Air Control Industries in Axminster is benefitting from a bespoke 50 kW solar PV array on its factory roof, which is generating significant yields and helping lower its energy bills, thanks to an Exeter renewable energy company.
Racegoers who attend either of Exeter Racecourse’s meetings on 10 and 22 October could become a racehorse owner, thanks to an exclusive partnership with leading trainer Jeremy Scott.
The Devon track has teamed up with the Somerset-based trainer to offer everyone who pre-books to attend either meeting the chance to win a share in racehorse. Mixing with fellow racing folk in the owners’ and trainers’ bar, standing in the parade ring while the horse parades and sharing a glass of champagne with fellow owners every time the horse runs will be par for the course for the lucky winner as...
Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education has launched a promotional film showcasing its school. Aimed at prospective students, parents and funders, the film provides an insight into the daily life of pupils at the Academy.
Created by Inside Job Productions and directed by deaf film-maker Samuel Dore, the film features parents, grandparents, pupils and teachers, who share their experiences of Academy life.
Parents talk about how the Academy meets individual students’ needs and enables children to thrive among a supportive network of friends and professional staff. Meanwhile,...
Offering some of the best of British gastronomy in the heart of the Devonshire countryside, Highbullen Hotel has this week announced the appointment of new Head Chef, Dean Griffin.
Dean joins Highbullen Hotel, Golf and Country Club from 4* Menzies Welcombe Hotel & Golf Course, Stratford upon Avon, where he headed up a fine dining restaurant and 150-cover events venue. Other recent posts over his 25-year career include Executive Head Chef at St Ives Harbour Hotel & Spa and Barceló Imperial Hotel, Torquay.
Joining Highbullen shortly following a £1.5 million...
One local family has tracked down the full set of Great Gorillas – entirely by bus.
Lucy Sambell, from Exeter, her 13-year-old son Zachary and their two chocolate Labradors, father and son Murphy and Dooley, took two days to complete the free public art marathon.
The Great Gorillas Project is celebrating the 90th birthday of Paignton Zoo with 30 life-size model gorillas, sponsored by businesses and painted in original designs by specially-commissioned artists, placed around the streets and public spaces of Exeter and the English Riviera.
St Leonard’s Primary School in Exeter has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award for its work with a deafblind pupil. St Leonard's is one of only three organizations shortlisted for a Partnership/Local Community award from Sense, the national charity supporting deafblind people.
Five-year old Chloe Ring has been a full-time pupil at St Leonard’s since September 2012. Her mum, Jane, nominated the school. She told Sense: "I would like to nominate St Leonard’s Primary School for the outstanding way they have worked with Chloe and the family, including her in the school and...
Police in Exeter are seeking a 42-year-old man who is wanted for a recall to prison.
Mark Sleman (also known as Archie Sleman and Stuart Holmes) from Exeter is currently wanted by police after failing to abide by the conditions of his release from prison.
He was originally convicted of armed robbery.
He is described as a white man, 5’ 11” tall (180cm), of medium build, with cropped ginger hair, blue eyes, a 3-inch scar on his right cheek with a soft English accent. He has numerous tattoos on his arms, including a rose, the name Suggs, a cross and some dots.
The winners of the Exeter Contemporary Open were announced last week. At a private showing in the Exeter Phoenix, artists Rachel Busby, Julie Price and Oliver Tirre were awarded prizes for their work. An emotional Rachel Busby was presented the £1,000 top prize by Ben de Cruz, managing partner of Haines Watts chartered accountants, who funded the award.
Juile Price and Oliver Tirre each received £250, splitting the £500 additional award as the judges could not decide between the two. Judges; Kevin Hunt, Lucy Day and Eliza Gluckman from curators Day + Gluckman and the Exeter Phoenix...
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has today launched a guide to help small businesses take better control of their finances through managing their property assets differently.
Property costs – such as business rates and rent – are one of the most significant expenses incurred by SMEs and failure to take professional advice as to how to manage them could costs businesses thousands of pounds.
The guide, which is free of charge for business owners, is available from today and covers all aspects of the property process. It has been endorsed by the Federation of...
Watson Fuels, the Wiltshire-based fuel distributor, has today been announced as the Official Fuel Supplier to the Exeter Chiefs for the 2013/4 season as part of a year-long partnership with the Aviva Premiership rugby club. An independent and family-owned company, Watson Fuels supplies home heating oil, farm fuels, road diesel and a wide range of industrial lubricants throughout the West Country, and beyond. Founded in 1957, the firm has expanded from its origins in rural Wiltshire, and now delivers fuels and lubricants through a national network of 45 depots nationwide. Watson Fuels...
