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Poynton Bradbury expands into Exeter

Authored by MollyBond
Posted: Wed, 07/30/2025 - 4:01pm

Award-winning architectural practice Poynton Bradbury Architects has marked its 50th anniversary with an exciting expansion—opening a new studio in Exeter to serve Devon and Somerset communities more closely.

Founded in St Ives, Cornwall, the firm is celebrated for its commitment to sustainable, community-led, and heritage-sensitive design. The new office, opened in 2024, is led by Associate Architect Kate Wotton, who brings more than a decade of experience, particularly in public-sector and educational architecture.

“Opening our Exeter studio strengthens our ability to...

Standby For Tape Back-Up by Ross Sutherland

Event Date: 
23/03/2015 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: 
The BikeShed Theatre, Exeter

“Two years ago, I found a videotape in my loft. On it: one and a half films, one quiz show and two sit-coms. Somehow, it became the story of my life” (Ross Sutherland)

After a hard-drive crash and a near death experience, Ross Sutherland found himself house-bound with only one thing for company: an old videotape that once belonged to his granddad.

Over the months that followed, Ross memorised every second of the tape. Slowly, he learnt how to manipulate the images into telling the story of his life. The videotape allowed Ross to open a dialogue with his late grandfather,...

Portillo to speak at Francis Clark seminar

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Wed, 11/13/2013 - 3:49pm

Local chartered accountants, Francis Clark has announced that TV personality and former Secretary of State Michael Portillo will be the keynote speaker at the firm’s second Finance in the South West seminar to be held in February 2014.

The seminar brings together the people representing funding and support streams potentially available to SMEs and includes presentations and participation from major providers of business funding and support, case studies, networking opportunities for owner/managers to ask “one-to-one” questions and coverage of grants, debt and equity.

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