Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) has recently welcomed three new members, further widening the expertise offered in this thirteen-strong leadership team. Andrew McNeilly, Daisy Otton and Andrew Wise attended their first Board meeting at the end of October and represent Exeter Chamber of Commerce; Area 4 (Cathedral Green, Yard, Close and High Street) and Area 1 (Paris Street and Sidwell Street) respectively.
Guildhall Centre Manager, Andrew McNeilly has over 15 years of retail experience and 17 years of property management. Andrew currently manages Guildhall Shopping...
Last month Princesshay launched a competition on its website to name its Christmas Polar Bears, a hugely popular feature of the city’s Christmas lights.
More than 250 entries were received, with Clarence (cub) and Hope (Mum) selected as the winning names.
The names were suggested by Joanne Allen from Exeter, who was also the lucky recipient of a £50 Princesshay Gift Card and family pass to the Winter Snow Globe.
Clarence and Hope will continue to light up Princesshay Square through the festive season. The sparkling bears are already the subject of hundreds of photos...
Devon County Council has given a cautious welcome to a Government funding announcement (on Monday 28 November) for road repairs saying that it still only “scratches the surface”.
The Department for Transport has announced a £70 million allocation from the Pothole Action Fund in 2017/18. This is part of the £250 million over five years which the Government announced for its Pothole Action Fund last year.
Devon will receive £3.192 million in the next financial year, which the DfT calculates is enough to repair 60,200 potholes.
On Saturday 3rd December, thrill seekers will abseil 100ft down the side of Princesshay’s car park raising vital funds for YMCA Exeter in the hair-raising process.
For the third year, Princesshay will be hosting this year’s YMCA Santa Abseil. A festive spectacle awaits onlookers as the abseilers don festive attire for their adventure.
Fundraising & Communications, Hilary Bush, YMCA Exeter, said, “We are looking forward to this year’s abseil. We hope that it will encourage the local community to do something fun for a very worthy cause. By raising sponsorship from family...
The Tesco mince pie van is back and it’s delivering a very Happie Christmas to people in Exeter. To help customers get into the festive spirit, the retailer is once again delivering thousands of the little festive treats, free, to people’s front door over the next few weeks.
Visiting the length and breadth of Britain, local residents in towns and cities will be surprised and delighted with a knock on the door as the Mince Pie Man looks to drop off over 18,000 packs of mince pies ranging from Tesco Finest to Free From, and wishing them all a Merry Christmas. Any customers not at...
In support of National Counter Terrorism Awareness Week, which will run from Monday the 28th of November to Sunday 4 December, Devon and Cornwall, and Dorset Police will be taking part in a week of action which will include providing advice on how to keep safe, and encouraging people to report any concerns.
Both police forces will be asking anyone who has concerns about online material that they suspect to be extremist or terrorist, to report it by clicking on a distinctive red "STOP" button that can be found on each force website. STOP stands for Stop Terrorists' and extremists'...
Cranbrook and Skypark has won two major industry awards for the low carbon district heating system which powers the new community and neighbouring business park.
It was a clean sweep for E.ON and project partners as the scheme won ‘Overall Project of the Year’ and the ‘Homes and Communities Project of the Year’ category at the prestigious Association for Decentralised Energy Awards (ADE Awards) held in London this week (23 November 2016).
The awards showcase innovation, best practice and achievement across combined heat and power, district heating and demand response and...
Police are appealing for information following a burglary at The Galleon Inn, The Strand, Starcross.
The burglary occurred in the early hours of Wednesday 5 November 2016, between 3am and 3.40am.
Entry was gained by the rear door and after a tidy search of the property, £260 cash was taken from a till along with a distinct old cigar pot containing £200 lottery syndicate money and a red book.
A safe which was bolted to the ground was also taken and contained £2,500.
Police would like to hear from anyone who noticed anything suspicious in the area, or...
More than 1,600 people from across Devon took part in the second annual Devon Cycle Challenge.
The friendly competition between workplaces, which took place throughout September, also saw organisations in Devon competing on national leader boards.
Over 125 businesses and organisations from across the county took part in the competition which aimed to introduce as many new people to cycling as possible. During the month-long challenge, participants collectively cycled more than 182,000 miles – the equivalent of cycling around the world over seven times!
Last year we spent an average of £596 on Christmas presents, consumed around 10 million turkeys and munched our way through 10,000 mince pies! We are obsessed with the festive period, but how has Christmas changed over the years?
Photobox has created an interactive journey that shares festive facts from the past, present and future - giving us Christmas-loving Brits some interesting insights into our favourite day! What’s been the top selling toy throughout the years or the average cost of a Christmas dinner? Find out here…
