Mind Body Soul ...Inspire!

Event Date: 
21/10/2017 - 10:00am to 22/10/2017 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Racecourse - EX6 7XS

Mind Body Soul...Inspire! An alternative healing weekend, featuring the very best of the South West ...Healers, Readers, Retails, Therapies and Workshops!

A very special CHARITY EVENT being held in aid of South West Equine Protection,

to be held at Exeter Racecourse, Kennford EX6 7XS. Saturday 21st October 2017 (10am - 5pm) Sunday 22nd October 2017 (10 am - 5pm)

For more details of how to be part of it, please contact: mindbodysoulinspire@gmail.com

Exeter Race Course, Kennford, Exeter EX6 7XS

Double success for Exeter start-ups

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/13/2017 - 9:55am

Exeter businesses are celebrating double success in the National Santander Entrepreneurship Awards, after local businesses Bird Sunglasses and sustainable clothing company Sancho's Dress beat over 2000 entries to each come 2nd in the pre and post revenue categories respectively. The awards, which are one of the UK’s largest student and graduate business competitions, support and encourage university students and recent graduates to pursue their business ideas by rewarding the best with cash prizes, mentoring and start-up support. Since the awards were launched, Santander Universities has...

Councillors back latest bus station proposals

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/13/2017 - 7:54am

Coucillors in Exeter have highlighted plans to progress the long-awaited redevelopment of the city’s bus station site.

At an Extraordinary Meeting at the Guildhall on Thursday night (12 October), they backed a recommendation to close the existing bus station by the end of February 2018 at the latest.

Passengers will be dropped off and picked up on street during the closure, which will allow for a new bus station and major new leisure complex to be built.

The City Council plans to re-tender for a contractor to build these projects, which it is funding, next spring....

Half-Term West End Workshop

Event Date: 
23/10/2017 - 9:30am to 4:30pm
Venue: 
Isca Academy, Earl Richards Road South, Exeter, EX2 6AP

A half-term workshop featuring West End performer Victoria Farley (Les Miserables, Wicked).

This workshop features three West End shows (Les Miserable, Hairspray and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and gives young performers aged 6-18 years the opportunity to develop their acting, dancing, singing and performing skills.

Cost is just £30 per person (sibling discount is available).

Please contact Paul on 01392 914066 or email exeter@theatretrain.co.uk for more information or to book a place.

Celebrate Apple Day with special offer for Apple John

On 18 & 19 Nov Theatre Alibi will bring Daniel Jamieson’s new non-verbal show, Apple John, to Exeter Phoenix and in honour of Apple Day, Exeter Phoenix is offering 10% off bookings for family tickets when using the applefamily code at checkout.

Apple John is a play for young audiences aged 5 to 11, it tells the life story of a man called John and an apple tree side by side. The show delights in every moment; from first train set to first blossom to leaving home and hurricanes, without uttering a single word. A story of life and love is told through original live music,...

Summer rain leads to bumper apple crop for cider making

Orchards on the Killerton estate are bursting with apples this autumn and the National Trust rangers and volunteers have been busy harvesting them in time for their annual cider and apple festival on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 October.

The frost in May caused concern that the orchards might be bare this autumn but the summer rain has meant the orchards are full of apples, including some varieties like the Killerton Sweet, Killerton Sharp and Star of Devon which are unique to this small area.

Andy Bramwell from the National Trust explains why there were concerns, ‘A frost in...

Taurus Charity Quiz

Event Date: 
23/11/2017 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
The X Centre, Commercial Road, Exeter Quay, EX2 4AD

The Taurus Charity Quiz is back! This year supporting Headway Devon.

Join us for a fun quiz night stretching those brain cells! Will your team come up trumps, beating other local companies to the top prize? With a raffle, food provided by local caterers 'Feast Without Fuss' and a cash bar, the evening will be a charity event not to miss!

Money raised from the quiz night will go to Exeter-based charity Headway Devon.

Headway Devon are the local Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) specialists and have been providing services for people with brain injuries for 20 years. They...

PSSW announce Innaugural Exeter Chiefs competition winner

Authored by Clare PSSW
Posted: Thu, 10/12/2017 - 11:39am

Local company, PSSW Conveyancing Solutions Ltd, have announced the winner of their inaugural competition to win two Granstand seats at the Exeter Chiefs fixture this Saturday.

Daisy Otton, who works in the conveyancing department at Morgan & Pope solicitors was the grateful recipent after being drawn from a hat as a way of PSSW thanking their local and growing customer base.

Daisy will be attending this weekend's Champions Cup fixture at Sandy Park when Exeter Chiefs will play hosts to Glasgow Warriors who are unbeaten in this seasons Pro 14.

PSSW provide...

Cofton Holidays shortlisted in Devon Tourism Awards

Multi award-winning Cofton Holidays is among Devon’s leading tourism businesses to have been chosen for the finals of the Devon Tourism Awards, which will be presented at a prestigious ceremony on 23rd November 2017. This year saw a record of 205 entries and an increase to 25 categories in the competition which is now in its 8th year following its launch in 2010. 76 finalists were selected all of whom will be in suspense until 23rd November when they will learn whether they have won Gold, Silver, Bronze or special awards. Cofton Holidays, which has previously won Gold at the Devon Tourism...

Drop in to find out about homelessness

People will be able to find out what’s being done to help those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness at a drop-in event in Exeter on Friday 13 October. The event is being held at Exeter Guildhall between noon and 2pm as part of Homelessness Awareness Week. Exeter and Teignbridge councils have teamed up with a number of partners to highlight all the good work that goes on in the area and raise awareness of homelessness. The Week ends on Friday with a drop-in event at the Guildhall, where a whole host of officers and experts who deal with homelessness will be on hand to talk to the...

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