The inaugural Devon Business Expo 2014 organised by thebestof Exeter held at Matford Centre Exeter and opened by the Lord Mayor of Exeter, attracted over 600 visitors from across the county and as far as Bristol and London. As a result of the popularity and success of this, the first Devon Business Expo, thebestof Exeter has already named the date for next year’s event as 30th April 2015.

Dave Barr, M/D thebestof Exeter says: “It has been hard work but very worthwhile. We had 850 pre-registered delegates and 85 exhibition stands showcasing the products and services of local...

Exeter Golf and Country Club’s 12 and under boys team secured the Devon Aegon Team Tennis Division Two title after double success over the weekend.

On Saturday, they hosted Exwick Tennis Club in the penultimate match of the season. The match began with the doubles rubbers which were both won in straight sets by the home pairs. Marcus Kay and Rio Turl secured a 6-3 6-2 victory whilst Zak Wilton-Davies and Henry Guy came through 6-3 6-4.

In the singles rubbers Henry Guy won his match by default. After taking the first set 6-2 his opponent, Jack Hannaford, was forced to...

A new street enforcement team to keep the city looking good by tackling dog fouling, dangerous dogs, litter and graffiti looks set to be introduced in Exeter.

The team would also get involved in the enforcement of the City Council's car parks, dealing with stray dogs and the removal of small illegal encampments from Council land, which can be associated with anti-social behaviour and drug taking.

Cllr Keith Owen, Lead Councillor for Environment, Health and Wellbeing, said: "We are using existing staff resources to create this new team to improve the lives of those who live...

A RECORD £26,510 has been raised by an Exeter Sainsbury’s store for Hospiscare.

Fundraising efforts over two years included: tin collections, car boots, plant sales, a fashion show, floral sales, book and Christmas card recycling, a Christmas hamper, Easter egg competition and a sky dive.

John Arnold, Hospiscare’s corporate relations manager, said: “Our partnership with Sainsbury’s Alphington store has been very successful and has raised a truly amazing amount.”

Sainsbury’s Alphington Road store manager Tony Greg said: “Our colleagues have really enjoyed working...

Approximately 40 per cent of children waiting for an adoptive family have impairment or some form of special need or disability. Family for Me is a new project launched by local adoption agency Families for Children which hopes not only to raise awareness of the children who are waiting the longest but to specifically recruit adoptive families for these children. Their first question asks whether you could adopt a child with a disability.

Cat Gifford, Senior Practitioner with the Family for Me project says;

“Family for Me is a unique project for the Agency. We usually look...

Local construction company Ease Build has marked its commitment to the region's hospitality sector by sponsoring the Exeter and Heart of Devon Hotel and Restaurants Association The Hotels Association received £1000 as part of EaseBuild's sponsorship package, and Mike Coombes, Chairman of Association was handed the cheque at the Deer Park Hotel by EaseBuild director Andy Cook. EaseBuild offers members of the Association a free building feasibility consultation, and supports the Association and its members by sponsoring marketing activities. The cheque handover took place at Deer Park...

LEADING Exeter law firm, WBW Solicitors is delighted to announce two senior promotions of solicitors to Associate status. Laura Clarke joined WBW in 2004 after attending the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter and undertook her training contract with the firm. She qualified as a solicitor in 2007. She is a member of the firm's Corporate and Commercial team and has particular expertise in commercial contracts, franchises, shareholder agreements and intellectual property, as well as advising businesses upon their terms of trading. Donna Rowland joined the Private Client team upon...

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is holding its annual Emergency Services Weekend on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June. The Park is inviting employees of the Emergency Services and NHS to visit and experience all the fun and adventures it has offer. Employees of the Fire Service, Police and NHS, can enjoy free admission and immediate family, including parents, partners and children, can visit at a discounted rate of £9.95.

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park organises the annual event as a sincere thank you for the tireless and selfless work carried out by the Emergency...

It’s been quite a few weeks for Devon’s Air Ambulance charity. Not only was it was named as the official local charity partner for this year’s Exeter’s Great West Run, which takes place on Sunday 19 October 2014 but it has also been chosen by main sponsor Tozers Solicitors as their charity of the year!

Rachel Elliott, Business Development Manager at Tozers Solicitors LLP said: “The partners at Tozers Solicitors LLP decided to nominate Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) as their charity of the year for 2014, not least because one of them had been previously airlifted as a result of an...

Men are more decisive than women, according to a new study.

A study of 2,000 people into the nature of decision making and the thought processes behind them found men are twice as likely to make a decision ‘straight away’ than women.

The research asked men and women to evaluate their decisions in life and found women are much more likely to consider the opinions of friends and take time on their choices while men adopt a more immediate process.

A quarter of women said their approach was often to spend a long time mulling over the details of a decision before making...