Flybe turnaround shows early sucess

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Tue, 02/04/2014 - 9:39am

Exeter airline Flybe will cut around 50 fewer jobs than initially expected as their business turnaround shows early signs of success.

The airline had initially proposed cutting 500 jobs as part of its turnaround plan revealed last November, but now says current cuts will be closer to 450.

Much of these savings have been made by cutting several unprofitable routes to remove the operating costs of the routes such as fuel and staff wages.

However this has incurred one off grounding costs of £14 million this year with a further one off costs of £26 milllion next year....

South West’s Tastiest at The Source Food Show

Event Date: 
04/02/2015 - 10:00am to 05/02/2015 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Westpoint Exeter, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ

Have you got a passion for all things foodie? Are you a small business that wants to explore a wealth of local producers? Are you looking for new tastes and flavours? Well look no further than The Source Trade Show coming to Westpoint Exeter on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th February.

Over 300 food and drink producers and suppliers will showcase the very best of local, regional and national produce. With every base covered, from local farm cheese to artisan baking, organic olive oils to luxury coffees, the show is bound to whet your appetite.

Not only can you meet a host of...

Bonded Broadband In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Tue, 02/04/2014 - 9:16am

In the latest In a nutshell video Local business expert Jim Taylor from Cobalt Communications explains bonded broadband.

Jim explains the positives to installing Bonded broadband and what to consider when looking for a supplier. “You need to look for a supplier who is able to configure the system for you and deliver it to site. A supplier who can connect it to your computer network, and makes sure it works in a reliable fashion.”

To find out more you can contact Jim by email at jim@cobaltcomms.co.uk and by phone on 01392 908888

You can find more of the In a nutshell...

Top tips for skiing with the family this winter

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Tue, 02/04/2014 - 8:43am

With half term just over a week away, and Europe enjoying fantastic snow once again The Exeter Daily offers up some very practical advice:

How many sports can claim to be to be for all the family? Skiing is one of the best of them! Not only because we are all together (children, parents, grandparents) but also because when we play, we discover so much that we create some of the best memories ever.

Memories that are so strong that, when the time will come, our children will bring their own children to the mountains to share with them the incredible experience of the snow...

Give a bird a home

THIS half-term try learning a new skill and provide a home for birds to nest in your garden.

Join the countryside team on Wednesday, 19 February at the Axe Estuary Wetlands classroom between 10am and 1pm, and build a nest box from one of our easy-to-use kits – available for a range of common garden birds from blue tits to sparrows and starlings.

The Axe Estuary Wetlands officer and the countryside rangers will help you build your nest box and advise you on where to place it for the best results. You will be helping the conservation effort by encouraging biodiversity in your...

Bickleigh Castle Holistic Weekend

Event Date: 
22/03/2014 - 10:30am to 23/03/2014 - 4:30pm
Venue: 
Bickleigh Castle - Tiverton Devon - EX16 8RP

Two Day Holistic & Craft Fayre entrance £2.50 per day Supporting Macmillan Cancer Support

Fayres to include a wide variety of stalls - candles, books, crystals, gifts, jewellery, organic skin care, Healing & Therapy Room - Reiki, Hot Stone Massage, Accupresure, Muscle Therapy, Massage and more!

Free Workshop and talks available all weekend

Many local sought after and trusted readers offering guidance and support - mediums, tarot readers, tea leave reader, Rune Stones and much much more!!

Special Evening of mediumship followed by a medieval banquet in...

Police appeal to find Dawlish holiday park robbery suspect

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 02/03/2014 - 8:22pm

Police are appealing for help in finding a man suspected of being involved in the robbery of a Dawlish holiday park last summer.

Dean Smart (pictured) is wanted in connection with a robbery at Golden Sands Holiday Park in Dawlish Warren in the early hours of 27 August.

Three other men have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. They remain on remand in prison, awaiting trial.

Smart, 27, who is from the Bath area, is considered dangerous, and police believe he is actively evading capture.

Officers would appreciate any information that the...

New app animates Exeter festival

Digital agency, Rokk Media, based in Exeter, have created Animated Exeter's very own FREE iPhone, Ipod and iPad app to accompany the annual Animated Exeter Festival held on February 10th to 22nd. The app provides an easy and engaging guide to events throughout the festival and beyond, but the real appeal is the smart design and the addition of animated effects to make it a fun experience to use. Susannah Shaw, Festival Director, is delighted by the massive interest the app is generating, “Having our own dedicated app gives a terrific boost to marketing our festival, specially one that is...

South West tenants get worst value for money

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 02/03/2014 - 6:05pm

Tenants in the South West of England feel they get the worst value for money from their rent than in other parts of the UK, according to a recent poll by the UK Association of Letting Agents (UKALA).

Just over half (57%) of tenants in the region rated their rent as ‘good’ or ‘very good’ when asked their opinion on whether it represented value for money. However, a third (33%) perceived their rent as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’.

In comparison, the findings also show that tenants in Yorkshire and Humber derive the best value for money from their rent, with four in five (83%)...

Valentine coffee morning at Axhayes adoption centre

Find your soul mate this Valentine’s Day at Exeter Axhayes!!! We have lots of adorable cats and kittens looking for love! Come along to meet them at our Valentine’s Coffee morning. It will be held from 11am on Saturday 15th February at the Centre. Please come along and enjoy a cup of coffee and a Valentine's themed cakes.

We'd love volunteers to come and help. Bakers to bake their yummy cakes, and everyone else to come and support us! Please call 01395 232377 for more details or to put your name on our list of helpers.

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