Gilbert Stephens LLP laid down the gauntlet to their Young Professionals Network by hosting a ten pin bowling competition at Haven Banks Retail Park on 16 February 2017.
All teams who entered showed a competitive streak and Luke Kitteridge, IT Assistant at Gilbert Stephens stole the show by winning both games. Mat Bennett from Bishop Flemming accountants and Rachel Philips of Frosts Estate Agents in Exeter, both showed good form when coming in as joint runners up.
Jamilah Pringle, Associate Solicitor at Gilbert Stephens says, "Everyone enjoyed the evening. It was a great...
Your guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (24-26 February).
THEATRE
Comedy Grove Friday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Live stand-up comedy with MC Cerys Nelmes, Wayne the Weird, President Obonjo and headliner Nick Revell. 8pm, tickets £10. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
The Episode Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter An intimate new play about fashion, power and cataclysmic disaster. It’s the final season of a popular reality TV show. Your make up is on, the lights are bright and the camera is rolling… So don’t forget to smize. In a world...
East Devon District Council's Countryside team is delighted to announce that it has made it to the finals of the Exeter Living Awards in the Leisure and Tourism category.
The team, which manages ten nature reserves across East Devon, including the flagship site at Seaton Wetlands, is thrilled to be recognised for its contribution to residents, tourists and the local economy.
Seaton Wetlands offers nearly 4 kilometres of paths and boardwalks through beautiful marshland and reed beds alongside the river Axe. The site is home to an abundance of wildlife, and is popular with...
EXETER City Council has revealed that it is putting plans to close Exeter Bus Station temporarily on hold.
The council said it needs more time before appointing contractors to create its part of a major new redevelopment at the bus station site.
It had planned to start construction on the state-of-the-art new leisure complex St Sidwell’s Point, and a new Exeter Bus Station, at the end of March. Completion was due in December 2018.
But due to the nature of the tender returns submitted by contractors bidding for the contract, the council has announced that it needs...
People are being invited to share their views about the future of the Greater Exeter area and the key issues that need to be addressed.
The comments received will help to inform a new joint plan that will identify the housing, jobs and infrastructure needs across the four districts in years to come.
To help bring forward a better future for the wider area East Devon, Exeter City, Mid Devon and Teignbridge councils, in partnership with Devon County Council, have teamed up to write the joint Greater Exeter Strategic Plan (GESP), which looks forward to 2040.
Exeter-based Lightfoot®, the multi award-winning connected car technology provider responsible for cutting fuel bills and CO2 emissions in vans and cars across the UK, has been recognised for its innovative use of technology in no less than two major industry awards. On Tuesday (21 February), Lightfoot won gold for ‘Industry Innovation in Fuel Saving and Management’ at the Fleet World 2017 Honours Awards. This follows on from a gold in the US where Lightfoot, in partnership with digital security company Gemalto, won top honours in the Connected Transport category at the IoT Evolution...
Exeter Phoenix and Blind Ditch are offering two £1,000 commissions to develop itinerant new work for new project Street LAB, a micro-festival of live art busking hitting the streets of the city during Art Week Exeter (13 – 21 May 2017).
The festival organisers are looking for entertaining and politically engaged concepts that bring audiences in public sites into lively encounters with contemporary live art practice with a musical twist. Street music is at the heart of historical debates around taste, place and disruption; often described as being democratic and open to anyone,...
Exeter businesses Slingshot Six Ltd, Wellity and Speedy Freight Exeter have made it to the final of Devon’s Fast Track to Growth Programme.
Fifteen companies across the county have been selected from over 60 entries to the free business support programme backed by Devon County Council, to help them develop their plans for growth in 2017. One, following a pitch event at Exeter Innovation Centre, will win £20,000 worth of on-going business support for the rest of the year.
The finalists include Exeter based Wi-Fi specialists Slingshot Six Ltd, fitness tracker social media...
The next generation of construction specialists studying at Exeter College had a behind-the-scenes tour of an innovative low energy building project.
Seventeen first-year students studying for their Construction and the Built Environment BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma visited the development next to Rennes House, Whipton, in Exeter. The project is being built on behalf of Exeter City Council.
Contractors C G Fry and Son Ltd and architects Gale & Snowden Architects gave a tour of the project and gave insights into its modern Passivhaus or ‘Passive House’ design and...
