Former Strictly Come Dancing winner and TV presenter, Ore Oduba, is calling on people in Exeter to nominate local good causes for recognition in the National Lottery Awards 2018 – the annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery funded projects. The call comes as new figures show that more than £5.3 million of National Lottery funding was invested in Exeter in 2017 alone. A total of 36 National Lottery grants were awarded in Exeter during last year; providing a vital boost to arts, sports and heritage projects alongside community groups helping those most in need. A wide variety of...
“Our spring concert in Exeter Cathedral takes us to Rachmaninov’s Orthodox Russia, with his Liturgy of St John Chrysostom; it’s not such a well-known piece but extremely beautiful,” explains Nigel Perrin, Choral Director of Exeter Festival Chorus. “The litanies will be sung on the move, in candlelight and a haze of incense; it will create a marvellous spectacle.”
This first concert of the Exeter Festival Chorus 25th Anniversary Season is an immersive experience evoking the ancient musical traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church. As the house lights dim, a hush falls over the...
The SETsquared partnership has been ranked as the world’s leading business incubator for its outstanding contribution to developing the next generation of UK tech entrepreneurs.
The announcement was made at the World Incubation Summit in Toronto, Canada. This confirmed SETsquared’s pre-eminence as ‘number one’ in its field, having maintained its world-leading position since 2015. SETsquared’s ranking comes as a result of the world's most extensive benchmark study of university-linked business incubators and accelerators, conducted by UBI Global, and has recognised SETsquared as the...
Exeter Junior School pupils are proud to contribute to Young Devon Art and raise money for charity in the process.
Pupils at the independent co-education school created pictures based on the theme 'What makes me happy' for the Young Devon Art Exhibition in aid of Cancer Research as part of the school's Art Club. They each donated £2 for the cancer charity alongside their artwork.
Nine members of Exeter Junior School's Art Club are celebrating the selection of their artwork to go on show at The Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey in Torquay throughout the weekend 3 - 4 March.
Be prepared is the message from Devon County Council as the county prepares for freezing conditions and the possibility of snow later this week.
Devon’s fleet of gritters treated around 2,000 miles of Devon’s primary and secondary salting routes yesterday (Sunday 25 February), and Devon’s snow warden volunteers have also been advised to be ready to salt their priority local routes and to keep an eye on weather forecasts.
Road surface temperatures will drop below freezing across the county this evening, falling lower than -6C on higher ground of Dartmoor and the Blackdown...
The achievements of world renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon Professor Robin Ling OBE, co-developer of the innovative Exeter Hip, has been celebrated with the renaming of a ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
RD&E elective and rehabilitation orthopaedic ward Tavy was officially renamed Robin Ling Ward on 22nd February 2018 in memory of the late Professor Ling who sadly passed away last year.
Professor Ling joined the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Hospital (PEOH) as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in 1963 where he became interested in hip replacement surgery. He...
Five outstanding young soloists, who have already had considerable success, will be joining Exeter Philharmonic Choir for the Lord Mayor’s Concert, Mozart Requiem, on March 10th.
The Choir is excited to welcome vocalists Natalya Romaniw, Oliver Johnston, Marta Fontanals-Simmons and Tristan Hambleton whose voices are sure to excite individually and together as a quartet. The talented singers will be joining more than one hundred members of Exeter Philharmonic Choir to perform Mozart’s Requiem, one of the most cherished and well-known works in the choral repertoire. The programme...
Thousands of people will mark Chinese New Year at the University of Exeter with fireworks, dancing and dragons.
Stalls illustrating Chinese traditions and crafts, delicious Chinese cuisine, martial arts demonstrations and performances will be on offer at the Streatham campus for the family-friendly celebrations on Sunday, March 4.
More than 2,500 people are expected to attend the annual event, in the Forum building, which ends with a spectacular firework display at the XFI Building at 6:30pm.
The event is organised by members of the University of Exeter’s Chinese...
Exeter College students have won the prestigious Bristol Grammar School Model United Nations (MUN) best delegation title for the fourth year in a row, cementing the college’s reputation as one of the leading debating and diplomacy team in the South West.
More than 150 students representing a range of schools took part in the 10th annual Model United Nations (MUN) Conference, held at Bristol Grammar School, on Sunday, 4th Feb.
The conference is a simulation of the United Nations, with student teams allocated a specific country which they represent in a variety of committees...
Number one bestselling author Joanna Trollope heads to Exeter Library to discuss her brand new book, An Unsuitable Match, on Saturday 3rd March from 2pm.
Joanna will hold an informal talk about her latest book over a quintessentially English cream tea at Exeter Library as part of her south west tour. An Unsuitable Match is an uplifting story of love, family and second chances and is the twenty-first novel to be written by the talented artist.
The critically acclaimed author said: “As a huge supporter of libraries and librarians, and a great fan of Devon, I am really looking...
