Walkers following the popular Two Moors Way between Newbridge and Holne on Dartmoor can now enjoy an easier walk thanks to a generous donation from a local walking group towards route improvements.
Moorland Ramblers provided a £200 donation to Dartmoor National Park Authority’s Donate for Dartmoor donation scheme to help fund the cost of converting worn out stiles with kissing gates. The work was co-ordinated by the National Park Authority with assistance from local farmers and contractors.
Andrew Watson, Head of Recreation, Access & Estates said: “We would like to...
South West workloads have slowed across all sectors of the construction industry as Brexit delays investment, according to the Q2 2017 UK RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey. Anecdotal evidence from respondents suggests that uncertainty regarding Brexit is weighing on investment decisions, alongside the political turmoil generated from last month’s general election.
After a positive picture in the Q1 survey with the growth in workloads accelerating at its strongest pace since the referendum, there has been a modest slowing in Q2 2017 with private commercial and...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (21-23) July:
THEATRE
Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show Friday, 8pm, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter A wonderful homage to the UK’s best-loved comedian of all time, a laugh-a-minute extravaganza that comedy fans of all ages simply can’t miss – just like that! Written by and Starring John Hewer. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Comedy of Errors Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Rougemont Gardens, Exeter A brand-new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. Marrying a colourful circus-infused...
Thousands of Olly Murs fans have been left disappointed after it was announced that his concert at Powderham Castle next weekend has been cancelled.
Event organisers, Stephen C Associates Limited, has gone into insolvency and is now expected to go into liquidation.
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Proms event which was due to take place on Sunday 30 July has also been cancelled.
Stephen C Associates Limited said: “We are sorry to inform you that the company Stephen C Associates Limited, promoter of numerous outdoor shows, has ceased to trade. It is insolvent and...
Local club Unit 1 Exeter is taking part in a pilot project that will help make sure artists are getting their fair share of royalties for the music they create. The club on Summerland Street is taking part in the pilot being led by music industry licensing bodies PRS for Music and PPL. By using the very latest Music Recognition Technology (MRT), it is hoped that the data collated from the tracks played by the club’s DJs could improve the way in which royalties are paid to the right performers, songwriters, producers, record labels and music publishers. Having initially launched in London...
A woman from Crediton has raised a phenomenal £1122 by taking to the skies and jumping out of a plane at 15,000 feet to help support the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) life saving research.
Gill Davies, 34, was inspired to do the jump for the love of her daughter Caitlin, who was sadly born with a serious, and at times life threatening heart condition.
“We didn’t know there was any problem with her heart, until a couple of hours after she was born. She became blue and lifeless and was rushed to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). After a few hours, we were told that she...
With tens of thousands of holidaymakers due to descend on us over the next few weeks, the emergency services have united in a campaign aimed at keeping everyone safe on the coast.
#Coastsafe brings together safety messages issued by organisations including Devon and Cornwall Police, the RNLI, HM Coastguard, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service and Cornwall Air Ambulance. It builds on work done in previous years when a training pack was produced for schools by Newquay Cllr Geoff Brown and his wife Chris, under the name CoastSafe, to raise awareness about sea safety around the coast. Go...
How often do you look strategically at your business?
Many people don’t look at their business strategically often enough. By becoming too engaged in the detail they use common and normally financial metrics to measure progress and success. The end of the year offers an excellent opportunity to intelligently review how far you have come and what you will need to change to achieve the outcome that you want. This may mean looking at your business completely differently....
Leaders throughout the world of business will be able to recall numerous times where teams of strong individuals have struggled to pull together in synergy.
Company politics, internal competition, disagreements, things left unsaid, or things that should have been left unsaid – whatever reasons apply, there is undoubtedly a large amount of untapped potential in teams in the business environment.
Patrick Lencioni, author of “The Advantage: Why Organisational Health Trumps everything else in business” sums this up succinctly.
Sustainable property developer, Grenadier Estates, is set to commence investigative works at St Margaret’s, a former listed school in Exeter, which will create more than 40 luxury homes in the heart of the St Leonards’ Community.
The essential works will be the first stage in the development of the site on Magdalen Road, and Grenadier Estates will be erecting scaffolding to the exterior of all existing buildings to allow for the safe removal of damaged roof tiles, as well as concrete render, which can significantly damage the exterior walls.
