Orchards on the Killerton estate are bursting with apples this autumn and the National Trust rangers and volunteers have been busy harvesting them in time for their annual cider and apple festival on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 October.
The frost in May caused concern that the orchards might be bare this autumn but the summer rain has meant the orchards are full of apples, including some varieties like the Killerton Sweet, Killerton Sharp and Star of Devon which are unique to this small area.
Andy Bramwell from the National Trust explains why there were concerns, ‘A frost in...
The Taurus Charity Quiz is back! This year supporting Headway Devon.
Join us for a fun quiz night stretching those brain cells! Will your team come up trumps, beating other local companies to the top prize? With a raffle, food provided by local caterers 'Feast Without Fuss' and a cash bar, the evening will be a charity event not to miss!
Money raised from the quiz night will go to Exeter-based charity Headway Devon.
Headway Devon are the local Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) specialists and have been providing services for people with brain injuries for 20 years. They...
People will be able to find out what’s being done to help those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness at a drop-in event in Exeter on Friday 13 October. The event is being held at Exeter Guildhall between noon and 2pm as part of Homelessness Awareness Week. Exeter and Teignbridge councils have teamed up with a number of partners to highlight all the good work that goes on in the area and raise awareness of homelessness. The Week ends on Friday with a drop-in event at the Guildhall, where a whole host of officers and experts who deal with homelessness will be on hand to talk to the...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Exeter where a man was set upon and his distinctive mountain bike stolen.
The man was cycling home along Cowick Street between 00.05am and 3am on Friday 29 September when he was assaulted by at least two people . They took his mountain bike, iPhone and a men’s balance trainer.
The victim, a 33-year-old man from Exeter, sustained facial injuries in the robbery which happened somewhere between St Thomas Pleasure Ground and Wardrew Road.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident and keen to speak to anyone who...
The annual Christmas Lights Switch On is back to light up the city once more this Christmas.
On Thursday 16th November in Princesshay the official switch on ceremony will mark the countdown to Christmas for the city of Exeter.
From 4pm-8pm the city will be treated to a festive programme of entertainment from local artists and performers for visitors to enjoy and celebrate the start of the Christmas season.
Organised by Exeter Business Improvement District (BID), this popular ceremony will get the whole family into the festive spirit and begin your celebrations with...
Yorkshire Building Society colleagues in Exeter are asking the community to sock it to them by donating new pairs of socks to help keep homeless people warm this winter.
The Society is running its month-long Socktober appeal throughout October as part of its charity partnership with End Youth Homelessness (EYH).
Donations of new pairs of socks, plus other items such as woolly hats, gloves, scarves and toiletries can be made at the Exeter branch, on the High Street.
Nicola Ballard, manager of the Exeter branch of Yorkshire Building Society, said: “It’s shocking that...
People in Exeter and north, east and mid Devon who have bipolar or cyclothymic disorder are being recruited for a new scientific study.
Researchers from the University of Exeter are investigating a new treatment for bipolar mood swings.
The study is for adults with bipolar or cyclothymic disorder who find their mood is quite variable even between episodes of depression or mania/hypomania.
Previous research has shown that a talking treatment called dialectical behaviour therapy has been useful for mood swings in patients with other disorders – so it has now been...
Exeter Phoenix’s half term events are full of wonder with theatre, films and courses to keep children, and those who are young at heart, inspired and engaged while school is out. Family theatre show Your Toys, from Slot Machine Theatre company, invites its young audience to bring their own toys to life. Using a unique style of puppetry, original live music and quirky humour, the show is literally made by the audience’s toys. Expect adventure, laughs and audience participation at this show suitable for 5-9 year olds and their grown ups. Exeter Phoenix’s cinema, Studio 74, will be full of...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (13-15 October).
THEATRE
Around the World in 80 Days Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter The mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. Join Fogg and his loyal valet, Passepartout, as they voyage from the misty alleys of Victorian London to the exotic subcontinent and the Wild West in a race against the clock. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
The Gondoliers Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre...
