Burrington Estates, a developer of commercial and residential schemes in the South West, organised a fundraising event on on Friday for World Cancer Day, which fell on Saturday 4th February.
The event was in aid of Cancer Research UK, a charity that means a lot to employees of the company.
On Friday 3rd February, all Burrington Estates employees dressed in pink for the occasion and organised a Fundraising Raffle. They had a donation box from Cancer Research UK, in their reception at their head office, Dean Clarke House located in Southernhay and encouraged all employees and...
Entries are now open for one of the South West’s most vibrant and longest running film festivals, Two Short Nights. Festival organisers are inviting submissions from filmmakers based across the UK andbeyond, working in every genre, from animation and documentary to moving image artwork and music videos. Each winter, Two Short Nights Film Festival brings crowds of film lovers, filmmakers and industry specialists to Exeter’s city-centre arts hub Exeter Phoenix to indulge in a varied programme of screenings, workshops and events celebrating short film. Now in its 16th year, the festival...
Economic growth in the South West lost momentum at the start of 2017, while there was a strong rise in cost pressures faced by local businesses, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Regional PMI.
The South West PMI® fell to 54.8 in January, down from 58.7 in December. A PMI reading above 50 signifies growth in business activity.
Data from January showed that the pace of growth in business output and new work eased. Firms continuing to create jobs, however, albeit at a slower rate than in December.
This extra caution towards hiring can be linked to rising input costs...
A short workshop for SME business managers, after which you will understand the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its commercial impact.
The GDPR represents a fundamental change in the market, and as any businessperson knows, change equals opportunity. So while we will look at the GDPR as a new compliance risk, we will also look at what market change the GDPR is trying to drive, how this impacts business and what opportunities it creates for those that see change as commercial opportunity.
Exeter Chiefs maintained their top three placing in the Aviva Premiership with a hard-fought draw against leaders Wasps at Sandy Park.
In what was a pulsating encounter from start to finish, Rob Baxter’s side couldn’t quite sneak over the finish line to secure maximum reward, this despite playing most of the second half with 14 men following a red card for lock Jonny Hill.
Joe Simpson’s converted score ten minutes from time enabled the visitors to claim a share of the spoils and maintain their lofty position after 14 rounds of battle.
FRIDAY 21st APRIL Evening: 7.30pm DEVON YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA with Graham Hutton (Two Bands) £10 Family ticket (2 adults + 2 U18s) £30
SATURDAY 22nd APRIL Afternoon 2pm, 3.30pm & 6pm respectively MATT CARTER ORGAN TRIO £12 ANNIKA SKOOGH QUARTET £12 ALEX CHAPMAN TRIO £10
SATURDAY 22nd APRIL Evening 7.30pm THE BATEMAN BROTHERS TRIBUTE TO LOUIS ARMSTRONG & HIS ALLSTARS with MAGGIE REEDAY £15
SUNDAY 23rd APRIL Afternoon 2pm, 3.30pm & 6pm respectively THE JULIAN PIPER BLUES BAND £12 THE CRAIG MILVERTON LEGACY BAND featuring ELEISHA MAY (vocals) and BEN...
The Donkey Sanctuary is welcoming volunteers to its Woodland Management Volunteer Day near Honiton on Saturday 18 February from 10am till 4pm.
Each month the Sanctuary runs wildlife and conservation volunteer days, which include outdoor practical tasks such as gardening, woodland management, hedge planting, willow weaving and the building of bug hotels. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet like-minded people, share and learn skills, and have fun.
This month, the team will be carrying out woodland management at Brookfield Farm, near Honiton, which is home to over 300...
To mark its special 40th anniversary, UKinbound unveiled a new brand identity created by Toucan Design, an award-winning creative agency based in Exeter.
The new identity maintains the visual elements of British heritage whilst at the same time representing a more modern, fresher approach in order to reinforce and promote UKinbound’s position as the leading voice for inbound tourism across the UK.
The Annual Convention welcomes over 250 UKinbound members for three days of thought-provoking debates, talks from key note speakers and multiple networking opportunities. To...
Sam Simmonds has every reason to be beaming with delight today as not only is he set to make his Aviva Premiership debut, but the young Exeter Chiefs forward has also penned a new two-year deal with the Devon club.
The 22-year-old will celebrate his latest contract by packing down at No.8 for Rob Baxter’s side when they play host to Wasps at Sandy Park (1pm).
It’s rich reward for the Teignmouth youngster, who has shown in recent weeks his growing stature within the ranks at the Chiefs, producing two eye-catching displays against Wasps and Bristol in the Anglo-Welsh Cup....
Upper Sixth biologists from Exeter School took part in a DNA and Gene Technology workshop run by team of bioscientists from Exeter University.
Sixth Former Rebecca Charman explained how they carried out a restriction digest, using highly precise micropipettes to add restriction endonuclease to samples of real human DNA in order to split the DNA structure into tiny fragments.
"We then used gel electrophoresis - a technique we have recently studied as part of our A Level syllabus - to separate the fluorescently labelled fragments based on their size.
