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Slazenger Padel opens in Exeter

Slazenger, one of the world’s leading names in racquet sports, has unveiled Slazenger Padel Exeter, a 35,000 sq. ft Padel Club located at Haven Banks in the heart of the city.

This marks another step in Slazenger Padel’s ambition to become the UK’s leading padel powerhouse, bringing premium padel facilities to more communities across the country.

On Monday 31st August, Slazenger Padel opened its newest location at Haven Banks Retail Park in Exeter, which has been providing outdoor education, training and recreational opportunities for more than 45 years.

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Exeter mini-cab drivers prosecuted

Three private hire vehicle drivers in Exeter have been prosecuted for illegally picking up fares on the street. The prosecutions follow a joint operation by Exeter City Council, the Police and Vector Transport Consultancy on 22 October 2016. By law, private hire vehicles – unlike taxis (hackney carriages) – can only transport customers if the trip is booked in advance. Only hackney carriages can pick up fares on the street. The operation followed a number of complaints from Exeter’s Hackney Carriage trade about illegal plying of trade in the city. On Monday 10 April at Exeter Magistrates...

Devon and Cornwall PCC expenses inquiry file sent to CPS

The investigation into the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez, which relates to spending at the 2015 General Election, will be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The Independent Police Complaints Commission, has confirmed it intends to pass the file to the CPS, after an investigation by West Mercia Police. It is for the CPS to consider whether any charges should be brought. This action to refer is in line with that taken by a number of police forces to refer similar cases across the country. “I have been informed that Ms Hernandez’s case will be...

Pop idol Olly Murs links up with Exeter Chiefs

High-flying Exeter Chiefs have forged a partnership with a top concert promoter to cross-support events.

Exeter's Premier League, rugby club, Exeter Chiefs and Stephen C Associates (SCA) have linked to support each other’s activities throughout the rest of 2017.

These include the summer concerts by Olly Murs on Saturday, July 29 and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra on Sunday July 30 at Powderham Castle and the Chief’s 2017/18 fixtures.

Events promoter SCA, which has worked with some of the world’s biggest stars, is also backing the rugby union club’s charity, The...

Virgin Media expands broadband network in Devon

Virgin Media today announced that homes and businesses in Devon will be next to benefit from an ultrafast broadband and entertainment boost.

As part of its Project Lightning expansion, Virgin Media plans to extend its fibre optic network to 42,000 homes and businesses across Devon. Work has already begun in Torquay to connect almost 24,000 new premises and is expected to be completed across the county before the end of 2019.

Those who wish to take Virgin Media’s services will be connected to ultrafast broadband with download speeds of up to 300Mbps for residents and...

Egg-cellent work by Adopstar for young cancer patients

The employees from Adopstar’s decided to support CLIC Sargent a little differently this Easter, and have very kindly donated over 600 Easter eggs to the children CLIC Sargent support across the South West.

CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading provider of support for young cancer patients under the age of 25, and their families.

When cancer strikes young lives CLIC Sargent helps families limit the damage cancer causes beyond their health. Cancer affects every part of life, for the young person and their families – relationships, confidence, money, school, and work.

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County Council sets out highway maintenance programme

Devon County Council’s Cabinet has approved the authority’s programme of highway maintenance for the financial year.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded the Council £51.4 million for its capital budget in 2017/18. This includes allocations from the Pothole Action Fund, National Productivity Investment Fund, Incentive Fund and Challenge Fund, which will be used for planned structural maintenance on Devon’s 8,000 miles of roads - the biggest highway network of any authority in the country.

The maintenance programme includes £9.8 million for schemes on roads with a...

Two in five SW GPs to “quit within five years”

Around two in every five GPs in the South West have said they intend to quit within the next five years, exposing the magnitude of the region’s impending healthcare crisis suggesting that the picture for the UK may be particularly challenging.

The University of Exeter’s recent largescale survey of GPs across the region also found that seven out of ten GPs intend to change their working patterns in a way that would mean less contact with patients. This included leaving patient care, taking a career break, or reducing their hours.

More than 2,000 GPs responded to the survey,...

New VED Road Tax Explained

Despite being released earlier this year and discussed on various forums, a lot of people in the UK still don’t understand the new Vehicle Excise Duty or VED road tax that became effective on the 1st of April. New cars purchased must now comply with the new tax regulations, which introduce a significant set of changes to the vehicle tax bands.

What are the changes to understand in the new VED road tax? We talked to experts in this field to find out more about the new tax bands and how they affect you.

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The new tax bands put more emphasis on CO2...

Novomatic confirms record revenue in 2016

Novomatic has released their financial records for the year ending 2016, and those records confirm that the company’s income increased by a 10% which equates to around €2.3bn. On the other hand, the gaming company also increased their headcount, and is now standing at 23,500.

These records also confirm that it was the first time the company was realizing the highest growth on a per year basis in the last 36 years. The exact revenue that the gaming company netted in 2016 was €2,294.1m and this figure corresponds to a year-on-increment of around 10%.

The company says that a...

Two Devon children treated following fire

Three appliances from Newton Abbot and Torquay stations were mobilised to reports of a fire involving a gas canister at a domestic property in Kingsteignton.

Crews found a fire in the integral garage that had spread to the ground floor of the property, so set to work using four breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets.

The incident took place in Calvados Park, Kingsteigntonat 20.50pm yesterday (April 11).

An ambulance was requested to attend to one 11 year old child and one 14 year old child who were suffering the effects of smoke inhalation. Fire crews...

Local News

Slazenger Padel opens in Exeter

Exeter mini-cab drivers prosecuted

Devon and Cornwall PCC expenses inquiry file sent to CPS

Pop idol Olly Murs links up with Exeter Chiefs

Virgin Media expands broadband network in Devon

Egg-cellent work by Adopstar for young cancer patients

County Council sets out highway maintenance programme

Two in five SW GPs to “quit within five years”

New VED Road Tax Explained

Novomatic confirms record revenue in 2016

Two Devon children treated following fire

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