Crowds have gathered in South Africa to mourn the death of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa. Mr Mandela 95 was a world-wide hero whose struggle for freedom against Apartheid and later leading the nation to re-build and reconcile after decades of injustice was an inspiration to millions. In a statement on South African national TV last night, South African president Jacob Zuma said Mr Mandela, had "departed" and was at peace. "Our nation has lost its greatest son," Mr Zuma said. He said Mr Mandela, who preached reconciliation despite being imprisoned for 27 years,...
Stagecoach South West announced today that customers travelling on routes 56 (Exeter – Exeter Airport – Woodbury – Exmouth) and 157 (Exmouth – Budleigh Salterton – Newton Poppleford – Sidmouth) are receiving an early Christmas present – six brand new buses!
The first three of the single deckers enter service today (Thursday 5th December 2013) and the remainder are due to arrive prior to Christmas.
The vehicles feature over 20% more capacity than those they replace, modern interiors and environmentally friendly engines that meet Euro 5 standards.
Running from Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 7th December 2013, The Recruiting Officer is a true delight for theatre-lovers, with everything from swashbuckling soldiers to women dressed as men. The play is a Salisbury Playhouse Production, originally written by George Farquahar and produced by Gareth Minchin, also a member of the cast.
Described as “a regional theatre with all guns blazing” by the Daily Telegraph, the Salisbury Playhouse puts on a raucous and wonderfully English comedy of bawdiness, disastrous sexual exploits and meddling servants. As well as a beautifully designed and...
A local artist and Christmas market trader is desperately seeking help to recover her lost portfolio.
Mary Tempest, who also works for Exeter City Council’s tourism centre as an illustrator misplaced the portfolio after stopping at a busy cashpoint in the City Centre yesterday evening.
After realising she had misplaced her work Mary returned to the cashpoint but it had already gone. The portfolio held in a black A3 size Art bag held many finished and unfinished pencil drawings that Mary had sold on her stall in the Christmas market on the Cathedral Green.
A University of Exeter professor is on a research team creating videogames which blur the boundaries between real and virtual worlds.
Gabriella Giannachi, The University of Exeter’s Performance and New Media Professor, is part of the Videogames Research Network being led by the University of Lincoln’s Games Research Group.
The Network aims to bring together games developers, performance practitioners and academics to explore new concepts in the design and creation of movement-based games.
An Australian organisation called Arts Queensland is also part of the...
70,000 business premises in the South West will see their business rates freeze or fall in new cap to business rates introduced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement today.
In the plans many businesses will continue to receive discounted rates from the Small business rates relief while business worth less than £50,000 will gain a £1,000 discount to their business rates.
The plans will also see 44,000 South west businesses pay no rates at all.
The cap is introduced alongside a range of other measures designed to aid businesses and the high street. These measures...
Irishman Ian Whitten is looking forward to exciting times ahead after he became the latest Exeter Chiefs player to commit his future to the Aviva Premiership club.
The 26-year-old back follows club-mate Jack Yeandle in agreeing terms on a new two-year contract to remain at Sandy Park.
Signed in the summer of 2012 from Ulster, Irish international Whitten has settled well to life in the Westcountry, establishing himself as a prominent member of Rob Baxter’s first-team squad.
To date, Lisburn-born Whitten has featured 34 times for the club, either in the centre or on...
In the Autumn Statement today, George Osborne has revealed that the UK economy is growing but the job of recovery was “not yet done”.
The chancellor said growth is "significantly more than forecast" with expected growth more than doubling from 0.6% to 1.4%. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts that with growth at current levels the country will no longer be in debt by 2018-2019. Osborne also warned of further cuts to service and acknowledged the affect to families : "The hard work of the British people is paying off and we will not squander their efforts...
The students and staff of Exeter University will be putting on their annual Christmas craft fair tomorrow (Friday 6th December) in the Forum building, from 12-4pm.
Come along and support your friends, colleagues, staff and the university in their largest event so far. Music and food and a Farmer's Market will be on-site too!
Exhibitors include:
- Mehndi~B - a freelance henna artist who specialises in the application of beautiful, traditional designs as well as the supply of henna starter kits.
- Stunning individual paintings and images produced by Jo Thomas...
Judges have ruled that the Devon-based marine who shot and killed an injured prisoner will be publicly named as Sgt. Alexander Blackman.
Three of the UK's most senior judges made the ruling this morning and say that the two acquitted marines should also be named.
Lawyers defending the 5 servicemen involved in the case have argued that naming the defendants will put their families at risk of retaliation from terrorists.
There have been concerns however that the Marines remaining named goes against the British legal principles of open justice.
