Time is of the essence, as the deadline for the WESC Foundation's ‘Win a Mercedes-Benz A-Class’ is almost upon us. For just £2 a ticket, you could be in with the chance of driving off with this beautiful car worth in the region of £20,000, including 12 months’ Road Fund Licence, number plates, first registration fee and fuel.
The competition, which has formed part of WESC's 175th Birthday Celebrations, is due to close on 24 December 2013. The prize – a brand new Mercedes-Benz A-Class – has been generously donated by Mercedes-Benz of Exeter in order to raise vital funds for the...
Economic overview: Iain Armstrong, director of equity research, comments: “The Chancellor has under promised and over delivered – a great trick if one can pull it off. He has had help from higher tax receipts and lower unemployment and better export performance – but he did start from an even lower base than understood in 2010. The recession was actually as deep as 7.2% in 2008/09 – the deepest in the developed world. And now he has an £11 billion surplus but has certainly not given it away – this was a disciplined budget. So he could make his budget surplus 2 years ahead of 2020 as...
Don't make any plans for the weekend until you've checked out our guide to what's on in and around Exeter:
THEATRE
The Recruiting Officer Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre Kiss the prettiest wenches, and you are sure of 'listing the lustiest fellows. The dashing Captain Plume has arrived in Shrewsbury to enlist the local men into the King's army using every trick in the book. He's also got his eye on the heiress Sylvia – but will he and the other men realise that the women are doing some recruiting of their own? Heavens! 7.30pm daily, matinee at 2.30pm on Saturday....
Grab a bargain. Lots of inexpensive gift ideas - hand made jewellery; ornaments; bags; chocolates; toiletries; cakes. Good quality second hand toys and children's clothes and much more
Exwick Village Hall, Station Road by the park across the river from St Davids Station.
Devon's Luke Friend once again found himself in the bottom two of last night's X Factor - but is on his way to the final.
Luke faced a tough sing-off against boy band Rough Copy choosing to perform Keane's Somewhere Only We Know, which was recently covered by Lily Allen and made famous by the new John Lewis Chistmas advert.
Commenting on both performances, judge Gary Barlow said: "It was an emotional sing off. I think you both did well. You've done amazingly well to get this far."
They say that cream always rises to the top and so it proved as Jonny Wilkinson put the seal on a hard fought 14-9 victory for reigning Heineken Cup champions Toulon over hosts Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park.
Just over ten years have elapsed since the talented playmaker dropped a goal in Sydney to win England their first and only Rugby World Cup.
Present day in Devon and the 34-year-old was at it again as his late three-pointer ensured the star-studded Frenchman escaped with a slender advantage over their industrious Westcountry hosts.
Jonny Wilkinson has given Exeter Chiefs a ringing endorsement as a growing force not only within the English game, but also that of Europe after he tackled the Devon club for the first time at Sandy Park on Saturday.
The Toulon skipper landed a penalty and drop-goal in his side's narrow 14-9 Heineken Cup victory - a result which lifted the French superstars back to the summit of Pool Two.
However, the World Cup winner was quick to praise the resistance put up by the Chiefs, who head to the South of France this coming weekend for the return fixture at the Stade Felix Mayol...
The Cafe at 36 located in Cowick Street, St Thomas, Exeter is hosting a pop-up art gallery which has been coordinated by Devon Art Pop - a group of artists collaborating to run pop-up galleries around Devon. All of the original and authentic art work is for sale, and 10% of proceeds will be donated to the Arctic Challenge fund currently being raised by Sue and John, owners of the Cafe, in support of Age UK Exeter.
The line up of exhibiting artists includes: Sue Lewis - textile artist with gorgeous seascapes and floral pictures Theresa Shaw - floral and abstract artist with...
In this video local business expert Belinda Newton from the HR Dept explains Zero hours Contracts
Belinda explains the advantages and how they can benefit your company. "There is a bigger picture here and it comes down to the individual needs of your business, and one of those needs has to be the morale and welfare of your staff. Therefore, employers should be looking at what arrangements they have with their workers and deciding what suits them and their staff best."
To find out more you can contact Belinda by email at belinda.newton@hrdept.co.uk and by phone on 0845 863...
Virgin Money is the main sponsor of the South Pole Allied Challenge 2013, which is the third expedition staged by Walking With The Wounded to raise awareness and vital funds for the re-training of wounded servicemen and women, and to assist them in finding new careers outside the military. The challenge is underway and this week sees the bank launch a campaign in its Exeter Store to help customers and members of the public to get involved and support this important charity. The Virgin Money South Pole Allied Challenge is set to be the biggest expedition of its kind, with three teams racing...
