The team behind The Exeter Daily, founded by former Northcliffe editor Marc Astley, has launched its first franchise in Plymouth.
The Exeter Daily was launched last October and claims to have clocked up 300,000 page impressions and 60,000 unique visitors in total since then.
It has also been shortlisted in the Digital News Service of the Year category of the Newspaper Awards.
Marc Astley was the editor of the Exeter Express & Echo for six years before leaving the paper in December 2011 – three months after it switched from a daily to a weekly.
Richard Palmer, Managing Director of business training enterprise Estadia is calling on Exeter businesses to maximise the opportunities delivered by the new national focus on the city.
Mr Palmer stated: “The news that IKEA is opening in Exeter is yet another indication of the growing status of the city as a viable location for business that will no doubt act as a further draw for other potential investors. Exeter has had an incredible year of prestigious national awards as well as celebrating the launch of retail giant John Lewis. But existing businesses must focus on preparation...
The Lord Mayor Cllr Rob Newby met Youth Ambassadors of Arena Park who, together with the young people in the area have made it possible to change the face of their local park.
A Celebration Event took place on Saturday 6 April and unveiled new park signs and the transformed play area. Councillors Saxon Spence, Moira Macdonald and Simon Bowkett attended as well as local Police and Fire service representatives. Christine Fraser an Exeter Parks Watch volunteer gave thanks to all supporters of the project.
Sue Lawrence Chair of Exeter Parks Watch said: “It was fantastic to...
The announcement recently that Santander are to reduce their in-branch advisers from 874 to 150 nationally follows the trend by the other banks including Lloyds TSB, HSBC, RBS and Barclays in eliminating or hugely reducing the number of advisers they have.
The exit is not only being seen amongst the big players as a number of building societies have also withdrawn from the market. In early 2011 Norwich & Peterborough Building Society sold their sales force to Aviva and ceased to give investment advice to their customers.
One would be forgiven for thinking that there is...
The Magdalen Chapter, in Exeter, is on the look out for a tot who is soon to celebrate his or her first birthday.
The Chapter, which opened its doors to the public on Tuesday June 18th 2012, is looking for a child who was born on the same day as the hotel opened.
The search will see one lucky child being offered the chance to host his or her first birthday party at The Magdalen Chapter. The prize will include high tea and cake for up to 20 guests plus helium balloons for all the children to take home and luxury spa party bags for the mums.
Staff and patients at the children’s ward of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital enjoyed a visit from a local hair salon when they presented a cheque for more than £2,500.
SAKS Hair Salon, in Exeter’s Princesshay, raised the money for Bramble ward during their launch party. They chose the children’s oncology department at the RD&E because it is a charity close to a SAKS customer’s heart.
Eleanor Winkler, manager of SAKS Hair Salon in Princesshay said: “We’d like to thank the staff and children of Bramble Ward for a lovely afternoon. We really enjoyed the opportunity to...
Lady Thatcher will receive a Ceremonial funeral with military honours. The service will be held on Wednesday 17 April at St Paul's Cathedral.
In line with the wishes of her family and with the Queen’s consent, Lady Thatcher will receive a Ceremonial funeral with military honours. The service will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday 17 April. A wide and diverse range of people and groups with connections to Lady Thatcher will be invited. The service will be followed by a private cremation.
The funeral will be a mix of the public and private. The service at St Paul’s...
Average winter gas bill will be up by £132 on a year ago to around £460 because of the extended cold spell.
The figures were compiled by economist Alan Clarke of the wholesale banking division of Scotiabank, Scotia Capital and do not factor in price rises which could come later this year.
Mr Clarke said average household gas use was up by some 30 per cent between January and March compared with a year ago. On top of that gas tariffs are now around 8 per cent higher.
Based on these calculations, he estimates that the average gas bill for the first three months of...
Wildlife is suffering the effects of an exceptionally late spring with rare birds found dead and summer warblers absent from the countryside.
The bodies of eight stone-curlews (pictured) – one of the UK's most threatened birds – have been found in fields in Norfolk, Suffolk and Wiltshire in the past few days.
The birds are believed to have returned from their wintering grounds in Africa and Spain and struggled to find enough food to survive. The bodies weighed around 300 g, compared to a healthy weight of 450 g.
This follows the deaths of hundreds of puffins and...
Today, many people consider stress to be part of life, yet most of us have little understanding of what the concept means or where it comes from.
In his new book The Age of Stress, University of Exeter historian Professor Mark Jackson explores the history of scientific studies of stress and how stress became a buzzword of the modern world.
The Age of Stress reveals how the science of stress and our experiences of stressful life events have both been shaped by a wide range of socio-political and cultural, as well as biological, factors.
