Exeter Specsavers store has raised a fantastic £520 for Red Nose day.
Lillian-Evangelia Agelis, store director of Specsavers Exeter, said: "We enjoyed raising money for Red Nose Day as it’s such a great cause. All staff members took part and encouraged all of our customers to join in the fun!"
JustPark, the pioneering app and website that connects parking space owners with drivers looking for a convenient space, has smashed its £1 million crowdfunding target by 370%, raising £3.7 million in 34 days through Crowdcube. While JustPark is still open to receiving expressions of interest, the campaign is officially closed to investment, having raised the maximum amount allowed for SMEs under EU regulation.
This is the largest amount of money ever invested in a British technology business through equity crowdfunding, and the highest amount invested in a company in the history...
Neither Exeter City nor Stevenage were able to make a breakthrough in an hour and a half of play at St James Park, as the meeting ended 0-0.
Chances came and went at either end – and City substitute David Wheeler even hit the bar with a towering header midway through the second period for the hosts.
But ultimately the game ended without either goalkeeper needing to make a visit to the back of the net on Tuesday evening.
City manager Paul Tisdale named an unchanged starting XI for the Grecians’ fixture after the weekend...
Musicians from the Exeter Symphony Orchestra hit a high note with pupils when they attended music lessons at Ladysmith Junior School.
The visit was part of an effort to bring to life the BBC’s Ten Pieces Project.
The local musicians volunteered their services after the orchestra was approached by teacher Kathy Rowden who said: “The Exeter Symphony Orchestra members helped the children understand more about how musicians have to work as team and that each instrument has different qualities and roles within the orchestra.”
Top British sailors from the Solitaire du Figaro race called in at Living Coasts to meet the penguins.
The eight, including South West sailors Sam Matson, Henry Bomby and Robin Elsey, dropped by to feed the penguins at Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, which is hosting the media centre for the race when it comes to Torquay in June.
La Solitaire du Figaro comes to Torbay in June. Involving 40 boats, it is considered to be the world championships for single-handed yachtsmen and women and is one of the most cherished races in French sailing.
Local heritage and historical sites make Exeter a better place to live, say an overwhelming majority of residents in a new study.
Museums, libraries and famous buildings are all important to local people, are a source of pride and also give the city a sense of identity.
These are some of the main findings in a study that reveals how there is a direct link between heritage and the quality of life.
Specialist research company, BritainThinks, conducted the in-depth study in 12 towns and cities representative of the UK population to mark 20 years and £6billion of...
Businesses are signing up to an innovative new scheme that aims to tackle/reduce traffic congestion in Exeter.
As well as reducing congestion and pollution, Park & Change will also help commuters get active through walking and cycling, and save money on fuel and parking costs by encouraging them to switch to alternative forms of transport for part of their journey.
The sites in support of the new scheme are Darts Farm (Topsham), Westpoint (Clyst St Mary), Woodleigh Coach House (Cheriton Bishop), Fingle Glen Golf Hotel (Tedburn) and a site in Pinhoe, totalling over 100...
A man has been found guilty of offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 after failing to improve the squalid conditions he kept his ponies and dogs in, despite several warnings and advice from Devon and Somerset Trading Standards, the Police, the RSPCA and World Horse Welfare.
Leslie Weatherill, 73, of Ide appeared before Exeter Magistrates Court.
The court heard how Mr Weatherill kept his ponies on an area of scrub and woodland near Doddiscombsleigh which, according to a national expert on horses, was inadequate for their needs and so their welfare was severely...
With election manifestos due to be published at the end of March, leading local advice charity Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau is promoting the Citizens’ manifesto.
The Citizens’ manifesto calls on the next Government to address three key issues relating to:
Family finances
Fairer markets, and
Advice for the future
Steve Barriball, Chief Executive of Exeter CAB said: “The UK is going through a big period of change; from welfare reform to the payday lending market, and the cost of housing. Life is getting increasingly complicated and...
A researcher at the University of Exeter has launched a bid to analyse the DNA of a group of flamingos in order to answer some of the questions surrounding paternity and social behaviour in the distinctive pink birds.
Paul Rose, a PhD student in the Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, has been working with flamingos for three years at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre in Gloucestershire and is now embarking on a crowdfunding bid to genetically analyse who is related to who within the flock.
He said: “Flamingos are amazing birds. They have been around for millions of years and...
