Exeter Northcott announced today over 100 exciting new events at its Northcott and city centre Barnfield theatres from January until June 2024, including:
Musical extravaganzas: smash-hit parody Unfortunate and Windrush celebration RUSH: A Joyous Jamaican Journey .
Laughs for all: must-see comedies The Time Machine and The Importance of Being... Earnest? and stand-up from Georgie Carroll and Romesh Ranganathan .
Social justice spotlights: Women’s History Month brings powerful stories Protest and WANTED
The initiative will welcome over 300 individuals to Hall & Woodhouse’s estate of pubs on December 25th
Independent family brewer, Hall & Woodhouse, is offering a complimentary three-course meal for locals who will be spending Christmas alone this year. Across its estate of pubs, over 50 managed houses from Devon to Hertfordshire are taking part in the ‘Community Christmas Table’ initiative.
The concept promises to host Christmas dinner for more than 300 people in the UK who would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day. Those benefitting from the initiative will be...
Exeter has placed #20 in StudentCrowd's Best Student Cities 2023 league table against more than 70 cities in the UK.
The city ranked as one of the best across all review categories: cost of living, eating out, night life, shopping and public transport.
Exeter is home to the University of Exeter. In total, there are over 30,000 students in Exeter - making it a hub for higher education and student life in the region.
One student who rated their experience at Exeter on StudentCrowd said: "The city has a lot to offer. There are many shops, restaurants, pubs and...
Devon residents are being reminded that changes to waste disposal charges in the new year do not mean a free-for-all at its tips.
The government is amending legislation so households can take small amounts of DIY-waste to local disposal centres for free, but restrictions will remain.
Councillor Alan Connett (Lib Dem, Exminster & Haldon) welcomed the move by Westminster to remove what he called a ‘tip tax’, and urged Devon County Council (DCC) to give the county’s residents an “early Christmas present” by scrapping the fees immediately.
Water Babies, based in Exeter, Devon, is thrilled to announce its latest achievement as one of the leading franchise businesses in the UK. Amid fierce competition spanning various industries, Water Babies has successfully secured a prominent position among the top five by claiming the fourth spot in the highly regarded Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100) rankings – announced on 4th December, the title will proudly be held by Water Babies throughout the entirety of 2024.
This accolade follows swiftly after exciting wins at two other awards ceremonies in the past month - the 2023 BFA...
More than 65 road repair schemes in Devon are being brought forward with additional funding recently announced by Government.
Devon County Council is receiving an extra £6.663 million for highway maintenance this financial year.
The money is a share of the Government’s £8.3 billion investment in roads over the next 11 years using funds redirected from the cancelled HS2 rail line extension to Manchester.
The initial schemes prioritised to start in the coming weeks are mostly minor routes and residential roads across the county. They include:
It’s traditional to send seasonal greetings at this time of year but a Devonwide health and wellbeing charity is encouraging people to make a donation instead of giving Christmas cards.
Westbank Community Health and Care has launched its ‘Donate in Lieu of Christmas Cards’ campaign, asking people to make a charitable gift rather than spending money on buying and posting cards this festive season.
Katie Elliott, Westbank’s Head of Fundraising and Marketing explains why, “Every donation we receive, however large or small, makes a real difference to our ability to provide...
Its snow joke, Christmas is coming, so let’s get festive.
Throughout December, Bird & Blend Tea Co. stores around the UK will remain open after hours for its Christmas Lock-in events…for any Christmas Elves keen on experiencing moments of magic whilst tea tasting.
The after-hours events will take place at 11 of its stores - including Exeter. Guests all over the country will suddenly find they have warm hands, warm heartsand are filled with festive spirit. Events will take place at Brighton, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, London Portobello and Angel, Manchester...
Devon County Council says it’s committed to completing repairs on a section of the Exe Estuary Trail near Lympstone as early as possible in the new year.
Work to replace the timber on Courtlands Boardwalk, between Lympstone and Exmouth, is currently ongoing and has now passed the half-way stage.
The timber structural beams and deck planks on all 72 wooden spans of the boardwalk have deteriorated and become unsafe, so they are being replaced with a more durable fibre-reinforced material.
A delay to the production and delivery of this material at the start of the...
Equipped with Aplio i800 / Prism Edition , the Devon hospital – a Covid-19 response unit turned community diagnostics hub – has helped reduce the local NHS patient waiting list from six weeks to less than two weeks.
With a quarter of the population now on the NHS waiting list, reducing the backlog is critical. To ease the pressure on acute care, Professor Sir Mike Richards published a report in November 2020 calling for community diagnostic centres (CDCs) to be made available across England.
Utilising a share of £11.3 million funding awarded by the National Accelerator...
