Vue is set to give the UK an all singing, all dancing glimpse into the life of one of the most creative showmen of our time, David Bowie.
David Bowie Is was the fastest selling exhibition in the Victoria & Albert Museum’s history.
Now a cinematic,you can get a look behind the scenes on the big screen. The creative piece charts the fabled history of one of the world’s biggest and most iconic pop stars.
Featuring original flamboyant costumes, never-before-seen handwritten lyrics, film and music videos, Bowie’s own instruments, album artwork and diary entries, the...
Russell Watson will be at Exeter Corn Exchange on Wednesday 10 August, and there are only a few tickets left.
Russell Watson’s Corn Exchange date is one of a number of intimate evenings with the artist giving his fans the chance to see him in a local venue rather than having to travel long distances.
Russell Watson is one of the world’s most prominent tenors, selling in excess of 7 million albums worldwide. His first offering ‘The Voice’ held the number one spot simultaneously in the US and the UK – a world’s first. It spent a record breaking 52 weeks at number one in the...
A team of lawyers from a leading South West law firm have won a prestigious national industry award for their work to further understanding of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants, which produce biogas from waste as a source of renewable energy. Stephens Scown LLP, who are based in the South West, with offices in St Austell, Truro and Exeter, and have clients nationally, won the Best AD Support (Legal/Accounting/Consulting) category of the annual Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) awards, which were announced on 6 July in Birmingham. Lawyers from the firm’s renewable energy...
Office dress-codes go out of the window when it comes to working from home, with nearly a fifth of Exeter’s workforce confessing to working in their pyjamas.
Workplace provider Regus asked 3000 professionals in the UK about home working habits, and results showed an anything goes attitude when away from work colleagues. Exeter respondents showed a relaxed attitude to the home working business day with 19 percent working for some of the time in their pyjamas, and 16 percent even confessing to conducting business in their underwear.
Patients treated for cancer at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital have highly rated the level of care they received in the 2015 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.
In its fifth year, the NHS England National Cancer Patient Experience Survey is designed to monitor national progress on cancer care, to drive forward quality improvements, and to inform the work of groups supporting patients. Organisations are rated as being ‘lower’, ‘within’ or ‘higher’ than an expected range.
At the RD&E, 1,044 cancer patients took part in the survey, with response rate of 76%....
BSO Classical Extravaganza Great Hall, Exeter University Friday 22 July 7.30pm
Back by popular demand, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presents another spectacular night of the best-known classical music with an amazing laser display and state-of-the-art lighting special effects at the Great Hall at Exeter University on Friday 22 July at 7.30pm.
The concert explodes into life with John Williams’ instantly recognisable Star Wars theme and the sultry strains of Bizet’s Carmen evoking images of sunny Spanish landscapes.
Miranda Krestovnikoff, presenter of Coast and The One Show, will be welcomed to Exeter on Saturday by Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) for ‘A Concert for Wildlife’ at Exeter Cathedral. Exeter Symphony Orchestra will be performing a programme of popular pieces inspired by nature in a concert to raise funds for DWT’s work to protect Devon’s wildlife and wild places. Miranda said: “As a musician and one who is passionate about wildlife, this evening combines two of the most important aspects of my life and I am delighted to be there with my family to support it.” The concert, on Saturday 16 July at...
UPDATE: 13 July 2016 - Mia has been found safe and well: http://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/local-news/missing-devon-teen-found...
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Police in Mid Devon are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a teenage girl.
Mia Sens, 15, was last seen leaving Clyst Vale Community College in Broadclyst on Wednesday 6th July. She was wearing a school uniform consisting of black trousers, black pumps, a white shirt and a dark blue jumper. She also had a black hoody in her bag.
She is described as white, 5’7” tall, with shoulder length reddish/...
Children at Ladysmith Junior School in Exeter received a visit from Bob the Builder who talked to them about the build of their new school and the importance of site safety.
As part of the visit, pupils took part in a competition to have their art work displayed on hoarding around the construction site. BAM Construction Western is building a replacement school for the children. The existing buildings will be demolished and the area landscaped with environmentally friendly grounds when the new school is ready. The children were asked by Bob the Builder (Christian George - Project...
In May, Powderham’s deer park welcomed 50,000 music revellers to enjoy Radio 1’s Big Weekend, a momentous occasion for the region.
Whilst things were starting to calm down a little in the deer park, it wasn’t for long with the deer recently welcoming new additions to the herd, following the birth of fawns over the past couple of weeks.
The energetic fawns have been getting used to life in the deer park, frolicking in the ‘nursery’ area, close to the site music lovers watched the highly anticipated homecoming performance from Coldplay.
