An Exeter based investment management business has produced a novel idea to promote its brand by launching a specially brewed beer , the first stone brewed ale in Britain for 100 years.
Dan Constable, the Head of Business Development at Hawksmoor Investment Management, thought of the using a bespoke beer as a marketing tool for use at events and took the idea to Briarbank Brewery on a visit to the firm’s Ipswich office.
He said: “I was asked what sort of beer we had in mind and had a discussion about it potential taste, colour and strength. I suggested a stony taste to...
Over 2,400 visitors flocked to Westpoint, Exeter in Devon for Motability’s One Big Day event on last weekend (26 July).
The free family day out offered disabled people the chance to find out more about the range of cars, scooters and powered wheelchairs available to lease through the Scheme. Hosted by Motability, the event showcased more than 50 cars from 13 manufacturers, as well as over 30 models of scooters and a wide range of car adaptations and Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles. More than 200 test drives were taken in a range of 30 cars to give disabled people the chance to get a...
Hopefully you’ve had a great summer so far. However if you’re already running short of things to do with the family, Four of Swords Theatre has an evening for you that will turn a great summer into a legendary one.
The Exeter based company is reprising its family blockbuster Gawain and The Green Knight from 7 - 9 August at Poltimore House just outside Exeter.
Tickets at just £10 are available from www.four-of-swords.com where you’ll also find out more about the show and about the company which counts amongst its hits sold-out productions of Jekyll and Hyde, also performed...
Chagstock 2014 was another sell out this year, with local comedy duo O'Shea & O'Gaukroger pleasing crowds with their Live Lounge appearance on the Saturday.
250 people crammed into the live lounge to watch them, the biggest crowd behind Alex Kumar that the stage has ever got! The Festival boasted glorious sunshine all weekend along with impressive sets from the headline acts the Lightening Seeds on the Friday night and The Waterboys on the Saturday night.
Other local talent included Topsham's Alex Kumar, Sam Green and The Midnight Heist from Exmouth and the Chagstock...
Baroness Kramer, Minister of State for Transport yesterday (30 July) unveiled a £1.6m fleet of 12 new Stagecoach buses on a visit to Exeter to see how the bus operator and local authorities are working together to boost public transport in the south-west of England.
The latest new fleet of vehicles brings Stagecoach’s investment in new buses in Devon in 2013-14 alone to around £10million1.
Stagecoach, which has been independently assessed as offering the lowest fares of any major bus operator in the UK, carries more than 27 million passengers a year on its bus services in...
Those looking to get fit now have no excuses as the Reebok FitHub at Tony Pryce in Exeter's Guildhall Shopping Centre is offering free fitness classes for people of all fitness levels.
Beach Body Basics fitness classes started last week and will run weekly within the FitHub, providing a great location and chance to seek out fitness advice, empowering the local community to lead a healthier lifestyle – for free!
Run by qualified fitness instructors, the free fitness classes will run throughout the summer and include a variety of programs designed to sculpt the body while...
UnExpected Exeter Festival returns Unexpected is back!
2014 brings a three day programme that takes over the city centre with street theatre shows that will amaze and cause mayhem.
The festival commission in 2014 is an artistic interpretation of a First World War Recruitment Centre, The Great Fete, featuring an Edwardian Music Hall, a Tea Dance, costumed characters including Recruitment Officers and plenty of activities; and finally Circus Sunday sees No Fit State Circus from Wales visit Exeter for the first time with their outdoor extravaganza ‘Open House’ and their...
2014 brings a three day programme that takes over the city centre with street theatre shows that will amaze and cause mayhem.
The festival commission in 2014 is an artistic interpretation of a First World War Recruitment Centre, The Great Fete, featuring an Edwardian Music Hall, a Tea Dance, costumed characters including Recruitment Officers and plenty of activities; and finally Circus Sunday sees No Fit State Circus from Wales visit Exeter for the first time with their outdoor extravaganza ‘Open House’ and their company will be taking the lead in Exeter...
Tickets are selling fast for the Devon Wine and Music Festival with Exeter singer/songwriter Adam Isaac headlining the September event.
As well as local bands playing there will be dozens of Devon wines to taste from six vineyards and great food from local suppliers and local crafts.
Pebblebed is hosting the event at their vineyard in Clyst St George, near Exeter, on September 13/14. Adam Isaac, who made it through to the quarter final stages of BBC's The Voice, with Sir Tom Jones as coach, will be opening the event. The event is raising funds for local charity Hospiscare...
