An academic from the University of Exeter has conceived a 10-part documentary on the history of black British theatre and screen, soon to be presented by Sir Lenny Henry on BBC Radio 4. Dr Michael Pearce developed Raising the Bar, working as lead consultant alongside the BBC. Dr Pearce also provides expert commentary throughout the series, which is produced by Simon Elmes.
Dr Pearce, who specialises in black British theatre history, was inspired while interviewing playwrights, directors and actors for the National Theatre’s Black Plays Archive project. He said: “It became clear to...
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) looks set to trial charges for some exhibitions, following an Exeter City Council survey last year.
A proposal to trial charging for certain exhibitions at the Exeter museum will go before members of the City Council's Scrutiny Economy Committee on 12 November.
Although new to RAMM, many museums and galleries up and down the country make charges. As funding to councils is reduced, arts and culture venues and organisations are looking at how to generate income.
In the city wide ‘Stronger Exeter’ survey which...
An Exeter secondary school has been ‘transformed’ in just two years and is now a good school with many outstanding qualities, according to independent education inspectors.
And St Peter’s Church of England School is set to get even better, they say.
Just two years ago, inspectors from the schools’ standards agency, Ofsted, said St Peter’s required improvement.
Now they say the overall effectiveness of the school, the quality of teaching and learning, the leadership and management and the personal development, behaviour, welfare and outcomes for pupils are all good...
In September 2014 Northern Devon Healthcare Trust was reported as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ for the majority of the services provided (six of the eight areas inspected), and was required to make improvements in three specific aspects of care at North Devon District Hospital (NDDH): end of life care, emergency and urgent care and maternity and gynaecology services.
This time the inspectors visited between 5 and 7 August 2015 with a further unannounced visit on 17 August.
The report published on 3 November demonstrates that inspectors saw the improvements and progress the Trust...
A big ‘thank you’ has been given to the Teignmouth community today for ‘loving your beach’ and helping Teignmouth Town Beach reach tough new EU bathing water quality standards.
It means every beach in Teignbridge meets the new classifications.
The long-running Love Your Beach campaign, involving a range of organisations, has been championing Teignmouth’s cause and working hard to investigate the cause of reduced water quality, find solutions and inform residents, businesses and visitors about what they can do to help improve the quality of the sea that they swim in....
Rob Baxter believes today's visit of Leicester Tigers will provide the ‘acid test’ for his Exeter Chiefs side so far this season.
In what has been an encouraging start to the new Aviva Premiership season for Devon’s finest, this Round Four match-up promises to be their toughest assignment so far.
England’s most decorated club will arrive in the Westcountry not only boasting a Premiership record of eight wins in ten starts against the Chiefs, but they are also one of only two clubs, the other is Saracens, who have yet to taste defeat this term.
The bathing waters at East Devon’s eight beaches have all passed the new stringent testing standards set by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
The announcement of the 2015 bathing water quality results, which was made by Defra earlier today, revealed that four of the district’s beaches received an Excellent classification – which is the highest and cleanest class, while three received a Good water quality rating and one, Ladram Bay (which is privately owned and managed) a Sufficient rating.
Overall, the 2015 results for East Devon bathing waters...
The successful work of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity’s (RNRMC) dedicated fundraising team has resulted in a nomination for Best Fundraiser at the National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards 2015, which will be held on November 17th at the House of Lords in London.
The RNRMC has seen Payroll Giving donations increase an average of 8 per cent a year since 2010, helping it achieve its aim which is to support Serving Personnel, veterans and their families, for life. The total income from Payroll Giving since 2010 has more than doubled, from £340,716 to £700,414. Approximately...
A major food company which was devastated by flooding is calling on other businesses to take action to prepare for severe weather.
Greencore is urging businesses to make sure they know their flood risk as the Environment Agency launches its annual Flood Action campaign,
Greencore employs more than 11,000 people and supplies all the major supermarket chains in the UK. The company was hit by flooding in October 2000, when more than a metre of water flowed through its Selby factory, resulting in damage which led to a multi-million pound insurance claim. The company also had to...
