The Cornwall Council multi-million pound investment in Spaceport Cornwall is set to revolutionise businesses, jobs and skills in the region.
The University of Exeter has been working in partnership with Spaceport Cornwall, Virgin Orbit, Cornwall Council, the UK and European space agencies and the South West Satellite Applications Catapult to build expertise and business support services so that the region can reap the economic and societal benefits from the rapidly growing space industry.
The Spaceport will put Cornwall at the centre of the growing UK space sector, opening...
Families for Children are delighted to be the nominated as charity of the year by Figgy Puddings based in Devon.
The Business husband and wife team Richie and Jo Evans, (plus two rapidly growing helpers) have always made their own Christmas Puddings, and often gave them as Christmas presents for friends and family.
They received such glowing feedback that they decided to sell them, starting with just a hundred puddings which quickly sold out.
They have now been making and selling award winning Christmas Puddings for over ten years and have customers all over the UK...
Andy and the Odd Socks have today announced the 2020 tour dates and album pre-order bundle package. Fans can now pre-order the new Who's In The Odd Socks? album through the band's official store and receive exclusive pre-sale access to meet and greet tickets from the band's upcoming tour. On pre-ordering the album bundled with a limited-edition personalised t-shirt they'll also get their t-shirt and a free signed festive card before Christmas Day.
Fronted by CBeebies superstar Andy Day, the London based five-piece will play live shows up and down the country to support the release...
Organic veg box company Riverford has won Rising Star of the Year Award at a national awards ceremony recognising excellence among employee owned businesses.
Judges at the Employee Ownership Association Awards praised the new culture of co-ownership across the Riverford business, which they said had helped it secure the win, and a successful first year under the new ownership model.
“The award celebrates a business that already, in its early life, has an effective employee ownership culture where its commitment to engaging its workforce is driving a strong financial...
LiveWest and national house-builder Bovis Homes will deliver 2,000 new homes across the South West for shared ownership, affordable rent and for sale on three sites as part of a strategic partnership.
As the largest housing provider of affordable housing in the region, providing these homes will significantly contribute to LiveWest’s ambitious plans to deliver 16,000 homes over the next 10 years - which equates to a £2 billion investment into the South West economy.
The joint venture will see 678 new homes built in Exeter, 398 in Tavistock and the latest scheme to be...
The UK’s only week-long cyber security awareness week (CSAW) is returning to Exeter next year, and local business people are invited to join the launch event.
Now in its fourth year, CSAW, sponsored by Datto, is the brainchild of Bluegrass Group , an Exeter-based provider of industry-leading, outsourced IT support services. Over five days, Bluegrass will bring together a host of expert speakers to educate South West businesses and help them conquer the growing cyber threat.
David Thomas, Bluegrass’ Managing Director, commented: “While a decline in the number of high-profile...
A new partnership between the University of Exeter and Powderham Castle will help experts to continue to discover more about Devon’s most illustrious family.
Historians Professor James Clark and Professor Henry French are exploring the extraordinary archives at the ancestral home of the Earl of Devon to discover more about the long history of the Courtenay family, the landmark castle and Devon and the West Country region as a whole. The work has led to new exhibitions, reinterpretation of the collections at Powderham, a new understanding of our most significant medieval kings, and...
On their return booking to the Old Firehouse after their firey debut performance two weeks ago, The Wordsmen are ready to pump the atmosphere again with rock classics like "Johnny B. Goode" and "The Hippy Hippy Shake" topped off with a number of their own originals, including the much praised "Escape Hatch".
Dedicated Taylor Wimpey staff in Exeter showed they’re all heart by raising an incredible £11,500 for the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) life saving research.
On Friday 13 September, employees of the housebuilding company held their annual golf charity day for the second year in support of the BHF in the fight against heart disease. Over the last two years, they have raised more than £15,000.
The team chose to support the BHF because one of its members is a proud grandparent of seven-year-old, Isabelle Ware.
Isabelle was born with Truncus Arteriosus – a serious...
Once again, the family-friendly feast of festive fun that is the CBeebies Christmas Show is coming to Vue Exeter.
On Sunday 1st December, live from the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, this year’s highly anticipated Hansel & Gretel stage performance includes interactive content exclusively created for the big screen.
Families are set to be taken on a winter adventure through an enchanted forest, as the adaptation of the fairytale classic unfolds. The siblings have to overcome the perils of the deep, dark wood, but with the spirit of ‘never giving up’ and the help of the...
