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Ludo Takes Customers Back to 1981 with 51p Pints as Exeter City Takes on Nottingham Forest!

To celebrate Exeter City qualifying for the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup for the first time in 44 years, customers can enjoy 1981 priced pints at Ludo Exeter!

That’s right… As part of a new agreement, Ludo Sports Bar & Kitchen will now be stocking Harbour Singlefin. So, as an ode to the last time Exeter City made it to this round of the FA Cup, if Exeter score against Nottingham Forest, pints of the Cornish Lager are rolled back to 1981 prices and become 51p.

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Motor on down to The Donkey Sanctuary car show

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 06/28/2019 - 10:06am

From Mercs to Minis and Alfas to Astons, The Donkey Sanctuary’s annual Car Show is back on Sunday 7 July. Held at the charity’s international headquarters in Sidmouth, the show is a must for all motoring enthusiasts and a great family day out.

The international animal welfare charity celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and the popular show promises an eclectic mix of motors of all types from across the decades. From classic and vintage cars, to modern and modified cars, the annual event brings together a relaxed day of spectacular automobiles, car conversation and live music...

Countdown begins to Exeter Festival 

It’s just days now until the all-new Exeter Festival gets under way.

Exeter Festival kicks off on Friday 5 July with three days of entertainment in the city.

The Festival promises to be a weekend of fun, with live music, outdoor film screenings and bags of activities for all the family in Northernhay Gardens and around Exeter.

Events are free or affordable. It all starts on the Friday with screenings of the hit Queen flick Bohemian Rhapsody and The Greatest Showman in the beautiful surrounds of Northernhay Gardens. Tickets are on sale now.

On Saturday it’s...

I Am Turtle at Exeter Fringe

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/26/2019 - 10:31pm

“Just how old are you Great Uncle Archie?” “As old as time and a bit before then” “….like eight in the morning?” “More like half past ten”

From the delightful storybook of The Makeshift Ensemble comes a new adventure through the deep blue. Discover the ancient song of the Sea Turtles as they guide us through shipwrecks and sea shells, to sing their song anew when the future of their underwater world is in peril from plastics and beasts of the deep! A tale to enchant listeners young and old, 'I am Turtle' is an enthralling delve into the great oceans to hear Turtle’s story and what...

Mama G's Story Time Roadshow heads to Exeter Fringe Festival

Created by popular panto dame Robert Pearce: Mama G tells stories about being who you are and loving who you want, to children and their families (and anyone who’ll listen!)

She has spread her message all over the UK at libraries, theatres, museums and festivals, as well as making appearances in Canada (live on stage) and America (on screen.) - and she will be performing at Exeter Fringe Festival in July.

Mama G's Story Time Roadshow combines pantomime, drag and the traditional art of storytelling and is a fabulous mix of stories, songs and audience participation.

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Success for Dawlish Warren Beach as it celebrates 21 consecutive years of securing the prestigious Blue Flag Award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/26/2019 - 6:12pm

The South Devon coastal town of Dawlish and its close neighbour the resort of Dawlish Warren, are renowned for their beautiful beaches and outstanding coastal walks. The 2.1km stretch of beach between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren is widely considered the jewel in the crown in the South Devon Coastline and is instantly recognisable by the nearby red Langstone Rock. The popular beach sits at the mouth of the Exe Estuary and is home to the National Nature Reserve, which is a vibrant wildlife haven to a number of rare species of bird and plant life.

Dawlish Warren Beach is celebrating an...

Channel 4's The Circle is looking for contestants from Exeter

Channel 4’s ground-breaking reality gameshow series, where anyone can be anyone, is back, and this year, hosted by Emma Willis.

The Circle series 1 was the biggest new original commission launch on All 4, since 2012.

Contestants compete against each other to be deemed the most popular for a chance to win a huge cash prize.

They don’t get to know each other face-to-face, meeting each other through the profiles they choose to share through The Circle (a purpose-built, voice activated social media site) and the information they release via chats.

In the live...

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Show-stopping music and theatre on the big screen at Vue Exeter this July

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/25/2019 - 12:13am

A month of first class music, theatre and more has been unveiled by Vue Exeter as part of its Big Screen Events calendar.

It has been 20 years since Westlife’s debut single hit the top of the charts, and now their hotly anticipated reunion tour, which sold out in minutes, is coming live to Vue on Saturday 6th July for one unforgettable night.

Broadcast live from Dublin’s iconic Croke Park stadium, Westlife: The Twenty Tour Live will see Shane, Kian, Mark and Nicky perform brand new music as well as all 14 of their UK number one hits.

The latest National Theatre...

The festival of facial hair returns to Torbay

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 06/22/2019 - 10:19am

The World Beard and Moustache Championships was held in Antwerp, Belgium in May this year, but you don’t have to travel far to see some world-class face fuzz!

August 10 will see the return of South West Beard Club’s very own competition, at the Lucky 7 Club in Paignton, Devon.

The event will feature some of the finest facial hair from around the UK and further afield, from twirled moustaches, to neatly clipped beards, to the wild freestyle competitors, where anything goes! There are even handmade categories, so those who aren’t blessed with great facial hair can join in...

Star writers and performers to appear at Quay Words in Exeter

Emmy award-winning writer Patrick Gale, leading contemporary novelist Amanda Craig and Raymond Antrobus, winner of the Ted Hughes award, all appear in Exeter as part of an incredible line-up of writers for Quay Words 2019 at Exeter Custom House this summer.

Launching on National Writing Day, 26th June, Quay Words is a six-week pilot programme of words and stories programmed by Literature Works on behalf of the Exeter Canal and Quay Trust. It is part of an initiative to explore the potential of Exeter Custom House, a Grade 1 listed building on Exeter’squayside, as a hub for...

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