Last Saturday, Vospers partnered with Heart Radio and took to Princesshay Square to celebrate the upcoming opening of their new £12m supersite in Matford, Exeter.

The local community event was designed to showcase the impressive multi brand facility, which promises a new used car centre, five state of the art showrooms and futuristic technology.

Shoppers were given an insight into just exactly what the new facility will provide, with the sales team on hand, to provide information, and two premium cars on display for the public to admire. Passers by were treated to a look...

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has extended its long-standing sponsorship of Exeter Chiefs rugby club through the 2018/19 season.

For the ninth consecutive year, the distinctive Flybe logo again features on the back of the players’ shirts, the Exeter-based airline having been a Chiefs shirt sponsor since their first year in the top division in 2010. As a result, the logo has been prominent on the team’s shirts during all three Premiership finals, including their Championship winning season in 2017.

The familiar purple Flybe advertising board will also continue to...

Special ‘turn up and play’ sessions have been organised on courts at Cowick Barton Playing Fields, with free tuition from a qualified coach thrown in for good measure. The City Council is working in partnership with Tennis for Free and local community programme Exwick Tennis Hub to offer the informal sessions on a weekly basis. The sessions start on Saturday 15 September from 9am to 11am and anyone can get involved, including those new to the game, keen to meet other local tennis players or to simply enjoy an opportunity to be active with the family. People don’t even need a racket or ball...

Simpkins Edwards is making history in its 50th year after reaching the finals of the British Accountancy Awards, widely regarded as the industry’s most prestigious accountancy accolade. The firm, which has five offices spanning Devon, will join leading accountancy firms from across the UK at the awards dinner on 26 September, each vying to secure the title of Mid-Tier Firm of the Year. A total of 102 accountancy firms entered what has been the most hotly contested awards to date. The award shortlisting follows a record 12-month period for Simpkins Edwards, which has seen an increase in new...

This September 8th -23rd, Devon Open Studios showcases the talent and creative lives of the artists who live and work in Devon, when hundreds of artists are the stars of the show as they open their studios to the public.

Imagine finding free art exhibitions everywhere you go, with the unique chance to enter the personal space of an artist, talk to them about their work and buy art directly without paying a gallery commission. Whether meeting a solo artist in their private studio or discovering pop-up artist collectives in some of Devon’s most stunning heritage buildings, art lovers...

With one month to go until Flying Scotsman arrives in Devon on her maiden journey into Cornwall, Stream Dreams has announced that the iconic steam locomotive – the first to be officially authenticated at reaching 100 miles per hour – will be double-headed with an engine from the same design shed, B1 Mayflower, for the first time since 1976. Steam Dreams is also announcing that, due to unprecedented demand, an additional leg will be added to her Cornwall journey with a trip from Plymouth to Par (return) taking place on Saturday 6 October. Flying Scotsman’s historic Devon and Cornwall tour:...

• The former EA to the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will share his extraordinary story to inspire South West admin professionals. • The PA Network Development Conference is proud to host four industry speakers aiming to encourage insight into emerging best practices, personal development and valuable productivity hacks.

PLACES are selling out fast for a development conference which offers training and support to key office staff across the south west.

Now in its third year, the PA Network Development Conference, organised by Exeter PA Network, will take...

Exeter is to become the first city in the UK to have access to Devon-based Lightfoot’s driver rewards technology from this week. The device, which has been described as “the Fitbit for cars”, will be on sale from Halfords at Rydon Lane Retail Park at a special discounted price of £99 during September.

Created to make smooth driving fun and rewarding, Lightfoot incentivises a safer, more efficient driving style with perks typically worth £773.50 per year*. Benefits include 40% off AA breakdown cover, 20% off car insurance and 15% off services at Service Stop, all in recognition of...

The heat is on for getting CBD products available in stores as it grows in popularity around the world, but especially in the United States. Sarah Syed, director of marketing at CV Sciences based in Las Vegas is a supplier of CBD ingredients and products, and she has stated that the explosion of demand for these products has become very prevalent in the last few years. Based on how they are trending, it is safe to say that this will be a very stable market for the near and far future.

Since 2016, the hemp and CBD industry has doubled in size causing it to be worth $200 million...

Fans of Ottery St Mary’s Rusty Pig can expect an even more exceptional service with the addition of a second chef and new events manager.

Experienced chef Rob Tanner joins head chef Mark Russell at the ethically-minded restaurant in Ottery St Mary.

Rob attended catering college in Bath and was fortunate to gain work experience at renowned establishments including Claridges, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons and Le Gavroche. He went on to work as a chef for restaurants in Bristol and Frome.

His new role came after a chance visit to the restaurant in Yonder Street...