People in Devon have been thanked for contributing towards the £1million raised for three life-saving charities as part of Tesco’s ‘Helping you to live healthier’ initiative.
Tesco customers reached the landmark total for Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK from 13-26 September by rounding up their shop in store to the nearest £1.
The funds raised will now help the three charities continue their vital work to save and improve lives.
In addition to the £1 million donated, the campaign raised awareness in Devon about the importance of...
3 fun-packed days of festive shopping, all under one roof! Let’s celebrate - it’s back! This year’s Christmas Shopping Fayre takes place from Friday 26th – Sunday 28th November at Westpoint, Exeter. It’s the 25th Fayre so it’s actually a double celebration!
You'll enjoy browsing around hundreds of stalls displaying thousands of new lines and amazing seasonal offers! There will be a diverse mix of exhibitors, from importers, manufacturers and wholesalers with exciting new ranges, to dozens of talented local craftspeople. Whoever you’re shopping for, including yourself!, there’s...
Princesshay has teamed up with local homelessness charity, St Petrock’s to launch Petrock’s Place. The outlet on Paris Street will take and sell donated clothes, take in donations for survival equipment and run regular workshops to enable people to breathe new life into clothing and textiles that may otherwise have been thrown away. All profits from the shop will go directly to help the clients of St Petrock’s. In addition, the space will provide a safe, caring environment for the most vulnerable people to learn new skills. The Crown Estate and Nuveen, joint owners of Princesshay, has...
Princesshay is welcoming three new brands into the centre before Christmas; gift retailer Menkind, stationery and organisers retailer Calendar Club and leading watch and jewellery repair specialists In Time.
Perfectly timed for Christmas shopping, the new Menkind store, opening in Princesshay between Lush and Hotel Chocolat, will stock gifts for everyone, ranging from stocking fillers to unusual presents and high tech gadgets.
Calendar Club is also set to join the centre's line-up in the coming weeks offering a huge range of organisers, calendars, diaries and planners as...
Have you ever wondered what your library card sounds like?
Come and have a play with our prototype library card music player and be part of its development. There will be an open session in St Thomas Library on Saturday 30th October. The idea for Library Card Music Player Project is to build music-generating devices that will be installed into three different libraries. Each device will produce and play a short melody created from a borrower’s library card and, every time a borrower uses the card, they will hear the same tune.
With online shopping becoming more and more popular, e-commerce and online business start ups are growing at a rapid rate. In fact, according to the Business Data Group, the UK’s e-commerce start-up sector is booming at levels not seen before.
Its research showed that in the week before the UK’s COVID-19 lockdown was announced, more than 500 e-commerce start-ups were formed. Five weeks later, that figure had risen exponentially to almost 1,300 e-commerce start-ups per week – around 800 more than the same week in 2019.
If you own an e-commerce business, or you’re thinking...
ECS is celebrating success on the seas this week as Rosalila, a Year 8 pupil and Cathedral Chorister, set sail for the British Youth Sailing Regional Junior Championships at Weymouth last month.
Rosalila swapped the Choir Stalls for the water as she competed in the South West RS 20” Feva class, sailing as part of the South West Regional Squad. When she returned to dry land, Rosalila said: “I am delighted to have been selected for the regional sailing squad. I love learning the skills of sailing – how to understand the wind and tides and the art and technical side too. It can be...
Los Angeles based Violinist, Fiddler and Singer/Songwriter Chris Murphy brings his critically acclaimed solo show of original Folk , Blues , Bluegrass, Gypsy & Irish Violin music to Powderham castle!
Doors open - 7pm Show begins - 7:30pm Interval - 8:30pm Ends - 10pm
Chris combines his love of traditional music styles with a contemporary songwriters view of the world that he channels through an extraordinary vocals & violin + stompboard solo performance of profound depth & cinematic scope.
National housebuilder Redrow is supporting grassroots level football in Exeter with the sponsorship of the junior team at Broadclyst Football Club , Exeter.
Established in 1992, Broadclyst Football Club is now a Charter Standard football club, currently catering for varying age groups (teams) from under 6’s right through to senior ages ensuring players have a side to be a part of as they progress through to adulthood.
This is the second year of sponsorship between Redrow and Broadclyst Football Club and the ongoing support enabled Broadclyst FC to purchase a full new home...
