The Take That Experience Live in Concert @ Sheldon Open Air Theatre Wednesday 24th July 2019

The Take That Experience

Event Date: 
24/07/2019 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Sheldon Open Air Theatre

The Take That Experience bring you all the music and choreography you'd expect, along with an absolutely infectious enthusiasm.

Maistro appoints new Chief Commercial Officer

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/21/2019 - 2:45pm

Maistro Plc, the AI-powered procurement marketplace for services, today announces the appointment of Neale Pritchard as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

Building on Maistro’s success of 2018, Neale will roll out the commercial strategy across sales and marketing to amplify Maistro’s position as a modern procurement technology provider.

Neale has over 20 years’ experience driving success within fast-growth, international companies, most recently leading UK-based People for Researchwhere he was Chief Operating Officer. He has consistently built marketing and sales programmes...

Hannah Cook is MiHi Digital's newest Digital Marketing Executive

Expanding Digital Marketing Agency Appoints New Talent

Authored by MiHi Digital
Posted: Thu, 02/21/2019 - 12:56pm

Local marketing agency MiHi Digital has welcomed a new Digital Marketing Executive to the team as its client base across the South West continues to grow rapidly.

Now entering its sixth year, MiHi Digital, which works with a number of well-known and award winning regional businesses has appointed Hannah Cook, who joins the team after a number of years working in marketing within the hospitality and manufacturing sectors.

MiHi Digital Director, Mark Worden said, “Hannah brings with her a wealth of experience and and we are delighted to welcome her to the team. In order to...

Paignton Zoo Vampire Crab

Paignton Zoo breeds vampires...

Authored by Paigntonzoo
Posted: Thu, 02/21/2019 - 11:55am

This is a vampire crab. With its purple body, orange pincers and piercing pale eyes, it’s a nightmarish vision. And a crab that’s also a vampire? Days out at the beach will never be the same…

You may not have heard of a vampire crab, though it’s a species popular with aquarists – in fact, illegal over-collection for the pet trade is a real threat to the species.

As alarming as it looks, this amazing photo, taken by Paignton Zoo photographer Eleanor Stobbart, betrays the true size of this tiny crab. It’s found in India, South East Asia and the islands of the Pacific. The...

Cofton Holidays to host free Health and Wellbeing Weekend, marking £17,000 investment in new gym equipment

Multi award-winning Cofton Holidays is hosting a free health and wellbeing weekend packed full of activities for individuals and the family from Friday 1st March to Sunday 3rd March. The event will take place at Ashburn Springs Spa and Leisure featuring its gym and fitness studios.

The event marks the completion of a £17,000 upgrade in new gym equipment at the South Devon holiday park. Visitors who are keen to stay fit and healthy throughout 2019 can now enjoy a muscle working squat rack plus new treadmills and bikes that will get the heart pumping.

Aiming not just to...

Resurfacing work planned in Bradninch

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/21/2019 - 9:42am

Essential resurfacing work will be carried out in the centre of Bradninch from the end of February.

A number of roads will be closed throughout the scheme, which is expected to take around five weeks.

From Monday 25 February until Friday 15 March, preparatory work will get underway in Millway and then followed by Fore Street.

The main work in the scheme will be carried out from Monday 18 March, again starting in Millway, and then moving on to High Street, Fore Street, and then part of Cullompton Hill.

The roads will undergo separate closures during weekdays...

Have your say on new play park equipment for Pinhoe

People are being invited to have their say on exciting new plans to upgrade play equipment at Pinhoe Station Road.

A consultation open day is being held this Friday (22 February), from 11am until 3pm at Pinhoe Station Road changing rooms.

Everyone is welcome to attend and give their views on the proposals.

Plans for the Play Area include new swings, roundabouts, slides and other equipment, as well as new seating and bike racks.

Play equipment provider Wicksteed will be carrying out the consultation.

Local artist opens newly redecorated NHS kitchen with her artwork

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 02/20/2019 - 11:10pm

Local Devon based Artist Becky Bettesworth was absolutely thrilled when the Community Services Team at the Albany Clinic in Newton Abbot asked her to donate one of her prints for their newly redecorated kitchen.

Becky said “It was an absolute pleasure to be asked to open the newly decorated kitchen facilities for the Community Services Team. The staff chose my Go with the Flow artwork print and I was so happy to donate this to them. The League of Friends fundraised and raised the money to have it framed which was brilliant”. To celebrate this new space for the staff, the Team did a...

Exeter researcher awarded Pew Fellowship to discover if commercial fishing harms endangered penguin populations

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/20/2019 - 10:47pm

Experts will work to discover if commercial fishing is harming endangered African penguins by making it harder to forage for food in the ocean.

Dr Richard Sherley from the University of Exeter will use GPS tracking and other technology to follow penguins in South Africa to record how deep they have to dive and how far they have to travel to find fish.

Penguins eat sardines and anchovies, which are also fished commercially, and the study will help researchers better understand the cost of this to penguin populations. The study could lead to solutions for more sustainable...

Pro Tips to Make Your Photos Awesome

Browsing through the glamorous Insta-posts, have you ever wished you could get as good a picture as theirs? Of course you have. We all have. We are a generation that’s obsessed with photographs. And why shouldn’t we be? Photos are a brilliant way to reach out, flaunt and preserve precious moments in moments in life.

While we are extremely fortunate, as we can pick a great photo editor for PC and enhance our photos whenever we want, here are a few tips that would help you capture much greater shots and keep those “likes” flooding in.

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