pm

Chief Ouray Crowfoot and a delegation from the Siksika Nation in Canada will take possession of sacred regalia in a handover event in Exeter on 19 May 2022.

The regalia and other belongings which has been housed in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery in Exeter since 1878, include a buckskin shirt, pair of leggings, a knife with feather bundle, two beaded bags and a horsewhip. These objects once belonged to Chief Crowfoot, an important late nineteenth-century Blackfoot leader.

Following a blessing at the museum, the regalia will be packed and returned to...

RGB chooses RNLI as its charity partner

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/16/2022 - 11:43am

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce it has selected the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) as its charity partner for 2022 and will be organising branch-wide fundraising events throughout the next 12 months.

The RNLI has been saving lives at sea for nearly 200 years and relies on volunteers and supporters to operate its lifesaving services.

The volunteer lifeboat crews provide a 24-hour search and rescue service and depend on donations to ensure they have the best training and safest, most reliable lifeboats and modern stations to launch from, but the...

The great Foot Anstey bike ride smashes fundraising for Ukraine

A team of riders from national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, completed a two-day bike ride in support of the Disasters Emergency Committee's (DEC) Ukraine Appeal. The fundraisers have now raised over £5,000.

The two-day bike ride started on 5 May from Foot Anstey's Truro office and saw the team cycle to Foot Anstey's offices in Plymouth, Exeter, and Taunton before finishing at the firm's Bristol office on 6 May.

The fundraisers used the firm's CSR Hours initiative, which allows employees to take two additional days off per year to support local charitable organisations or...

Exeter extreme medicine experts deliver £645,000 in life-saving medical aid to Ukraine

Global experts in delivering medical training for people working in remote environments have galvanised more than £645,000 worth of life-saving medical supplies to the frontline of the Ukrainian war zone.

World Extreme Medicine, which partners with the University of Exeter to deliver the Extreme Medicine Masters programme, has made the delivery, including a major donation from one of Exeter’s graduates.

The “trauma boxes” delivered to Ukrainian troops are designed to contain everything needed to keep a casualty alive until they can be transported to a hospital. The...

Live Music and Interactive Theatre in Princesshay as part of Cygnet’s Dream Festival & Pride Day

Cygnet Theatre is proud to work with Exeter Princesshay to provide a platform for artists as part of Pride this Saturday 14th May.

The day has interactive theatre from Nuts & Volts Theatre , sponsored by Princesshay Exeter , and Grit Girl Events present incredible live music, sponsored by Stage Engage .

Gently coercing the public towards a happy encounter, Nuts and Volts Theatre present The Insta-Grannies! Fearless, foolish and utterly lovable, these dotty old dears and their grandpa escorts just won’t quit till their posts go viral. Have a chat and a laugh , and of...

Promotion success for two new Directors at Exeter-based accountancy firm

Thomas Westcott , the largest chartered accountancy network in the South West, has further invested in its staff development with new promotions for two senior Tax Managers to Director-level.

Advisors Paul Webb and Lisa Lane have both been moved up within the practice and are based at the firm’s Exeter office on Southernhay East.

Paul, who is a Fellow of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT), has 24 years’ experience dealing with most areas of personal tax and a detailed knowledge of UK tax laws and compliance issues. He specialises in helping individuals with...

Will no fault divorce see rises of divorces in Exeter? 

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 05/11/2022 - 11:26pm

No fault divorce is not a development exclusive to the town of Exeter, moreover, it is a new law which has been brought into force across England and Wales. On the whole, the new laws have been a positive development in the legal world, helping divorcing couples navigate sometimes complex and varied cases . We look at the possibility of divorces rising in Exeter and the wider picture.

Divorce statistics

Although Blackpool currently reigns supreme as the town with the highest divorce rate in the UK with a 13% chance of divorce, the new laws hold the potential for rises...

City congratulates Grecians

By Ollie Heptinstall, Local Democracy reporter

Thousands of people have lined the centre of Exeter to congratulate the city’s football club on their promotion winning season.

The team finished as League Two runners-up to ensure promotion to League One – the third tier of English football – for the first time since 2012.

On Monday evening [9 May], an open top bus parade was greeted with a sea of red and white as the players and staff slowly made their way from their ground, St James Park, to the historic Guildhall on the High Street.

Players and staff...

Paperchase to open in Princesshay

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 05/10/2022 - 10:14am

Princesshay is set to welcome international stationery store, Paperchase, back to Exeter. The iconic brand which stocks beautiful stationery, design-led cards, gifts and wrapping paper will open later this month, next to Lush.

Michelle Menezes, Princesshay Centre Manager, says, “We’re excited to welcome Paperchase back to the city centre and into Princesshay. The stationery brand is a great addition to our line up and we look forward to working with the team.”

Rebecca Brewer, Store manager said, “We can’t wait to open our doors later this month. Paperchase has some...

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