An Exeter based collaborative between graphic designers Future Imaging and web developers Web Engineer has attracted national charity partnerships for their website http://www.DontSendMeACard.com
The site allows users to redirect funds to worthy causes from the millions of pounds spent annually in the UK on posting Christmas cards.
Users create a page and ask friends and family to post their Christmas wishes online and make donations for what they would have spent on sending them cards.
Those fundraising can designate that the costs go directly to the environmental...
An ambitious Exeter based creative and communications agency which can number Tesco, the BBC Global News and Rick Stein amongst its clients has now been appointed to handle the marketing portfolio for Flybe and Paignton Zoo in Torquay.
ab..the ideas agency is also the team behind the Flybe guerrilla marketing campaign to promote flights to London which made the national press when it prompted First Great Western to call the police to Exeter St David’s station last month.
Established over 30 years ago as a two-man graphic design studio, ab today employs 24 staff providing a...
Whipton Youth FC U9s are celebrating after receiving a stylish new set of threads thanks to their local McDonald’s restaurant.
The Exeter restaurant has donated kit to the team as part of the new McDonald’s FA Charter Standard Kit Scheme.
Whipton Youth FC is one of the first teams to benefit from the new community programme, which, run in partnership with The FA and their official kit supplier Nike, enables all 4,600 FA Charter Standard clubs with a junior team in England the chance to order a new strip every year for the next four seasons.
The Exeter Festival Chorus, one of the South West’s premier choirs will be reunited with internationally renowned opera singer Lesley Garrett for a Christmas Gala concert in Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 6th December 2014. Details of this concert can be found on the Chorus’s web-site at: http://www.exeterfestivalchorus.org.uk/
Tickets, £15 to £35 reserved, £12 & £20 unreserved, are available from the Chorus web site, www.exeterfestivalchorus.org.uk , by phone from TicketSource 0333 666 3366 (booking fee), from Exeter Tickets, Dix’s Field, Exeter, 01392 665885 and, in person only...
A crowd of more than 3,000 turned out at Exeter Racecourse yesterday to watch ponies from Dartmoor and Clydesdale horses stretch their limbs in their two furlong races before seven jump races gave racegoers an afternoon to remember.
Six hill ponies went to post and it was a tiny pure bred registered Dartmoor who crossed the line in front with his owner Rachael Watson on board.
“My plan was to stay close to Frolic in the race and keep something in the tank for the finish,” said 20-year-old Rachael who farms with her parents near Poundsgate.
An Exeter charity faced with rebuilding its headquarters is calling on artistic and creative individuals and groups to help by completing a short survey.
Over the last 30 years the Scrapstore has provided a wealth of arts and crafts materials to families, community organisations, schools, playgroups and artists across Devon.
Now in its fourth year as a charity the Scrapstore is looking to the future. Its current home, a hut in the corner of Belmont Park is over 75 years old and will need replacing or a major makeover.
Jack Nowell shook off the effects of pre-game illness to help Exeter Chiefs to maintain their fine form in this season’s Aviva Premiership.
The England international admitted after his side’s latest top flight win over Wasps that he had been ‘sick’ and ‘feeling rough’ just hours before he claimed a try double for the Devon club.
For Nowell, the win not only saw Rob Baxter’s side momentarily move to the summit of the Premiership, but it also ended his own 19-month wait to score a first team try. Ironically, his last Premiership try came against Wasps in a 37-24 win at Adams...
Tourism businesses in Exeter and the Heart of Devon enjoyed a record haul of trophies coming top in 10 of the 18 awards categories and scooping 22 accolades in all, at the Visit Devon Awards 2014.
The awards were hosted by Radio Devon’s Judi Spiers at The Palazzo at Highbullen Hotel Golf and Country Club, Umberleigh, and cover the whole county.
Altogether, Exeter and the Heart of Devon Tourism Partnership members collected 10 Gold awards, along with the prestigious Winner of Winners Award, won by the Thelma Hulbert Gallery, in Honiton.
WINNERS of this year’s Natwest Venus Awards Devon were celebrating last night after one of the most glittering events in the annual business calendar.
More than 350 people enjoyed the event at Exeter University’s Great Hall with winners whittled down to the 14 categories from more than 2,000 nominations in the county this year.
Each winner was announced and given their awards following a sumptuous meal and entertainment.
The Venus Awards recognise the efforts and talents of local businesswomen and are split into categories covering all aspects of business and...
Princesshay’s Charity Christmas Festival, now in its second year aims to raise both awareness and funds for local charities.
The Lord Mayor of Exeter switched on the 30 charity Christmas trees in a celebratory light switch on event on Friday night (21 November).
The 30 Christmas trees and their lights have been donated by Princesshay for the festival and local and national charities have been invited to decorate the trees.
Each tree will have a unique and personal look which represent sthe charity that has decorated it. Visitors and shoppers can to donate money to...
