Otter Garden Centres has stepped up once again to be headline sponsor for the Ottery St Mary Food & Families Festival on June 3.
This is the third year running that the family-run garden centre agreed to sponsor the festival, now in its fifth year.
Marketing Manager, Sabine Taylor said: “We are always delighted to be involved with the event, which provides a real boost to the town by bringing in visitors from the local area and further afield, too.
“This is a real family day out with lots to do, taste and watch - for adults and children alike. As a family...
Top 40 accountants Bishop Fleming are celebrating ten successful years at Stratus House on the Exeter Business Park.
The firm, which started in 1919, moved from Barnfield Crescent in the City centre to become a neighbour of the MET office in Easter 2007.
Ten years on, partners and staff are marking this milestone with a few well-known brands of Easter egg.
Partner in Charge of the Exeter office, James Finnegan, commented: "Bishop Fleming's decision to move to Stratus House was absolutely the right one, as it has allowed the firm to expand at a rapid rate. This has...
Wealth management expert Vicky Eastwood has been appointed Assistant Director in Brewin Dolphin’s Exeter office.
Vicky, from Aylesbeare, has worked for the independently owned, award-winning company for more than a decade. She began her wealth management career with Goldman Sachs in London before moving to Devon to join Brewin Dolphin.
“Being promoted to Assistant Director is much the same as a lawyer becoming an associate,” said Vicky. “My day-to-day work will still be focused on my clients and helping them to achieve their financial aspirations. Looking after clients is...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (7-9 April).
THEATRE
La Traviata Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose present their critically acclaimed new English version of La Traviata. Set in Atlantic City, USA, during the 1920s prohibition era of speakeasies and bootlegging, this is the story of Violetta, a so-called ‘fallen woman’ who sacrifices here own happiness for the sake of her lover’s family and future. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
The 38th Exmouth Amateur Festival of One Act Plays...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is delighted to announce that Haines Watts Chartered Accountants has joined its successful specialist clinic scheme.
The specialist clinic scheme enables Citizens Advice clients to access free advice from local law firms and other specialists. Haines Watts will be providing clients with specialist tax advice, and related issues.
Citizens Advice Chief Executive Steve Barriball said: “We are delighted that Haines Watts will be joining our specialist clinic scheme. This has proved very popular with clients who are otherwise...
The Exeter branch of the Campaign for Dignity in Dying is holding a film screening event in Exeter on Friday 28th April at 7pm.
Local people are invited to watch How to Die in Oregon, an award-winning documentary following the journey of several terminally ill people as they explore the choices available to them. This includes assisted dying which has been legal in Oregon for 20 years.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with members of the Exeter Branch of the Campaign for Dignity in Dying – a national organisation which is campaigning for a change in the law to...
On Saturday 6 May Dartmoor National Park Authority will play host to a day of lectures to shed light on important wildlife research being carried out in Dartmoor’s woodlands.
The day will provide an opportunity to discover more about the wildlife of our woodlands with short lectures presented by the scientists and conservationists working within the Bovey Valley Woods, East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve, and across Dartmoor. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear about the variety of research being undertaken locally, and the important contribution that this is making to...
Filming in Exeter has brought in an estimated £140,000 worth of benefits to the city over the last year, new figures have revealed. TV documentaries, dramas, promotional films and adverts have all been shot in Exeter over the last 12 months. The City Council liaise directly with production companies wishing to film in Exeter, advising on the suitability of locations, how to gain access and places to stay and eat out at. Among those filming in Exeter during 2016/17:
Rosamunde Pilcher TV drama, including courtroom scene filmed at Exeter Guildhall as well as scenes filmed in
Students from Shotgun Theatre, the University of Exeter’s award-winning musical theatre society, have raised over £2,000 for their Edinburgh Fringe show in just four days. Following a sell-out run in Exeter last November, the group are running a crowdfunding campaign to cover the cost of performing the musical ‘Godspell’ at the festival this August.
Since launching their appeal last Sunday evening their high profile campaign video has racked up over 3,500 views on Facebook alone. Joe Miller, director of the show and one of the team featured in the clip, is delighted. “We’ve been...
Take part in our Haytor conservation days! Join Simon Lee, National Park Ranger, on his monthly volunteer outings to assist in the important restoration and maintenance of the Haytor area. This month we will be repairing major erosion on the track from Haytor Visitor Centre to Haytor Rocks. The work will take place on Sunday 9th April, starting at 10:30 and finishing at 3:30.
If you are interested in coming along, please get in touch by emailing slee@dartmoor.gov.uk or call 07711 104541. Booking is essential as tools and equipment need to be organised.
