One of the oldest books of English literature in the world - created more than 1,000 years ago - is now available for anyone to browse online for the first time.
The Exeter Book is one of the four most significant verse manuscripts to survive from the Anglo-Saxon period and contains the vast majority of all surviving Old English poetry. Its origins are a mystery.
The new website and digital technology gives a fascinating glimpse into the production of the book, allowing people to explore doodles made a century ago of people and even an angel.
UK for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s UK charity, was recently joined by the nation’s favourite wordsmith Susie Dent to launch an important new campaign asking Britons, including those in Exeter to help compile a dictionary that will define only one word - “refugee” - but in thousands of different personal, emotive and thought-provoking ways.
The project will mark the 70th Anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention on 28th July, which first defined who a refugee is in law and set out the human rights of women, men and children fleeing the horrors of war and persecution to seek...
After the Boris’ announcement, we are pleased to announce that announce The Big Festival Weekend is coming to Exeter Castle. Events are on and happening, and we couldn’t be more excited!
Ibiza Orchestra Live comes to Exeter Castle on the Friday 3rd September for an epic performance.
Phats & Small will be performing live at Exeter Castle on Friday 3rd September as a warm-up for our Ibiza Orchestra! Best known for their international hit "Turn Around", Phats & Small will be bringing you classic tunes straight from the White Isle. Following this, you will see Ibiza...
Leading charities are urging Devon shoppers to donate food at their local Tesco to help support children and families across the UK this summer.
From July 15 to 17 Tesco is holding a summer Food Collection in aid of FareShare and the Trussell Trust at all of its large stores across the UK.
Shoppers are being urged to donate a variety of long-life foodstuffs to help FareShare supply thousands of community groups such as children’s holiday clubs and food pantries and help the Trussell Trust’s network of food banks provide emergency parcels to families in crisis.
Plans for a giant new electronic screen at Exeter City Football Club’s ground, St James Park, have been submitted to the city council.
As part of major improvements this summer, the club plans to install the 8.64 x 5.12 metre (29 x 17 feet) LED scoreboard towards the corner behind the St James Road away end, nearest the recently built Stagecoach Adam Stansfield Stand.
Subject to approval by Exeter City Council’s planning department, the screen could be installed before the opening home League Two fixture of the season against Bradford City on Saturday 7 August.
Brand new Exmouth foodie destination, Mickeys Beach Bar & Restaurant, will be open 5 days rather than 7 at the start of July temporarily to maintain the highest standards of operation within the restaurant, whilst ensuring staff are well looked after. The restaurant will be closed on two Mondays and Tuesdays in July (Monday 5th & Tuesday 6th and Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th July), further dates will be reviewed there-after.
The Mickeys Beach team will be contacting all those booked in for these dates to inform customers of the closure and staff will rebook all...
Businesses throughout the region who sell or serve food prepared on the premises can learn more about the changes in food labelling legislation at two free webinars.
Hosted by Heart of the South West Growth Hub, Better Business for All, Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards and Devon and Plymouth Chamber, the first webinar take place on July 8 and will be repeated the following week on the July 15.
They are open to all businesses in the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership Area – Devon, Somerset, Torbay, Devon, and Plymouth – as well as...
Urgent action is being taken to remove almost 1,500 Ash dieback infected trees from alongside Devon's major road network this summer in order to protect public safety on the county's roads.
Devon County Council has already started an essential programme of work, with almost 150 infected trees alongside the A388 at Holsworthy currently being felled. From Monday (12 July) work will start on the A399 at Brayford to remove 220 trees with Ash dieback that are within falling distance of the highway.
Detailed inspections have been undertaken on the trees by an independent...
The latest bus timetable information in Devon is now available in handy booklets.
It's the first time since the pandemic that Devon County Council has printed the timetables, covering all of the districts across Devon and all service operators.
The information in the printed booklets is the most up-to-date available, but service times can change.
The guides also remain available online as e-books on the Travel Devon website .
Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport, said: "These...
The Co-Founder of the Life Chance Group and School for Inspiring Talents in Newton Abbot and Ashburton has been shortlisted for the ‘Entrepreneur for Good’ category in the Regional Finals of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
Mark Escott, from Exeter, was shortlisted from more than 4,800 entries in the annual awards that acknowledges the hard work and inspiring stories of entrepreneurs across the UK.
It was Mark’s own entrepreneurial story that captivated judges of the prestigious national awards. Despite his chaotic childhood, and time later spent in the criminal...
