Sunday 2nd April will see Crealy Adventure Park & Resort launch their first Pop in the Park event with Adele, Bruno Mars, Madonna, and Gary Barlow tribute acts taking to the stage.
Guests visiting the multi-award winning family theme park will be treated to this musical extravaganza without any additional cost, as the park begins its show stopping line-up of events and activities taking place over the Easter holidays, starting this weekend until Sunday 23rd April. After this Sunday’s music mayhem, Crealy will host another Pop in the Park event on Sunday 9th April. The second...
Devon health trusts are setting the pace nationally for putting women at the top of the NHS.
The local hospital trusts have hit the official target for women on NHS boards three years ahead of schedule, a report by a University of Exeter academic has found. A national study of the representation of women doing the top jobs in the health service, commissioned by NHS Improvement and NHS Employers, has found that the four health trusts in Devon have collectively hit the 50 per cent target, and all have female Chief Executives. The study, carried out by Professor Ruth Sealy of the...
Pop idol Olly Murs is today telling fans how much he is looking forward to playing live at Powderham Castle on Saturday, July 29.
Up to 12,000 fans are likely to see Olly, whose latest album 24 Hrs was his fourth consecutive number one hit. The popular singer-songwriter is one of British music’s biggest stars with record sales exceeding 10 million and demand for Powderham tickets has been high.
He said: “We’ve played at the castle before; the venue is iconic – being on stage and seeing a castle – I mean it’s pretty awesome really!
Topsham Library will temporarily relocate to the Nelson Close Community Centre in Topsham to make way for a brand new community hub.
The new ‘Community Hub’ is being built by Estuary League of Friends following a successful funding bid to the Big Lottery Fund and fundraising efforts by the charity, reaching a total of £1.95million. On completion, the hub will comprise of a day centre room, community café, exercise and fitness space, two treatment rooms, a laundry, meeting/training room, serviced offices and improved library facilities.
Edible bananas have been grown for the first time by the talented gardeners at the University of Exeter.
The mini versions of the popular fruit of the Musa acuminata ‘Dwarf Cavendish’ – normally only found in tropical countries - have been cultivated at a greenhouse at the University’s Streatham campus. They are of the same Cavendish variety found in shops but taste slightly sweeter.
The plant has been growing for five years, and the University’s grounds team are unsure as to why it has suddenly started producing fruit. It gets plenty of feed and attention, particularly...
With just days to go until a thrilling new season of racing returns to Newton Abbot Racecourse, finishing touches are being made following a major winter improvement programme.
The summer jump season opener on Tuesday April 4 will signal the start of an exciting 18 fixture programme of racing and special events at the newly-improved course in South Devon.
Once again the racecourse will be celebrating summer with a major music concert. Sounds of the Summer, on Sunday July 16, will feature an amazing array of pop acts including reggae royalty UB40 and special guests All...
With local elections taking place in just a few weeks, voters in Exeter are being urged to make sure they are registered to vote and are able to take part on polling day, Thursday 4 May. The call for voters to sign up comes as the Electoral Commission launches a national voter registration campaign to encourage as many people as possible to register ahead of elections taking place this year across the country.
People need to register by Thursday 13 April otherwise they won’t be able to take part in the forthcoming Devon County Council elections or the City Council By-election in...
The Archdeacon of Exeter, the Ven Christopher Futcher presented St Sidwell’s Church of England Primary School with their Outstanding Church School Inspection (SIAMS) certificate this week.
St Sidwells has retained their ‘outstanding’ status in their recent Church School Inspection (SIAMS - National Society Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools). The school serves an area with a diverse multicultural population and a high proportion of children have English as an additional language.
The school was rated as outstanding in their distinctiveness and...
