Redrow launch new development in Pinhoe

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 03/28/2013 - 12:26am

Award-winning house builder Redrow is delighted to announce the official launch of its new development in Exeter, The Harrington’s. To celebrate, Redrow is inviting local residents to come along to find out more at an Easter-themed event, which will support local businesses.

The launch event will be taking place on Saturday and Sunday, 30 and 31 March between 11am and 4pm in the marketing suite and three brand new show homes at the development, which is located off Harrington Lane, Pinhoe, in the stunning Devonshire countryside.

Well-known local business owner Matthew...

SETsquared at the University of Southampton secures nearly £65,000 to create an open innovation ecosystem

A leading university enterprise partnership in the UK has secured £64,750 of funding to establish and encourage open innovation between big businesses, primes, universities and SMEs.

SETsquared, a collaboration between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey, will use the cash to run a programme of work including bespoke “one to many” forums that will bring together large corporate companies or public sector organisations that are interested in creating open innovation relationships with SME ‘growth companies’.

The ‘Meet the Prime’ initiative...

Flood funding will help local communities

Devon is to benefit from a share of £5 million of funding unveiled by the Government this week.

A partnership of Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council and the Environment Agency will receive just over £488,000 from the Flood Resilience Community Pathfinder scheme, launched by Defra in December 2012.

The funding, announced by Environment Minister Richard Benyon, will go towards a near £730,000 package to improve local community resilience so that individuals and businesses are better prepared against the risk of flooding. A total of 24 communities will...

'Wine Dating' at Pebblebed Vineyards in Topsham

Authored by Metis Media
Posted: Wed, 03/27/2013 - 4:13pm

Are you a "fruity pinot" or a "full bodied merlot”?

Pebblebed Vineyard near Exeter is holding its first ‘Wine Dating’ evening on Friday 5 April.

The event, being held at the Topsham Cellar, is a fun evening for singles to chat and sample a few of the glasses of Pebblebed’s finest.

The event will be a cross between speed dating and wine tasting for singles.

Geoff Bowen, vineyard owner said: “We’ve had a great response so far and it should be a really fun evening, but we just need a few more men to sign up. Don't be shy, it will be a very informal evening of...

Ashfords LLP advises DQ Entertainment on its fund-raising to remake The Jungle Book

The Exeter office of Ashfords LLP has advised DQ Entertainment PLC (DQE) on its fund-raising of £4.1m to remake the much-loved children's tale The Jungle Book .

With its main operations in India, DQE is an award-winning global producer and distributor of animation and visual effects for feature films, TV, video, internet, mobile and next-generation console games.

Having established itself as a producer of quality animated content for television, DQE has increasingly focused on the production of high definition 3D stereoscopic animations and, most recently, animated feature...

Richard Skinner to give poetry reading at St Stephen's Church

Exeter poet Richard Skinner will read his new Easter poem, "Utterly Staggering", on Thursday 28 March (Maundy Thursday) and Saturday 30 March (Holy Saturday) in St Stephen's Church, Exeter High Street at 12.00noon. The reading will last approximately 30 minutes, and there is free admission.

As a poet and performer Richard has published seven books, the most recent being Invocations. He also gives regular readings of his work, appearing at the Exeter Festival since 1989, and has twice been on tours sponsored by South West Arts.

A former member of Cambridge University '...

Exeter tops the list of the happiest places to live in the South West

A recent survey from Rightmove.co.uk has revealed Exeter to be the Number One place to live in the South West in its Happy At Home Index, and in fourth happiest place to live across the whole of the UK.

Rightmove’s index uses 12 distinct factors to measure how the British public feels about where they live, covering their home (investment, well-being, pride and costs) their community (safety, amenities, recreation and neighbourliness) and their property (décor, space, contentment and value). Responses for each of the 12 measures are averaged to provide both a category score and an...

Storytelling for all ages wiith Wilf Merrtens

Event Date: 
30/03/2013 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF

Saturday 30 March, 11am-12noon. £3 - under 2yrs free.

Professional storyteller Wilf, will use the theme of 'Transplantation' the exhibition in the Devon Guild gallery. He will take artists objects on display as ideas to entertain young and old alike with magic, myths and mystery.

All ages welcome. Accompanied children only please. 01626 832223 devonguild@crafts.org.uk

Free legal drop-in clinics extended across South Devon

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Wed, 03/27/2013 - 11:34am

Free drop-in clinics to discuss the importance of wills and trusts have proved such a success that they are being rolled out across South Devon by a Plympton-based law firm.

David Richardson of Richardsons Legal Services started offering the free clinics when he saw what he believed to be a worrying number of people neglecting their personal affairs.

He said: “There’s a misconception that wills and Home Protection Trusts are only for the wealthy and people are often embarrassed by the thought of “going to all that trouble” for what they deem to be relatively small assets....

Spring onto two wheels

“Watch out for bikes” is the message from Devon County Council as Spring approaches and the clocks go forward on Sunday (31 March).

Devon County Council is supporting the national THINK! campaign, which encourages drivers to take longer to look for motorcyclists.

The number of bikers on the county’s roads always increases as the weather improves, and motorists are being urged to take extra care, such as checking mirrors regularly.

Despite only making up around 1% of all traffic in Devon, motorcyclists account for around a quarter of all road users killed on the...

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