Established South West and touring performers China Blue Fish (Dada For Girls/Rev.Billy) and Deborah Antoinette (Theatre Des Carmes/CoResist) present their new highly acclaimed, sell-out show, Queen C*nt: Sacred or Profane? at the Calm Down, Dear Festival of feminist theatre at Bike Shed, Exeter (Feb 9th and 10th) , before moving to The Cube, Bristol (March 2nd and 3rd).

This hilarious, risk-taking work asks, ‘why is it that the oldest term for the female genitalia in the English language is such a shocking and criminal expression?’ The performance takes the audience on a surreal...

Police have issued a warning to members of the public to be vigilant following a series of thefts of catalytic convertors from motor vehicles in Torquay, Newton Abbot and Totnes.

Between Saturday 3 February and Monday 5 February 2018, there were three catalytic converter thefts in Devon.

The converters were stolen whilst vehicles were parked on the street outside the owner’s homes and also from vehicles parked on industrial estates. The vehicles being targeted are mainly Honda Accords.

Officers are advising the public to park their vehicles either under street...

Aspiring grassroots footballers from two underrepresented groups will soon have the opportunity to play in more teams thanks to the Grow the Game programme, a £1.5m investment by The FA.

Grow the Game, which is delivered by the Football Foundation and first launched back in 2010, offers grants to grassroots football clubs that wish to create new teams. This year, applications are being encouraged from clubs who want to start:

Women and girls teams Disability teams

Grow the Game grants help to reduce the costs associated with starting new grassroots football teams by...

SIDMOUTH-based family Holiday Park, Oakdown, has kicked off 2018 with yet more incredible award success, by winning the prestigious gold award for Best Holiday Park in the South West.

The award was presented to the Oakdown team at the South West Tourism Awards ceremony at the Riviera Centre in Torquay last night.

‘Winning the Visit Devon award last year was just brilliant for us, but now to be awarded the gold at a regional level, really is the icing on the cake,’ said Alastair Franks, owner of Oakdown.

‘The team works incredibly hard to provide our visitors with...

A third of Devon businesses are confident that Brexit will be beneficial and a opportunity to grow their company, according to a new survey.

In the recent study carried out by local business support programme Fast Track 2 Growth, 35% of Devon businesses said they believed Brexit presented opportunities for growth, compared with 23% who said leaving the EU was likely to have a negative impact on their business.

In another positive finding, 63% of companies expect to recruit more people in 2018 than 2017.

The survey, which gathers feedback on industry trends and...

Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw has praised the city’s forthcoming Cyber Security Awareness Week for leading the war against increasing online crime.

Mr Bradshaw said it was a timely reminder for all businesses to review their online security and prepare for General Data Protection Regulation coming into force in May, requiring companies to change the way they capture and store personal details.

Congratulating Exeter-based Bluegrass Group for organising a week long programme of free seminars and workshops, Mr Bradshaw said: ‘ Cyber Security Awareness Week is yet another excellent...

With payroll legislation constantly changing, keeping fully up to date can be challenging.

PKF Francis Clark are hosting two ‘Payroll Update Seminars’ in the South West, where delegates will receive a comprehensive update, which will guide them through all the recent legislative changes and those that will be coming up in the near future. PKF Francis Clark will also be covering the common problems and pitfalls that their clients regularly need help and advice with.

Events are taking place at Exeter Racecourse on 20 February and The Alverton Hotel in Truro on 21 February and...

Dance, drama and music, coming to a village near you

The future looks bright for the arts in East Devon villages, after a rural touring scheme in Cornwall stepped in to help and secured major funding from Arts Council England.

Early last year, the Devon charity Villages in Action (ViA) called a halt to its work with volunteer promoters of bringing world-class music, theatre and dance to rural areas, after losing the majority of its funding. The only guarantee of funding for 2017/18 was from three local authorities, including East Devon District Council. Fifteen communities...

Running a business can be capital intensive. Costs can range from paying rent for space you’re operating from, to the maintenance of the space as well. In-between, it is likely that you’ll have to think about managing staff, paying lawyers and handling payroll. The last thing you might want to think about when taking that into consideration is having to pay for things that you can do yourself. If you’re in the beginning stages of your business especially, it is a good idea to try and save as much as you can. That is why this article has listed three DIY jobs that you could consider doing...