Network Central, the giant business-to-business exhibition, is returning to Exeter in November.

Among the highlights of the event promises to be a talk by Sally Hurst, the owner and founder of The Old Bag company, who is also the wife of Burts Chips’ founder Nick.

The free-to-attend event, at Sandy Park on Thursday, 29th November, also features a host of expert speakers on a wide range of subjects from business growth to the local press and media.

And there’ll also be a reverse Dragons’ Den hosted by Mark Jenkins of Exeter City Football...

Soon the people of Exeter will be able to enjoy the YO! Sushi experience both in and out of the new restaurant (due to officially open on 22nd November), as it is set to offer a take away option.

As these photographs show, the world-renowned sushi chain is nearing completion in time for an eager clientele. YO! Sushi’s dishes are freshly prepared on site daily by its nifty kitchen ninjas, whether to dine in or for takeaway. Although sushi is at the heart of YO! Sushi's concept and brand, you can choose from over 80 Japanese-inspired items, including delicious soups, rice or...

Courageous David Jones, co-owner of Manna from Devon Cooking School, will be setting off on Sunday 16th December to walk the South West Coast Path.

David is embarking on this challenging walk, in the middle of winter, to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The South West Coast Path is England's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for 630 miles, running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset.

This walk is perhaps the ultimate challenge for the...

Devon County Council leader John Hart is to visit Exeter next week as part his tour of Devon to hear how the authority can help local people improve local life.

For the past three years Mr Hart has staged successful consultation events across the county. The feedback from these meetings - and online responses too - has helped county leaders take tough choices and ensured scarce resources are concentrated on the things most important to Devon people.

This year’s events are focusing on local community action. They will concentrate on identifying local...

Exeter-based Flybe this morning announced a £1.3 million loss in profits in its interim financial report.

The airline blames high fuel costs for the drop, which it says it couldn't pass on to its customers and is campaigning to reduce tax for domestic flights.

Flybe's Chairman and CEO, Jim French, comments "Our performance for the six months to 30 September 2012 has been in line with the revised expectations set out in our Interim Management Statement of August 2012.

“The continuing challenges of the UK domestic aviation market further validate...

Students from the University of Exeter’s English department are reading to older people in residential care homes, as part of a project that uses literature and poetry as a stimulus for senior citizens, including those with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

The Care Homes Reading Project is in its second year of operation. This year eight care homes and 160 student volunteers have signed up to participate in a programme which uses reading aloud as a basis for creating intergenerational relationships. Strengthening links between young people and the ageing population in the...

Devon County Council has welcomed a High Court ruling that the way it calculates the fees it pays to independent sector care homes is fair and reasonable.

The judgement that the decision on fees was “a rational one which was preceded by a fair consultation process” comes after a judicial review into the way that this year’s 6.6% increase in fees was calculated.

The legal challenge was brought by a small number of independent care home owners and made on three separate grounds.

In addition to claiming the model used to calculate fee levels was flawed and unreasonable...

Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw has led a Parliamentary debate on the proposed introduction of regional pay by the South West Pay Consortium.

The motion reads: That this House believes national pay agreements are an important part of the infrastructure that underpins a national health service; notes the statement by the Deputy Prime Minister ruling out regional pay in the main public services; notes with increasing concern attempts by twenty trusts in the South West of England to opt out of national agreements by reducing staff pay and changing terms and conditions; notes with...

The countdown to Christmas has begun with one of Devon’s leading housebuilders offering youngsters the chance to design the company’s official 2012 Christmas card.

The winning individual will not only see their design printed, but will also receive an iPod, an art kit and £250 vouchers for their school.

Charles Church South West sales director, Nina Hester, says: “ We constantly strive to build relationships with the communities in which our developments are located and work closely with a small number of schools to host site visits and seek their assistance when naming...

Two men have been convicted of stealing birds' eggs and connected offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act following their appearance at Newton Abbot Magistrates Court on Tuesday 6th November.

Marcus Betteridge, aged 52 years from Jubilee Road in Totnes, was fined £1,000 after he pleaded guilty to the disturbance of dartford warblers. Seymour Crang, aged 49 years from Bittaford near Ivybridge, was fined £1,000 after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of wild birds' eggs. Both men were ordered to pay £200 costs. The convictions follow a two-year operation between the Police...