Thick As Thieves presents…Hijacked Festival 2015 || Exeter
Presenting an eclectic music lineup that showcases the UK’s most diverse underground sounds, Hijacked Festival 2015 | Exeter takes an adventure into electronic music’s rich history, delving into techno, adventuring through the many faces of house, and reliving the evolution of bass.
Unique techno-tinged talent Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs plays a DJ set, pioneering producer Artwork appears, jungle forefather Congo Natty appears, plus critically acclaimed bass explorationists Dark Sky and nu-deep house party...
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (DJ set), Artwork, Congo Natty, Dark Sky, Disciples and Mak & Pasteman, Eli & Fur, Last Magpie, Nanci and Phoebe, and more announced for Hijacked Festival 2015 Exeter… Presenting an eclectic music lineup that showcases the UK’s most diverse underground sounds, Hijacked Festival 2015 | Exeter takes an adventure into electronic music’s rich history, delving into techno, adventuring through the many faces of house, and reliving the evolution of bass. Unique techno-tinged talent Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs plays a DJ set, pioneering producer...
2014 saw Pop-up Opera tour for three seasons, with over 60 performances at 42 different venues all over the UK and in Corfu. For Spring 2015, they’re coming back with Mozart’s comic opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) about a hero, Belmonte, and his servant, Pedrillo, attempting to rescue their lovers Konstanze and Blonde from an Ottoman harem.
All kinds of high jinks and mishaps occur as they don disguises, make merry with the servants and sing an ode to Bacchus, god of wine, in an attempt to save their beloveds. The music contains some of Mozart'...
Students from the University of Exeter have stormed to victory in an international competition, with their innovative app that allows users to lock and unlock doors with their mobile phone.
The team of Computer Science undergraduates secured victory in the Project Arduino competition, organised by leading engineering and technology company Thales, following a worldwide public vote.
The winning entry, called ‘LockDuino’, allows doors to be locked and unlocked remotely via a mobile phone app, which connects to a small Arduino microprocessor that runs the locking system. The...
The family of Samuel Crocker, who died following a road traffic collision, have paid tribute to him.
Samuel's family said: "On Saturday afternoon our life was turned upside down when our darling Samuel was knocked down while on his way to visit his friend.
“Later that night the bright light that was Samuel was extinguished.
"We all miss our little 'mole' so much and can't begin to imagine how we move on from the devastating situation we are in now.
"Someone so small has left a massive hole that can never be filled, but he will always be remembered for his...
Devon and Cornwall Police is supporting a fraud awareness campaign being launched across the region today.
The Home Office funded ‘Spot It, Stop It’ campaign aims to raise awareness of various scams people may fall prey to, particularly doorstep fraud and telephone and online scams.
There were 8,600 reports of fraud in Devon and Cornwall last year resulting in the loss of around £9 million.
Victims are usually aged between 61 and 90.
As part of the campaign the Home Office is surveying a cross-section of people over 60 to provide a snapshot of the awareness...
City centre businesses in Exeter have voted to establish a Business Improvement District, which will result in £2.4million being invested over the next five years in making the city centre even more successful.
The vote saw the BID attract 61% of the businesses voting in favour and 65% of rateable value voting in favour. Overall turnout of the 641 businesses eligible to vote was 44%
Derek Phillips, Chair of the Exeter BID Company, said: "Great result for Exeter. It is such a massive vote of confidence for the citiy’s future prosperity and businesses themselves. We need to...
Dozens of floral tributes have been laid at the scene of an accident in which a 10-year-old Devon boy died.
The side of a house has become a temporary memorial to Samuel Crocker
One of the tributes read: "To dear Samuel. We are all missing you and are devastated that your life was ended early. We hope you are OK and we will never forget you. From Tristan".
A resident, who asked not to be named, said Samuel was a popular boy and that the whole community was in shock.
Samuel William James Crocker, from the Crediton area, was involved in a collision with a...
Exeter Green Party has slammed the Labour controlled Council for 'distorted priorities' by proposing an amendment to Devon County Council’s budget seeking an additional £250,000 for weed control in Exeter.
The move comes amid worries about how the city will look to visitors during the Rugby World Cup.
However, the Greens say the focus on weeds at a time when the Conservative led County Council is about to embark on extensive cuts to bus services, as well as deep cuts to other public services, is misguided.
