Local business woman Sarah Wilde, 42 from Exminster, is excited for her highly anticipated TV debut since making the decision to swap her spatula for mascara.
Sarah, who once worked at a roadside café satisfying hungry tourists, now runs her own successful Avon business and is the star of a new Avon Cosmetics TV advertising campaign.
A self-confessed ‘workaholic’, Sarah lives and breathes Avon and wants to share her story to empower women everywhere.
The entrepreneur started her Avon business as a way to earn extra money alongside her job at the Transport Café. She...
A popular Exeter hotel has donated television sets to a charity fundraising body, after undergoing a major refurbishment.
The Mercure Exeter Southgate underwent a £2.5m re-furbishment earlier this year. The hotel donated 20 television sets, which were previously in rooms, to the Exeter Foundation.
As a fundraising body, the Exeter Foundation offered the televisions to its member charities on a first come first served basis. The televisions were snapped up within 2 hours by a number of different charities.
Headway, Exeter Youth Section, Age UK, Exeter Leukaemia Fund...
An Exeter man is set to experience a taste of stardom by appearing in a new nationwide TV advert for Britain’s biggest bingo site, Tombola.
Neil Coles, 32, was shortlisted from hundreds of players from around the country to make it through to the 2015 advert. Neil makes his TV debut from Monday 24th August, when the new advert airs across the UK.
The advert focuses on a group of genuine players and chat moderators enjoying bingo on their smartphones, in a fun and friendly environment.
Neil has been an avid member of Tombola for almost three years, and says he is...
It Came From Planet Exe will be beaming into Exeter Phoenix this Saturday, 11 July, between 11am–4pm, and looks to be a very exciting day out for all ages!
If you like Doctor Who, Star Wars and superheroes then this is the day for you.
Event organiser Lee Rawlings says: “This convention is open to everyone who loves the world of sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, comics, films and TV. We have everything from top quality merchandisers and dealers; special guests from the worlds of TV, film and books; costumers; live music; games;...
BBC One has announced that Claire Goose and Matt Bardock will lead the cast of a new daytime drama, The Coroner.
Claire Goose (Casualty & Waking the Dead) will play Jane, the Coroner and Matt Bardock (Casualty) will play Davey, the local Detective Sergeant. They will be joined by Grace Hogg-Robinson (Birdhouse) who will play Beth, the Coroner’s daughter, Oliver Gomm who will play Clint, the Coroner’s Officer, Beatie Edney (Poldark) who will play Judith, Jane’s Mother and Ivan Kaye (Layer Cake & Eastenders), who will play Mick, the pub landlord.
The popular BBC One antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is set to visit Powderham Castle in Kenton on Thursday 7 May 2015. Flog It! - the major BBC antiques show is now on its fourteenth series and regularly achieves an audience of over two million viewers in its weekday afternoon slot. Powderham Castle, the home to the Earl and Countess of Devon near Exeter will be hosting the Flog It! valuation day. Rather like a treasure hunt, members of the public are invited to bring along up to three antiques and collectables they might be interested in selling.
Artist Nick Matson has teamed up with controversial television family The Fulfords to create a unique art holiday experience at their home near Exeter.
The Fulfords rose to fame with Channel 4’s The F***ing Fulfords and BBC3’s Life is Toff, which documented their unconventional way of living in their run-down stately home.
Art enthusiasts will have a rare opportunity to inhabit the stunning period property at the Great Fulford Estate where they can soak up the grounds and landscape during a four night art holiday.
The Fulfords are opening their home for a limited...
A ground breaking interactive BBC documentary series exploring some of the biggest questions facing mankind about its past, present and future features expert commentary from University of Exeter religion scholar Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou. The ‘Story of Now’ series uses the latest video technology to enable viewers to explore films and hear from 20 experts about some of the world’s fundamental issues from religion, to politics, creation to consciousness. Hollywood star, Idris Elba presents the series on the BBC’s new online platform for trying out digital content and emerging...
A new TV programme telling the story of what life was like for Romans and Britons 2000 years ago involves a unique journey across Britain by helicopter with commentary from a University of Exeter archaeologist. ‘Roman Britain from the Air’ is on ITV at 8pm on 23 December. The programme is presented by Christine Bleakley and historian Dr Michael Scott, with assistance from University of Exeter archaeologist Professor Stephen Rippon, who advised on the making of ‘Roman Britain from the Air’. The Romans have left a legacy that’s lasted 1600 years. From Hadrian’s Wall to the 6000 seat...
