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Free advice for Exeter businesses

Businesses in Exeter and the surrounding areas have been given a boost with the appointment of new provider offering free business advice

Exeter City Council has announced the engagement of BIP (Business Information Point) with their business partners Cosmic to deliver Business Advice Support from 1 April.

Exeter City Council, East Devon District Council, Mid Devon District Council and Teignbridge District Council decided to pool their resources to provide a Business Advice Support service covering all four Local Authority areas. Tenders were sought from suitable providers...

Browne Jacobson named 'Best Managed National Firm' for 2016

Top 50 UK law firm Browne Jacobson has been named ‘Best Managed National Firm’ at the 2016 Managing Partners’ Forum (MPF) Awards, in association with Harvard Business Review and The Financial Times.

Browne Jacobson was delighted to receive the coveted award, alongside other professional services award winners on the night such as PWC, CMS Cameron McKenna, Dentons, Hogan Lovell, RPC and Irwin Mitchell.

The awards ceremony, which took place at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square and was hosted by impressionist Jon Culshaw, recognises management excellence in...

Car Show

Event Date: 
03/07/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth

he Donkey Sanctuary is holding its second Car Show at the Sidmouth headquarters on Sunday 03 July. A whole range of cars will be showcased from the vintage era to the modern day classics, lovingly presented by their owners and clubs.

When: Sunday 03 July from 10:00am – 14:00pm

Where: The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0NU

What: This year's Donkey Sanctuary Car Show aims to bring car fanatics of all types together, showcasing vintage era to modern day classics. This show is a must attend for anyone with an enthusiasm for cars.

As well as getting to...

Composer watches Exeter School perform his piece at Exeter Cathedral

The Exeter School Junior Choir, Middle School Choir and Senior Choir joined together with friends of Exeter School for a wonderful Choral Society concert in Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 17 March. The concert began with Paul Patterson’s Magnificat, conducted by Director of Music Mr Tamblyn. This was a challenging and exciting piece for the choir to learn; everybody enjoyed perfecting the rhythmic and harmonic complexities, and thrilled by the eight-piece brass band and two percussionists, who added real drive and verve to the music. We were honoured to have Mr Patterson, an internationally...

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers tribute show

Event Date: 
14/05/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Tiverton Golf Club

COUNTRY music fans will be in for a treat when award-winning tribute acts to Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers perform in Tiverton.

Kelly O’Brien and Peter White, both winners at the National Tribute Awards in 2013, are bringing The Dolly and Kenny Show to Tiverton Golf Club on Saturday 14 May.

Tickets cost £12 and are now on sale to the public from the club bar.

The event will coincide with The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration at Windsor Castle from 12 to 15 May.

Kelly is an Australian-born singer, dancer, comedienne, actress and writer who has been...

Tiverton Golf Club to host Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers tribute show

COUNTRY music fans will be in for a treat when award-winning tribute acts to Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers perform in Tiverton.

Kelly O’Brien and Peter White, both winners at the National Tribute Awards in 2013, are bringing The Dolly and Kenny Show to Tiverton Golf Club on Saturday 14 May.

Tickets cost £12 and are now on sale to the public from the club bar.

The event will coincide with The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration at Windsor Castle from 12 to 15 May.

Kelly is an Australian-born singer, dancer, comedienne, actress and writer who has been...

Exeter Best Bar None celebrates first anniversary

Exeter’s Best Bar None scheme is celebrating great success on its first anniversary.

Since the scheme launched In March 2015, sixty premises have signed up to the programme which promotes responsible management and operation of alcohol licensed premises and aims to make Exeter a safer and more vibrant place for those living, working and visiting the city.

The group held an event to mark the one year anniversary at city centre venue, Hole in the Wall, which saw around fifty venue managers attend, to hear from speakers Dominic Borg, Best Bar None Chairman; Mick McDonnell,...

Inside Outside Easter Craft Market

Event Date: 
27/03/2016 - 10:00am to 28/03/2016 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Quay

Lots and lots of lovely arts crafts and gifts - all hand made by local makers.

There will also be a free family Easter Egg hunt, spinning and weaving demonstrations, face paitning and Devon Fudge and live music by two of Exeter's best street musicians.

Come along and enjoy the serendipity of our lovely and historic quayside.

Watch the boats and swans go drifting by.

Enjoy a drink or a meal at the Prospect Inn, Samuel Jones, Riverside Cafe. On the Waterfront or Mangos

Chiefs side to face Northampton Saints

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Sun, 03/20/2016 - 12:11pm

With just five rounds of the scheduled Aviva Premiership remaining, Rob Baxter has challenged his Exeter Chiefs side to go “flat out” in their attempts to secure a place in the end of season play-offs.

Having occupied a position in the top two for much of the season, it’s these final few weeks where the Devonians can really underline their credentials, starting with a big performance against Northampton Saints at Sandy Park this Sunday (3pm).

Buoyed by last weekend’s victory over the Newcastle Falcons, Baxter has tried to deflect any so-called pressure off his players by...

RockSolid Race Exeter - Go Team Hospiscare!

Thousands of runners braved the cold to take part in the RockSolid Race, an obstacle endurance race at Escot over the weekend.

Despite the freezing temperatures they queued up in their shorts and t-shirts to climb, jump and race either 5k, 10k or 15k.

Hospiscare entered three brave teams cheered on by staff from our city hospice, Searle House on the RD&E site.

After a warm up session it was off down the hill to discover what horrors lay in wait – freezing cold ponds, nearly vertical walls to climb, streams to cross, ladder bridges to crawl across, a sack race, a...

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