Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (3-5 March)
THEATRE
Roald Dahl’s The Twits Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre “Mr. Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age of sixty, he was a bigger twit than ever.” Mr Twit has a very hairy face. His beard is spiky and smelly. It also contains cornflakes, sardines and even some stilton. Mrs Twit is equally as foul and she hates Mr Twit just as much as Mr Twit hates her. The Twits really are the most spiteful and revolting couple you could ever hope to meet. They spend their...
Devon-based company Water Babies is making one of the UK’s most unusual exports to China a reality in the coming months.
The Honiton company, which beat MacDonald’s to the title of British Fanchisor of the Year in 2016, has already successfully introduced its world-leading baby swimming school into markets as diverse as Ireland, Canada, The Netherlands, New Zealand and Germany later this year. Nine Chinese business professionals from Shenzhen have just arrived in the UK, to swap their suits for swimsuits, as they learn how to teach babies right from birth through to four years how...
A woodland which was saved from development has become Devon Wildlife Trust’s 50th nature reserve.
New England Wood covers 50 acres at Lee Mill, half a mile from the A38 and seven miles to the east of Plymouth. Described as a ‘charming, broadleaved woodland’, the new nature reserve also has the River Yealm passing beneath its trees.
The wildlife haven is Devon Wildlife Trust’s fiftieth nature reserve and joins a list of some of the county’s most precious and spectacular wild places cared for by the charity. Others include Dart Valley and Emsworthy on Dartmoor, Warleigh...
Workplaces across Devon are being challenged to walk the equivalent of the circumference of the earth - a grand total of 24,901 miles for a month long walking campaign called the Big Devon March.
The Big Devon March is being run by Active Devon on behalf of Devon County Council and it is inspiring workplaces to get creative, make some simple changes and get employees moving more.
“We’ve been so pleased with the volume of sign ups that we’ve already had for the Big Devon March” said Scott Kendall who is managing the campaign for Active Devon.
Thomas Waldrom insists it’s ‘full steam ahead’ for him and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates as they look to book their place in this season’s Aviva Premiership play-offs.
Having helped Rob Baxter’s side move into second spot with victory over Newcastle Falcons last weekend, Exeter’s free-scoring No.8 will check into familiar surroundings again this Friday night when Devon’s finest prepare to tackle fellow high-flyers Leicester Tigers at Welford Road.
With just six rounds of the scheduled season remaining, Waldrom – who spent four years with the Midlanders before moving to the...
After a record-breaking show last October, Bride: The Wedding Show is making a return to Exeter’s Westpoint Arena on March 25 and 26.
Visitors will experience three catwalk shows each day and receive hair and makeup advice from stylists to inspire their big day.
On the Saturday and the Sunday, the event will be giving the first hundred brides through the door a goodie bag full of treats as well as token samples and favours.
To celebrate Mother’s Day on March 26, the first hundred mothers of the bride or groom to arrive will be given a mini bottle of prosecco to...
Major road reconstruction will be carried during this weekend's planned closure of Bridge Road in Exeter.
The road will be closed from 10pm on Friday 3 March until 5am on Monday 6 March, to enable the area south of the canal bridges to be resurfaced.
The existing carriageway, which is suffering structural failure, will be dug up and entirely re-laid, along with the widened section on the west side which will form part of the final four-lane layout.
The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road, Alphington Road, Marsh Barton and the A379. Details of the...
Stagecoach Group has launched its 2017 Champions Awards for employees – and is inviting bus and coach passengers in the South West to nominate their favourite member of staff for the Customer Service Champions Award.
This is the eighth year of the company’s Group-wide Champions Awards that recognise staff achievements in a number of categories including safety, environment, health, innovation, community and customer service.
The awards are open to employees across Stagecoach’s bus and rail operations in the UK and North America and around 150 staff members have been...
Drivers caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel now face tougher penalties.
From today (1 March 2017) both the fine and penalty points will double - from £100 to £200 and from 3 to 6 points.
Between 1 and 7 March Devon and Cornwall Police and Dorset Police roads policing alliance will be out on the region’s roads ensuring compliance with the new legislation. The option of taking an awareness course and not receiving points on the driving license will no longer be offered.
Chief Inspector Adrian Leisk, head of the roads policing alliance, said: “These...
Co-bikes, the ground-breaking self-service bike scheme, is introducing the latest stage in its mission to create easy, enjoyable travel in Exeter's city centre.
The latest hire location, going live on Wednesday 1 March, is in the heart of the city centre, next to the Civic Centre, opposite the Tourist Information Centre. Staff will be at the docking station from 10.00 – 16.00 to tell you more about this innovative scheme. Co-bikes, the first city-wide network of electric bikes for self-service hire by the public from on-street docking stations, was launched on 13th October 2016....
