The judging panel for the 11th annual Startups Awards has been announced, with some of the greatest business brains in Britain set to assess entrants across the South West.
Nineteen high profile judges have been selected, including entrepreneurs, CEOs and managing directors of the country’s most successful companies, as well as media experts.
They will assess all 15 awards on offer, with winners announced at a prestigious ceremony at Kensington Roof Gardens, London, on Thursday 27 November, 2014.
Sponsored by Simply Business and organised by Startups.co.uk, the...
The University of Exeter’s Streatham and St Luke’s campuses are among the record-breaking 1,476 parks and green spaces to have received a prestigious Green Flag Award.
The national award, handed out by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recognises and rewards the best parks and green spaces across the country.
This is the second year running that the St Luke’s Campus has been awarded the Green Flag status and the fourth consecutive year for the Streatham Campus.
The Green Flag is a sign to the public that the space boasts the highest possible standards, is...
Exeter born actor Mark Carey comes to Cygnet Theatre with his acclaimed one man show “Into the Breach”.
Set in 1943 in a Devon village this funny and nostalgic tale centres on George Crocker an odd job man and amateur actor. Hoping to play panto dame for his local drama group George gets dragged into a wartime production of Henry V by the flamboyant director Simon Trottley Barnes. With all seventeen colourful characters played by one man the play is a vivid portrait of village life.
Into the Breach has been playing to delighted audiences up and down the country and returns...
Whipton Children's Centre children celebrated leading charity Action for Children’s 145th birthday with a party for families in the area.
The tots and their families gathered at the charity’s Whipton Children's Centre in Exeter to enjoy party food, balloons, music, games and crafts in honour of 145 years of support for vulnerable children and young people.
Her Majesty the Queen, the patron of Action for Children, has sent a special message to the charity as it celebrates its 145th anniversary this month.
The message said: “On the occasion of Action for Children’s...
An Exeter law firm has been shortlisted in the prestigious national Family Law Awards, beating off competition from all over the UK.
The Family Law Company with offices at Southernhay Gardens in Exeter has been nominated in The Family Law Firm of the Year category. The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony at the Brewery in the city of London in October.
Business Development Director Rachel Buckley (pictured) said they were delighted at the news.
‘This is real recognition for us,’ she said. ‘We pride ourselves on a quality of service that goes way...
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, is delighted to announce a landmark deal with STA Travel confirming its status as the Preferred Partner for Student and Youth Travel which will see a range of affordable seat fares offered for sale across Flybe’s extensive 180+ route network to STA Travel’s customer base.
STA Travel is the world’s largest student and youth travel company, operating in over 63 countries and has more than 230 retail stores globally in addition to its web booking engine that offers 24/7 global travel help. It has a high profile through a number of promotional...
Ricky Pellow wants those Exeter Chiefs players involved in this year's Premiership Rugby Sevens to lay down a marker for all at Sandy Park this season.
In the annual season opener, which again takes place at Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium, Pellow and fellow coach Keith Fleming send a youthful looking squad into action against the Cherry & Whites, Bath Rugby and London Irish.
England Under-20s youngsters Joel Conlon and Stu Townsend - both fresh from helping their country to regain the IRB Junior World Championship this summer - head up Exeter's 12-man squad.
An exhibition at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery will showcase the work of deafblind artists.
The Sense group of artists won the Local Art Show competition run by the Express & Echo with RAMM. Rosie Denham, Exeter’s Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture said: “Exeter City Council is delighted to be working with the Express & Echo to help recognise, reward and foster creativity in the city. The competition provides an opportunity for visitors to RAMM to see work by local artists, and for this year’s winners – members of Sense’s group of deafblind artists...
Exeter-based Blue Chip Holidays, the South West’s largest provider of four- and five-star self catering holiday homes, is celebrating taking on its 1,000th property, putting it well on its way to achieving its ambitious growth targets for the year.
Team members from Exeter, Brixham and across the South West came together for its quarterly business planning meeting, at which the landmark announcement was made by Sylvia Cutting, who established the business in Brixham 14 years ago. Surprise celebrations followed with the team gathering together to toast the achievement.
