Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden launches new Centre for Entrepreneurship 

Dragons’ Den star and businesswoman Deborah Meaden has helped launched the University of Exeter’s new Centre for Entrepreneurship.

The centre will help create the next generation of start-up founders and innovators who will thrive in the fourth industrial revolution. It will help people start meaningful ventures which improve society and their communities, with their work informed by research from the centre’s experts.

The centre builds on the work already ongoing at the University of Exeter to encourage student entrepreneurship, including the Student Startup Team.

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Marvellous PR becomes media partner of the South West Business Expo

The South West Business Expo, the leading business showcase in the South West and second largest in the UK, today announced a partnership for the upcoming event in November 2019.

Marvellous PR, one of the region’s leading PR, social media and content marketing agencies, will become the (PR) partner to the Expo which showcases and celebrates the Business Community from across the Region which now moves into its 8th year.

The annual Expo takes place at Westpoint Arena, Exeter, and provides an enormous platform for businesses to grow and prosper. Free to attend, it offers...

Devon engineer recognised as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering

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Posted: Mon, 10/21/2019 - 6:09am

Katy Toms, a senior engineer at WSP Exeter and Chair of the board of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West, has been announced as one of the top 100 Most Influential Women in the engineering sector.

The list, produced by board appointments firm, Inclusive Boards, in partnership with the Financial Times, will be officially released at the Inclusive Boards: Women in Engineering Leadership Conference on October 22nd.

On the same day, Inclusive Boards will also be publishing extensive research into engineering in the UK, as well as the results of their diversity...

Free Halloween themed pet workshops across Devon

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Posted: Sun, 10/20/2019 - 9:03pm

For those looking for a fun activity to entertain the kids during the half term holidays, Pets at Home is hosting a series of Halloween themed free interactive pet workshops during October half term. Taking place in stores across Devon, the workshops will educate attendees about how to look after pets during what can be a cold, dark and scary time of year; Halloween and Bonfire Night.

The My Pet Pals workshops are aimed at children between the ages of 5-11 and offer hands-on activities to educate the next generation of pet owners about keeping pets safe, happy and healthy. Children...

Rock legends Feeder head to Exeter

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Posted: Sun, 10/20/2019 - 8:34pm

As previously reported indie rock legends Feeder are set to play the Great Hall at Exeter University on Saturday 2 November, and we can now reveal that Devon’s own Daniel Steer has been selected by the band to open the show.

More than two decades after their first show the Feeder are reinvigorated, tapping into the essential, primal energy that first inspired them. New album ‘Tallulah’ is evidence of this – snappy song writing, expertly produced, and completely natural, completely organic.

‘Tallulah’ is perhaps the band’s most creative yet also concise record, an album that...

Transform a kitchen or bathroom area with Community Fund help

RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund aims to help groups, charities and schools from across the region to finance projects they would otherwise be unable to complete. For its next giveaway, the builders merchant is offering £1,000 to help transform a kitchen or bathroom area.

Perhaps a school would like to update its kitchen cupboards, or add new appliances to a teaching space, or a community centre would like to create an inclusive bathroom area. Whatever the project, RGB would like to hear how groups in the local area would use the donation.

The builders...

Exeter Festival Chorus presents Saints and Angels 

Event Date: 
23/11/2019 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
St. David's Church, Exeter  Queen's Terrace, Exeter EX4 4HR

Exeter Festival Chorus presents Saints and Angels with guest conductor and composer David Ogden

Kieran White tenor Peter King organ Cygnet Theatre Company spoken word

Saturday 23 November 2019 at 7.30pmvin St. David's Church, Exeter Queen's Terrace, Exeter EX4 4HR

The lives and stories of saints and angels have frequently been the catalyst for artistic creativity.

Exeter Festival Chorus autumn concert gathers together music and words inspired by these mystical beings. We celebrate the life of St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, with compositions by...

Exeter gas works complete ahead of schedule

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Posted: Sun, 10/20/2019 - 8:15pm

Essential gas pipe upgrade work to keep the gas flowing to local homes and businesses in Exeter has completed – four weeks ahead of schedule.

Wales & West Utilities, which started the work along Stoke Road during June, has, this week, completed the project to upgrade over 2.5 kilometres of gas pipes.

Wales & West Utilities Jason Gale managed the £520,000 investment work and said:

“We’re delighted to have finished this upgrade project four weeks ahead of schedule and want to thank everyone who lives, works and travels along Stoke Road for bearing with us...

The one where Friends is on the big screen

Friends fans can pivot like Ross or run wild like Phoebe to Vue Exeter because the classic sitcom is coming to the big screen for the first time ever.

To mark 25 years of the beloved series, Vue is host to three special screenings featuring 12 popular episodes. The episodes have all been remastered in 4k with new intros as well as some exciting bonus content.

The much-loved show is about the love lives, sex and careers of six twenty-somethings living in New York at a time in life when everything is possible. The show is relatable for people young and old, exploring the...

Personal Support Unit announces new name to better reach those in need of vital court support services

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Posted: Sun, 10/20/2019 - 8:00pm

The Personal Support Unit, a charity dedicated to providing free, independent assistance to individuals facing court alone, will in future be known as Support Through Court, following an extensive rebrand.

The new name, coinciding with the charity’s 18th birthday, is designed to convey more effectively the service the charity offers, which is increasingly vital at a time of extensive cuts to legal aid.

The charity, which has 23 offices nationwide and is run in Exeter from Exeter Combined Court Centre in Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX1 1UH, relies on the work of dedicated...

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