Exeter

Middle-Weight Theatre Presents

Event Date: 
08/11/2017 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

LAST SHOW OF 2017!

After a year long run, Middle-Weight Theatre Company present…

A night of comedy and drama with two, one act plays for the price of one! Act one: ‘Sound Bite’,

The day is July 20th 1969.

Two NASA operatives have been given the almighty task of composing the iconic first words to be spoken by Neil Armstrong, from the surface of the moon. There is only one problem…

Writers Block Act two: ‘Remedies – A Ballad of Broken Britain’,

Two local pharmacy workers witness the ailments and sicknesses of the public, they may be able to...

Memories are made of This

Event Date: 
09/11/2017 - 2:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

The Ultimate Feel Good Show

This fast moving, roller coaster of a journey through some of the greatest songs of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, will be a show you are sure to remember. Over 160 amazing costumes, a touch of humour from one of the UK’s top comedians and performances rarely seen outside the ‘West End’ from this superb cast of singers and dancers. Including songs by Brenda Lee, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Bee Gees, Barry Manilow, Jersey Boys, Michael Buble and many more...

2.30 pm & 7.30pm in the Auditorium

Tickets £15 (£14...

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Event Date: 
30/10/2017 - 7:30pm to 04/11/2017 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

This Halloween, Hot Rock Productions presents ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’.

Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece, and the definitive ‘Grusical’, don’t miss out on the ultimate theatrical horror experience.

Benjamin Barker is a wronged man. A humble barber who plies his trade on the London thoroughfare of Fleet Street, Barker becomes the victim of corrupt local authority Judge Turpin, and his eerie second in command, Beadle Bamford. After taking a passing fancy to Barker’s wife, Lucy, they firstly abuse their power to have the poor barber deported on false...

National Adoption Week: Siblings waiting for adoption in danger of being separated

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:34am

Local independent adoption agency and charity, Families for Children, are appealing for potential adopters to come forward who will consider adopting a sibling group. If adoptive families cannot be found soon then it is likely that these brothers and sisters will be separated.

New research published today to mark National Adoption Week (16-22nd October) says that 57% of the children in the South West waiting for adoptive families are brothers and sisters in groups of 2 or more. Figures from national adoption information service, First4Adoption, based on the latest government...

Farmwise Devon expands to reach more children and teachers

Two randomly selected Devon teachers attending this year’s Farmwise Devon event at Westpoint, Exeter, have won free places to take part in the campaign's first teacher training programme on food and farming.

1,400 children from 32 schools attended this week's event, sponsored by Mole Valley Farmers. Children were taken on a journey from field to fork, enjoying practical and hands on tasks through 12 educational zones including Beef, Fruit, Forestry, Dairy and Arable.

Farmwise Devon educates primary school children about where good food comes from. Now in its fifth year, the...

PKF Francis Clark helps organise China trade mission

An Exeter-based accountancy firm is continuing to build international links after helping to organise a successful trade mission to China.

Two partners from PKF Francis Clark, which has eight offices across the South and South West, gave presentations on doing business in the UK to an audience of 140 Chinese businesses.

Andrew Killick, Head of Corporate Finance, and Martin Aldridge, Business Services Partner, were accompanied by Yanwen Huang from PKF Francis Clark’s Poole office who helped with language and cultural translation.

They were joined by teams from across...

Bridge Road to close overnight on Thursday

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/16/2017 - 6:12am

Overnight closure of Bridge Road on Thursday 19 October

Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed overnight on Thursday (19 October). The road will be closed overnight from 8:30pm and will re-open at 5:30am the following morning (Friday 20 October). The closures will enable work on the mast arm for the pedestrian crossing at Glasshouse Lane to be completed. The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road, Alphington Road, Marsh Barton and the A379. Details of the diversion route are available here . Details of changes to Stagecoach bus services will be available at https://www....

New wildlife conservation areas proposed for Exe Estuary

A report suggesting new areas for nature was published on Friday 13 October. The areas aim to balance tourism, business and leisure needs with the role of the Exe Estuary as a sanctuary for internationally important wildlife and natural habitat.

Advice from conservation experts urge that new ‘Wildlife Refuges’ are implemented to make sure protected birds are undisturbed and have safe places to rest and feed. Estuary users are asked to voluntarily avoid the areas – all year round at Dawlish Warren’s refuge and from mid-September to end of December at Exmouth’s refuge.

The...

Jolly Good Jaunt a vital boost to Hospiscare Kings House Day Care Centre

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Mon, 10/16/2017 - 4:09am

This year’s Jolly Good Jaunt is fast approaching on Sunday 29th October. The sponsored walk is guaranteed to be lots of fun and for a very good cause. Much of the money raised will go towards funding the services at Honiton`s Kings House day centre.

The role provided by Day Care is invaluable. Operating on a Tuesday and Thursday, the centre enables patients to take part in a range of activities including crafting and chair-based exercises, a freshly cooked lunch (with veg grown from the garden) and the opportunity to enjoy a variety of different guest speakers and entertainment....

Three jailed following vicious Dawlish robbery

Three men have been jailed at Exeter Crown Court (13th October) following a robbery in Dawlish, where the victim was sprayed in the face with ammonia.

Paul Rowntree aged 36 from Dawlish was jailed for 19 years; Rikki Ward aged 28 from Sunderland was jailed for 15 years 3 months; and Ross Morton aged 29 from Dawlish was jailed for three years for their role in the attack and robbery that took place in Dawlish on Monday 30 January 2017.

Senior Investigating Officer Detective Inspector Mike Jones, said: “We welcome the jailing of Rikki Ward and Paul Rowntree and Ross Morton...

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