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Arts and culture announce three new creative fellows

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Mon, 01/23/2023 - 5:35pm

Bringing together three creative practitioners with three academic hosts, this year’s set of extraordinary Creative Fellowships at the University of Exeter see the worlds of law, maritime history and environmental justice collide with multidisciplinary art and poetry.

Developed by the University’s Arts and Culture team in 2018, the fellowships provide a platform upon which renowned creative practitioners can embed themselves into ground-breaking research at the University. Lasting a total of five weeks across the academic year, the scheme encourages mutually beneficial exchange,...

Exeter Philharmonic Choir Concert Spring 2023

Monteverdi Vespers

Event Date: 
18/03/2023 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, EX1 1HS

In a large-scale performance, Exeter Philharmonic Choir and professional musicians bring the musical magic of Baroque Venice to Exeter.

Exeter Philharmonic Choir is delighted to be joined in this musical adventure by approximately 40 boys and girls aged under thirteen from the Devon County Junior Choir, six outstanding soloists who have performed this work many times around the world and the internationally renowned early music group, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts.

The 17th-century Italian musical prodigy Claudio Monteverdi wrote his Vespers (an ancient form of...

Step One Charity Appoints New CEO

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/23/2023 - 10:21am

Devon based charity, Step One, is delighted to confirm Ben Greaves as their new CEO following a recruitment process during which he impressed both service managers and trustees with his strong leadership skills and positive, practical attitude towards delivering our mission to support people with disabilities and mental health issues. Ben will start in January 2023. Ben brings 20 years’ experience from various leadership roles in the British Army, recently leading a team of 500 people across 6 sites in the UK and in 12 countries globally as a Commanding Officer and, as a result, has a...

Stagecoach SW to hold recruitment days in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 01/22/2023 - 8:25pm

Local bus operator, Stagecoach, are encouraging job seekers across the region to get their careers on the move with a number of recruitment events to drive interest in vacant positions across Exeter.

This is the perfect opportunity for people across the city and surrounding areas to hear about the package of benefits Stagecoach offer their driving team, and also see just how easy it is to sign up!

The Stagecoach Exeter team are heading out to a number of recruitment events to talk people through the opportunity and guide interested applicants through the process. So, If...

Exeter-based guitar shop launches Crowdfunder to build ethical repurposed guitars

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/19/2023 - 9:35pm

Love guitars? Love Planet Earth? Love supporting local/independent businesses? Then the Crowdfunder recently launched by Devon-based Life Guitars Co is for you! With a strong vision and set of ethical values, the team at Life Guitars are on a mission to take over the guitar world, one high-quality used repurposed guitar at a time.

A brief history

Established in July 2020 amidst the start of a global pandemic, award-winning Life Guitars Co burst onto the UK independent retail scene with a vision to breathe new life into old and used guitars, amps and effects pedals....

Westbank's Kidzone Childcare Manager Lucy Elliott with one of the toddlers

Devon preschool graded ‘Good’ in its first year of operation

A small, friendly preschool near Exeter that welcomed its first intake of young children last spring has already received a good grade.

In a recent Ofsted inspection, the Kidzone at Exminster - operated by local charity Westbank Community Health and Care - was described as a ‘Good Provider’.

The charity’s preschool for Over 2s opened its doors at the end of April 2022, with just three children attending over three days. Since then, it has quadrupled its numbers and extended its opening hours. The facility now looks after 12 young children over five days and has recently...

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SWR sets out weekend train services following major landslide

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/19/2023 - 3:54pm

SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) has set out its service plan for the rest of this week and weekend, following the major landslip in the Hook area, which has severely reduced the number of trains that can safely run between Basingstoke and Woking.

The landslip has left a 44-metre stretch of track suspended in mid-air, resulting in a severely restricted service between Basingstoke and Woking and no through trains to London Waterloo from Exeter St Davids, Salisbury, Weymouth, Bournemouth, Southampton Central, Winchester and Portsmouth Harbour via Eastleigh.

While the permanent...

Cyclist seriously injured in Exeter collision

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a collision in Exeter, which left a cyclist seriously injured.

The collision happened in Rydon Lane, at the junction with Old Rydon Lane, just before 5.45pm on Tuesday 17 January.

It involved a grey VW Transporter, driven by a local woman in her 60s, and a pedal cycle ridden by a local man in his 50s.

The cyclist was taken to The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with injuries initially thought to be life-threatening, but later deemed serious.

The driver of the VW Transporter was not injured....

Man vs Fridge running Exeter half marathon for charity

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 01/18/2023 - 3:21pm

Sam Hammond, 30, is a man on a mission – with his fridge! The Royal Marine from Redruth is no stranger to running around the country with white goods strapped to his back to raise money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. On the 11th February he will be running the Exeter Half marathon - with his fridge.

Sam said: “ I have been doing this for a while to raise money for charity and I just wanted to take it to the next level. I’m going to begin with the Exeter Half and then move on to the Brighton Half, with a view to breaking the full marathon Guinness World Record of running...

Risk of snow as cold snap continues

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 01/17/2023 - 4:08pm

A warning has been issued over the risk of snow and ice across Devon this evening and people in the county are being advised to take extra care when travelling.

Temperatures have remained low throughout today and while this evening is not forecast to be as cold as last night, the Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for widespread ice and wintry showers which could cause disruption from 6pm tonight until midday tomorrow.

Road surface temperatures are set to fall as low as -5C this evening and following multiple treatments by Devon County Council’s gritting...

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