Much loved radio presenter Simon Mayo presents his new novel Mad Blood Stirring, set in Dartmoor Prison in 1815. At Sidholme Hotel's beautiful Music Room, tickets £10 from Winstone's Bookshop or Eventbrite. In association with Sidmouth Literary Festival.
A local digital marketing agency is aiming to help businesses make the most of their photography in the latest of their series of free events.
The masterclass, which will explain how photos and imagery can be used to to boost bookings and enquiries, is to be held on Tuesday 24th April and is aimed at any business in Devon or Cornwall wanting to raise their revenue and online activity this year.
The speaker at the event will be digital marketing specialist Mark Worden, who having set up his own business four years ago has generated more than £1.5 million in online enquiries...
British retailer and social enterprise, The Shops at Dartington, are to introduce a brand-new permanent distillery within their Food Hall, to launch in mid-April.
In partnership with Devon Distillery, the new copper still will produce The Shops at Dartington’s signature bottle of Elmhirst Gin, and will also have the capability of producing other contract gins as well as other spirits at a later date. The distillery will also be running a boutique gin experience, enabling small classes to learn the process of making gin, while they can smell, taste and witness the entire process...
Local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has taken some practical steps to ensure its mass participation events are more environmentally friendly.
This year CHSW is holding its much-loved Rainbow Run at Westpoint near Exeter on June 9. It’s a 5k family-friendly fun run, which raises tens of thousands of pounds for the charity.
This year, to help reduce the amount of single use plastic at its Rainbow Run, CHSW will be replacing bottled water with branded reusable water bottles which will be available to purchase and fill up on the day in the event village....
The University of Exeter Medical School has been confirmed as a full partner of Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), a partnership of leading universities and prominent industry names striving for better research in dementia.
DPUK is a public-private partnership funded by the Medical Research Council. It aims to bring together researchers from universities and industry to develop effective treatments for dementia.
Exeter is the latest of several academic partners to join the prestigious list, which includes the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh and King’s College London...
Get Fresh! Devon Guild contemporary crafts gallery is announcing an Open Call to emerging South West craft designer-makers.
'Get Fresh' is a popular biennial exhibition celebrating the best new designer-makers coming out of the region. It will run at the contemporary crafts gallery Devon Guild of Craftsmen in Bovey Tracey, from Saturday 19 January to Sunday 10 March 2019. This is a really positive opportunity for graduates or creatives just beginning their careers - to exhibit and sell in a prestigious contemporary gallery space. The Guild is announcing an Open Call to craftmakers...
Local housebuilder Barratt Homes has received the maximum 5 star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Survey.
The number of stars awarded is based on responses to the question “would you recommend your builder to a friend?” For Barratt to have been awarded 5 stars means that more than 90% of its customers would recommend their homes to a friend.
Barratt is currently the only major national housebuilder to be rated as 5 star for nine years in a row, having first been awarded the accolade back in 2010.
Pet owners just can’t bear to be apart from their animals at night according to a new survey - with nearly a quarter of those asked allowing their companions to sleep with them in the bedroom.
Five star housebuilder Barratt Homes, which is bringing new homes to Exeter, carried out the survey, asking 2,000 people where their pets generally sleep. A significant 23 per cent said the bedroom, closely followed by 20 per cent allowing them to spend the night in the lounge. The news comes during April - which is designated National Pet Month in the UK.
Voters in Exeter will be able to vote for the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) for the first time on 3 May.
Former British diplomat Bea Gare is standing in Duryard and St James, a ward she first became familiar with as a PhD student at the University of Exeter.
She has been out talking with residents, and they have been raising their concerns with her, from planning decisions to increasing homelessness, and alcohol and drug misuse. Bea Gare said: “Duryard and St James ranges from quiet country lanes to streets where Exeter’s late night economy needs balancing with respect for...
Lightfoot, the award-winning in-vehicle technology and driver rewards platform, has recently announced the promotion of Rupert Lyon Taylor to the position of Managing Director of its fleet division.
Rupert joined the company in 2017 as Operations Director, and the team is delighted that he has now taken on this challenge. In his new position, Rupert will have primary responsibility for managing the fleet side of the business as Lightfoot continues its rapid growth.
In the past year Lightfoot has doubled its number of employees and this is set to double again in the next...
