Students from Exeter and all over Devon got the chance to see for themselves the city college's brand new Technology Centre when it opened its doors last week. While the students have hopefully been enjoying a well earned break from studies over the summer, the college has been busy preparing for the new term.
The new £8.5million Technology Centre, built to provide world class Engineering, Aerospace and Automotive facilities at the edge of Exeter, is the latest new build in the college's property strategy and the iconic building at Monkerton is already making an impression on...
You are warmly invited to the open evening of the new show at the Real Food store cafe on Thursday 4 October 6-8pm. Their fabulous new show is called 'Escape' and features the work of a group of three local artists whose paintings include bright, floral, landscape, townscape and still life, working in all media. Opens on Tuesday 2 October until Saturday 27 October. Featured artists include: Lynne Ong: Lives and paints around the Tamar Valley, primarily concentrates on landscapes in oil and acrylic (image above 'Gunnislake before the rain'); Kari McGowan: Painter and teacher specialising in...
The brand new Cullompton Community Centre - known as The Venue Cullompton - is launching its new wedding package by offering one very lucky couple a wedding worth £4,000.Volunteer Rowena Cross came up with the idea to coincide with the launch of St Andrew’s Church’s free wedding planning service to couples who live in the Cullompton area.
She said the wedding planning idea came to her as an opportunity to reach out to couples during what is potentially quite a stressful time.“This is a fabulous opportunity for brides and grooms to be, whether they are church-goers or not. I would...
Totnes based company, Lifedge, will be helping to bring a taste of adventure to Exeter with the announcement it will be sponsoring UK adventurer, Mark Beaumont’s upcoming UK tour, which will see him appear at Exeter’s Barnfield theatre on Friday October 19th.
Lifedge was launched earlier this year by Scanstrut – a company that has been designing products for the demanding marine environment for over 25 years. The first product to be launched is the Waterproof iPad Case, designed to enable all outdoor enthusiasts to use their iPads in any location, no matter how extreme the...
Exeter-based physical trainer James Buckingham gives advice on how to plan a successful fitness regime...
They say that “failing to plan is planning to fail”. As a trainer and coach I agree with this sentiment. Experience from my own training and from helping others plan and execute their training, if there is no plan in place there is limited progress. So here are a few very simple tips to get you on the right path to physical training success.
Decide on a goal and make a suitable plan to fulfil it. It should be specific, measurable / recordable, realistic and have
Exeter’s South Street Baptist Church (located at the lower end of South Street) are currently hosting an art exhibition this week on 28 and 29 September. Artwork is by members of South Street Baptist’s artistic community augmented by selected local artists – including Brian J. Turner (now seven years into his epic 30 year project to paint the entire Bible. Over 300 completed paintings so far.)
The exhibition is fundraising for The Palace Gate Centre, South Street Baptist Church’s own Community Centre at Exeter’s heart. The Centre provides support for the practical everyday needs in...
On 12 October, Exeter Cathedral is hosting its Diamond Jubilee Grand Nave Dinner in support of the Third Millennium Campaign, which ensures that the Cathedral and its mission are sustained for the future. John Nettles is kindly giving his time to entertain the dinner guests with readings drawn from the archives and there will be music from David Webb, a former chorister, who is now forging a professional career together with the Cathedral's own musicians, choristers and the Devon County Junior choir. Tickets have been sold out, but there is a waiting list should there be any returns so do get...
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in an Exeter pub by another man who was described as looking like pop star Olly Murs. The incident took place at around 10.50pm on Wednesday 12 September in The Imperial pub in New North Road. There was an altercation between two men and when the victim tried to intervene the suspect punched him to the floor and then kicked him to the face. The 25-year-old victim from Bolton suffered a fractured eye socket and bleeding to his eye in the incident. Police have released a description of the suspect (pictured) as follows: 5ft 8in...
Lyn Gould, above, with her husband Alan, has dedicated her life to helping orphans in China.
Here she explains, in her own words, why she has chosen to take such a difficult path in life...
People ask me how I can work with dying children in China - they say they couldn’t do it because they would just cry all the time. Do they think I don’t care? Do they think I am not affected by what I see every day? But I can’t not do it.
Everything in China is about money - there is no free health service. Even if a child needs surgery to help them to live, if the family can...
