Anyone who rents a property and wants to find out more about their rights can attend an open day on Monday 26 October.
The drop-in event has been organised by the Exeter Private Rental Forum and will be held in Bedford Square, Princesshay, between 11am and 2pm.
A stall will provide details of what resources are available to people who rent, and where to turn to for help and advice if there are problems. There will be information on tenant’s rights, responsibilities and general housing advice.
Housing experts from the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Young Devon, Exeter City...
Exeter Cathedral was transformed into a rural scene on Tuesday evening when HRH the Countess of Wessex attended the first night performance of Tarka the Opera, a specially commissioned work for the Two Moors Festival.
The audience were treated to a cast of professional musicians and singers alongside the Dorchester Choral Society and school children from four Exeter schools in a two hour performance of the opera. The Countess (pictured above) who is patron of the Festival, arrived at the Royal Clarence Hotel on Cathedral Green where she met Festival organisers, sponsors and patrons...
For the Morris men and women of England, it’s now that time of year when the bells are put away and colourful outfits are hung up for the winter months. It’s also the time of year when many Morris sides are hoping to recruit new members to strengthen their teams. And after a busy summer, dancing at many of the pubs in the region, the Morris sides of Exeter are no exception. The men of Exeter Morris and the women of Glory of the West are therefore inviting anyone who has ever enjoyed watching Morris Dancers to come along and try it out for themselves. The two sides have got together to host...
Mole Valley Farmers has announced that it will continue its support to the farming charity Send a Cow when it hosts four in-store gardens at its South Molton, Holsworthy, Yeovil and Cullompton branches.
They will be built during the week of 2 November by children from local schools to include Bishop Nympton Primary, Clawton Primary and St Michael’s Academy and will form part of Send a Cow’s ‘Planting Hope’ appeal.
The four innovative and sustainable gardens – which look like keyholes from above – will be created with the help of Send a Cow’s expert Pete Moore and...
Leading South West law firm Stephens Scown is working with a fast-growing Devon brand and licence holding company, Mandarin Creative, to review and protect its intellectual property portfolio. Mandarin Creative, a subsidiary of Frontline Image Ltd, based in Plymouth and established for last 19 years, specialises in design and brand development with sales across street wear, music and surf inspired lifestyle markets, along with Character licences in both the adult and children’s sectors. The company works with over 20 global brands and licences including Marvel, Disney and Ministry of Sound...
Featuring city landmarks, national landscapes and the work of the English visionary Cecil Collins, the new exhibition of Exeter’s Fine Art starting at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) on Saturday 24 October will delight art lovers.
Drawn from RAMM’s extensive collection of topographical prints, drawings and watercolours, distinctive city landmarks include Mol’s Coffee House and the Higher Market. The fine art collection also includes outstanding British landscapes and some of the finest are included providing dramatic views of Wales, the Lake District and Yorkshire.
Award-winning FellSwoop Theatre present ‘Ghost Opera’: a mesmeric two-hander, spoken and sung, accompanied by a string quartet and devised in development with The Lowry and the Tobacco Factory Theatres.
Two strangers, both haunted by living ghosts in their everyday: one, her dying mother, and the other, his celebrity idol. Escaping to seek refuge at a spa retreat, the thirty year-old woman and the seventeen year-old boy meet, and together they try to resist becoming that which haunts them.
FellSwoop Theatre are a Bristol-based company exploring the relationship between...
The first car parks in the UK to be fitted with solar car port frames are set to re-open to the public.
Both car parks are in Exeter.
Mary Arches will re-open on Saturday (24 October) and John Lewis the week after (31 October). The installation of solar panels on the car parks is a UK first.
The pioneering initiative at John Lewis and Mary Arches Street Car Parks has been delivered by Devon firm Sungift Energy on behalf of Exeter City Council.
Cllr Rachel Sutton, Lead Councillor for City Development, said: “It’s great that Exeter is leading the way in green...
Twiggy, Ben Fogle, Bill Oddie and Chris Beardshaw are backing Wild About Gardens Week this autumn and urging gardeners to save hedgehogs. The annual celebration of garden wildlife hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and The Wildlife Trusts has joined forces with Hedgehog Street this year to highlight what gardeners can do to help this much-loved yet fast-declining species. See wildaboutgardensweek.org.uk for inspiration, competitions, events and booklet. High profile supporters of Wild About Gardens Week explain how we can all help: Ben Fogle, Patron, British Hedgehog...
On Saturday 5 December the Force Cancer Charity Christmas Fair is taking place in the Cullompton Community Centre, organised by Dorcas Philips for the fourth year running.
Four years ago, Dorcas Philips’ mum was diagnosed with cancer and received an overwhelming amount of support from Force Cancer Charity, fuelling the family to want to return the kindness and support other families who are suffering from cancer.
Last September Dorcas and her fiancé completed the Force 10k superhero run dressed and Batman and Bat Girl, raising £400 for Force Cancer Charity but they are...
