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Gandy Street is the place to be on the First Thursdays of the month this summer

First Thursdays is a new event you won’t want to miss.

From June to September, Gandy Street will come alive on the first Thursday of each month, with a festival atmosphere in the early evening.

The first event takes place on Thursday 4 June, 5–8pm. Expect late-night shopping, live music, street entertainment, extended opening hours at cultural venues and a cocktail trail. All your favourite businesses on Gandy Street and in the surrounding area will be open, including:

Boston Tea Party : Will be hosting an indoor market with Circular Social, featuring

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EDDC aims to protect vulnerable

Teams from the Housing Service at East Devon District Council are working with partners to minimise the impact that cuts in Devon County Council (DCC) funding will have on over 1,300 elderly and vulnerable tenants. The cuts mean a reduction of over half a million pounds in this sector in the next financial year alone.

EDDC’s main aim is to ensure that those tenants who wish to continue living in their own homes are able to do so. And tenants will have a say in the type and implementation of any changes.

DCC has advised that the Older Persons Targeted Support Agreement will...

RGB awards recognise local tradespeople

RGB Building Supplies is giving tradesmen and women in the local area another chance to enter their Well Built Stamp of Excellence Awards before the first winner is chosen in September.

The awards aim to recognise the excellent work that honest and highly skilled construction workers do, as well as providing a useful and helpful resource for people in Exeter who are looking for a builder, plumber, roofer or decorator.

RGB’s customers are able to pick up a Well Built Stamp of Excellence form from the Exeter branch and hand it to their client to fill in. Their clients will be...

Exeter Foundation's £50k legacy fund

The Exeter Foundation has announced it will be putting up £50,000 to fund local legacy projects.

Since it was launched in 2010, the Exeter Chiefs’ charity has donated more than £350,000 to a wide range of organisations.

Among the beneficiaries have been Hospiscare, Vranch House, Dream-A-Way, Age UK Exeter and the Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education.

Now, the trustees have joined forces with the Express & Echo to find a landmark charity project that will benefit generations to come.

Chairman of the Foundation, Tony Rowe, who is also CEO of the Exeter...

£38m for superfast broadband improvements

Connecting Devon and Somerset has confirmed that an additional £38 million will be invested in improving superfast broadband coverage across the region. This funding will be spent on increasing coverage to 95% of homes and businesses by 2017.

Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, Cabinet Member for Economy and Growth for Devon County Council, said: “We are delighted to announce that Connecting Devon and Somerset and its partners have raised over £19 million towards better superfast broadband coverage in Devon and Somerset. This means that together with the matched funding from Government...

Food security is food for thought

The Exeter Initiative for Science and Technology is launching its first conference on 4th September at the University of Exeter Forum, bringing together leading figures from business and academia to raise awareness and discuss the impact of data, science and technology on food security and production.

Inside the last 30 years, Britain’s self-sufficiency has fallen from 78% to just 60% in food production, and the conference aims at evaluating farming techniques, and addressing the challenge of securing self sufficiency for the future. Yesterday (Thursday 7th August) was when the...

Hairdressers in the garden at Knightshayes

It’s almost that time of year, when National Trust staff at Knightshayes Court get to hone their hair dressing skills as the topiary in the Formal Garden receives its annual hair cut

The fox and hound topiary was planted Sir John and Lady Joyce Heathcoat-Amory, the last members of the family to live at Knightshayes, who were passionate and well respected gardeners and who dedicated much of their later lives to the creation of the renowned gardens.

The topiary consists of seven hounds and a fox, along with four large heads modelled on Talbot hounds. The Talbot hound, an...

River Cottage's talent search

Axminster's River Cottage is once again hosting a competition to find the next young cooking talent as Rising Star returns for 2014. The competition looks to find an inspirational character amongst the best of Britain’s young cooks. It offers them the chance to follow in the footsteps of last year’s champion, Sam Lomas, and become River Cottage’s Rising Star 2014. The champion will not only become the face of the Young Chef Apprenticeship Scheme, but also gain a once-in-a-life time opportunity to secure 12 months' employment and training at River Cottage HQ. They will star in videos, cook...

Trust shortlisted twice for outstanding efficiency and improvement

THE Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has been shortlisted twice for a national award for its excellent use of resources to drive service improvements.

The Trust is a finalist in the Value in Healthcare Awards, which seek to recognise and reward outstanding efficiency and improvement by the NHS.

The awards, led by flagship publication the Health Service Journal, attracted a record number of entries this year.

The finance team is one of three to be shortlisted in the Value and Improvement in Financial Services category.

The stroke therapy team, which won...

Record season ticket sales at Exeter Chiefs... New grandstand is taking shape

The £7.5m redevelopment of Sandy Park's West Grandstand has helped boost season ticket sales by five per cent.

As our pictures show, work is progressing rapidly ahead of the Exeter Chiefs first home game on September 13.

And that has been good for business.

Commenting on the news, Chief Executive Tony Rowe said: "Each year we continue to see our support base grow with the rise in season ticket sales. The support that we enjoyed last season, particularly during our European and LV= Cup adventures was simply outstanding. For us, it's fantastic to see so many...

Man in his early 20s found dead in St Thomas

A man in his early 20s was found dead in St Thomas, Exeter this morning, Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed. The man, who has yet to be identified, was found at 7.12am in a residence on Merrivale Road by ambulance crews. It is currently believed that the man was from the Exeter area, but it is not yet clear who called the ambulance, or what caused his death.

The police have said of the incident: “We are making ongoing enquiries, but the death is not being treated as suspicious.” The area surrounding the house is currently under police investigation.

Local News

Gandy Street is the place to be on the First Thursdays of the month this summer

EDDC aims to protect vulnerable

RGB awards recognise local tradespeople

Exeter Foundation's £50k legacy fund

£38m for superfast broadband improvements

Food security is food for thought

Hairdressers in the garden at Knightshayes

River Cottage's talent search

Trust shortlisted twice for outstanding efficiency and improvement

Record season ticket sales at Exeter Chiefs... New grandstand is taking shape

Man in his early 20s found dead in St Thomas

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