Plymouth indie dream-pop four-piece Playwriter release their debut EP Everyday this week and head to Exeter's 12 Bar Music & Social Saturday (Jan 24), moving on from their ambient music backgrounds and embracing the warmth and immediacy of a live band built around human connection , humour and grown-up honesty .
“Me and Tom were making ambient music on our laptops, remotely,” says lead singer Leo Cunningham . “Then one day I picked my Fender Mustang off the wall and realised how much I missed getting together with other players and doing it that way. Tom felt the same, so we...
Students at St Luke’s Church of England School have taken part in an inspiring session to develop skills for supporting their own mental health and that of their peers.
The workshop was led by Paula Baker, from HeadsUP Mental Health Awareness CIC, a Devon-based charity that helps young people build confidence, resilience, and wellbeing.
During the session, students explored personal strengths, learned strategies for looking after their mental health, and discussed ways to support friends and classmates.
Students discussed a wide range of factors they feel can...
Share to Buy Live is set to host its inaugural Homebuyers Day: Exeter on Saturday 7th February, marking a new chapter in the organisation’s events programme and bringing affordable homeownership advice directly to local communities.
The free-to-attend event will bring together housing providers, legal experts, mortgage brokers, and homeownership specialists to help attendees better understand affordable routes onto the property ladder, including Shared Ownership. Confirmed housing providers include Sovereign Network Group (SNG), LiveWest, Centurion Place, Plymouth Community Homes...
Share to Buy Live is set to host its inaugural Homebuyers Day: Exeter on Saturday 7th February, marking a new chapter in the organisation’s events programme and bringing affordable homeownership advice directly to local communities.
The free-to-attend event will bring together housing providers, legal experts, mortgage brokers, and homeownership specialists to help attendees better understand affordable routes onto the property ladder, including Shared Ownership. Confirmed housing providers include Sovereign Network Group (SNG), LiveWest, Centurion Place, Plymouth Community Homes...
Record 2025 sales see Chinese manufacturer BYD surpass Tesla, signalling a structural shift in the global EV market driven by affordability, scale and intensifying competition with clear implications for UK drivers.
For the first time since the modern electric vehicle era began, Tesla is no longer the world’s largest EV manufacturer. Newly published full-year 2025 figures confirm that Chinese automaker BYD has overtaken the US brand in global battery-electric vehicle sales. This milestone reflects deeper changes underway in the international automotive market.
Children from Exwick Heights Primary School enjoyed a hands-on visit to Powderham Castle, exploring the historic building and taking part in practical activities inspired by life in the past.
During the visit, Year 2 pupils baked traditional griddle cakes, helped with household tasks such as dusting the chapel and beating carpets, and explored the castle’s rooms and hidden doors.
They also practised bows and curtseys, giving them a glimpse into everyday customs from earlier times.
At Exwick Heights, which is part of Ted Wragg Trust , the history curriculum aims...
Topsham’s history takes centre stage with the unveiling of new heritage boards and a Maritime Trail—an exciting project that’s earned the support of the Earl of Devon.
The aim of the new heritage information boards and trail is to connect visitors and residents with the town’s extraordinary past.
Through the project led by Topsham Museum, the trail and boards tell a story from Roman occupation, through Atlantic fishing ventures and a thriving wool trade, and across centuries of maritime shipbuilding and commerce.
Students at two Exeter schools have begun a new science and research internship, starting with a hands-on trip to the Eden Project in Cornwall.
Students from St James School and West Exe School came together to explore the biomes, studied different types of leaves, and collected samples to investigate back at school. The activities gave students a chance to learn through experience, ask questions, and spark their curiosity about the natural world.
Back at school, students will continue their research in the lab, observing, recording, and analysing the samples they...
Glen Townson has joined Exeter Chiefs as the men’s assistant forwards coach.
Formerly the academy transition coach with Bristol Bears, the former lock forward makes the move to Chiefs having been in his transition role with Bears since September 2022.
Townson said: “It has been a real ambition of mine to be a Gallagher PREM coach, and to get the chance to do it at the Chiefs, one of the most successful clubs in the last decade, a club with rich history, was an opportunity I had to take.
“I’m hoping to add experience to a strong coaching group and build on the...
