Better journeys on the way for SW rail passengers

Plans to give rail passengers along the South Western network more trains, more space and faster journeys were today (4 July) announced by Rail Minister Claire Perry. The Department for Transport has published documents setting out how bidders for the new South Western franchise will be required to provide plans for:

  • At least 95 additional services on weekdays from December 2018.
  • A doubling of services along the London Waterloo to Reading and Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside routes from two to four trains an hour.
  • Earlier first trains and later
  • ...

Paulos Circus Tour 2016

Event Date: 
14/07/2016 - 5:00pm to 24/07/2016 - 12:00am
Venue: 
Darts Farm, Topsham, Exeter

Paulos Circus 2016 Tour is coming to Topsham.

The circus will be showing at Darts Farm, Topsham 14 July to 24 July.

Show times during the week are 5.00pm and 7.15pm Thursday and Friday, Saturday 2.00pm and 4.30pm, Sunday 1.30pm and 3.30pm.

You can reserve your seats by messaging their Facebook page ThePaulosCircus or can buy tickets on the door.

Box office will be open on site from Tuesday 12 July 10am daily.

Tickets are £7 per person.

For more information visit their website www.the-circus.co.uk or www.paulos.co.uk

Paulos Circus 2016 Tour

Event Date: 
30/06/2016 - 5:00pm to 10/07/2016 - 12:00am
Venue: 
The Den, Teignmouth

Paulos Circus 2016 is in Teignmouth until 10 July.

Show times during the week are 5.00pm and 7.15pm Thursday and Friday, Saturday 2.00pm and 4.30pm, Sunday 1.30pm and 3.30pm.

You can reserve your seats by messaging their Facebook page ThePaulosCircus or can buy tickets on the door.

Box office open on site from 10am daily.

Tickets are £7 per person.

For more information visit their website www.the-circus.co.uk or paulos.co.uk

Free legal drop in sessions

Event Date: 
05/10/2016 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Wonford community and Learning centre, Exeter

A solicitors in Exeter is offering free legal drop in sessions.

Simpson Millar Solicitors is holding free legal surgeries beginning on the 6 July 2016 from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm.

The sessions will be held at Wonford Community and Learning centre, and will provide legal advice on many areas of law such as community care, court of protection, and life changing injuries.

Free parking will be available as well as tea and coffee.

There will also be other sessions held for upcoming months on the 3 August, 7 September, and 5 October.

For more information call...

Free legal drop in sessions

Event Date: 
07/09/2016 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Wonford community and Learning centre, Exeter

A solicitors in Exeter is offering free legal drop in sessions.

Simpson Millar Solicitors is holding free legal surgeries beginning on the 6 July 2016 from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm.

The sessions will be held at Wonford Community and Learning centre, and will provide legal advice on many areas of law such as community care, court of protection, and life changing injuries.

Free parking will be available as well as tea and coffee.

There will also be other sessions held for upcoming months on the 3 August, 7 September, and 5 October.

For more information call...

Be wary of knotweed advice, researchers warn

Gardeners turning to the internet for advice about Japanese knotweed are likely to find a wide range of sometimes contradictory and potentially misleading advice that could put them on the wrong side of the law, scientists at the University of Exeter have found.

A study by researchers at the University of Exeter’s Penryn campus which looked at knotweed guidance from a range of sources on the web found that information, even that from local government sources, varies significantly in its comprehensiveness and accuracy and could lead to further spread of the invasive plant.

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City of Exeter Rowing Regatta

Event Date: 
09/07/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Quay

Exeter Quay will once again be host to the City of Exeter Rowing Regatta on Saturday 9 July for a full day of sprint racing at the historic quayside.

The Regatta at Exeter Quay is a great day out for the family. Parents and youngsters can be inspired by the action and families can also relax in the cafes and bars.

The first race is at 10:00am and racing continues through-out the day ending at 6pm with the mens’ open eight.

With so many rowers taking part from ages 13 to over 70 you have the opportunity to see racing at all levels, and the chance to meet all the...

Devon MP recognised in Dairy UK awards

Three dairy champions have been recognised for their hard work within the industry.

Heather Wheeler, MP for south Derbyshire and Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton have both been awarded the annual Dairy UK award for their support of UK dairy farmers.

Heather Wheeler chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dairy. Neil Parish chairs the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee and is former chair of the Dairy APPG.

The third winner, Catherine Collins, winner of the Scientific Excellence Award, is a highly respected registered...

Devon Contract Waste signs £2.5m Princess Yachts deal

An Exeter-based waste management business, Devon Contract Waste, has secured a contract with Princess Yachts worth around £2.5million to manage the British luxury yacht manufacturer’s waste for the next three years.

The new contract will mean the majority of the commercial waste collected from six of Princess Yachts’ Plymouth sites – home to 2,050 staff – will be managed by Devon Contract Waste’s Zero to Landfill service which is unique in the South West. Princess Yachts is among the expanding group of businesses in the Westcountry spearheading the movement towards a cleaner county...

Largest raise on Crowdcube pushes EU limit on crowd rounds with prospectus

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 07/04/2016 - 1:54pm

The UK’s leading investment crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube is inviting the UK public to register for early access to its latest round of funding.

Crowdcube’s last crowdfunding round in 2014 saw the company raise £1.2 million from crowd investors, alongside £3.8 million from one of Europe’s leading venture capital firms Balderton Capital, in just 16 minutes.

This time, in a first for Crowdcube, the company is raising funds with a prospectus, to allow the company to issue shares to the crowd above the limit set by EU rules. The company has previously raised a total of £12.8...

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