Exeter’s South Street Baptist Church (located at the lower end of South Street) are currently hosting an art exhibition this week on 28 and 29 September. Artwork is by members of South Street Baptist’s artistic community augmented by selected local artists – including Brian J. Turner (now seven years into his epic 30 year project to paint the entire Bible. Over 300 completed paintings so far.)
The exhibition is fundraising for The Palace Gate Centre, South Street Baptist Church’s own Community Centre at Exeter’s heart. The Centre provides support for the practical everyday needs in...
On 12 October, Exeter Cathedral is hosting its Diamond Jubilee Grand Nave Dinner in support of the Third Millennium Campaign, which ensures that the Cathedral and its mission are sustained for the future. John Nettles is kindly giving his time to entertain the dinner guests with readings drawn from the archives and there will be music from David Webb, a former chorister, who is now forging a professional career together with the Cathedral's own musicians, choristers and the Devon County Junior choir. Tickets have been sold out, but there is a waiting list should there be any returns so do get...
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in an Exeter pub by another man who was described as looking like pop star Olly Murs. The incident took place at around 10.50pm on Wednesday 12 September in The Imperial pub in New North Road. There was an altercation between two men and when the victim tried to intervene the suspect punched him to the floor and then kicked him to the face. The 25-year-old victim from Bolton suffered a fractured eye socket and bleeding to his eye in the incident. Police have released a description of the suspect (pictured) as follows: 5ft 8in...
Lyn Gould, above, with her husband Alan, has dedicated her life to helping orphans in China.
Here she explains, in her own words, why she has chosen to take such a difficult path in life...
People ask me how I can work with dying children in China - they say they couldn’t do it because they would just cry all the time. Do they think I don’t care? Do they think I am not affected by what I see every day? But I can’t not do it.
Everything in China is about money - there is no free health service. Even if a child needs surgery to help them to live, if the family can...
