Flybe today announced revenue growth, up £31.8 million to £339.6m.
The Exeter-based firm made a £22.9m profit after reporting a £3.3m loss a year ago.
The company said it had completed the first three chapters of its four part transformation: relaunching the business witht a stronger balance sheet, modernising its brand and handling its major legacy issues while returning to growth. It is now focused on profitable growth.
Chief executive Saad Hammad said: "Our turnaround is on course with a very encouraging performance in the first half. We have returned to profit...
Exeter student Paige Furzer had a lovely surprise when she started volunteering for us here at Hospiscare.
She discovered her Great Nan was the first patient at Hospiscare’s Exeter hospice and even met the Duchess of Kent who opened the hospice in 1992.
Paige, 19, who is studying journalism at Exeter College, said: “It’s a quite amazing coincidence. I’m thrilled to be helping the charity which provided so much support and comfort to my Great Nan and our family.
"I had no idea my Great Nan, Doris Quick was the first patient. I’m told there used to be a picture of her...
Intensive farming practices such as larger herd size, maize growth, fewer hedgerows and the use of silage have been linked to higher risk of bovine TB, new research has concluded.
A study by the University of Exeter, funded by BBSRC and published in the Royal Society journal Biological Letters, analysed data from 503 farms which have suffered a TB breakdown alongside 808 control farms in areas of high TB risk.
Dr Fiona Mathews, Associate Professor in Mammalian Biology, who led the study, said: “TB is absolutely devastating for farming, and it’s essential that workable...
Tesco will significantly improve the support it offers war veterans and reservists, the retailer announced today.
Tesco has a proud record of supporting the Armed Forces dating right back to founder Jack Cohen, who set Tesco up with his demob money after serving in the First World War. Last year Tesco became the first retailer to sign up to the Ministry of Defence’s Military Corporate Covenant - a public commitment to do more to support serving personnel, veterans and reservists.
In a move designed to strengthen this commitment, Tesco will:
Devon County Council is urging the Transport Secretary and Devon MPs to back a bill to help end the blight of parking on pavements.
The Pavement Parking (Protection of Vulnerable Pedestrians) Bill is scheduled for its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday 4 December.
Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway Management, has written to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin MP, and Devon’s local MPs, appealing for them to support the bill.
Councillor Hughes said: “This issue needs dealing with because bad practices adopted...
Exeter is set for even more Christmas sparkle this year with the addition of further festive lights around the city centre and a selection of street performers entertaining shoppers and tourists as the city gears up for Christmas.
With funding from the Exeter Business Improvement District, which was formed earlier on this year after a successful ‘yes’ vote, the extra Christmas lights will appear in Exeter Central Train Station, Upper High Street, South Street, Castle Street, Guildhall Shopping Centre Wall, Queen Street and Sidwell Street to bring extra sparkle to Exeter during the...
Clandestine Cake Club is all about cake! We bake it, we eat it, and we talk about it. Our club meets in secret locations in Exeter. But this isn’t your average club because with us, you really can have your cake and eat it. Members bake their own cake at home and bring it along to a planned secret location. CCC offers both the social aspects of the Secret Tea Room whilst also encouraging the culinary talents of members. Everyone has the opportunity to display their baking and share and enjoy it with the club. It is free to join, it is not a competition and everybody is welcome. Our CCC...
Supporters of the Exeter Chiefs can do their bit to boost the funds of the Exeter Foundation with a new initiative launched by the club.
We know there are occasions where season ticket holders, Gold Card and 1905 members are unable to attend a match-day game at Sandy Park.
That means places are occasionally empty within the stands, so the Exeter Foundation – the club’s official charity – are appealing for you to donate a ticket to the Foundation.
All money raised from the re-sale of these tickets will be donated back into the Foundation and later distributed amongst...
Exeter-based charity CEDA is highlighting some of the things that disabled people find difficult, not just because of their disability but because of the systems designed to help them.
What Would YOU Wish For? is a campaign which asks people what they would wish for if they could have anything. Many people dream of sailing round the world, becoming famous or flying to the moon. In a short video, CEDA asks some of its members what they would like to do. The answers include going to a nightclub, seeing a rugby match and wandering along the beach – things which most people would take...
Staff at Exeter’s Hampton by Hilton are over the moon after receiving a special award from Hampton Hotels.
The ‘Spirit of Hampton’ award, the first of its kind awarded to a hotel, was given in recognition of the engagement of the team, which not only came first in the EMEA Hilton ‘HHonors Challenge’ for the third quarter of the year, but also achieved an outstanding revenue and audit performance for 2015 so far. The hotel was chosen over more than 700 Hampton Hotels in the EMEA region.
Richard Martin, General Manager said: “We were delighted to receive a call from the...
