In a live pitch, budding filmmakers are being given the opportunity to win a package of support from Exeter Phoenix to make their film idea reality. This week Exeter Phoenix launched the application process for the first of a series of films it will commission during 2017 – The South West Animation Film Commission. Anyone with an idea for a short animated film is invited to submit an application to the judges. The shortlisted applicants will then be invited to pitch their idea to a panel of industry experts in front of a live audience at Exeter’s Two Short Nights Film Festival this...
Police are appalling to the public for information on missing 15-year-old Luke Bayment.
Sergeant Colin Harper Neighbourhood Team Leader for Exeter said: “For Luke to not be in contact with anyone for this long is out of character, and we are hoping that someone knows of his whereabouts. Luke isn’t in trouble, we just need to know that he is safe and well and for him to get in contact with the police.
“Luke is described as 5ft 10in tall, of slim build, with shoulder length light brown hair.
"He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and black jogging bottoms....
Parents Claire and Mark Rider have donated photography equipment to the labour ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital to help families capture precious memories if their baby is born sleeping.
The couple founded the charity Ayrton’s Dream in memory of their son Aryton who they lost in May 2013. The charity aims to support families who suffer a similar bereavement on the Labour Ward at the RD&E and have recently funded the refurbishment of the Heartsease Room, a place set aside for parents who have a still born child.
Over the last three years, Claire and Mark have...
Entries are now open for the Michelmores Charity 5k Run, which will take place on 8 September 2016 at 6.30pm.
This year the Exeter law firm is aiming to attract a record 1,200 runners, encouraging local people and businesses to get together to celebrate the city of Exeter and to fundraise for Michelmores' local Charity of the Year, Balloons, who support bereaved children and their families in Exeter and beyond.
The run takes place over a five-kilometre city centre course starting and finishing on Exeter's Cathedral Green. The route, new for this year, will take in...
High Flying Action featuring Body Slams and Suplex's, come see a fantastic night of entertainment for the entire family. Get those kids out of the house and scream and shout till they cant go on.
Featuring Exeter Loud Mouth Jason King, Mexican Sensation Maximo Jr, and many more. Tickets start from just £5!!!
Live from Topsham Exeter, you can obtain tickets by using our Skiddle website - http://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Exeter/Matthews-Hall/live-wrestling-show...
A wildlife garden and historic mill in the heart of Exeter will be opening its doors to the public for a special summer open day. The ‘Water and Wildlife’ event is being held at Cricklepit Mill, the headquarters of Devon Wildlife Trust, on Friday 12 August, 10am – 3pm. Cricklepit is the last working watermill in Exeter and is only a stone’s throw away from the Quay. Visitors will be given the chance to see the historic mill in action. Milling will run throughout the morning from 10am-12noon with volunteer millers on hand to answer any questions and help people discover the fascinating...
A globally-renowned dementia and ageing expert who has headed up prestigious research facilities has been appointed as the new Executive Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter Medical School.
Clive Ballard, Professor of Age-Related Diseases, will join Exeter from King’s College London, where he is Director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at the Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and Co-Director of the Wolfson Centre for Age...
Entries are now open for the Michelmores Charity 5k Run, which will take place on 8 September 2016 at 6.30pm.
The run takes place over a five-kilometre city centre course starting and finishing on Exeter's Cathedral Green.
The route, new for this year, will take in many of Exeter's historic and best-loved landmarks, including Exeter Castle, Southernhay, The Guildhall and more. The event begins at 6pm, with the run itself starting at 6.30pm.
This will be followed by a prize giving ceremony for the individual runners and the fastest team.
Exeter businesses facing a barrage of new rules and regulations, from auto-enrolment to any potential impact caused by tax and accounting changes, are invited to attend special "Breakfast Briefing" sessions.
Experts from Thomas Westcott, the South West's leading independent firm of chartered accountants, will be on hand to offer advice at the free Business Breakfast Briefing event.
Over the course of an hour attendees will receive crucial insights about a range of issues which will directly impact their business, including an update on new reporting standards, latest...
Thirteen acres of land in Exeter has been sold to housebuilder Barratt Homes and will provide 248 new homes of which 62 will be affordable.
Exeter and Bristol-based developer, Eagle One, has netted £13 million from the sale of the first phase of land at Tithebarn Green in Exeter.
The development of this part of Tithebarn Green will provide an 18 acre country park as part of a planning agreement. The park will be to the north of the housing, close to the Pinn Brook, and provide a public area for walking, cycling and leisure activities as well as supporting wildlife.
