Devon

Hospiscare Coffee Morning

Event Date: 
22/09/2016 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Venue: 
Discovery Hut at Seaton Wetlands

Seaton wetlands are putting the kettle on for Hospiscare! Please join us, all welcome

Please drop in from 10am to 2pm to the Discovery Hut at Seaton Wetlands and enjoy a delicious piece of cake and a cup of tea in support of your local hospice.

Hospiscare provides end of life care and support of patients and their families. Join us as we raise money for this worthy local cause.

Seaton wetlands nature reserve is open 24 hours a day and is free for visitors. There is free car parking available. Come along and explore the wildlife at the wetlands and enjoy refreshments...

Beauty queen to get down and dirty for charity

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The administrator and part time beauty therapist was crowned Miss Exeter earlier this year. Being a self- employed beauty therapist first gave her the idea off applying for a place in the beauty competition. She says she is passionate about joining the ranks...

StartUp Britain tour visits Exeter

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As an indicator of local entrepreneurial drive, new figures released by StartUp Britain for the tour show 363 new businesses were formed in Exeter in the first six months of 2016. This compares with 738 new businesses registered in the city throughout 2015.

Now in its fifth year, the StartUp Britain tour,...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (15-17 July).

THEATRE

Ventoux Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Ventoux is a restaging of the dramatic battle between Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani in the Tour de France 2000 on Mont Ventoux. Once regarded as the greatest race in the history of cycling, we now know that both Armstrong and Pantani doped during their careers. At the time both were champions in their own right – Pantani winning the Tour de France in 1998, and Armstrong winning in 1999. In 2000 they went head to head on Mont...

Faithful+Gould srengthens Exeter office

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Charles Lewis will join as Regional Director, based at the company’s office in The Octagon, on July 18. With extensive experience in the private sector, he has worked on numerous commercial, residential and hotel projects in the UK as well as in both Central and Eastern Europe. In his new role Charles will provide strategic leadership and management for the office,...

Stephens Scown advises on completion of South Crofty acquisition

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New women only marathon announced for Devon

A new women-only marathon has been announced for Devon in 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of a famous incident which helped pave the way for women to be able to officially take part in marathons.

The Women Can marathon on 28 May 2017 is almost entirely off-road, taking in the breathtaking Otter and Sid Valleys and part of the South West Coast Path on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in East Devon.

Largely rural, the course also includes picturesque Devon villages and the towns of Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary.

As well as the full 26.2 mile marathon, there are...

Art goes digital for young people in Devon

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Cyber Security Consultation at Plymouth Science Park

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 07/14/2016 - 12:07pm

Plymouth Science Park tenants are asking the west country business community to come forward with their experience of cyber fraud.

Devon and Cornwall Business Council, who recently relocated their HQ to Plymouth Science Park, will be holding a half-day conference to discuss the subject.

Up to thirty spaces are available for the morning talk session at Plymouth Science Park, using their conferencing facilities, to discuss how to make sure business is resilient to cyber attacks.

Research shows that 98% of tested web apps are vulnerable to attack, 75% of directors of...

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