At least 80 representatives of voluntary organisations and community groups, as well as Town and Parish Councils from across East Devon attended East Devon District Council's annual Working Together for the Future of East Devon 2019 event, held on 24 October at West Hill village hall.
Working Together aimed to bring local agencies together to improve communications between the voluntary and statutory sectors. Voluntary organisations are vital for residents and the quality of life in East Devon.
A particular highlight of the event was the expertise shared by knowledgeable...
Exeter City Council has appopinted a new Programme Director to deliver the Liveable Exeter Garden City project.
Richard Marsh joins Exeter City Council from Bristol City Council where he was the Head of Regeneration with oversight of key regeneration projects, including the Bristol Temple Quarter, and economic development. He will start in January.
Liveable Exeter Garden City is an ambitious plan for building 11,000 new homes for people in a unique way to improve quality of lives and reduce inequalities.
It will focus on at least eight key sites over the next 20...
Members of the Exeter Golf and Country Club have raised an impressive £12,531 for the neonatal department at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, after a year of fantastic fundraising efforts.
The 2018 Golf Captains, Lyndon Bent and Lyne Beevers, decided to fundraise for the neonatal unit after Lyndon and his wife, Debbie, sadly lost their young son over 30 years ago following months of neonatal care in Exeter.
The money has been spent on a videolaryngoscope, which makes it easier for the team to place a breathing tube in the most vulnerable babies. This...
A public consultation has been launched by Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) ahead of undertaking a fresh procurement to find contractors to provide superfast broadband. CDS, which is responsible for rolling out broadband across the two counties, is establishing the remaining area where there are no current or credible future plans to deliver Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband infrastructure capable of download speeds of at least 30Mbps. To establish the existing coverage of broadband infrastructure in the programme area as well as that planned for the next three years, CDS carried...
It hardly seems like yesterday, but it was ten years ago that Exter Corn Exchange opened its first professional pantomime with 'Snow White' starring TV's Sandra Dickinson. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Corn Exchange returns to the panto favourite with a brand new production of 'Snow White' starring CCBC's Ella Gilling!
Following the huge success of 'Aladdin' last year, the same team returns with a spectacular family panto, full of messy slapstick and silly sing-alongs, with a stellar cast of West End talent. Popular double act Daniel Page and Matt Finegan will be up to...
Smiles all round as Cllr Geoff Pook, East Devon District Council’s (EDDC) portfolio holder for Asset Management and Ward Member for Beer and Branscombe, cuts the ribbon at the Beer Men’s Shed which will help the mental health and isolation of men in the village and its surrounding area.
Beer Men’s Shed raised more than £10,000 as part of a crowdfunding campaign to build a workshop, which included a contribution from East Devon District Council of £4,500, £700 from Devon County Council’s Community Chest and £500 from Devon and Cornwall Police’s Community Resilience Fund. In addition...
Exeter-based consulting engineering and surveying firm, Smithers Purslow (SP), has acquired its northern and Wales-based counterpart, Byrom Clark Roberts (BCR), increasing staff numbers to over 100 working from 10 locations across the UK.
Five employees based at SP’s office in the Basepoint Business Centre, Yeoford Way, will now work alongside colleagues in Chester, Glaston, Leeds, Llandudno, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Reading.
The buy-out, completed at the end of October, follows a period of phenomenal growth for SP. In five years turnover has grown by...
Jurassic Fibre today announced that construction of its ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises network has begun, following the granting of Code Powers by OFCOM.
The first premises will be connected in late November, when the company starts its friendly user trial in the area between Exeter Airport, Clyst St Mary and Sowton Industrial Estate.
Jurassic Fibre CEO, Michael Maltby, said: “It’s a testament to the Jurassic Fibre team’s experience that we have started to build so quickly. We are confident we will minimise disruption to local communities whilst future-proofing them for...
A small shop in Exeter that sells candles made from recycled wax has been named as a runner-up in the search to find Britain's Best Small Shop of 2019.
The Recycled Candle Company, which moved into its new shop in Exeter in June this year, sells candles fragranced with its own bespoke scents created in collaboration with a UK-based French perfumier. The shop includes a workshop space for candle-making workshops, guest classes or hot-desking, and customers who donate used candles and students receive a discount whilst the shop's loyalty card rewards returning customers. Last year...
