At an exclusive awards ceremony and exhibition opening at Exeter Phoenix last night, Olivier Larivière was announced as the recipient of the main £1000 award for the Exeter Contemporary Open 2012. The judges – artist S Mark Gubb, independent curator Paula Orrell and Phoenix gallery curator Matt Burrows faced a tough decision to select three award winners from the nine exhibiting artists. Olivier's paintings however, a series of images depicting people handling wild animals, were seen to stand out as particularly strong.
Students from Broadhembury and Branscombe primary school enjoyed a fun-filled activity day at Bicton College to celebrate the merging of the two schools. Bicton College is proud to be supporting the community organising a great day for over 70 pupils aged between 4 and 11 years, pupils participated in activities including High and Low Ropes, Rafting, Climbing, Archery, Canoeing, Orienteering and Shelter building. Alan Johnson, chair of governors at both primary schools and an academy head at Bicton College says ‘As the chair of governors for the newly formed Jubilee Federation it’s great...
The archive of a West Country author, Ronald Duncan, who lived in north Devon all his writing life, has been acquired by the University of Exeter. Its arrival will be celebrated by a special display at Exeter library during this year’s Poetry festival on 5 October.
The collection is a record of the life of Ronald Duncan who came to Welcombe in the 1930s and lived and farmed breeding pigs and horses until his death in 1982. He was a wartime pacifist who travelled to visit Gandhi in India in 1937 aged only 22. While there he met the mystic Rabindranath Tagore. Duncan wrote...
The Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner takes his most outrageous show yet, the brand new Posturing Delivery Tour, on the road.
Russell considers that he might be one of the guys who never has a baby, why is this not a 'male subject' and plans to give birth, live on stage, then raise it - in front of you. Come along!
Squashbox Theatre’s new show is a marvellous mix of history and mystery!
Find out all about archaeology and fossils, say hello to one of your stone-age ancestors, hear stories of giants and wizards, see a volcano erupting before your very eyes, and maybe even glimpse a dinosaur or two...
There will be thrills and spills galore, but also lots of laughs, plenty of puppets, songs, slapstick, tall tales and crazy characters – all presented in unique Squashbox style!
Tickets: £10, family ticket: £24 for 3 + up to 3 more £8 each. Suitable for children aged four-plus....
As we settle in to the autumn and Halloween is just round the corner I start thinking about making my home look and feel cosy. It’s all about the finishing touches, be inspired by the colours of the season, warm blackberry, golden orange and green. Add some new cushions to you room or a beautiful throw in fabulous textures. Mix them up, be bold, use silk alongside chunky knit wools, it will give your space a wonderful warm glow. And, when it comes to Halloween why not brings some twigs in from the garden and dress them with Halloween-inspired decorations, pumpkins and spooky ghosts it will...
The University of Exeter has been named University of the Year in The Sunday Times University Guide 2013. In the South West, the University is also ranked as best in the region for teaching. The 64-page guide, now in its 15th year, is published this Sunday, September 30, with The Sunday Times.
After being shortlisted four times in the past decade for the University of the Year title, Exeter has finally claimed the top prize, while rising to 7th, its highest-ever position in The Sunday Times University Guide’s new league table.
New research has discovered that all too many adults are unaware of just how important a healthy mouth is – leaving them vulnerable to bleeding gums, lost teeth and even a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease and other illnesses.
To find out more about the South West’s oral health habits, research was commissioned by the Simplyhealth Advisory Research Panel (ShARP). The panel is a body of independent experts set up to help communicate the latest intelligence on a variety of important health areas, brought together by Simplyhealth – one of the leading names in healthcare....
The inaugural Business Expo ‘Business Gives Back’ held at Exeter Racecourse in aid of Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) during ‘National Air Ambulance Week’ is confirmed as a resounding success by organisers, thebestofexeter.
More than 400 delegates had the opportunity to visit local business exhibition stands and seminars presented by key-note speakers chaired by Derek Philips, with one-to-one business clinics in The Business Advice Centre. The day kicked-off with an early morning Big Breakfast chaired by Nick Agg-Manning, while Exeter Chamber of Commerce hosted a...
