Exeter

Beyond the Barricade comes to Exeter

Event Date: 
23/10/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange

Recreating original West End/Broadway musical hit songs with amazing authenticity, this cast of past principal performers from Les Miserables, present a blockbusting two hour show, and is now established as the nation's favourite musical theatre concert.

Starring Andy Reiss, David Fawcett, Katie Leeming and Rebecca Vere, together with their own ensemble of talented musicians, 'Beyond the Barricade' features songs from The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Blood Brothers, Miss Saigon and many others, climaxing with a spectacular finale...

Cheeki Monkeys Pop up Market

Event Date: 
29/10/2016 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Magdalen Court School, Exeter

Pop up market also includes an array of entertainment for the little ones including a bouncy castle, face painter, colouring competition, lucky dip and tons more!

Taster sessions from Rugbytots, Baby Sensory, Pyjama Drama and Urbanflow throughout!

Indoor venue: Magdalen Court School, Victoria Park Road, St Leonards, Exeter, EX2 4NU £1.50 for adults, free for kids

Stalls from just £10+VAT, reserves yours now at www.cheekimonkeys.co.uk/#!devon-exeter/c3b8 or Facebook: @CheekiMonkeysExeter

Honiton residents urged to use Minor Injuries Unit

The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust has become the new provider at Honiton Minor Injuries Unit (MIU).

The Trust is running the service, based at Honiton Community Hospital, for a 12-month period. The MIU was previously run by Northern Devon Healthcare Trust. Highly qualified nurse practitioners with expertise in treating a whole range of minor injuries will staff the unit.

Adel Jones, Divisional Director for Medicine at the RD&E, said: “We would encourage the population in and around Honiton to use the Minor Injuries Unit as much as possible whenever it is...

Topsham RFC Bonfire Night

Event Date: 
05/11/2016 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Topsham Rugby Club, Exeter

REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE 5TH NOVEMBER BONFIRE NIGHT @ TOPSHAM RUGBY CLUB

Whatever the weather, Topsham RFC will endeavour to provide a warm and friendly atmosphere for the whole family to enjoy the spectacular display. Gates open at 17:00. Bar Open, includes guest real ales and delicious mulled wine. Delicious Hot Food, all the old favourites from 'the clubhouse' kitchen and BBQ. This is Topsham RFC's biggest fundraising event of the year, proceeds go a long way to maintaining the clubhouse and grounds, which we believe to be a great asset to the community. Please support us and...

Two die in Axminster car crash

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/18/2016 - 11:11am

Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision that has left two dead and a further two in hospital.

Emergency services were called following reports of a collision on the A358 Chard Road near Tytherleigh, just outside Axminster at 3.30pm on Monday 17th October.

The collision involved a Citroën Xsara Picasso and a Ford Transit Luton van; the Citroën was heading towards Axminster and the Ford Transit was heading in the opposite direction.

As a result of the collision, the 44-year-old female driver of the Citroën and a 17-year-old passenger both...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/18/2016 - 9:02am

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (21-23 October).

THEATRE

We Are Ian Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter 1989. The year that everything changed from black and white into technicolour. A frenzy of drugs, beats and bucket hats. Illegal raves and acid parties. A whole movement of young people united by one want: FUN. Just jumping up and down in a field and throwing two fingers to Thatcher. Remember it? Because we don’t. We weren’t even born. But Ian was. And Ian does remember. We’ve got **** all now (Ian tells us). So, we’re...

Tickets on sale for Exeter Round Table fireworks

Remember, remember….it’s that time of year again and Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) is delighted to once again be working with Exeter Round Table for the 2016 Firework display at Westpoint on Saturday 5th November.

Tickets are on sale now and can be brought from the Devon Air Ambulance website: http://www.daat.org/event/round-table-charity-fireworks-display

In anticipation of the release of Rogue One in cinemas this December the theme of this year's display will be Star Wars. As well as being the Largest pyro-musical charity firework display in Devon, there will also be a large...

Three men punished for graffiti tags

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/17/2016 - 5:17pm

Three men in their early 20s have been issued with conditional cautions as part of a Police and Council operation to crackdown on a growing problem of unsightly graffiti tags in Exeter.

Exeter Neighbourhood Policing Team are working closely with Exeter City Council to tackle the problem after an upsurge in tags being sprayed around the city.

As part of a formal conditional caution, the men were required to write letters of apology and pay £5,865 compensation for the costs associated with their graffiti tags. The money will be used by the Community Safety Partnership to...

Concern at increases in repossessions

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/17/2016 - 1:27pm

Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is expressing its concern at an increase in the number of repossession cases listed at Exeter County Court in the six month period ending 30th September 2016. This is in comparison with the same period last year.

Across all housing sectors, there was an overall increase of 6% in the total number of cases listed. Where a Citizens Advice adviser has assisted those facing repossession, they have avoided repossession in over 95% of cases. Exeter City Council, in partnership with East Devon District Council, has provided financial...

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