Southernhay Breakfast Club is a networking group for local business people who get together every few weeks on a Friday morning at the Southgate hotel in Exeter. Our guest speaker on 4th March is Karime Hassan, the Chief Executive of Exeter City Council who will give us an update on the latest plans for the city.
The Club is organised by volunteers Jonathan Wadsworth, (Beckworth Financial Services) and Adrian Hills (Kirk Hills Chartered Accountants). This friendly club has no membership fee and offers fascinating local speakers and the opportunity to network with other local...
Exeter St James Community Trust Ltd has won £13,000 of funding from the Government’s Pocket Parks Programme and, thanks to local County Councillor, Jill Owen, a further £5,000 matchfunding has been awarded from DCC's Locality Budget.
The Trust, which is looking to transform a dilapidated patch of land, Queen’s Crescent Garden Pocket Park, into a community space for everyone to use, said it was delighted with the news.
“Queen’s Crescent Garden was named by St James' residents as top priority of the many projects that emerged during their neighbourhood planning process,” said...
Devon County Council will host Stage Six of The Tour of Britain, on Friday 9 September.
The world’s top cycling teams and riders will race from Sidmouth on the East Devon coast to the summit of Haytor on Dartmoor. British Cycling’s premier road cycling event will take in Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Honiton, Willand, Tiverton, Crediton, Moretonhampstead, Haldon Forest, and Chudleigh before climbing from Bovey Tracey to the only summit finish of The Tour.
At 152.7km long and with 3,101metres of climbs, the route is almost a repeat of the thrilling 2013 stage. That year almost...
A leading local law firm has been ranked number 12 in the influential Sunday Times list of the top 100 mid-sized firms to work for – and won an award for most improved company, as well as being the highest ranked law firm nationally on the list.
At a glittering awards ceremony in London on Thursday, 25 February 2016 Stephens Scown LLP, was placed 12th, up from 39th last year when it entered for the first time. The announcement was made by screenwriter and producer Richard Curtis at an event at Battersea Evolution in central London. 20 lucky staff who were selected by ballot...
Community organisations across Devon are being reminded that they have just a further three weeks in which to enter the Prince of Wales award, and with it the chance of winning £1,000 to boost their funds.
The Prince of Wales Award is offered annually by the Devon County Agricultural Association for community initiatives in Devon aimed at boosting local sustainability.
Past winners have included a community-run village shop, village halls, a communal allotment project and a Neighbourhood Health Watch initiative. The award, which includes a certificate signed by HRH The...
The charity team at Otter Nurseries in Ottery St Mary has announced this year’s charity partnership with the Baton.
The Baton is run by Alan Rowe, well known in the area for his charity work. Alan founded the organisation to raise awareness of life in the British Armed Forces and ensure ex forces personnel are given the right support when they return to civilian life. The Baton also offers practical support to those in need, on a case by case basis.
Otter Nurseries Marketing Manager, Sabine Taylor said: “The Baton is a very different type of charity for us to support, and...
A new strategy aimed at tackling housing issues in Exeter is set to be unveiled.
Exeter City Council’s Housing Strategy will go before members of its Scrutiny Community Committee on 1 March.
Launched at a time when the government is heavily promoting greater levels of owner occupation as the solution to the housing crisis, the Council’s strategy adopts a wider approach and aims to address a greater range of housing needs over the next four years.
The strategy focuses on three key themes: tackling housing need & vulnerability; providing more housing; and being a...
Final budget decisions outline how Teignbridge District Council will continue to face up to increased demand for services and reduced central funding.
At a meeting of the Full Council on Tuesday 23 February it was agreed to increase its share of the council tax by an extra £5 per year. This means the Teignbridge share of the bill will be £155.17 in the coming financial year - an increase of 3.33%. This represents an increase of just 9.6p per week on a Band D property.
It is the first time since 2010 that Teignbridge has increased its share of the council tax.
Secrets from Exeter’s past will be fully uncovered for the first time as part of a major archaeology project.
Experts from the University of Exeter will use science to discover more about the lives of city residents hundreds of years ago as part of the four-year study, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Historic England, and with help from Exeter City Council and academics from the University of Reading.
Using the latest technology they will show where the city’s food came from, what its “food miles” may have amounted to, and how far goods were traded with...
BBC Director General Tony Hall has described the revelations over pervert DJ Jimmy Savile's horrific attacks on innocent and impressionable victims as "a dark chapter in the history of the organisation".
And he said just as powerful as the accusation “You knew”, was the legitimate question: “How could you not have known?”
In a statement he said: "I am proud to lead the BBC and I always want to think and believe the best of the organisation. But today – let us be in no doubt – we are hearing the worst. "And it is a very sobering day."
