The Exeter Initiative for Science and Technology (ExIST) will be hosting its first event of 2016 at Sandy Park Conference Centre on the 4th February and will be focusing on the topic of Internet of Things (IoT) in partnership with the Exeter City Futures Initiative.
The event boasts a stellar line up of speakers including Elizabeth O’Driscoll, Head of Innovation from Exeter City Futures, Dr Ignat Drozdov, director at Bering Limited, Laurence Oakes Ash from Andromeda Capital and Ralph Hudson, Power System Architecture Lead at Energy Systems Catapult.
Patients at Exeter Community Hospital in Whipton were treated to a Christmas lights switch-on, carol singing, mince pies and a visit from Santa Claus and two snowmen fresh from the North Pole at a special event on Thursday (17 December).
The event was the climax of a team building day for the hospital’s facilities, domestic and catering staff.
Earlier, the staff got stuck in by clearing the inner courtyard garden area at the hospital, making decorations and putting up a Christmas tree with lights.
Patients and relatives watched from the courtyard and ward area as a...
Entries are now open for the Michelmores Property Awards, which showcase and celebrate the very best of the South West's property and construction industry. Michelmores is calling upon property developers, building contractors, architects and other industry professionals to nominate buildings, projects and businesses from across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset for the annual awards, which are now in their 14th year.
For the 2016 awards, the nine categories will include: Project of the Year with a Value Under £2million, Project of the Year with a Value £2-7million, Project of...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are taking part in the Crediton Road Traffic Event on Saturday 28 November, working alongside the Police, HART ambulance team and the Honest Truth team.
Everyone is welcome. The event runs from 11.30am to 13.30pm at Crediton Leisure centre. There will be presentations on the dangers of speeding, driving while texting, or on the phone, as well as driving under the influence of drink and/or drugs. The talks will be followed by a free lunch. Then the Fire Service will be demonstrating the ‘Jaws of Life’ working alongside the Hart...
Family fun for the post-rave generation of parents. Helping parents be responsibly irresponsible since 2013.
DJs Cakeboy (Rocstar Recordings) plus resident Little My play (grown up) dance music on the multi-sensory dancefloor with glitter cannons, bubbles and giant parachute dance. Craft tables with giant mural, themed crafts and playdoh table. Play area with tents and tunnels and baby chillout space with mats and small ballpool. Licensed bar, free transfer tattoos, glowsticks and Happy Monkeys smoothies at the end. Cafe Bar serving savoury and sweet treats for ravers young and old...
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend
THEATRE
The Rogues Gallery IV Friday, 7.30pm, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Award winning comedy, burlesque, music and magic come together once more in one fantastic show. The Rogues Gallery brings a modern twist and a hint of darkness to the Victorian vaudeville variety genre. Be prepared to be blown away! Tickets £12 (over 16s only). www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
A Murder is Announced Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter The residents of Chipping Cleghorn are astonished to read an advert...
Bookings are being taken for Michelmores' annual employment conference on 12 November 2015 in Exeter – an event aimed at businesses and organisations looking to keep up-to-date with the very latest changes in employment law.
The conference, now in its 14th year, welcomes a wide range of delegates from across the South West, including employers, HR professionals and directors from the public, private, education and charitable sectors.
This year's topics will include discrimination in the workplace, how to structure your restructure and the national living wage – as...
Cat fans in Exeter will have a chance to meet some fantastic felines in need of new homes at a special cat rehoming event being held by Blue Cross pet charity on Saturday 17th October at the Isca Centre in Whipton, from noon until 3pm. Visitors to the Blue Cross event will be able to find out more about the charity’s pet rehoming centres and pet fostering schemes in Devon. Anyone who is on the lookout for a new pet will also be able to find out about the cats currently being cared for by the charity. Some of the homeless moggies will even be there on the day to meet potential new owners...
In a lunchtime talk at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Wednesday 14 October, award-winning photographer Michelle Sank will reveal the extraordinary, and sometimes humorous, stories behind the images in her Touch-Line exhibition.
Touch-Line (in Gallery 20 until 4 November) shows Michelle Sank’s images of the preparation, delivery and enjoyment of Rugby World Cup 2015 games. Urban and rural landscapes complement portraiture to give a comprehensive visual record of the preparation for the Rugby World Cup in Exeter. The photographs of players, spectators and fans reflect the...
