VLC Energy has announced the development of two of the UK’s largest energy storage plants, to be connected to the electricity network by year end.
The newly created company is a joint venture between Low Carbon, a group company of Exeter-based Oxygen House, and VPI Immingham, owner of one of the largest combined heat and power plants in Europe and part of the Vitol Group.
VLC Energy was established to fund early stage energy storage and renewable energy projects in the UK, with the intention of accelerating the development of the UK’s renewable energy market and...
The first ever job fair to be held in Beacon Heath, Exeter, is taking place on Tuesday 14 March.
The Spring Job Fair is being hosted by The Beacon Community Centre from 10am-1pm. JobCentre Plus, in association with Business in the Community, is organising the event.
Sarah Swain, JobCentre Plus employer advisor, said: “We are pleased to be able to support the residents by holding a job fair at the heart of the community. It’s also a good opportunity to support the community centre.”
Already 10 employers and organisations will be attending the event and organisers...
Chart-topping eighties band Fine Young Cannibals will complete the star-studded line-up of acts performing at this year’s Sounds of the Summer festival at Newton Abbot Racecourse.
The band, whose hits include She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing, was today revealed as the final act confirmed for the live music spectacular, which takes place on Sunday 16 July.
FYC will join an incredible line-up that includes reggae royalty UB40, nineties pop group All Saints and eighties rock/pop band China Crisis.
Fine Young Cannibals were one of the biggest bands of the 1980s and...
Police are appealing for information after an Exmouth man’s vehicle was targeted by vandals five times in four months.
The blue VW Golf has been persistently targeted since November with more than £7,000 damage scratched into the paintwork.
The vehicle was parked in various locations in the Morton Road and St Andrews Road areas when the incidents happened.
The offences began on Sunday 27 November last year when all of the car’s panels were scratched during the daytime in Morton Road. Offensive words were also etched on the bonnet.
Exeter lock Geoff Parling described Friday night’s 34-15 win over former club Leicester Tigers as one of the biggest of his career as the Chiefs maintained their push for the Aviva Premiership play-offs.
Parling delivered a man of the match display on his own stomping ground, helping the Devon club to not only all five points on the night, but also helping them secure a crucial league double over the Tigers.
With just five rounds of the scheduled season remaining, the 33-year-old believes there is no reason he and his team-mates can’t maintain their impressive form and...
Devon and Cornwall Police are increasingly concerned for the welfare of Chorley Laxton, a 16 year old boy from the Salmonhutch area of Crediton, Devon.
Chorley has not been seen by his parents since late January, nor by authorities since mid-February 2017.
He is described as a white male, about 5’8” tall, of thin build with short, light brown hair.
It is thought that Chorley may be in the Southampton area.
If anybody has any information as to his whereabouts, they are asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police on 101, quoting log 777 of 27/02/17 or PID...
A city church is to start hosting some of its Sunday services at the 1450 seater University of Exeter Great Hall.
Rediscover Church in Northernhay Street already hosts two services on a regular Sunday, and it has announced dates throughout the year when the congregations will come together for a number of special celebration events.
The announcement is a big and ambitious venture for the church which connects weekly with over 500 people through its programmes. They also broadcast live online and attract both a local and international audience.
Exeter College has been named as one of the best places to work in the UK, according to The Sunday Times.
The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies is an annual ranking of the best workplaces measuring workforce motivation, happiness and engagement. Exeter College has been ranked as a Top 100 employer in The Sunday Times 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For 2017.
The College is one of only six organisations with more than 1,000 employees and the only further education college in Englandto be ranked in the Top 100.
GET the help you need to take your business to the next level at regular free advice sessions from Exeter solicitors Cartridges Law.
A team from the legal firm provides drop-in business advice at Exeter Library Business and IP Centre on the second Tuesday of each month, from 4pm to 6pm.
Cartridges Business Hub offers advice on starting or growing a company, or developing a business idea. It offers access to free initial advice and signposting to vetted and trusted expert advisers on a range of subjects. The Business and IP Centre offers some great resources to assist any...
Pioneering folk trio FAUSTUS tour the UK in April and release a brand new EP ‘Slaves’, hot on the heels of their acclaimed album ‘Death & Other Animals’, produced by Rupert Christie (Bellowhead), Faustus and Westpark Music.
Death and Other Animals has just received the German Critics Award (Schallplatenkritik Bestenliste) in the Folk/Singer-Songwriter/World Music Category.
Faustus is an established name in the English folk scene made up of three of the best-known and talented English folk musicians – Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Belshazzar’s Feast), Benji Kirkpatrick (Bellowhead, Seth Lakeman Band), and Saul Rose (Waterson: Carthy, Whapeazel, War Horse).
