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Unique works of art created using specialist equipment at the University of Exeter are on display in an exhibition that showcases the diverse potential of the technology.

The University’s Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing (CALM) invited 30 professional artists to work with its engineers on its “3D printers”, which build up an object layer by layer.

Dr Sara Flint , commercial manager of CALM, said: “This collaboration was an extremely exciting opportunity for us to work with 30 artists who all had very different creative ideas about how they could...

After all the drama of the PCC elections and the heartmelting Children in Need fundraising efforts, you'll be happy to know that there are still plenty of ways to keep you entertained over the weekend.

In The work between the lines, John Court’s first UK solo exhibition, new works will be shown alongside drawings and performances produced over the last fifteen years. His output includes performance, sculpture and...

After a painfully drawn out count, with Devon and Cornwall the last in the country to declare, our new Police and Crime Commissioner has been announced as former naval officer Tony Hogg (Conservative).

The Leader of Devon County Council, John Hart, has welcomed Devon and Cornwall's first Police and Crime Commisioner. He said: "I congratulate Tony Hogg on his election and I look forward to working with him to help reduce crime and to work jointly for the benefit of our communities within Devon."

The result was declared following a count of second preference...

The South West TUC is calling for an end to the outsourcing of the region's public services.

It believes that recent controversies over a range of privatised services will turn the tide against outsourcing.

Private firms delivering health and social care, transport, education, Olympic security, help for the unemployed and council services have been in the news for failings of one sort or another.

Nigel Costley, South West TUC Regional Secretary said: “As this list grows, so the tide is turning against those who believe private profit is the best motive for...

Exeter Comedy Club seems to be proof that we all enjoy a good laugh in difficult times. The club which is hosted at the city’s Corn Exchange continues to sell-out show after show and the Christmas specials are heading the same way.

Instead of just one performance on one night the venue is staging four comedy clubs on the run up to Christmas; on Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th December. Already the Thursday and Friday performances have completely sold out and very few tickets remain for the Wednesday evening show.

Mark Farley who is one of the club’s organisers said: “We...

Following on from the success of Southernhay Clinic's May Make-Over earlier this year, this amazing Festive Make-Over, which is being organised by Southernhay Clinic in aid of Dream-A-Way, is aimed at helping you look and feel the very best you can for the festive season and into the New Year and beyond!

The afternoon event is to be opened by Exeter City director of football and former Tottenham Hotspur player Steve Perryman and Alan Gow, Exeter City player. Meanwhile, the evening event is to be opened by Judi Spiers!

The evening will feature a festive Fashion Show from...

Ever since it opened its doors, John Lewis has been abuzz with people coming from far across Devon to browse and shop. Kate Connock, branch manager, said: “Since we opened on Friday 12th October, we’ve continued to see customers come through the doors to see what John Lewis Exeter has to offer. As the festive season fast approaches, our Christmas shop has proved popular as shoppers get ready to decorate their homes and look for the perfect gift for loved ones. The fashion department has also continued to trade well and customers are really enjoying the new technology we introduced in the...

An Event Exeter venue, The Forum at the University of Exeter, will tonight host BBC Children in Need in the South West.

Starting at 1.30pm, there will be live feature broadcasts by the BBC Spotlight team on BBC1 as well as live links to the national TV network programme throughout the evening.

Opened by Her Majesty The Queen in May this year, the Forum is the newest venue in Event Exeter’s portfolio and boasts state-of-the-art technology and a range of attractive spaces suitable for any event.

Sarah Snow, Assistant Director for Campus Services (Sales & Events),...

The Met Office and PA Consulting Group last night scooped two awards at the prestigious UK IT Industry Awards - ‘Best use of cloud services’ and ‘IT project demonstrating most effective use of collaborative technology’ - for the Met Office’s Weather Observation Website (WOW).

The winning project, developed by the Met Office with teams at PA Consulting Group and Google, used the Google App Engine to build and host web applications exploiting cloud and collaborative technologies. This allowed the Met Office to launch the WOW service with zero up front infrastructure costs,...

Exeter City Football Club set a new record for the season against Fleetwood on Saturday – by raising a total of £969.77 for the Poppy Appeal during the half-time bucket collection.

The previous highest total for the current campaign was £926.43, which had been raised for the Adam Stansfield Foundation during the Grecians’ Capital One Cup tie against Championship side Crystal Palace.

St James’ Park hosted a Remembrance silence – which was observed immaculately both the home and away supporters – and an on-field ceremony by the Royal British Legion. The...