Get ready to jump, jive, and wail as the multi-award-winning Jive Aces take their infectious energy on a nationwide tour! The UK's undisputed kings of jive and swing are renowned for their electrifying live shows, guaranteed to get audiences of all ages moving in the aisles or on the dance floor.
This tour promises a night of real entertainment, overflowing with timeless jive and swing classics, alongside electrifying originals from their brand-new album, "Keeping The Show On The Road". Released on 19th July on CD, Vinyl and all major download platforms, the album is a testament to...
“Look out, look up” and stay safe around electrical equipment is the message to Devon farmers from National Grid Electricity Distribution as Farm Safety Week (22-26 July) kicks off today.
Every year the company, which has more than a million customers across the South West, is called to incidents where farm vehicles collide with overhead power lines.
One of them was near Whimple where a tractor trailer hit an electricity line pole.
The tractor driver didn’t realise he had clipped the pole with his trailer and continued dragging it for another six meters until it...
A community garden project has received over £17,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, to grow fresh produce for food banks and food action initiatives in Exeter and the surrounding area.
Having seen many families experiencing food poverty first-hand, Rhiannon Alcock set up Devon Dig & Donate , a community growing project run by volunteers to be able to give food banks and other local communities in need access to fresh produce.
After working in education for over 15 years, Rhiannon has supported many families who are...
A giant redwood tree on an allotment site in Exeter will have to be felled after noticeably deteriorating over the last year.
The Sequioadendron giganteum – also known in the UK as a ‘Wellingtonia’ or giant redwood – which is located on the Pinces Gardens Allotments, will have to be brought down for safety reasons. There is another giant redwood standing close by which is unaffected.
Tree experts at the City Council said the giant tree which stands at around 23m tall, with a stem diameter of some 2m, is beyond saving, with 95% of the foliage having already turned brown...
Crucial work to strengthen a high-profile wall on Exeter’s quayside are now complete, the City Council has announced.
The local authority carried out repairs and stabilisation to a 105-metre stretch of cliff face wall above Exeter Quay on the city centre side of the River Exe.
The cellars below the wall were once used by smugglers many years ago with an underground route connecting to the basements of properties in nearby Colleton Crescent. Today the cellars provide a home to a number of quirky and interesting businesses serving tourists and visitors to the quayside....
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been successful in its application for £2m of funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to carry out research into respiratory disease, aiming to shed light on a health condition that adversely affects the lungs.
The first of its kind globally, the study will explore treatment for a condition known as fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (FHP). The condition affects 11 in 100,000 people, with approximately 2000 new cases diagnosed in the UK each year. People with the condition experience...
Exeter High Street McDonald’s has reopened after a restaurant redesign, which delivers a better customer experience for all. Owned and operated by local Franchisee, David Shawyer, the Exeter restaurant is one of the first in Devon to undergo a ‘Convenience of the Future’ redesign.
With consumers increasingly looking for greater speed, efficiency and choice when ordering their food, McDonald’s ambitious ‘ Convenience of the Future’ restaurant revamp programme will combine a new restaurant layout with the latest technology to create a more seamless and enjoyable experience for...
Visionary musical polymath Damon Albarn OBE has been awarded an honorary DLitt from the University of Exeter in recognition of his creativity, innovation and commitment to environmental causes by the University of Exeter.
Damon is one of the UK’s most prolific and influential artists. The creative force on more than 40 albums, including band projects, solo albums, collaborations, operas and film soundtracks, his work has earned him six Brit Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards and a Grammy and has left an enduring mark on the music industry and beyond.
The 100th anniversary of the Devon County Library Service is being marked this month by Libraries Unlimited, the charity that manages 54 libraries in Devon and Torbay.
The Devon County Library Service was launched in 1924 with the aim of providing a single county-wide service giving all residents free access to books. Before then, many of Devon’s individual scattered community libraries were operated by subscription, or aligned to institutions such as the church, or funded by individual local authorities from people’s ‘rates’.
With parents starting to think about how to entertain the kids during the school summer break without breaking the bank, Kellogg’s is offering the ideal solution for fun and activity filled days within their local communities – Kellogg’s Football Camps.
In partnership with the EFL, Manchester City, Celtic and Rangers, the camps kick off in July** and run nationwide in 73 locations (within 10 miles of most homes) for 5-15yr olds. Thousands of free spaces for the new camps are now available*!
Getting involved couldn’t be easier. Parents simply purchase a special promo pack...
