Otter Nurseries has donated special seeds of remembrance to be given to participants in the 2016 Ladies Twilight Walk in aid of Hospiscare.
1,000 packets of forget-me-not seeds will be handed out at the end of the walk, enough for everyone expected to take part.
Otter Nurseries Marketing Manager, Sabine Taylor said: “We are delighted to contribute to this event in this way. Many of those taking part will be walking in memory of a loved one, and the seeds can be planted afterwards as another way of remembering them.
“The forget-me-not is a self-seeding plant that...
Radio 1’s Big Weekend is set to bring £3.5million of benefits to the local economy, new figures reveal.
Teignbridge District Council and Exeter City Council have invested £100,000 each in the event, which will see 50,000 people enjoy some of the best acts in the world, for free, at Powderham Castle this May.
Dr Andrew Dean, from Innovation Impact and Business at the University of Exeter worked out the calculations in terms of both spend and marketing exposure.
He said the local authorities would be getting greater than 7 times their return on investment.
Sometimes public transport can be a real nightmare. Thankfully, many other times, you’re actually getting new services. It was a relief to find out that a new bus has been launched between Exeter and Bristol which will operate 19 journeys a day around the clock. It’s the South West Falcon – the first coach service connecting major South West locations.
Tickets will start from £1. After the introductory rate, prices will increase but they will still be affordable. With a regular commuter pass costing as little as £20 a week, it's not hard to find reasons to take the journey....
Succession is one of the key challenges in any business, do it badly and the business fails, do it well and the business thrives. This session will help you to devise a means of identifying potential successors, whilst also ensuring your leadership teams are balanced for todays challenging world.
Not everyone needs to be at the peak of Mental Toughness, but understanding where you are and how to improve both your hardiness and resilience are key to a successful future....
Cartridges Law are sponsoring Bowhill Running Club which was set up in April 2015 to provide a running group that would help get parents active, this was supported by Exeter City Football Club and Active Devon.
They started with a beginners group and used the couch to 5k programme for their members, the aim was to get as many of the parents together as possible to support each other to becoming more active.
There are currently 15 runners who are made up of parents at the local schools and others in the local community. They meet every Tuesday at 9.15am (term time only) at...
Premier Communication Electronics (PCE) ion Exeter, Devon, has been awarded ISO 27001:2013 certification to recognise the company’s best practice competence in managing assets, such as financial information and intellectual property.
Exeter’s very special mini-indoor music and performance festival GemFest 2016 takes place on Easter Sunday, March 27 at the Exeter Phoenix.
The event is organised by Gemma Wensley, a brain tumour ‘survivor’ from Exeter, and a committed team of her friends. Gemma has recently returned from a holiday of a lifetime in Australia and New Zealand, a trip she was planning before she was struck down with an inoperable brain tumour in 2009.
Gemma said: “I really did have the time of my life! It was so emotional to finally get to Australia as I have always wanted to go. When I became...
Colette Dinnes from Phillips Dinnes Accountants shares her advice on the topical new tax on dividends. She discusses the impact that the new tax will have on small businesses who have, to date, been encouraged to operate as limited companies because of the favourable tax treatment of dividend income and how this is going to change from April 2016.
Colette comments that 'from the 6th April 2016, part of the advantage will be lost and tax payers who receive a significant part of their income in the form of dividends will suffer a tax increase'.
A gold in the 200m butterfly and 100m backstroke last weekend resulted in two Exeter swimmers gaining a place in next months Olympic trials in Glasgow.
Dominic Wooldridge and Liam White, who both swim for Exeter City Swimming Club, got the times at the Level 1 Wycombe swim meet on Sunday.
This is the first Olympic trials that 17 year old Liam, who is a backstroke specialist, has qualified for with 20 year old Dominic already qualifying for the 100m butterfly in last years summer National Championships.
The duo are now back working hard in the pool, training up to 20...
