Exeter's John Lewis Car Park, which recently underwent a £900,000 refurbishment and name change, has scooped a top national award.
The Car Park, which is run by Exeter City Council, was named Best Car Park Refurbishment of the Year at the British Parking Awards. The judges were so impressed with the car park they also gave it the Overall Winner award!
Previously called the King William Street Car Park, the facility was transformed in the lead up to opening of Exeter's John Lewis store last October. Refreshed and up-dated, the facility now offers motorists the freedom of...
Veitch Penny Solicitors are celebrating after being awarded membership to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) - the mark of excellence for the home buying process.
The firm underwent rigorous assessment by the law Society in order to secure the CQS status, which was introduced to promote high standards in the home buying process.
Law Society President Lucy Scott-Moncrieff said that “with so many different conveyancing service providers out there, the CQS helps home-buyers and sellers seek out those that can provide a safe and efficient level of service.”...
South West Water has won a UK utility industry 'Oscar' for its flagship environmental programme to protect tap water quality for generations to come in the region.
'Upstream Thinking' won the Environment Award at the 2012 Utility Industry Achievement Awards held at the Grosvenor House hotel in Park Lane, London.
Working together with a range of organisations including the Westcountry Rivers Trust, Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks, Devon and Cornwall Wildlife Trusts, the Environment Agency and Natural England, Upstream Thinking has helped restore thousands of acres of...
Devon Community Foundation hosted their annual Volunteer of the Year awards ceremony at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in Exeter, honouring the hard work and achievements of the volunteers from the groups they support. The Street Pastors were recognised with Devon Community Foundation’s Thriving Communities Award for their invaluable help in creating thriving Devon communities.
The Street Pastors was an initiative that was set up to ensure the streets became safer at night. Consisting of volunteers, they work in partnership with the Police, Council and other statutory...
Police officers from around the county have been awarded for their individual acts of bravery and for displaying exemplary acts of frontline policing.
The awards were presented by Superintendent Chris Eastwood, police commander for the areas of Exeter, East and Mid Devon.
Supt Eastwood said, “These awards recognise the excellent work that goes on, both on the frontline and behind the scenes, to keep the areas of Exeter, East and Mid Devon safe. I am proud to be the commander of such a professional and hard working team of officers”.
A South West based marketing and PR firm is celebrating a number of success stories – and all within weeks of one another.
One Voice Media & PR, which has its offices in the heart of Exeter’s business district Southernhay, has enjoyed mammoth success in staging the World Premiere of Ice Age Live! at Wembley Arena on 2nd November.
Ice Age Live! brings the animated film characters to life in a new storyline taken from all three films. After its international launch, the spectacular new production is now embarking on a five year global tour before...
It's official, Exeter College is the leading Further Education (FE) college in the country after winning Outstanding Provider of the Year and Outstanding Leadership of Learning and Skills Awards at the prestigious Times Educational Supplement FE Awards yesterday.
The city’s college has been awarded the accolades, beating hundreds of submissions from Further Education providers across the country, in the competition that recognises outstanding provision in all aspects of FE. Gerard Kelly, TES editor said “The entries were of an unbelievable high standard and reflected the...
March 2013 will see the launch of the Venus Awards, hosted by Celia Delaney of SpeakingSuccess, a local Devon company. We are proud to announce that The Exeter Daily is the official online media sponsor of the awards.
Originating in Dorset in 2009, the Venus Awards aim to recognise as many businesswomen as possible in numerous regions across the country. Venus Awards has selected Devon as one of the first of those regions.
The many businesses that already recognise the upside of supporting women in business are now using the Venus Awards as a vehicle to promote that concept...
Devon's position as the top recycling county in the UK is being celebrated this month to mark the 10 year anniversary of the Don't Let Devon go to waste campaign.
Devon enjoys a recycling rate of 55% (2010/11) making the county the highest recycler in the UK.
To celebrate its success and to thank the residents of Devon, the Devon Authorities Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee is hosting a special ceremony; The Recycle Devon Thank You awards.
The Committee would like residents to nominate those who they feel deserve a special thank you...
The Smarta 100 – a shortlist of the UK's brightest, savviest small businesses – have just been revealed, and included is a fantastic small business from Exeter: Plantabox http://www.plantabox.co.uk / .
Plantabox sells wooden handmade crates based on the original apple crate design for storage, toy boxes, storage crates, retail display, wine boxes, herb gardens and planters. Owned by two people from different generations, Martin and Dave believe that fast, smart and focussed decisions are the key to the success of Plantabox as a brand.
