Exeter restaurant and live entertainment venue, Casa Maroc will be raising funds for the International Citizen Service charity this autumn with two lively party functions on Friday 5th and Saturday 20th September.
It is hoped that the events will also raise awareness about the work of the ICS who send young volunteers from the UK and many other 1st world countries to give valuable, life changing advice and practical hands-on aid in the developing world, often in places rife with famine, poverty and civil war.
Entertainment will include a stand-up routine from local comedian...
Rigby Group plc's aviation division has completed its second UK acquisition of 2014 with the purchase of Exeter based Capital Air Charter Limited.
Operating both the Capital Air Charter and Capital Air Ambulance services, the company has a long-standing reputation as an efficient, safe and commercially-capable operator offering executive corporate and private chartered flights, medical repatriation and urgent freight services throughout Europe.
Already the South west’s leading operations of their type, the services will continue to operate under their own brand as plans for...
Superintendent Glen Mayhew has been meeting with partner agencies in his first month as the police lead for South Devon to discuss community and policing priorities. “We are all facing unique challenges as demand changes and organisations continue to design ways to deal with financial cuts. This poses both challenges and opportunities, but the key will be effective partnership working with other agencies and with local communities.” He said With overall control for policing Torbay, Teignbridge and South Hams, Supt Mayhew has responsibility for over 300 employees including police officers,...
Leading property consultancy JLL has further expanded its Exeter team with two recent appointments, highlighting the strength of the market in the region.
Mark Walter has joined as an Associate Director working in JLL’s residential and valuation advisory teams, with Sarah Partridge joining as a Senior Surveyor in the professional advisory team.
Prior to joining JLL, Mark spent seven years working in Gerald Eve’s planning and development team in London where he provided development consultancy and valuation advice to clients in London and across the South of England....
It may be an excuse poked fun at by many a comedy sketch but leaves on the line is such a serious problem that the Met Office has developed a new, enhanced, low adhesion forecast system to help the rail industry plan for the problem.
Autumn leaves can cost the rail industry in excess of £100 million a year, as they contaminate the rail head and can lead to very low levels of adhesion especially when combined with slightly wetted rails. Poor adhesion prevents trains from accelerating and braking precisely, which can lead to delays and, more significantly, potential safety breaches...
A rowing club project that will increase search and rescue efforts is one of 214 South West projects to share £1,748,596 from the Big Lottery fund in the latest round of Awards for All grants.
East Devon based Exmouth Rowing Club will use £9,935 National Lottery funding to purchase a new rescue boat. The club members are currently refurbishing their new premises at Exmouth’s old Lifeboat station. The money will help the community by increasing the groups search and rescue efforts and the effectiveness of beach safety.
Graham Hurley, Chair, Exmouth Rowing Club said: “Getting...
Exeter City Council has commissioned a brand new city-wide initiative – a Low Emission Strategy - to improve Exeter’s air quality.
The main aim of the strategy is to protect people - especially the vulnerable - from respiratory and other potentially life-threatening illnesses related to poor air quality caused by traffic.
“Air pollution can be a hidden killer and Exeter is no different to most cities throughout the UK,” said Cllr Keith Owen, Lead Councillor for Environment, Health and Wellbeing.
“However we mustn’t be complacent and that’s why we’re trying to...
Teignmouth Players continue to produce works of quality in our ever changing world and we would love to see you at our next production
On from 23rd to 27 September 2014.
Willy Russell's intimate comedy "Educating Rita" at the United Reformed Church, Teignmouth, is the first Teignmouth Players' production following the commencement of redevelopment works to the Carlton Theatre.
This production with big ideas and an even bigger heart is a gem of the British Theatre inspired by the writer's own experiences of returning to education.
This weekend Exeter’s canal basin will become the home to the UK’s first artificial climbing wall on water!
A 7 metre high structure is being built on a canal barge and will be floated into the water to provide the wall for the UK’s first inland deep water solo competition.
Staged by local climbing wall, The Quay Climbing Centre, the event has attracted over 40 of the UK and Europe’s top climbers together with over 160 ‘amateurs’ from across the country to compete in the two day event which takes place on the 30th and 31st August.
