Cumberland Grange care home in Exeter recently presented FORCE Cancer Charity with a cheque for £215.87 following on from a successful coffee morning held at the home. FORCE provides free support and information to anyone affected by cancer at their centre in Exeter and at local community hospitals. They offer counselling, group sessions, complementary therapies, benefits advice, specialist physiotherapy and exercise guidance and other health and wellbeing support. Their services are available to cancer patients and their families.
The care home welcomed Ceri Bastyan back to the...
Controversial plans for a new electricity substation to power thousands of new houses on the outskirts of Exeter have been put on hold.
Teignbridge Council’s planning committee was due to make a decision on the plant at Matford Home Farm, with their officers advising them to turn it down because it would be ‘overbearing and alien’.
But they were forced to abandon their meeting after receiving a crucial report too late for members to read.
One angry councillor said its last-minute arrival was ‘extremely bad practice’.
Since 2012, global services of remembrance for families, couples and individuals affected by the loss of a baby, whether that be during pregnancy, at birth or in infancy have been held at Cathedrals, Minsters and Abbeys across the UK and beyond.
The ‘Saying Goodbye’ services were launched by the Mariposa Trust to provide support to the 30 million individuals, couples and families affected by baby loss each year globally, and they have been vital in helping countless tens of thousands of bereaved families acknowledge and remember the baby or babies that they have lost.
Wales & West Utilities has announced plans to develop its Pathfinder toolkit model with Exeter City Council to better support social housing providers to decarbonise their stock.
The existing Pathfinder toolkit is a unique tool that models future whole energy supply and demand. It works out opportunities, risks and trade-offs when designing an energy system of the future at local, regional and national levels.
Whilst most housing stock models annualize energy demands, Pathfinder is unique as it considers the impact of energy savings measures on an hourly basis...
Princesshay are inviting you to explore their hidden oasis for insects and plant life, giving access to the Princesshay Bee garden through tours from May to September.
12 years ago, the team at Princesshay created a rooftop bee friendly garden high above the shops as a sanctuary for honeybees. Over the last decade the space has matured and grown and the team tend weekly to the three - four bee hives (depending on the time of year) housing over 240,000 honeybees.
The tour will start at ground level outside 'The Hive' on Bampfylde Lane before heading up to the rooftop to...
EXETER Pride, one of the South West's biggest celebrations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans plus (LGBTQ+) communities, and one of the biggest free Pride events in the country, will take place on Saturday, May 11 with a return of the march through the city centre followed by some exciting events.
The march will start in Sidwell Street and end at Northernhay Gardens where there will be a variety of stalls from local vendors, charity organisations and well-being groups.
Food and drink will also be sold in the park and visitors are encouraged to take along a blanket and...
In the South West of England and thinking of starting a business? Or looking for a different approach to your existing business or community venture? Do you want it to be inclusive, democratic and empowering for everyone involved? Yes? South West Co‑operative Development, University of Exeter Business School and Co‑operatives UK have teamed up to deliver this FREE 'Is starting a co-op right for you?' workshop on 19 March at Exeter University’s Reed Hall. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of co‑ops as successful, values‑based businesses as well as their purpose and benefits. Find out if...
After a phenomenally critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run in 2022, and previous London Fringe theatre success, the hugely popular ‘ The Importance of Being… Earnest?’ is embarking on a UK tour, and will play Northcott Theatre, Exeter on Thursday, 14 March - Saturday, 16 March 2024 .
In this riotous twist on a much-loved classic the show opens to looming disaster; the actor playing Ernest in Oscar Wilde’s famed farce fails to arrive on cue. In a monumental effort to ‘save the show’, a real audience member is quickly cast in the lead role.
Intelligent, provocative and very funny one-woman show examining Rosy Carrick’s real-life quest for tortured beefcake, 80s action, pleasure, freedom and real sexual power.
In her multi-award-winning theatre debut Passionate Machine, feminist powerhouse, Rosy Carrick became the world’s first female time-travelling doctor. In her new show, she is Musclebound to examine our most shameful secrets. The show is undertaking a UK tour in March, stopping off in Exeter on 21 March.
At the age of five, Rosy, was watching live action films featuring characters like He-Man and Conan...
Exeter, Devon – Amidst the beginning of the 2nd year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, a vigil for Ukraine will take place at Exeter's city centre on the 24th of February. Organised by the local Ukrainian community at Devon Ukrainian Association, and the local artists at Maketank, the vigil will start with a rally at Bedford Square, followed by a short prayer and a set of arts activities at St. Stephens Church.
In partnership with the Exeter City of Literature and the University of Exeter, the vigil joins the worldwide Ukrainian War Time Poetry reading event, '...
