Work on to re-open the railway line could be completed earlier than expected, according to Network Rail. The work to repair the area of track destroyed during the recent heavy storms was initially expected to be completed by mid-March but was pushed back to mid-April after further storm damage frustrated repairs. However the Rail Minister, Steve Hammond, said the rail company had given a “commitment” that “if they can beat that target they will.” He continued: "Network Rail had a good weekend last weekend and they have had some 20-hour days." "They are also looking at the long-term options...
East Devon District Council has successfully defended its decision to refuse planning permission for a pig unit comprising two buildings, slurry store, attenuation pond and access track at Collyhead Farm, Venn Ottery.
In a decision announced today (Monday 24 February), Planning Inspector Pete Drew concludes that the proposed development “would harm the character and appearance of this designated landscape”.
The Council refused Mr Chris Down’s application (revision of 10/1954/MFUL) in September 2012.
Commenting on the outcome of an appeal by Mr Down, the Chairman of...
On 27 February 2014, WESC Foundation will host an Academies Open Day aimed at informing teachers, principals, Special Education Needs (SEN) professionals and anyone who works with visually impaired young people in an academy setting on how they can best support learners with a visual impairment.
The Open Day is being held in direct response to the Families and Children Bill, which was published by the Government in February and comes into effect towards the end of 2014. Academies, of which there are 60 across Devon, are currently required to follow the law and guidance on...
Campaigners against proposed cuts to Devon County Council’s youth service have said they are considering legal action as they believe the authority may have violated international law.
The dispute came to a head last Thursday when 17-year-old campaigner Alfie Weaver was denied a chance to address the council at a meeting to set the council’s budget for 2014/15.
The budget included a reduction of nearly £1m to the council’s youth service which could potentially see the closure of the council’s youth centres after the completion of a consultation process.
It’s time for the talent of Urbanflow to take to the stage and shine in the first Street dance show to be held by this diverse company.
With over 20 performers taking part you’ll get a showcase of adults and kids who have been working hard in Urbanflow classes to bring you choreographed works by Artistic Director Lou Latham.
Each class works on their routines over the autumn term to wow their friends, families and Exeter at large.
Under the umbrella term of Street dance, all perform with infectious enthusiasm and the Urbanflow ethos – ‘Where the only attitude...
“Imagine someone told you a story, a story so real, so detailed that that story became your world, and your world, no matter how small, became a part of that story. The narrative of this story has power over your life. It’s future. Your future.”
After a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, New Model Theatre bring their critically acclaimed show Static to the Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter.
“A clever script, with a sterling performance. Phenomenal talent.” The Guardian
Static brings together brilliant storytelling with verbatim news reports to tell a coming of age...
A hilarious one man show about saying the wrong thing…
Harry Shawmut is a man who often says things he shouldn't. He once made an unkind comment to a lady in passing and now, years later, he has decided to apologise. But saying sorry isn't always that straightforward. Harry uses us, the theatre audience, to help rehearse the most elaborate apology in history, taking us through the contours of his hilarious, shocking and uniquely moving life story.
This heart-warming new production marks the first ever UK...
A break-up sped up by a mythbeast. Sad sitcom turns into drunk circus.
Waist is a new play about kebabs, satyrs, and not being alone, from a Royal Court Young Writer who has been shortlisted for the RSC Other Prize.
‘capturing a youthful ennui with scathing accuracy…really does embody that oft-trumpeted spirit of the fringe.’ The Independent.
‘Tom Fraser is mesmerising as the mythological half-man, half-goat and, through Parker Rees’ boisterous and lyrical dialogue, he vividly describes the creature that we, the audience, eventually, willingly and wholeheartedly...
Words, words, words. We’re battered by words, assaulted by words, wooed and seduced by words. How to pick our way through the verbiage? How to recognise the traps and snares buried beneath the seductive surface?
From the humble tweet to the set-piece public address, from whispered sweet nothings to full-blown hostilities, multi story theatre company’s new show revels in the range of language we use – alongside a growing awareness that the words we use shape the people we are, our relationships with others and the world we live in.
After What Comes Before follows a Neuroscientist, Psychologist and Physicist as they endeavour to create a machine which can extract thoughts. High octane, energetic and playful, the company submerge the audience in a farcical world of Quantum partying, flying cashew nuts and absurd game play. After What Comes Before explores the theme of conditioning within society, raising important questions regarding control, medication and self-expression.
Edinburgh Fringe Review awarded |After What Comes Before a double five stars, writing that it ‘Fizzes with energy, is hysterically funny,...
