The good, the bad, the ugly: An Evening with Kenny Sansom

Event Date: 
15/02/2017 - 3:45pm
Venue: 
Exeter City Football Club, St James Park, Exeter

Former Arsenal and England legend to air ‘The good, the bad, the ugly’ on his career

Tickets are now available for an evening with former Arsenal and England legend Kenny Sansom, titled ‘The good, the bad, the ugly’.

The event, kindly sponsored by Paramount Personnel and PHAB, takes place at St James Park on Thursday, February 23, at 7.30pm, the evening will see Kenny share stories of his glittering footballing career, and tell the truth about his life after football which saw him fall on hard financial times with gambling problems and alcoholism that at times caused him to...

Family Favourite Awards celebrate family life in Exeter

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Posted: Wed, 02/15/2017 - 3:40pm

Exeter Baby Activities has announced the launch of the first Family Favourite Awards to find the businesses and individuals who work to create a vibrant and exciting city for local and visiting families.

The Awards celebrate the vital contribution made by local businesses and volunteers to support the families that live in and visit Exeter.

This year nominees and applicants will compete in seven categories and be adjudicated by a panel of judges. Arabella Greatorex, editor of Exeter Baby Activities said of the launch, “Exeter is our city of choice for raising our families....

Citizens Advice Exeter announces volunteer of the year award winner

Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is delighted to announce that Stephen Salter has received the annual Hazel Ball volunteer of the year award.

The award bears the name of our friend and colleague, Hazel Ball, who we sadly lost in 2015. Hazel first joined our Board in 1980, and was a vocal advocate for the work of our charity throughout her career and in retirement.

Stephen was recognised for his hard work, reliability, flexibility and tea making! He was presented with the award by Hazel’s husband, Jeff Skinner.

Hazel’s husband, Jeff Skinner, said...

West Country manufacturer celebrates 40 years

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Posted: Wed, 02/15/2017 - 11:55am

In 2017 Somerset and Devon-based West Country Windows is celebrating 40 years of being in business and as one of a handful of West Country manufacturers with a business that is still run by two of the same directors who set it up in 1977; it holds a particularly unique position in the double glazing sector.

When the idea of West Country Windows was born in 1977, directors Ken Ashplant and Tim Earle remember the world as a very different place. Tim recalls the first Concorde flight between London and New York - something which was of particular significance to him as he was studying...

Comedian Stu Goldsmith heads to Exeter!

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Posted: Wed, 02/15/2017 - 9:55am

Fresh from appearances on ‘Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central’ (Comedy Central), ‘As Yet Untitled’ (Dave) and a month of packed houses at the Edinburgh Fringe, Stuart Goldsmith presents a new hour of funny, not entirely about becoming a parent at Exeter’s Bike Shed Theatre.

The host of the ‘Comedian’s Comedian Podcast’ (over 6 million downloads) finally shakes off an invigoratingly misspent youth.

Finding himself uprooted from his adoptive city and press-ganged into a pastoral existence by a cunning girl, Stu considers the big questions and wonders: how much compromise is...

Exmouth's new recycling service starts tomorrow

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Posted: Wed, 02/15/2017 - 9:02am

Exmouth residents will soon be able to recycle up to as much as 60% of their household waste for weekly collection when a new improved recycling service starts in the town from Thursday (February 16.)

East Devon District Council has extended the number of items that households can now collect to include cardboard, mixed plastics, cartons/Tetra Paks and small electrical items.

The new additions mean householders are able to recycle more, throw away less rubbish and put East Devon at the very forefront of environmental sustainability.

With recycling and food waste...

Data protection law overhaul – are SW firms ready?

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Posted: Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:44am

Devon businesses could risk seven figure fines by falling foul of new data protection rules, according to a local expert. A survey carried out at the recent Cyber Security Awareness Week in Exeter showed that none of the attendees were ready for the new law, with half yet to take any action to prepare. The General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR) will come into force in 2018, bringing major changes to the data protection laws, along with fines of up to two million Euros or 4% of worldwide turnover. The UK is a leading the way on data protection and the government has confirmed the...

Bradleys raises over £4,400 for Exeter Deaf Academy

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Posted: Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:43am

Last year, over 200 staff across 33 branches of Bradleys Estate Agents in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset tackled a range of fundraising activities to raise money for Exeter Deaf Academy.

Inspired by Deaf young people and their achievements, Bradleys pledged to spend a year fundraising for the Academy’s New Build project. In 2019, Exeter Deaf Academy will be relocating from their current site on Topsham Road in Exeter to a groundbreaking purpose-built Academy in Exmouth. The new Deaf Academy will be a world-class facility which will change the lives of Deaf students, bring communities...

Age UK Exeter's 80's Retro Run 10K

Event Date: 
19/03/2017 - 8:15am
Venue: 
Exeter City Centre

The Age UK Exeter 10K 2017 is open for entries.

Raising funds to improve the lives of older people in Exeter.

It is our 30 year Anniversary celebration this year so we are turning back the clock to 1987 with an 80's Retro Run theme for our March 10K - same great run - lots more fun!

This popular event attracts both experienced runners and those new to running.

The flat course with its City Centre start and finishing at Exeter Quayside is great for a PB or a first 10K.

For more information Tel:01392 202092 or

Enter online at www.ageukexeter....

Food hygiene ratings for city takeaways amongst best in country

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Posted: Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:15am

A new study has revealed that food hygiene standards at takeaways and sandwich shops in the Exeter City area are amongst the best in the country.

With 86.6% of its applicable businesses rated either good (4) or very good (5), Exeter City was found to be well above the national average of 71.9%.

The Food Standards Agency website holds the data from inspections carried out by each local authority under the Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme. Every business that serves food is awarded with a hygiene rating between 0 and 5 following an inspection.

64.2% of the 67 takeaways and...

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