After a period of major organisational change which has seen Spacex move from its old gallery space to deliver a new and ambitious public programme, the organisation is pleased to announce the receipt of a major grant from Arts Council England.
The Arts Council have awarded Spacex £66,000 from their Grants for the Arts programme. This will invest in a programme of activity and audience development over the next 12 months.
The programme includes a playful and participatory project by Birmingham-based artist duo, Juneau Projects to reveal the breadth and ambition of...
With the possibility of snow forecast in the coming days, snow warden volunteers across Devon are prepared and ready should they be called upon this winter.
A band of rain tomorrow morning could turn wintry by the afternoon, and freeze in the evening, with the potential for a few centimetres of snow tomorrow afternoon and overnight on Thursday evening.
Devon County Council is planning to send out its gritting teams on all of its precautionary salting routes from around lunchtime tomorrow, which could initially be in the rain to ensure there is some salt present prior to the...
A local digital marketing agency is aiming to help businesses hit the ground running in 2017 with a series of free events.
The first masterclass, to be held on Wednesday 15th February, will focus on how businesses can tweak their current Twitter activity in order to increase the amount of leads and enquiries they are gaining.
MiHi Digital, which has quoted for more than £150,000 of work from Twitter over the past three years, has used the social network to grow their own business and is now looking to share some of the key principles behind their success.
Shoppers across Exeter are invited to indulge in an exclusive evening of shopping, discounts and treats being held on Thursday 30th March from 6pm – 9pm.
Princesshay will be hosting its second Spring Spree event, packed with offers, that will give shoppers a fabulous shopping experience and the chance to upgrade their spring style for the new season.
Over thirty top retailers and restaurants are expected to take part in the exclusive shopping evening. As well as the fantastic deals, shoppers will be treated to style consultations and beauty treatments, live music, models...
Adapted for the stage by David Wood taken from the book written by Roald Dahl.
First presented by Clarion Productions at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield in 1992 and on tour including a Christmas West End season, at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London.
Clarion toured the play again a few years later, including a West End season at the Vaudeville Theatre, London. Since then there have been many productions abroad, notably in Belgium and Scandinavian countries, as well as a repertory production at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, and many amateur productions.
More than 250,000 people lined the county’s streets and roads to watch the Devon Stage of the Tour of Britain last September according to an independent report.
It reveals that despite the wet weather the Devon Stage on Friday 9 September 2016, hosted by Devon County Council and supported by Teignbridge District Council, East Devon District Council and Dartmoor National Park, attracted more spectators than the previous 2014 stage and generated more than £4.26 million for Devon’s economy.
Crowds lined the 150km (93miles) route starting in Sidmouth and taking in town's...
Ciara Eastell, Chief Executive of Libraries Unlimited has been named in the Queen’s New Year Honour list for her services to public libraries.
Ciara, who heads up the new charity that is responsible for all of Devon’s library services, was awarded the honour for her national contribution to public libraries as the President of the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL), a voluntary role she held for two years until June 2016.
Ciara said: “It is an honour and a privilege to be awarded an OBE. It is also a recognition of the hard work and commitment of the people I have worked...
Police are investigating a distraction burglary in Exeter where two men posed as council workmen to steal precious jewellery from an elderly woman.
The two men, who were wearing green jackets and white hard hats, called at the woman’s home in Laburnum Road, shortly after 11am on Friday [6 January].
They claimed they were from the council and asked to go into the house to look at areas of the property. One of the bogus workmen distracted the woman by asking for a drink while the other man went upstairs.
After conducting a tidy search one man left through an upstairs...
