Ted Baker opens first stand-alone store in Devon at Princesshay in Exeter

Global lifestyle brand Ted Baker will open its first stand-alone store in Devon at Princesshay, Exeter.

The store will offer Ted Baker’s mainline menswear, womenswear and accessories collections, along with personal shopping appointments. To celebrate opening day, the first 50 customers will be offered a goody bag, with three of those containing a £50 voucher to spend in-store. All customers spending over £100 on full price product at the new store between the 11th – 18th August will receive a 20% discount.

Michelle Menezes, Princesshay Centre Manager, says, “We’re...

Equipment amnesty called in response to supply chain pressure

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/10/2021 - 1:31am

Supply chain pressures are leading to a shortage of vital equipment such as mobility and toileting aids, hoists and hospital beds that help vulnerable people in Devon to live independently at home.

Continued high levels of coronavirus cases world-wide have been causing disruption to outbound supplies, especially from Asia where many independent living equipment items are manufactured and shipped from.

The world’s third and fifth largest ports in China were under COVID-19 lockdowns in June, and global economists predict that the continued constraints on key shipping...

58% rise in covid testing at Exeter Airport

Exeter Airport has seen a 58% increase (July- August 2021*) in passengers being tested by GPDQ for Covid compared to June- July 2021.

With an average of 3,500 passengers travelling through Exeter Airport each week over the summer, pre-flight testing in the airport is proving a good option for passengers looking for a quick, easy and safe test.

Travellers at Exeter Airport can book a test with confidence with GPDQ, a government listed testing provider which has treated over two million patients through covid. Partnering with business consultants, Lion & Gazelle, Covid...

Hobbycraft to open new store in Exeter this September

Hobbycraft, the UK’s largest arts and crafts retailer, is pleased to announce the opening of its store in Rydon Lane Retail Park, Exeter, on Wednesday 1st September. To celebrate this new store, Hobbycraft is also hosting a grand opening event on Saturday 4th September at 9.00am, with product offers and exciting activities, including free goody bags to the first 100 customers.

Hobbycraft Exeter will create 19 new jobs in the local area and is currently searching for the best crafting experts to inspire customers to get creative to fill the roles. These roles offer the Exeter...

Sam Carter by Tom Atkinson

Sam Carter - Home Water Tour 2021

Event Date: 
06/10/2021 - 7:30pm to 11:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Midlands-born guitarist and songwriter Sam Carter has earned a reputation for vivid, narrative-driven songwriting and captivating live performances. He is a highly-regarded instrumentalist, renowned by many as 'the finest English-style fingerpicking guitarist of his generation' (Jon Boden).

Over the past fifteen years, Sam has toured the world, won a BBC Folk Award and made appearances on national TV, including a spellbinding performance on Later… with Jools Holland.

Sam has recorded and performed with some of folk’s leading lights, including Richard Thompson, Eliza Carthy...

students celebrating exam result success

Youth Hub Devon - Results Day 2021

This week, thousands of students will be picking up GCSE and A Level exam results, after a most extraordinary and unsettling year in education. Regardless of what results you, or your children, are anticipating, Youth Hub Devon is on hand to help navigate this next step.

How to be a real man

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Mon, 08/09/2021 - 1:20am

As teenagers, young boys often wonder how to be a real man in life and what to do to become one of them. They often resemble the behavior of their peers without proper analysis of their actions and consequences. As time passes by, they become physically stronger and mature, but how to be a real man in terms of mental growth? Usually, a real man is someone who possesses certain personality traits and qualities that distinguish him.

Do What You Want To Do

Males are considered emotional creatures so there has to be something to direct all the energy to. The majority of modern men...

Southwest tech set for hiring surge

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 08/08/2021 - 11:06pm

A survey of over 300 leaders of tech SMEs across the Southwest has revealed the extent of the sectors resilience throughout the pandemic and its rude health as we emerge from the clutches of the pandemic.

The research, commissioned by Bristol-based Antidote Communications, in conjunction with TechSpark, saw 49% of surveyed tech business leaders including founders and MDs, report an increase in sales compared to pre-pandemic levels. 95% of tech leaders said their business was at least as healthy as it was pre-pandemic – while more than half (53%) said their company was doing...

Hayley Reynolds, director, RAW Food & Drink PR

RAW Works with Best in Class

With the recent release of the Taste of the West Awards’ winners, Devon-based public relations agency, RAW Food & Drink PR has been celebrating alongside many of its clients. The UK’s largest regional food and drink awards programme, which helps food and drink businesses in the South West to thrive and succeed, has brought great success for six of RAW’s clients who between them amassed a staggering 17 top ‘Gold’ awards and two ‘Silver’ awards. Commenting on the recent success of RAW’s clients, Hayley Reynolds, founder and director of RAW says: “The South West food and drink scene is...

Waste not, want not

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/06/2021 - 11:17pm

Daniel Peacey, Grundon Waste Management’s regional sales manager for the South West, has been considering how the hospitality and retail sector are managing their waste more effectively as businesses adjust to the post-lockdown ‘new normal’.

Daniel says, “As we now navigate through recovery mode, venues, restaurants and retailers have been taking the necessary steps in their reopening plans to safely operate and welcome back customers.

“We’ve seen our South West based hospitality and retail clients challenged by the past 12 months, but they’re now seeing it as an...

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