Exeter

'Once Upon A Time' Panto in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity

Event Date: 
04/12/2013 - 7:30pm to 08/12/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre

Oh yes they are...... the Exeter Police & Hospital Players are putting on their pantomine - 'Once Upon a Time' in aid of FORCE at the Barnfield Theatre, between the 4th and the 8th of December.

Why not go along and get into the festive spirit?

Evenings: 7.30 pm Matinees: (7th and 8th Dec) 2pm

Tickets cost £10 for adults; £7 for concessions and children, and can be purchased via the theatre. Please call 01392 270 891 for further information and to get your tickets.

Concerns for missing woman and child

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 11/25/2013 - 11:54am

Police are asking if anyone has seen a woman and her young child who left the Teignmouth area several months ago.

Angel Hudson, 25, left the area with her 17 month-old son Arthur Hudson-Cardy and has made no contact with her family since. Police would like Angel to make contact with them to ensure she and Arthur are both safe and well.

Angel (pictured) is described as a white woman, 6ft tall with shoulder length dark straight hair.

Police say she often wears jeans with a brown, leather coat and either boots or Vans type trainers Anyone who sees or knows of their...

Government announces cap on payday lending

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 11/25/2013 - 11:27am

The Government has announced that it plans to introduce a new law capping the interest charges of payday loans.

The cap which has yet to be set will be decided by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the new industry regulator.

The announcement marks a turnaround in policy as the government and the FCA have previously said that a cap was unnecessary.

The cap has been included in the Banking Reform bill which is currently going through parliament.

A similar cap has been introduced in Austrailia which has limited interest to 4% per month with a single one-...

Watercolours by Rachel Toll

Event Date: 
22/12/2013 - 7:00am to 04/01/2014 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Boston Tea Pary, Queen Street, Exeter

Local watercolour artist, Rachel Toll, is holding an exhibition of her work in Exeter’s Boston Tea Party on Queen Street which is open until 4 January.

Rachel hopes that customers coming into the popular café will also be tempted to pick up a painting as she will be donating 20 per cent of sales to local charity, St Petrock’s, which supports people who are homeless.

Inspired by Devon’s beautiful surroundings, Rachel’s watercolours feature the coast and plants that grow here.

You can see more of Rachel’s work on her Facebook page - Watercolours by Rachel - which is...

New book celebrates everyday repairs in the South West

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Mon, 11/25/2013 - 10:37am

A project led by two cultural geographers based at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus, and inspired by the practices of repair and renewal in the South West, is documented in a new book. Published by Uniformbooks, Visible Mending: Everyday Repairs in the South West documents the work of Dr Caitlin DeSilvey, a Senior Lecturer and member of the University’s Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI), and Dr James Ryan, Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Geography, who were joined on the project by local designer and photographer Steven Bond. Funded by the Arts and...

Volunteers in training for new Chaplaincy

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 11/25/2013 - 9:43am

The opening of the Exeter City Centre Chaplaincy is drawing closer as training begins for a team of volunteer chaplains.

The volunteers are being trained by Lead Chaplains Rev. Tony Raven and Rev. Preb Norman Wallcock to help provide services to the shops in the City Centre.

The training is expected to be completed by January 2014 when the City Centre Chaplaincy will be officially launched.

At the launch, on Wednesday 22 January in St. Stephen’s Church, supporters of the Chaplaincy and other interested parties will be able to speak to the Lead Chaplains to find out...

Fresh veg from school allotment to soup kitchen

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Mon, 11/25/2013 - 9:36am

Southbrook School pupils are growing seasonal vegetables in their allotment and making soup for the homeless of Exeter. The Soup Kitchen at St David’s Church receives batches of nutritious soup from Southbrook which is distributed on Thursday evenings to the homeless.

The project won this year’s ‘Excellence in Exeter Community Award’ competiton for school based projects that have a direct benefit to the local community. The award forms part of the University of Exeter’s annual ‘Excellence in Exeter’ graduation style awards evening; designed to encourage young people to engage with...

Las Iguanas’ Latin passion arrives in Exeter

Here’s an opening for Exeter to get excited about – Las Iguanas have brought their passion for all things Latin to the already buzzing Queen Street. Delivering on their simple ethos to deliver South America to every table, every day, the aim, in the words of general manager Dominika Sawicka, is to make Las Iguanas ‘the place to be’.

So what can Exeter’s discerning diners expect? In essence, a fresh, fabulous foodie adventure through the deliciously diverse cultures and cuisines of South America. Of course at Las Iguanas, everything begins and ends with their passion for food. Only...

Devon’s Health Visiting Service gains Baby-friendly status

Devon Integrated Children's Services’ Health Visiting Team, which is led by Virgin Care, has been accredited with ‘Baby Friendly’ status having passed the stage three assessment of the Baby Friendly Initiative – a worldwide programme of UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) and the World Health Organisation. The initiative recognises that most of the barriers that prevent women from breastfeeding can be removed by access to well-trained health professionals, good quality support in the community and a widespread understanding of the profound health benefits of breast milk....

Luke makes the final five

Authored by Oli Justice
Posted: Mon, 11/25/2013 - 8:17am

Devon's Luke Friend has made the final five acts in the race to see who will be the winner of this year's X Factor.

He was described as that dark horse of the competition by judge Sharon Osbourne and Oritse from hit band JLS also backed the 17-year-old to win.

Before this weekend's shows, Luke told TED how no one was safe in the competition after he found himself in the bottom two last week.

He added: "Last weekend was hard but it's made me want it more now.The reality of being in the bottom twomakes you realise that you're going to have to bring your A game the...

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