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Steve Pledger in Concert

Event Date: 
28/11/2015 - 8:00pm to 11:00pm
Venue: 
Hope Hall, Hope Road, Wonford, Exeter EX2 5JN

Tickets £8.00 Doors 7.30 Please contact Twigg's Gigs on 07913 543124 or email sstwigg@blueyonder.co.uk Soft drinks, tea and coffee available. BYO alcohol. No wheelchair access.

Steve Pledger has an enviable reputation as a talented and dynamic performer. BBC Introducing have called his music "beautiful, authentic, unblemished and wonderful”. With writing that ranges from fragile reflections on love and loss to blistering commentaries on present circumstances, his songs pack an emotional punch, both on record and on stage.

His musical influences are many and varied...

International stars in action at Bicton

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Wed, 08/12/2015 - 3:07pm

A world-class field will be contesting Empire Coachbuilders Bicton Arena International Horse Trials, which run on August 22, and 23.

They include four riders in the FEI top 20 rider rankings – William Fox-Pitt, Sam Griffiths, Jonathan Paget and Paul Tapner - as well as a number of other well-known eventing stars.

World number two William Fox-Pitt will ride nine horses including his international four-star horse Cool Mountain in the open intermediate.

Australian Sam Griffiths rides include the hugely popular Happy Times who finished third at last year’s Land Rover...

Improved fertility clinic launched in Exeter

Couples across the South West now have access to improved fertility services to help them achieve their dreams of starting a family thanks to the re-launch of an Exeter clinic.

Fertility Exeter combines the high quality NHS fertility services provided by the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) with the self-funded treatment provided by the independent Peninsular Centre for Reproductive Medicine (PCRM).

The RD&E took over the successful PCRM clinic in June 2014, and has since undertaken extensive work to unify the two services. In recognition of this...

Broadband one of top five priorities for small businesses

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/13/2015 - 6:09am

Thirty nine per cent of Federation of Small Business members identified access to broadband as one of the top five priorities for the incoming government, following last week’s General Election. Commenting on the findings, Mike Smith, Director of Small Business at Virgin Media Business, said: ”We already know that small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. Yet still more needs to be done to support them – and digital is a huge part of that. ”That’s why we’re committed to supporting SMEs and growing businesses across the UK. Earlier this year, we announced a £3bn investment into...

Amy's first marathon is for Mencap

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 04/06/2015 - 11:39am

A housing officer at East Devon District Council will be running her first marathon later this month – and has chosen the gruelling London race for her initial outing.

Amy Gilbert, Support Services Manager, has run several half marathons, but has never before run in a full marathon. She is running in aid of Mencap, a charity that is dear to her heart as she has a younger sister who has severe mental and physical disabilities.

She aims to have at least £3,000 collected or pledged before she joins the other 40,000 or so runners in London on race day – Sunday 26 April....

Trust wins national e-learning award

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/12/2015 - 11:08am

The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has beaten off competition from Sony Europe, Tesco Bank and Jurys Inn to win a national award for the success of its online learning management system (LMS) for staff.

The Trust and Kallidus, the LMS company it works with, struck gold at the e-Learning Awards in London.

They won the Best Learning Management System Implementation category at an awards ceremony attended by around 550 guests and experts from across the industry.

The Trust has reported significant improvements in e-learning since switching to Kallidus in 2013....

Suicide rate behind bars rises

Eighty-two prisoners took their own lives during 2014 as the suicide rate behind bars rose to its highest level for seven years.

They included 14 young adults, aged between 18 and 24, data compiled by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal.

In total, 235 people died in prisons in England and Wales during 2014. More than 120 prisoners died of natural causes, and a further 24 deaths are yet to be classified by authorities.

A man was killed in an alleged homicide in Cardiff prison last March. A second alleged homicide, in Altcourse prison last November, has been...

Playhouse Creatures at Cygnet Theatre

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 12/18/2014 - 11:27am

Women on the English Stage! Outrageous? Exciting?

Greater respect for women? Fabulous roles… glamour and untold riches? Go and see!

The year is 1669 – a bawdy and troublesome time. The theatres have just re-opened after seventeen years of suppression under the Puritans. Charles II, now restored to the English throne, has by Royal Decree sanctioned the appearance of the first English actresses to grace the stage.

April De Angelis has taken five famous figures – Nell Gwyn, Elizabeth Farley, Rebecca Marshall, Doll Common and Mary Betterton – and given us a fascinating...