Exeter City's Football in the Community Charitable Trust and St Loye’s Foundation have teamed up to offer a great eBay auction prize for two people of a VIP visit to the match against Rochdale on Easter Monday at St James Park.

The lucky winner will receive two Premium tickets for the Flybe Grandstand, a tour of the stadium, two-course lunch, a shirt signed by the players, a pitch-side photo opportunity and matchday programmes.

The proceeds of the auction will be split equally between Football in the Community and St Loye’s Foundation’s Transitions and Positive...

Exeter-based design agency Digibug completed the 10k RockSolidRace challenge at the weekend.

As just a few of the 2,500 participants, Team Digibug weren't doing the race just for the fun of it (although they did enjoy it) but also raised money for one of their clients - national charity uk4u , which sends Christmas presents to troops who are overseas at Christmas and unable to be with their loved ones at that time.

Digibug Director Lee Potter filmed the whole thing on a head camera and has edited it to give you a first person's perspective - so experience what RockSolid is...

Former Bank of England agent Kevin Butler this evening gave business leaders a glimmer of hope when he addressed an audience at Exeter Golf and Country Club.

Mr Butler, who is now a consultant economist, said he believed there was some good news on the horizon.

However, he claimed we "we're still some way off" and there would be a "muddling through process" before the economy begins to pick up.

Mr Butler said that one positive that could be drawn from the past 12 months was private sector employment growth, although this was proving to be a "long and traumatic...

Exmouth is taking pride of place at the Western end of the Jurassic Coast as finishing touches are applied to the Jurassic Coast Gateway.

The £500,000 scheme will be completed in time for the Easter holidays, transforming the Orcombe area of Exmouth and highlighting its status as the oldest part of the World Heritage Site.

Devon County Council has funded the improvements, working in partnership with East Devon District Council, Exmouth Town Council, the National Trust and Clinton Devon Estates, and in liaison with the Jurassic Coast and South West Coast Path Teams.

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Following from the ‘Exeter Expect Success’ campaign in the London Underground, the posters are now coming home to Exeter, to help the city celebrate its successes.

Celebrating 2012's success the City of Exeter joined forces and mounted an inward investment campaign. 'Expect success: Invest in Exeter' brings together key business leaders who are passionate about living, working and running a business in Exeter.

2012 has seen the City's Museum, University and F.E College all win prestigious UK wide awards, citing them as top of the UK's offerings. These posters are now due to...

Devon County Council is looking to honour those who have shown dedication and commitment to community transport in the county at its 14th annual Community Transport Awards.

Nomination forms are now available from the County Council and submissions are invited before the closing date of Monday 15 April. Anyone working in the community transport sector can be nominated by passengers, staff or volunteers.

The ceremony, which will be held in Exeter on Friday 7 June, includes the award for Best Contribution to the Local Community, which is open to all community transport groups...

Around 20 members of the Gilbert Stephens Lunch Club enjoyed a two-course luncheon at award-winning pub, the Rusty Bike located on Howell street.

The bi-monthly event, organised by the Devon-based law firm, is held at various venues in and around Exeter and gives professionals from the city the chance to meet in an informal setting.

Alistair Heron of Gilbert Stephens comments: “It is great to all get together from time to time to enjoy each other's company over a bite to eat. I haven’t been to the Rusty Bike for quite some time but after sampling the delicious two-course...

Following on from our Blog of 8 March – ‘What Are We Doing About Exeter’s Triple Crown Status’ The Plum Consultancy is delighted to advise that the ‘Expect Success: Invest in Exeter’ logo is available for all local businesses to use on their websites, stationery and email signatures to promote Exeter’s extraordinary triple crown status in the UK.

With investment enquiries up by 250% since the campaign was launched in London 2 weeks ago, congratulations are to be extended to all those involved in obtaining these fantastic accolades. To capitalise on this opportunity, Exeter Chamber...

It’s been a British kitchen and restaurant table staple for more than 100 years, but now Brits are falling out of love with traditional malt vinegar.

Until recently most homes would keep a bottle of malt vinegar handy as the classic condiment for fish and chips or, especially with the older generation, as a pickling agent for eggs, onions and other vegetables.

But now with both fish and chip shops and pickling in decline, demand for vinegar has fallen by four per cent in the last year across all retailers (Kantar Worldpanel data Jan 2013).

However, on closer...