The University of Exeter injects more than £1.17bn into the economy and generates almost 11,000 jobs in the South West, a major new study has revealed. An analysis of the economic impact of Exeter University found that in 2015-16 it injected £540 million (output) into the economy of the city of Exeter alone, helping to create more than 5,300 jobs in the city. In total, 10,757 jobs were generated across the South West by the University. The report the Economic Impact of the University of Exeter was commissioned by the University and carried out by Viewforth Consulting, which provides...
Exeter entrepreneur and former sportsman, Henry Western, has launched Protein Water Co (www.proteinwater.co), an innovative British brand that produces the UK’s first and only completely natural protein infused waters.
The Protein Water Co range has two unique product lines: Muscle Maintenance and Skin Maintenance, both delivering a mighty protein hit to support the whole body, from the skin, hair and nails to the maintenance of bones, muscles, cartilage and blood.
The brand has launched nationwide through a deal to supply Boots with all three editions of its Muscle...
Artistic and Executive Director of Exeter Northcott Theatre Paul Jepson has announced a major new revival of Schiller’s Don Carlos with Tom Burke leading the company as Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa. Gadi Roll’s production is presented in a co-production with Nuffield Southampton Theatres and Rose Theatre Kingston.
The production is the centrepiece of the Exeter Northcott’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The production opens in Exeter on 16 October, with previews from 11 October and runs until 20 October 2018 ahead of performances in Southampton and Kingston. The production reunites...
Lidl UK has officially started operations from its new Regional Distribution Centre in Exeter. This £55 million investment has created approximately 500 jobs and will service 40 stores across the region during the busy Christmas period, rising to 51 from February 2018. The new, 50,000 m² hub in the Exeter Gateway business park comes as part of Lidl’s wider investment and modernisation programme across the South West. The Regional Distribution Centre will serve stores from Penzance to as far as Burnham-on-Sea and across to Weymouth, with 1,700 pallets of products projected to go through its...
Using coaching to help change people’s lives for the better is at the heart of NLP Master Practitioner Sam Dyer’s mission statement.
Utilising modern coaching techniques, he can assist people with medical conditions or further enhance the performance of Devon’s top executives.
Sam’s company, Raven Dragon, is based at the prestigious Plymouth Science Park. As a coach and trainer, Sam has worked with a broad range of clients to bring out the best in themselves - through using talking as a therapy and various techniques which employ language as a tool for improvement.
Some of Devon’s best upcoming design talent is being given the opportunity to hone their skills and supply first rate work to top firms across the country, thanks to a pioneering scheme set up by Plymouth Science Park based company, Logo Creative Partners.
The team is currently in the process of expanding its portfolio at the 25 acre Derriford site. They’ve launched DoMoreDesign.com in conjunction with Plymouth City Council. The aim of the project is to encourage students to undertake design work for companies.
The scheme takes the form of a competition which allows a...
One of a pair of convicted rogue builders has been ordered to pay back more than £11,000 of his illegal earnings.
John Carroll, 26, of Cricklade, who is serving 38-months in prison for fraud, and Swansea’s John Rice, 21, who has served a 12 week sentence for money laundering had conned a string of victims in South West England and Wales. At a hearing Judge Graham Cottle ruled that Rice had earned £28,950 by laundering Carroll’s illegal proceeds and ordered him to repay what remained in his possession, £11,650, which will go to his victims.
A local digital marketing agency has celebrated its fourth birthday after another year of record breaking growth.
MiHi Digital, which was created from a one-bedroom flat on the Exeter Quayside by online marketing specialist Mark Worden in 2013, has grown by more than 30% over the past twelve months, winning 62 new clients and launching 42 websites.
Director of MiHi Digital, Mark Worden said “They say that the first two years in business are the hardest, so it’s an incredibly proud moment for us to pass our fourth anniversary and still be growing at an exponential rate. We’...
The sexual health teams at The Centre in Exeter and Barnstaple, part of Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, are taking part in National HIV Testing Week, which runs from 18-25 November 2017. The theme for this year’s National HIV Testing Week is ‘Give HIV the finger’, which promotes the quick and easy finger-prick HIV test. From 20–24 November, The Centre’s sexual health clinics in Exeter and Barnstaple are offering a free, confidential, no-questions-asked finger-prick HIV test. Abbey Eboigbe, nurse adviser for The Centre in Exeter, said: “National HIV Testing Week gives us the...
With their high population of super-smart students, it might come as no surprise that Oxford and Cambridge hold the top two positions when it comes to being the most fit and active cities in the UK. However, Exeter is in a solid third position, and local councillor Phil Bialyk is determined that the city should not rest – quite literally – until it has achieved the top spot.
Mentally and physically fit in the online age
Exeter has become a hotbed for entrepreneurship and new business creation in the digital age, and the University of Exeter’s acclaimed MBA programme has...
