Exeter’s key role in the surrealist art movement will be celebrated through a new exhibition as the world’s key experts in the genre come to the city.
An influential exhibition in the city, The Enchanted Domain, in 1967, helped to revive surrealism in Britain. It was part of the Exeter Festival of Modern Arts, organised by bookseller John Lyle.
Now fifty years later academics from around the world will gather at the University of Exeter this week to discuss the movement and unveil new research. As part of Surrealisms 2019, a conference of the International Society for the...
The second annual Slow Fashion Show is taking place in Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 21st September.
The Slow Fashion Show is an event hosted by Sancho's with the support of In Exeter. We are hosting the event to showcase the independent brands and businesses in the city and acknowledge the growing awareness of sustainable lifestyle in the city.
The catwalk will feature an inclusive range of models, challenging the industry norm of a narrow view of beauty.
Olivia Riley from Sancho's said: "Our group of models will be wearing a mix of sustainable, ethical and...
More than 5,500 homebuyers in Devon have used the government’s Help to Buy scheme with the vast majority being first time buyers.
Latest government figures reveal that 5,633 buyers in Devon have used the scheme since it was launched in April 2013.
The figures reveal first time buyers accounted for 84 per cent of sales and local housebuilder Barratt Homes says the scheme has been a real game changer for many people.
Nicki Reid, sales director for Barratt Homes said the scheme has proved invaluable for first time buyers and those using the equity in their current home...
On Tuesday 17th September, members of the local business community will be battling it out in the inaugural CHICKS Superstar Games, hosted in Princesshay, Exeter, to help raise awareness and funds for the Devon-based national children’s charity.
The mock sports day will see the likes of Grow Magazine, Air Marketing, Attention Media, Burrington Estates and KTA go head-to-head competing in a mix of classic sports day activities including the egg and spoon dash, three-legged race and sack relay, as well as battling it out in heats including an obstacle relay.
To celebrate Devon Open Studios 2019, Rainbow Living has launched a Charity Art Auction , with work donated by three local artists.
Joan Prowse , Helen Workman and Roy Anderson – or Fotos, Flowers and Felt as they like to be known – are exhibiting at Joan’s Studio during Devon Open Studios, taking place 7th to 22nd September; the studio will be open to the public, providing an opportunity to view the four pieces being auctioned, along with the artists’ other work.
Joan works in many different media and has donated ‘On the Crest of the Wave’, an original framed needle...
Electric skateboards can be expensive, so why not consider building your own with one of the many kits to power your skateboard available on the market? If you’ve got a bit of time and technical knowledge, then this could be a great way to make something fast, long-lasting, and fully customized to suit your needs, preferences, and aesthetic tastes.
But which kits are the best, and how do you use them? We’ve made a helpful introductory guide for you to use to get a great sense of what’s out there and how to get it all set up and running. Read on below to find out what we think about...
The semi-finalists and finalists for the prestigious South West Chef of the Year competition have been announced. Judged by a panel of some of the South West’s finest chefs and led by Michael Caines MBE, the finalists have been selected across five categories: Professional, Young Professional, Home Cook, Junior Chef and Student.
South West Chef of the Year is the only competition in the UK that incorporates categories to include all of those interested in cooking. The competition aims to celebrate excellence in the South West’s hospitality industry by identifying skillful and...
There could have been many reasons why you started your business. Some people want to do it for the challenge, and others because they like the idea of working for themselves. Another idea is to build something to pass to the next generation or, something that is very popular, to build the business up in order to sell it. If this last item is your preferred reason, then you will want to make your business as valuable as possible. Read on to find out how to do it.
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What does it take to make a baby? An accident / right timing / a drunken night / right people / right parts? But what if you don’t have all the right parts? Or you do, and one of them is broken. As it turns out, some things are un-mendable.
"[This show is for] anyone who has a mother, anyone who is a mother, anyone who is considering having a child, anyone who has decided not to, anyone who is a woman, anyone who loves a woman.” Fresh from sell out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Science Festival, a UK tour and shows in London, Sarah Bebe Holmes’ theatre work Egg...
Some one-of-a-kind 16-sided scaffolding has been created around the roof of A la Ronde, the National Trust’s quirky 16-sided house near Exmouth, meaning work can begin to make it watertight and keep the 223-year-old unique shell gallery housed inside the roof, safe and dry.
The team behind the plan to repair the 16-sided historic house say a survey commissioned by the National Trust showed that some urgent repairs were needed to the roof to help the charity continue to protect the shell gallery, made up of thousands of delicate artefacts ranging from sea shells to bird feathers....
