The new season has yet to start for the Exeter Chiefs, but head coach Rob Baxter is already hard at work planning for the future with the news that two of his first-team squad have today agreed contract extensions.
Welsh international Tomas Francis, along with centre Sam Hill, have both put pen to paper on new deals that will keep them at Sandy Park until 2017 and 2018 respectively.
With the stock of both players have risen significantly over the past 12 months, the Chiefs have moved swiftly to tie down the futures of both players who helped to play a key role in helping...
Exeter Historic Buildings Trust (EHBT) has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project, ‘Monks in the Refectory’.
Led by EHBT, the project has been given £7,500 towards creating a set of five new interpretation panels, which will help visitors to 21 The Mint (the former refectory wing of 11th century St Nicholas Priory) to understand daily life in the Priory.
EHBT’s mission statement is to preserve for the benefit of the people of Exeter, buildings in and around Exeter of particular historic or architectural merit.
RGB Building Supplies, which has a branch on Alphinbrook Road, Exeter, has been recognised in the national Build It Awards for the second year running.
The awards, which celebrate all aspects of self build and renovation, has named RGB as a finalist in the ‘Best Builders Merchant for Self Builders’ category; a category that they won in 2014.
Keith Harris, Product and Marketing Manager at RGB Building Supplies, commented: “Over the past year we have continued to add product ranges that are relevant to the self build market and look at ways we can enhance our service. We’re...
David Briggs is an internationally renowned organist whose performances are acclaimed for their musicality, virtuosity, and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages. With an extensive repertoire spanning five centuries, he is known across the globe for his brilliant organ transcriptions of symphonic music by composers such as Mahler, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Bruckner, Ravel, and Bach. Fascinated by the art of Improvisation since a child, David also frequently performs improvisations to silent films such as Phantom of the Opera,...
East Devon District Council’s Connaught Gardens in Sidmouth has been awarded a coveted Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor, the World’s largest travel website. Consistently outstanding customer reviews given for these wonderful local public gardens, which include the Clocktower Café, by users of the site, has ensured that Connaught Gardens now ranks among the top 10% of hospitality businesses worldwide listed on TripAdvisor. To qualify for the Certificate of Excellence, businesses must maintain an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five, as reviewed by travellers on...
The direct costs of alcohol use to the government in England – including NHS, police, criminal justice and welfare costs – amount to just under £4 billion each year, whilst revenues from alcohol taxes amount to over £10 billion.
Using the most recent health, crime and drinking data, a report by the Institute of Economic Affairs claims that contrary to popular belief, drinkers are not a burden on the taxpayer. The net cost of alcohol to the state is minus £6.5 billion. Even if the Government halved all forms of alcohol duty, it would still receive more money in tax than it spends...
Devon law firm Kitsons has teamed up with FORCE Cancer Charity to offer supporters the opportunity to make or update their Will, in return for a donation to the charity.
Through the scheme, for every new Will completed by the Private Client Team at Kitsons Solicitors in Exeter, the firm will donate a proportion of its fees for those Wills to FORCE.
The Will Scheme for FORCE started on 1 September 2015.
Charlie Siegle, Partner and Head of the Kitsons Private Client Team in Exeter said: “Making or updating a Will can be easy to put off or overlook but it is vital to...
Being able to name a street is usually reserved for VIPs but one lady from Devon has been lucky enough to do just that.
Following a competition launched by Crediton based estate agents, Helmores, Wendy Jelier from Chagford has had her name chosen for a development of five brand new homes in Lapford.
Announced by BBC Radio Devon’s Simon Bates live on Monday morning Wendy found out that her name, Canterbury Drive, will now be immortalised on the map of Lapford.
Lapford's church, St Thomas of Canterbury, dates back to the 12th century and is believed to have been built...
Business leaders from across Exeter and surrounding areas are invited to share their experiences and skills at an enterprise mentoring event organised by Lloyds Banking Group and the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI), aimed at increasing the support available to SMEs.
The free Meet a Mentor event on 10th September from 10am until 1pm at the historic castle of the City of Exeter, aims to connect business owners with experienced enterprise mentors, providing them with an opportunity to learn from one another and make new connections with the wider business and...
Las Iguanas has rebuked claims that their staff are made to ‘pay to work’.
In a posting on The Exeter Daily last night, 38 Degrees said people in Exeter are taking action to stop the restaurant forcing staff to pay back 3% of their total sales at the end of each shift.
A spokesman for Las Iguanas said: “Claims that we make staff ‘pay to work’ are ridiculous, as that would be illegal and bears no resemblance to our actual policy.
“We are mystified about where this has come from. At no time has 38 Degrees contacted us to enable us to explain our approach. Aside from...
