Oliver Bonas, an independent British lifestyle brand, is opening its doors next week in Princesshay, Exeter.
On Friday 23rd November, Princesshay, Exeter, will become home to the first Oliver Bonas store in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset and one of 76 Oliver Bonas stores in the UK. Oliver Bonas Princesshay, located next to REISS, will offer an edited collection across women’s fashion, accessories, homeware and jewellery as well as a wide range of Christmas gifts. Princesshay is a partnership between The Crown Estate and TH Real Estate. Katherine Armstead, Senior Asset Manager at The...
Hundreds of runners turned up at River Valley Park on Saturday morning to take on the Exeter 1.5k, 5k and 10k MoRuns, in a bid to raise awareness and funds for men’s health.
Many took part wearing fancy dress and donning moustaches to show their support for the Movember Foundation, the only charity tackling men’s health on a global scale.
Since its inception in 2010, MoRunning events have raised just shy of £1 million for The Movember Foundation, to address some of the biggest health issues faced by men including prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide...
QE Year 9 Student Millie Twigg is being recognised as a Young Hero at the forthcoming Devon Community Honours 2018. Earlier this year Millie shaved her hair off to raise awareness and funds for alopecia. Millie’s brother suffers from the condition and was the motivation behind her fundraising efforts.
Millie said; “I am very excited to have been chosen as a Young Hero but the real hero is my brother who suffers from alopecia and was the inspiration behind my fundraising efforts. So I would like to dedicate this honour to him.”
A group of young people from Exeter who devised a new system for Foodbank donations at a city centre supermarket have been rewarded for their efforts, beating 10,000 other projects to win a prestigious prize.
The group, who are aged 15-17, took part in this summer’s National Citizen Service (NCS), which is run in Exeter by the CITY Community Trust.
As part of the four-week NCS programme, participants have to run a social action project in their community. The winning group developed a scheme with Sainsburys where they put stickers on the shelves of items needed by the...
Get ready for the climb of your life this Christmas, as Exeter Northcott Theatre presents a GIANT of a family pantomime.
Following on from 2017’s ‘Simply genius’ (Devon Live), smash-hit production of Dick Whittington, Devon’s favourite dame Steve Bennett is back again with a HUGE adventure that’s perfect for the whole family!
Expect plenty of audience participation, live music and laughs galore. Fee Fi Fo Fum…it’s panto fun for everyone!
Written and directed by Steve Bennett
For performance times and to book tickets please visit https://exeternorthcott.co.uk...
A new £300m vision to redevelop a key site in the centre of Exeter has been revealed by the City Council.
The development concept for Exeter Bus Station includes housing, offices, restaurants and retail, as well as the possibility of a new multi-use entertainment venue.
It would sit alongside the planned new state-of-the art Passivhaus leisure complex St Sidwell’s Point, and a new Exeter Bus Station, which are both being funded by the city council.
Details of the vision, which also includes the potential to relocate the Civic Centre to the site to free up space for...
NetEnt's Gonzo's Quest slot game continues to grow in popularity, thanks to WebVR technology; you can enjoy it in an entirely Virtual Reality experience. Keep reading for a detailed review of the game.
Overview of Gonzo's Quest Slot
The discovery of the city of gold, Eldorado, has been every single Spanish conquistador's dream. In Gonzo's Quest video slot , the famous Gonzalo Pizarro believes he has found the exact location golden. He leaves the ship in the introductory video, to search for treasure in the thick Amazon jungle. The game is played on five reels, three rows,...
Barnstaple’s 9th annual Really Big Quiz, hosted by local accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, has raised over £3,000 for the Mayor of Barnstaple’s charities of the year. The quiz - held in aid of Over & Above: The North Devon Cancer and Wellbeing Centre Appeal, and Families in Grief - saw a packed hall fight it out for the title of North Devon’s brainiest quiz team. Added to the previous eight years of fundraising activity, it brings the total raised by the Barnstaple Really Big Quiz to more than £27,000, which has been used to support dozens of worthy, local charities. 36 teams from...
Blacksmiths from all over the South West are set to gather at the National Trust’s Finch Foundry on Saturday 24 November. Once a year, they congregate at the foundry to practice their art and celebrate their patron saint, Saint Clement, harking back to medieval tradition. The foundry, which is the last working water-powered forge in the country, will be the scene for the gathering, which includes a rare chance to see the spectacular ‘firing of the anvil.’ The Saint Clement’s day event is an opportunity for the public to get an insight into this highly skilled craft, now practiced by only a...
DEVON climbers, hikers and walkers are being asked to help keep Exeter’s homeless warm this Christmas and New Year through donations of nearly new rucksacks, sleeping bags and outdoor clothing (November 2018).
Fore Street-based Taunton Leisure – Exeter is inviting customers to bring in any items they no longer need to help with a collection it is making for the charity St Petrock’s.
Store Manager, Nick Baron, who is a keen climber, explained: “We’re hoping lots of our loyal customers and friends and colleagues from the walking, hiking and climbing fraternity come in with...
