Investigation work is being carried out at Exmouth’s Warren View Sports Ground by East Devon’s contractor Geotechnics Limited over the next few weeks to give reassurance that the site is suitable for all-weather pitches and other multi-sport facilities.
East Devon District Council is working with the Devon-based charity Exeter CITY Community Trust to develop a pioneering sports hub at the Ground, which is one of a number of sports and recreation sites owned and protected by the council in Exmouth and across the district.
The Community Trust and the council are working on...
PEOPLE in Exeter are being encouraged to get January off to a great start by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. As an added incentive, there’s 30% off entry fees* during January with the code RFL30. This year, for the first time, Cancer Research UK is inviting everyone in the area – women, men and children - to join the Race for Life. There are events for people of all ages and abilities taking place at Westpoint Exeter on 20 – 21 July. Ruth Chamings, Cancer Research UK’s Exeter Event Manager, said: “Our Race for Life events are fun, colourful, emotional and...
Members of Exeter Philharmonic Choir visited St Petrock's this week to present a cheque worth £4,086 to the charity which provides support, housing and prevention services for people who are homeless or vulnerably housed
The money was raised over two consecutive nights in December in the retiring collection at Exeter Cathedral following the Choir's annual carol services.
Mel Hartley, Project Manager at St. Petrock's, said: "We are extremely grateful for Exeter Philharmonic Choir's support. which will help us to meet some of the challenges we face as we continue to fill gaps...
Creative Productions SW present an evening of poetry and music of the Romantic era. Join us in exploring the exciting times of Byron, Keats and Shelley, Beethoven, Schubert, Rossini and others for violin, mezzo-soprano and piano.
Enjoy the performance of spoken word and music, evoking the Romantic era and exploring the trials of the ‘Byronic heroes’ and the music of their time.
Step into a world of daring deeds, damsels in distress, political idealism and radical changes in the literary and musical world. Members of Creative Productions SW are graduates of Russia, Italy and...
Exeter City were unable to make their offensive pressure pay dividends as the Grecians were forced to settle for a goalless draw against Morecambe at St James Park.
The Grecians dominated much of the ball and the chances, but credit to the Morecambe defence, who shut down the City attacks to prevent them making it two wins from two.
City boss Matt Taylor made one change to the starting 11, with Lee Holmes returning from injury in place of Chiedozie Ogbene.
It was an evenly-matched opening period, with the home side producing some attacking football that was very...
Darren serves centres throughout the UK and oversea. Ticket only event £10... available at the centre. This will be a great evening. http://www.exeterspiritualistcentre.org/news-and-events
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust are holding three open days throughout January to encourage people to consider a career in the community.
With events taking place in Exmouth, Sidmouth and Tiverton, the RD&E is particularly looking for registered and unregistered nurses who are passionate about providing care to people in community hospitals as well as in people’s own homes.
The drop-in events allow attendees the opportunity to talk to hospital and community staff, including occupational therapists, physiotherapists and registered and unregistered nurses...
Lightfoot, the creator of the first connected car technology to reward smoother drivers, is flying the flag for cutting edge UK consumer technology at CES in Las Vegas, the largest and most influential technology event on the planet.
Exhibiting at the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Pavilion, Lightfoot has been invited to demonstrate its pioneering driver behaviour and rewards technology to an international audience.
Its in-vehicle device, which helps fleets and motorists across the UK make fuel savings and reductions in emissions of up to 20% - as well as reductions in...
Your guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (11-13 January):
THEATRE
Dick Whittington Friday & Saturday, America Hall, Pinhoe, Exeter Enjoy the adventures of the brave hero as he travels the road from rags to riches with his trusty cat. There is music, song, dance and laughter for all the family in this latest fun production by Pinhoe Pantomime Society. http://www.pinhoepantomime.co.uk
Panto on the Prairie Shaftesbury Theatre, Dawlish Dawlish Rep takes you to the Wild West! Calamity Jane (the Dame) emigrates from England to the American Wild West...
Ciara Eastell, Chief Executive of Libraries Unlimited, has received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from The University of Sheffield.
Ciara, who heads up the Devon-based charity that is responsible for running Devon and Torbay Libraries, studied librarianship at the University’s Information School in 1994. Since graduating, she has worked as a librarian in Gateshead, Somerset and Cambridgeshire before joining Devon’s library service in 2008.
Ciara was awarded an OBE for her national contribution to public libraries and has served as the President of the Society of Chief...
