Record breaking rainfall in December puts 2015 in the top ten wettest years on records going back to 1910
Latest early provisional statistics from the Met Office confirm December has been record breaking both for its warmth and rainfall.
The UK mean temperature (1-29 December) is a record breaking 8.0 °C which is 4.1 °C above the long-term average. The previous record was 6.9 °C in 1934.
This anomaly of +4.1 above the long term average is the highest such anomaly for any calendar month since 1910 - beating the previous record which was +3.3 °C above average in April...
Don Broco have announced the supporting artists for their upcoming December UK tour which will kick off in Cardiff on 3rd December and finish in an almost sold-out show at London’s Brixton Academy.
Don Broco will perform at the Lemon Grove in Exeter on 8th December with support from indie rockers Coasts alongside Arcane Roots and Symmetry.
The Bedford four-piece released their second album ‘Automatic’ this summer which entered the Official Album Chart at No.6. Since then the band have stunned fans with an acoustic take on Ellie Goulding’s ‘On My Mind’, which they...
Don Broco have announced the supporting artists for their upcoming December UK tour which will kick off in Cardiff on 3rd December and finish in an almost sold-out show at London’s Brixton Academy.
Don Broco will perform at the Lemon Grove in Exeter on 8th December with support from indie rockers Coasts alongside Arcane Roots and Symmetry.
The Bedford four-piece released their second album ‘Automatic’ this summer which entered the Official Album Chart at No.6. Since then the band have stunned fans with an acoustic take on Ellie Goulding’s ‘On My Mind’, which they...
Private sector output in the South West of England continued to rise at a strong rate in December, according to PMI® survey data.
Growth was supported by higher new business volumes and the level of incomplete work continued to rise, despite a further robust round of job creation. That said, the rate of growth in new orders eased to the slowest in 19 months. In line with the broad UK trend, inflationary pressures remained relatively muted.
The seasonally adjusted Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking South West Business Activity Index signalled a further strong rise in private...
YMCA Exeter’s 5th Annual Santa Abseil took place on Saturday 6th December with almost 60 local people, young and old, abseiling off the Princesshay car park to help combat youth homelessness.
Fifty-seven people put on their Santa suits, an increase of over 20 participants from last year, and overcame the dizzy heights to step over the roof’s edge and raise over £4,000 to support those without safe accommodation, with the figure still rising.
One of the brave abseilers was Julia Holland, who used to manage a supported accommodation project for young homeless people in Exeter...
Running from Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 7th December 2013, The Recruiting Officer is a true delight for theatre-lovers, with everything from swashbuckling soldiers to women dressed as men. The play is a Salisbury Playhouse Production, originally written by George Farquahar and produced by Gareth Minchin, also a member of the cast.
Described as “a regional theatre with all guns blazing” by the Daily Telegraph, the Salisbury Playhouse puts on a raucous and wonderfully English comedy of bawdiness, disastrous sexual exploits and meddling servants. As well as a beautifully designed and...
The students and staff of Exeter University will be putting on their annual Christmas craft fair tomorrow (Friday 6th December) in the Forum building, from 12-4pm.
Come along and support your friends, colleagues, staff and the university in their largest event so far. Music and food and a Farmer's Market will be on-site too!
Exhibitors include:
- Mehndi~B - a freelance henna artist who specialises in the application of beautiful, traditional designs as well as the supply of henna starter kits.
- Stunning individual paintings and images produced by Jo Thomas...
True to a well known carol, the weather outside has been frightful this December, but come hail, sleet or snow, Exeter's premiere Christmas Market has proved to be a roaring success.
While the stormy climate was knocking at our doorsteps, shoppers this year took comfort by warming their spirits in the bustling Exeter Christmas Market. Set against the stunning backdrop of Exeter Cathedral, visitors treated themselves to a cup of traditional Glühwein as they embarked for the first time around the Yuletide village.
Following the Christmas lights switch on in Princesshay on...
A Christmas Service of Light, to celebrate the lives and memories of loved ones is being held at the East Devon Crematorium on Saturday 8th December 2012 at 2pm.
The service at the crematorium near Whimple, will be conducted by the Reverend Hilary Dawson from Colyton, as well as Sue Jackman a civil celebrant and Trudi Farmer, an interfaith minister.
The service will also feature the Sidmouth Cameo Ladies Chamber Choir, performing a selection of Christmas carols. There will be readings reflecting on Christmas as well as an opportunity to light a candle in...
