UK Theatre have announced that it is continuing its nationwide Love Your Local Theatre campaign, which offers National Lottery player’s 2-for-1 theatre tickets, until the end of April.
Exeter Northcott Theatre is now offering National Lottery players 2-for-1 tickets to April performances of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice , Jeremiah and Steve Knightley: Songs from the West . This is in addition to the theatre offering this promotion for March shows 40 Years of Phoenix Dance , Elizabeth I: Virgin on the Ridiculous and Footprints .
Up to 1,435 new Cranbrook homes, a second neighbourhood centre and a primary school could be built under freshly proposed plans, submitted to the council this week.
An outline planning application, put forward by Persimmon Homes, also includes 10 serviced pitches for gypsies and travellers, the creation of public open space, allotments and land for a cemetery along with a range of other infrastructure to support the proposed development.
East Devon District Council (EDDC) has now launched a consultation on the plans which form an important part of the planned expansion...
The Farms, Estates and Rural Land team at national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, has launched a podcast series called 'Experts in the Field' focused on tackling hot topics, such as succession planning and environmental, farming and landowner issues.
The 'Experts in the Field' series will feature experienced advisors from across the law firm, as well as an array of experts on specialist matters, including Alex Stevens from the National Farmers' Union, Clive Beer from Savills, and Hannah Mazrae from Saffery Champness.
The team at Foot Anstey has recorded a variety of sessions on...
With England rugby players still operating with COVID restrictions during the Guinness Six Nations, O2’s 5G mobile network was able to project Ellis Genge, Jack Nowell and Henry Slade as 4k holograms to surprise a group of schoolchildren with a ‘world first’ virtual rugby PE lesson.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, England Rugby players have had to operate under COVID restrictions, meaning that they have been unable to meet fans and the British public in person.
So ahead of England’s crunch game with Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday 12 March, O2 teamed up...
The popular game-based learning programme SplashLearn has announced the second UK edition of its massively popular SpringBoard Maths Challenge. The maths competition is a calendar marked event and is highly anticipated by teachers across the US and Canada. TheSpringBoard Maths Challenge 2022 is open to all classes from Year 1 through Year 6 in the UK and will run from March 1 - May 8, 2022.
Participation in the challenge, which is free , is designed to give teachers and schools the opportunity to engage their primary school students through fun maths challenges aligned to the...
Foot Anstey has advised Integrity360, an August Equity portfolio company, on its acquisition of Caretower, as part of its pan-European expansion plan. The transaction involved the acquisition of Caretower's UK and Bulgarian businesses.
Emma Clayton, Associate, and Matt Stoate, Head of Corporate and Private Equity at Foot Anstey led the multi-disciplinary team from Foot Anstey that advised on the acquisition.
Integrity360, the cybersecurity specialist, is backed by private equity house August Equity, and has offices in Dublin, London and New York. Its team of security...
Stagecoach South West has confirmed changes to bus fares from 6 March 2022.
The announcement will see prices frozen on app products, saving customers on average 10% compared to the on bus price.
These are the first increases made by Stagecoach South West for nearly three years and reflect the rising costs of running services. Since 2019, costs across the bus industry have risen by around 12%.
Almost all the money received in fares goes towards paying for the day-to-day running of services as well as investing in improvements. The amount of money bus operators...
Margoux Restaurant and Wine Bar will open in Princesshay on 25thMarch 2022, the latest addition to the centre’s line-up of eateries.
Margoux is relocating to Princesshay Square, next to Coal Kitchen, offering restaurant dining and adding a new cocktail lounge and a sun-trap terrace overlooking Exeter Cathedral for al fresco dining.
Margoux uses westcountry suppliers for its international menu that includes lunch, dinner and Sunday roast.
Michelle Menezes, Princesshay Centre Manager, says, “We are delighted to welcome Margoux to Princesshay. Its high quality,...
An innovative small business from Cornwall admitted they were ‘amazed’ to be recognised for the second time as being among the ‘best in the West’ at the FSB South West small business awards final this week.
Bodmin firm ARCO2 Architecture Ltd won the FSB South West Ethical-Green Business of the Year trophy in 2019 and this year they were crowned as champions once again in the same green category which now has the title of the Environmental/Sustainability award.
ARCO2 Architecture Ltd were among ten Cornish firms shortlisted for honours at the FSB ‘Celebrating Small...
The South West of England’s tech sector is set to grow to almost £20bn gross value added (GVA) a year by 2026, creating over 125,000 new jobs, according to a new study from Whitecap Consulting.
The research, commissioned by Tech South West, reveals that the South West is rapidly becoming a global leader in environmental tech, with Devon an internationally recognised hub at the forefront of climate research. Devon's tech sector has 1,980 companies and a 598,400-strong workforce, generating £1,141m GVA in 2021.
The report showcases the world class tech firms, centres of...
