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Greendale appoints three new members to board of directors

The Greendale Group (FWS Carter & Sons), a diverse, family-owned local business, with interests in farming, fishing, retail, property and haulage, has announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Martyn Youell, Tom Chanter and Richard Gibbons.

ffective immediately, these appointments will provide extra strength and stability to the board, helping to shape the business for years to come.

Youell brings over 15 years of experience in the fishing sector. As Commercial Director for Waterdance (the Group’s fishing enterprise), he has...

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Exeter Hospiscare Men's Walk PICTURES

Almost 500 men walked in bright sunshine along Exeter’s canal raising thousands of pounds for local charity Hospiscare.

The walk started and finished at the Double Locks where the walkers were treated to a pint and a pasty before settling down to watch the Six Nations rugby. Sponsorship on the day alone raised £10,000 and Hospiscare hopes to reach its target of £30,000.

Charlotte Knipe, Hospiscare fundraiser, said: “It was a great day, the sun was shining, there was a fun atmosphere and it was so nice to see the men relax after the walk and enjoy their pints and pasties. It...

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Honour for Devon & Cornwall Trading Standards officer

A Devon and Somerset Trading Standards officer has been honoured at a national awards ceremony for his work in boosting business by forging closer ties between traders and regulatory bodies.

Former businessman Tim Milsom, owner of Exminster Garage for 27 years, has clinched the Government’s inaugural Better Business for All (BBfA) ‘Individual Ambassador’ Award at a ceremony in London.

The Devon and Somerset BBfA Partnership is an alliance of 19 local authorities across Devon and Somerset plus the Fire and Rescue Service working with the Heart of the South West (HotSW) LEP,...

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Evacuation at Exeter City after smoke grenade set off

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 03/12/2016 - 6:37pm

A stand was evacuated at Exeter City after reports of a fire.

The old Stagecoach stand was at the centre of the drama.

At first it was reported as a fire drill.

However, it has since emerged that a smoke grenade caused the alert.

The game, against Carlisle United, was halted for more than an hour.

It ended 2-2.

The club said police made an arrest at the stadium and have taken the suspect into custody.

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PizzaExpress Delivered straight to your door

PizzaExpress has chosen Exeter to launch its exciting new delivery service on Monday 7th March, and will be giving away £10,000 worth of pizzas in the lead up to launch.

Residents need to look out for mobile waiters whizzing around town on their Italian styled electric scooters, and even knocking on their door.

PizzaExpress Delivered will transport hot, fresh, restaurant-quality pizzas straight to the door of homes and offices within a 10 minute radius of its dedicated site in Sidwell Street, Exeter.

Deliveries will initially cover postcodes EX1 1, EX1 2, EX1 9, EX2...

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Men enjoy more of their life in 'good health' than women

New figures show that men can expect to spend a higher proportion of their lives in “good” health than women.

Males at birth in England could expect to spend 80% of their remaining lives in “good” health, compared with females 77%.

The report, from the Office for National Statistics, also found that healthy life expectancy for men and women did not keep pace with increasing life expectancy, meaning people are spending longer in “not good” health.

The statistics also found large inequalities of healthy life expectancy between local authorities.

Males in...

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Radio Devon's Fitz digs first turf on site of charity family suite

Authored by elfcharity
Posted: Sat, 03/12/2016 - 7:13am

Staff from the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Trust and ELF were joined by ELF Patron, David Fitzgerald to put the first spade in the ground for the new family suite.

ELF wants to do more for critically ill and end of life patients. The Chevithorne Appeal will fund the building of a suite of rooms for patients and their families so that they can be together whilst still receiving the tailored medical care at the hospital.

The suite will have two bedrooms – one for the patient and one for their family. An open plan living area with kitchenette gives the home comforts and...

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Free fun day at Exeter Uni

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/11/2016 - 9:26pm

You can join the University of Exeter for a free family fun day as part of its diamond jubilee celebrations, and try your hand at a range of activities ranging from tennis tasters to hands-on experiments.

The family Community Day will take place at the University’s Streatham Campus on Sunday 20 March between 12 and 4pm and has been designed to please all ages.

Parking and admission will be free and people are being encouraged to picnic in the award-winning grounds or buy hot food from the farmers market. You can also take part in sessions that will include football skills...

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Senior police officer sleeps rough for charity

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Fri, 03/11/2016 - 4:08pm

One of Devon and Cornwall Police's most senior officers will be sleeping rough for charity in Exeter this weekend along with other officers from the Force.

Assistant Chief Constable Paul Netherton will be braving a harsh Winter’s night this Saturday [March 12] by sleeping on the streets of Princesshay as part of the YMCA Sleep Easy challenge.

In full uniform, officers will be joining the Bishop of Exeter, Robert Atwell, and other volunteers to raise money for Exeter YMCA's work with young people who are homeless and to help beat youth homelessness in Exeter.

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Police Commissioner's office to move to Middlemoor

Tony Hogg has today confirmed that the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) will move from its leased premises on the Pynes Hill business park, Exeter, to police headquarters at Middlemoor.

To do this, extensive renovations must take place on the most suitable office and, following a successful tendering process in which a number of local contractors submitted bids, one of these has been successful.

Cost of this renovation cannot be revealed as the contract value is subject to commercial confidentiality. However, the OPCC can confirm this is substantially...

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New flagship office for WBW

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/11/2016 - 2:43pm

Devon law firm WBW has acquired two floors of Castle Circus House, providing over 8,000 sq ft of purpose purpose-built office block on Union Street, Torquay.

The building was constructed in the late 1930’s by Walter Jenkins Marble.

Currently operating out of two smaller offices in the town, the plan is for both premises to relocate to the new flagship office in summer of this year.

The firm, which says it has grown considerably over recent years with the merger of Bynes and McDermott French. In addition the firm has employed a number of staff from Paignton based...

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