‘Lockdown Legends’ – the people of Devon who went that extra mile to help out during COVID-19 – are still being sought for a photographic exhibition in Exeter.
Nominations for the exhibition at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery close this Sunday (19 July), so don’t miss the chance to feature in this historic event.
Organisers have stressed that teams can be nominated. However because of the subject matter and social distancing, people are being asked to use just one person to represent the team in the nomination.
Due to ‘you know what’ Donavon Frankenreiter will now be touring in 2021 and will headline the Phoenix in Exeter on Monday 1st November.
Donavon has been writing, recording and touring his music for 20 years. With over a dozen full-length record releases and hundreds of songs written, the traveling troubadour has become beacon for funkified jams, stylish stomps and feel-good grooves. From his surf-inspired serenades to classic blues-rooted funk, the Donavon is always evolving. It would seem he’s just getting started…
Donavon first came to the South West back in 2004 when...
This summer marks the arrival of HeyChesto - a beautiful, vintage-inspired suitcase with in-built shelving that becomes a pret-a-porter wardrobe solution while on the move. Inspired by the old fashion chests and trunks of the golden age of travel, the HeyChesto makes a unique travel companion for the modern traveller with its chic style. The HeyChesto becomes an essential extension of the wardrobe and reflection of its owner’s personal style, while providing a practical solution to make life on the move easier – no need to unpack, more time for adventure.
A new initiative designed to find solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges has been announced.
On Wednesday (July 15th), the University of Exeter and the Met Office will enter a partnership to create a Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence.
Environmental Intelligence is an exciting new field of research that sits at the interface of environmental and sustainability research, data science, artificial intelligence and digital technologies.
It will be crucial in ensuring that we have the information required to...
Increasing numbers of people have turned to walking for exercise, escapism, stress-busting and enjoyment during the COVID-19 ‘lockdown’. So, Devon Ramblers are helping to support walkers old and new across the county to carry on enjoying walking, safely and responsibly, and make it a permanent habit as restrictions are slowly eased.
Joining the Ramblers, Great Britain’s largest walking community, gives walk lovers access to all-year-round support, advice and inspiration – online, via social media, and through a quarterly magazine. This is great news for the 74% of Britons who said...
The latest section of one of Devon County Council’s main cross-city walking and cycling routes has been completed.
The stretch of the E4 route from Pinhoe Road to Exhibition Way is now open, connecting it to the first phase of the route on Cumberland Way and onto Redhayes Bridge over the M5 to connect with the east of Exeter.
These most recent improvements have widened existing shared paths along Pinhoe Road and include priority crossings. A two-way cycle route, with a ‘buffer’ zone segregating cyclists from the road, has also been developed along part of Exhibition Way...
A new community is growing at Taylor Wimpey's new Mayfield Gardens development in Monkerton, Exeter, with a number of residents now settled into their homes and construction back underway.
A collection of properties in the growing suburb of Monkerton, Mayfield Gardens includes a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes with options for first time buyers, downsizers and growing families. The first residents began to move into their homes in November 2019 and are already making the most of life on a new-build development.
Sales Manager Jackie Ireland said: “We’ve had some...
Exeter needs more space for walking and cycling, not cars.
We need a Green Recovery from the covid-19 crisis, including massive investment in walking, cycling and public transport infrastructure. The government’s decision to spend £27 billion on new road building is now clearly out of date - social distancing measures mean that we need more space for people to walk and cycle safely. Cities across the world, including Athens, Paris and Bristol, have recently announced plans to cut traffic, and pedestrianise areas of the city centre. Let’s do this here in Exeter as well. Exeter...
The forward-thinking of Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, has today hit a new level with confirmation that he has signed 30 of his senior squad to new long-term deals at Sandy Park.
With Premiership Rugby clubs agreeing last month to cut the salary cap by £1.4m from the 2021/22 season, Baxter and the Chiefs management wasted little time in securing the future of their crown jewels, including the likes of Stuart Hogg, Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Henry Slade and the Simmonds brothers, Joe and Sam.
It’s a huge statement of intent from the Devon club and...
Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, and Blue Islands, the growing Channel Islands-based airline, have formed an extensive partnership to offer their customers a broad new range of regional air connections across the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
The airlines will provide seamless connections between their flights, enabling customers to buy a single ticket to benefit from lower fares and guaranteed connections on a wide range of links between Scotland, the North East and the Isle of Man to the south coast and the Channel Islands.
