A trio of Westcountry firms have been appointed to help fit out waterside apartments at The Point, Exmouth.
A hallmark of all the apartments developed by Eagle One Residential at Exmouth Quay has been the commitment to high quality finishes and contemporary design.
Chris Fayers, Director of Eagle One Residential explained: “The opportunity to source bathrooms, kitchens and interior design locally is testament to the strength of this sector in Devon and Somerset. We demand top quality for our homes and are delighted to be able to continue our relationship with these...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter was full of praise for his side after they notched up a third successive Aviva Premiership win with a 21-3 success away to Sale Sharks.
An early penalty try, coupled with first half touchdowns for James Short and Will Chudley, were the highlights for the visitors, whose remaining points came courtesy of skipper Gareth Steenson’s right boot.
Fly-half AJ MacGinty claimed Sale’s only points on the night with a first half penalty, but that completed the scoring for both sides as the second period remained pointless.
None of the UK’s regions or cities will be immune to slower economic growth over the next three years, with the South West expected to slow down to 1.3% in the period 2017-2019, according to EY’s UK Region and City economic forecast.
However, Bristol’s growth is set to outperform the region as the city’s GVA grows from 0.3% in 2016 to 1.6% annually over the next three years – just ahead of the UK average growth until 2019 of 1.5%. Employment across the South West has grown 0.9% in 2016, with the fastest employment growth coming from public administration (0.6%), transport &...
Exeter’s Christmas buzz has started and is growing as the advent calendar windows open day upon day. Then at last the final long awaited window introduces the excitement of the wondrous day. The special day marking the birth of a baby cradled in a manger, whose coming gifted us Christmas, enabling us to celebrate its real meaning as an opportunity for joy. One of those opportunities is attending Exeter and District Mencap Society in conjunction with Celebrate Together, Exeter’s Church for the city’s differently-abled community, annual Carol service at South Street Baptist Church, South...
Exeter’s Christmas buzz has started and is growing as the advent calendar windows open day upon day. Then at last the final long awaited window introduces the excitement of the wondrous day. The special day marking the birth of a baby cradled in a manger, whose coming gifted us Christmas, enabling us to celebrate its real meaning as an opportunity for joy. One of those opportunities is attending Exeter and District Mencap Society in conjunction with Celebrate Together, Exeter’s Church for the city’s differently-abled community, annual Carol service at South Street Baptist Church, South...
This December, staff and volunteers at Knightshayes are inviting visitors to join them for a traditional family Christmas. From 1 to 23 December from 11am until 4pm, visitors will be able to see the house adorned with Victorian decorations and festive cheer. As they wander from room to room, they will discover the ornate dolls houses on display, each from a different time period, just one part of Knightshayes’ festive experience which celebrates Christmas traditions from past and present, including the story of crackers and the advent wreath. Father Christmas has taken time out of his busy...
A rising research star from the University of Exeter has secured a coveted national award, for his innovative work on more accurately simulating natural hazards, such as windstorms and flooding.
Dr Ben Youngman, a Willis Research Network fellow in mathematics at Exeter, has been awarded the 2016 Lloyd’s Science of Risk prize, at a special awards ceremony held in the City of London on Tuesday, 29 November.
The prestigious prize was bestowed on Dr Youngman for his research paper co-authored with Professor David Stephenson entitled A geostatistical extreme-value framework for...
RGB Building Supplies has reopened its Well Built Community Fund and is now asking for clubs that come under the Scouting movement to get in contact and explain how £1,000 worth of building materials would help.
Whether a Scout group would like to renovate their headquarters, Beavers would like to complete an outdoor garden or Girl Guides would like to take on a community project, the builders merchant would like to hear from them.
As part of the Well Built Community Fund, RGB has been donating £1,000 worth of building supplies to different groups every other month this...
PARALYMPIAN Phil Eaglesham has invented a revolutionary new affordable wheelchair that lets users see eye to eye, with backing from the family of Dragons’ Den’s Deborah Meaden.
Corporal Eaglesham helped to create the new style of mobility device after catching Q Fever while serving in Afghanistan and having to use a wheelchair himself.
He found that existing designs were impractical, unwieldy, too low down and incompatible with modern living and so he determined to create a revolutionary new wheelchair that could help users live their lives more fully and to feel ‘abled,...
Exeter Deaf Academy, Princesshay's charity of the year, launched its charity raffle of a Mercedes Benz A-Class in April and now the countdown has started to announce the winner of the amazing prize, a £22,000 A-Class, courtesy of Mercedes-Benz of Exeter to raise money for the Exeter Deaf Academy.
To date, volunteers have sold over 4,000 raffle tickets from the stand in Princesshay and with the busy shopping period beginning, it is hoped that this figure will double before the winning ticket is drawn on the 24th December.
Tickets can be purchased from the Princesshay, with...
