The glorious parklands of Bicton Arena come under the spotlight during the second weekend of July (8-9) when its second British Eventing-affiliated horse trials take place.
Classes ranging from BE80T to open novice will be staged, attracting both grass roots riders and those riding horses that are moving up through the levels.
Measures have been implemented to ease the ground including intensive sward maintenance using the arena’s Terra Spike Verti-Drain, which has resulted in vigorous growth and deep rooting thereby allow the dense grass to have a cushion effect.
Indie-pop quartet The Dunwells have been announced as special guests for Bryan Adams’ show in Exeter this summer. The band, which has a strong following across the UK, will perform ahead of Bryan Adams at Powderham Castle on Thursday 13th July 2017. The Dunwells are a quartet from Leeds whose music is intimate yet epic, and fuses acoustic instrumentation and electronics with down to earth song writing and big choruses. The band comprises four lifelong friends, two of whom are brothers: Joe Dunwell, singer/guitarist Dave Dunwell, bassist Rob Clayton, and drummer Adam Taylor and its hits...
A Devon-based wildlife charity is calling for immediate action to control a fishing practice which is leading to thousands of local fish – from a family of fish known as wrasse - being removed from around the coast of Devon. The fish are being transported alive to Scottish salmon farms where they are being used as a ‘natural’ control against parasites. Today Devon Wildlife Trust is calling for a ban on the live capture of the fish from Devon’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)* – places which have been recognised for the richness of their marine nature. The Trust is requesting people in Devon...
Police were called around 9.35pm to reports of two vans involved in an alleged ram raid at a premises on Thorverton Road, Exeter, on Saturday 24 May 2017.
Officers were dispatched and a pursuit ensued, assisted by the National Police Air Service who tracked the two vans along the M5 and M4.
Devon and Cornwall Police were also assisted by Dorset Police and Avon and Somerset Police.
Bobby Ryan, 36, Gary Mcintrye, 35, Alan Mcintyre, 36, Brian Hitchcock, 37, Kenneth Cozens, 36, Darren Grant, 27, and Jamie Cox, 26, all from London, have been charged with conspiracy...
Police were notified at approximately 3.15pm on Saturday 24 June, to a two vehicle collision on the A377 near the Half Moon village.
A man in his 30s was airlifted to Derriford Hospital with multiple serious injuries when his motorcycle, a black Yamaha XJ600, was involved in a collision with a silver VW Passat car.
Both vehicles were travelling towards the Exeter direction.
The road was closed for four hours whilst the Serious Collisions Investigation Unit carried out an examination of the scene.
Police are appealing for further witnesses to come forward and...
Two researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School have been recognised as rising stars in diabetes research.
Dr Andrew Wood and Dr Hanieh Yaghootkar have been awarded two of just four €30,000 (£25,500) awards made across Europe, from the European Association for the Study of Diabetes e.V. (EASD). The award, made under the Rising Star Fellowship Programme and supported by global healthcare company Novo Nordisk, is designed to fund selected research projects of promising and innovative young researchers. Winning academics also give a presentation to the EASD Annual Meeting,...
Business confidence in the South West rose to an 18-month high in the last six months, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank, based on data gathered after the snap election had been called. The confidence index – an average of respondents’ expected sales, orders and profits over the next six months – increased to 27 per cent, up from January’s score of 17 per cent and from 10 per cent immediately following the EU referendum vote. The Business in Britain report, now in its 25th year, gathers the views of more than 1,500 UK companies, predominantly small to...
The line-up of best-selling authors and budding literary stars for the annual Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival has been announced.
Now in its ninth year, the themes of the 2017 Festival will be nature, wildlife and history, including family history and memoir. There will also be magical events for children to help mark the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book.
The opening day of the Festival on 13th September will include an “in-conversation” event with Festival President, Dame Hilary Mantel MBE, who’s eagerly anticipated final book in her Cromwell trilogy is...
Exeter Punks Picnic is a three day music event taking place in August. Organised by Old Hat Promotions, this is the first year such an event has been held in Exeter.
The event will span three days, (18th-20th August) and two venues - the Barnfield Theatre and the newly reopened from fire damage Cavern Club.
Friday the 18th will feature four acts at the Barnfield Theatre, 7pm-11pm. These are A Waste of Damnation, Skinners, Bastard and Plymouth punk favourites The Bus Station Loonies. This event is £5 entry and advance bookings can be made through the box office on 01392...
