This March, Exeter Phoenix’s independent cinema, Studio 74, welcomes back The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme for a series of six screenings offering you the chance to experience Japan through cinema.
What’s more, there’s also a pre-film dining experience on offer, so you can enjoy a specially prepared Japanese meal plus your cinema ticket for just £15. Director Yukiko Mishima will also be heading to the city for a special Q&A after the screening of her film Dear Etranger.
This year’s season, People Still Call It Love, focuses on passion, affection and...
Latest figures from Visit South Devon reveal that 2018 was an exceptional year for tourism with visitors to www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk up more than 5% on 2017.
The first two months of 2019 have seen the upward trend continue with site visits up almost 6% on the same period last year, including a dramatic 20% leap in overseas traffic.
Looking forward, Visit South Devon anticipates another strong year boosted by the weakness of the pound and the growing quality of accommodation and attractions in South Devon. Sarah Stride, General Manager for Visit South Devon, said: “2018...
Ahoy there m’hearties! It’s time for a swashbuckling family adventure as Hot Rock Productions invites you to sail the seven seas in this year’s hilarious summer pantomime TREASURE ISLAND!
Join our hero Jim Hawkins as he leads the pirate crew on the journey of a lifetime, fights the evil Grace O‘Malley and searches for the buried treasure where he’ll find riches beyond his wildest dreams! But all isn’t plain-sailing as Grace O’Malley has more than a few tricks up her sleeve to thwart our hero and claim the treasure as her own.
The newly refurbished play area at St Marks Road Honiton has now been officially opened by Cllr Andrew Moulding, the Chairman of East Devon District Council. St Marks, together with the Glen Farm play area, has been revamped as part of a works programme being carried out by the council across the district to replace and enhance five play area sites within this financial year. Local children from Littletown Primary Academy in Honiton, Honiton Primary School, Little Ones Nursery, Honiton Youth Club and Honiton Baby and Toddler Group helped with the design of the site as part of a...
Exeter’s medieval bridge and its archaeological excavation in the 1970s is the subject of a new book that was launched today (Friday 1 March) in Exeter.
Author Stewart Brown took 40 years to write the book - The Medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund’s Church, and Excavation of Waterfront Houses, Exeter – after he helped uncover the bridge in the 1970s while working for the City Council’s Archaeological Field Unit (AFU).
This book, which is available to buy from Exeter Visitor Information and Tickets, the Custom House and Exeter’s Underground Passages, has been published by the...
The best of WHAM! is coming to the Exeter Corn Exchange next week!
Sweeney Entertainments brings a fantastic new show to venues across the UK, featuring the very best of George, Andrew, Pepsi and Shirlie – The Best of Wham!
Can it really be 37 years since George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley formed one of the most enduring pop groups of the 80s? In four short years WHAM! sold more than 28 million records, topping the charts with three albums, four number one singles and eleven top ten hits. They featured in the Live Aid concert of 1985 and were the first western pop group to...
Comedian Mike Osman is bringing his frighteningly realistic portrayal of the leader of the free world to the county in aid of Comic Relief.
The Capital radio presenter has appeared on such shows as Copy Cats, The Generation Game, Noel's House Party and Big Break.
He will be headlining a show at the Watermark in Ivybridge on Tuesday, March 12, which will also showcase three top local comedians – Louis Burgess, Suzy Bennett and Luke Honnoraty.
Hilarious videos made by Louis Burgess, from Dartmoor, have been watched 22 million times online and he has won several awards...
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (1-3 March)
THEATRE
In the Willows
Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott
With epic show tunes and killer beats, this classic story is brought popping and locking into the twenty first century in an extraordinary new hip-hop musical. Featuring fast bikes, fierce moves and fabulous vocals. After their smash hit street-dance Jungle Book and circus-musical Little Mermaid, Exeter Northcott Associate Company Metta Theatre return with a bold new take on this much loved classic. https://exeternorthcott.co...
Topsham, the picturesque estuary town five miles from Exeter, has launched a donation scheme and discount card, to encourage residents to shop locally whilst raising money for year-round activities to promote the town.
The annual Love Topsham Card is available to anyone who makes a minimum donation of just £3 per month (or a one-off payment of £36), and its available to EX3 businesses who make a donation as well. Payments can be made via the Love Topsham website, through a standing order with a bank or at a number of shops in town. Local businesses are then encouraged to make an...
The RD&E has achieved one of the highest scores in the country in the latest NHS Staff Survey.
The trust came third in the country compared to other similar NHS trusts when staff were asked if they would recommend the organisation as a place to work or receive treatment - with 85.8% of staff recommending the RD&E.
The RD&E also came out in third place nationally on the survey’s overall staff engagement indicator, scoring 7.32 out of 10 compared to the national average of 7.0. This was a ‘significant improvement’ on last year’s score according to the NHS Staff...
