Around Britten is an extensive tour of events by cellist Matthew Barley that pays homage to Benjamin Britten's creativity and innovation, taking his music to a kaleidoscope of venues far and wide around the UK — not just in concert halls — to celebrate Britten's centenary and to show that his music really is for everyone.
For more information regarding Matthew Barley and the 'Around Britten' tour, please visit the website .
After a four year absence, Exeter-based airline Flybe has started flying to Nice with a twice-weekly service from Exeter.
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, now offers a choice of Tuesday and Saturday departures with passengers flying on the comfortable 118-seat Embraer 195 jet aircraft.
Nice is the latest summer route with Flybe, but the airline is operating 19 routes to and from Exeter this summer, a total choice of up to 218 flights each week.
Nice is a popular metropolitan centre with a long and varied history dating back some 400,000 years. Situated...
Local company Gleave Media was delighted to have been chosen to work on the social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter with Exeter City Council on the recent ‘Exeter Together’ campaign.
Organisers of the Devon Sports Awards, Active Devon and The Exeter Foundation proclaimed last night’s glittering ceremony a huge success as over 250 people came together to celebrate a year of sporting success across the county.
Exeter and East Devon did particularly well winning five of the twelve categories including the coveted ‘Exeter Chiefs’ Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award, in addition to six runner up places.
Neil Parsons who founded Lympstone Amateur Boxing Club in 1968 was announced the ‘Exeter Food Festival’ Senior Volunteer of the Year which was followed...
The Cygnet Theatre in Exeter has been re-branded by Krage Design and has a new look Summer Brochure.
Rosalind Williams Principal commented: "Michael Krage of Krage Design has designed our new Cygnet Logo and brochure and Lee Hodges has illustrated some exciting posters for our summer plays, which promise to make a fabulous season, and we are confident that you will be tempted to sample some of the delights we have on offer.
"We train young professional actors, and as we near the end of another academic year, our third year group are ‘cooked and ready’ and will be presenting...
The number of seabirds recorded washed up on beaches in two incidents along the English Channel covered in polyisobutene (PIB) has passed 4,000.
Now, leading wildlife conservation and animal welfare charities and the UK Chamber of Shipping, supported by the wider industry body MaritimeUK, have come together as a single voice to call for an urgent review of the hazard classification status of PIB.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is currently investigating the cause and culprit of these incidents. If it is confirmed that this disaster was the result of illegal...
Devon & Somerset Trading Standards is warning residents to be on the look out for scams.
With the Trading Standards Institute ’s ‘ Scam Awareness Month ’ already underway, local people are being advised on how to avoid falling victim to professional scams that could end up leaving them thousands of pounds out of pocket.
Every year in the South West, hundreds of people are conned by scammers and since May 2012 the total number of complaints made to the team, which is part of a joint service commissioned by Devon County Council and Somerset County Council , have risen by...
Budleigh Salterton parish residents are being asked to decide how to spend £35,000 available for sports in the area.
Budleigh Salterton Town Council and EDDC are taking their voting stall to Budleigh Gala Week, The Green, Budleigh Salterton on Saturday 25 May between 1pm and 4.30pm. So why not go along and cast your vote?
The money has come from recent housing developments (Section 106 money) in the parish. It is now up to residents to decide how the money is used.
An appeal for ideas last year produced a range of suggestions from Budleigh Salterton residents,...
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg will be discussing rural crime and policing issues on the opening morning of the Devon County Show 2013 (10am - 16 May). He will join Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer and the County Chairman of the Devon Young farmers, Paul Glanvill, for an open forum in the Young Farmers area. (Avenue D - stand 215) Among the topics expected to be covered are:
Theft of farm machinery
Livestock rustling
Metal theft
Poaching
Anyone attending the show is welcome to take part in this event. There will also be an...
The Eastern Locality of Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is looking forward to seeing members of the public at its Board meeting on Wednesday 22 May 2013.
Dr David Jenner, chairman of the Eastern Locality, said he hoped people would come along to the Board meeting to find out about healthcare in their area and how they can get involved.
The Eastern Locality covers Exeter, Mid Devon, East Devon, and as far west as Okehampton and Moretonhampstead (but excluding Ashburton and Bovey Tracey).
