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RGB chooses Children's Hospice South West as its charity partner

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/18/2023 - 7:14am

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce that it has selected Children's Hospice South West as its charity partner for 2023-24, and will be organising branch-wide fundraising events throughout the next 12 months.

Children's Hospice South West, founded in 1991, provides care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families, including respite and short breaks, emergency care, palliative and end-of-life care.

The charity has three wonderful children's hospices across the South West - Little Bridge House in Devon, Charlton Farm in Somerset...

US blues-rock guitarist Walter Trout heads for Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/17/2023 - 10:42pm

Blues icon Walter Trout will be coming back to the UK in May for an eleven-date tour, beginning at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter on 9th May and will call through Birmingham, Holmfirth, Sunderland, Glasgow, Liverpool, Cambridge, Ilkley, Gateshead, Manchester and will finish at the Islington Assembly Hall in London on 21st May.

Tickets are available from HERE . Support comes from Alastair Greene. In August last year, Trout released his 30th solo album, Ride, to critical acclaim, including reaching #2 in Classic Rock magazine’s “Blues Albums of 2022”. As long-standing Trout fans...

Incredible stone balancing artist to rock up at Devon Garden Festival

Internationally renowned stone balancing artist, Adrian Gray, will be demonstrating the astonishing art of stone balancing at Toby’s Garden Festival on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 April. The stone balancing pioneer, who C4's Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud calls the 'stone whisperer', has spent the last 23 years of his life exploring the fine art of balance in any and all types of rock. Using carefully selected weathered stones, he creates balanced sculptures that range in size from desktop balances to monumental 6m installations which have been sited in public and private spaces...

Free fix if TV interference occurs in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/17/2023 - 9:34am

Mobile network services are being upgraded in Exeter boosting speed, performance and coverage. There is a small chance these improvements may cause interference to TV received through an aerial such as Freeview, BT, TalkTalk and YouView.

Symptoms could include intermittent sound, blocky images (pixelation) or loss of TV signal.

For residents who are affected by the upgrades, free support is available from Restore TV. Restore TV is an independent programme created by Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL), an organisation owned by the UK’s four mobile network operators:...

Exeter among top 5 UK cities to live in 2023

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/17/2023 - 8:23am

According to recent research, over 300,000 British households were interested in moving to another home in 20232. With many people dreaming of relocating, where are the best places to move to in the UK in 2023?

To help, life insurance broker, Reassured , has analysed key factors when relocating such as unemployment rate, average house price, salary, bills, outstanding schools and crime ratings to reveal the best areas to live in the UK.

Click here to see the top 10 rankings.

The UK’s top relocation hotspots for 2023

Moving houses can be one of the most...

Old Mill Fund reaches £50,000 milestone

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 04/16/2023 - 9:27pm

The Old Mill Fund – the home of financial experts Old Mill’s charitable giving – has reached the impressive milestone of awarding £50,000 in grants to grassroots good causes across Somerset, Devon and Wiltshire since the Fund was first launched just over three years ago.

Old Mill has a strong history of giving back to the community, and in 2019, made a long-term commitment to support local charities by partnering with grant-making charity Somerset Community Foundation (SCF) to create the Old Mill Fund.

In the past three years the Old Mill Fund has made more than 40...

National Family Mediation announces new CEO

Sarah Hawkins takes over from Jane Robey who retires after almost 20 years in post

Sarah Hawkins, formerly operations manager at National Family Mediation (NFM), has been named as the charity’s new CEO, taking over from Jane Robey who retires after almost 20 years in post.

Having joined NFM in 2019, Sarah comes from an Operational background with over 25 years’ experience, much of which has been spent in the not-for-profit sector, utilising her passion for IT to grow organisations and ensure that the people that need help are at the forefront of all that they do.

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The Vicar of Dibley

Event Date: 
06/06/2023 - 7:30pm to 10/06/2023 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

When the new vicar arrives at the sleepy English village of Dibley, the last thing the locals are expecting is a woman. But the irrepressibly cheerful Reverend Geraldine Granger soon wins over the hearts and minds of her flock.

Based on the much-loved BBC sitcom, this stage adaptation brings a selection of the best episodes of this multi-award-winning show to our theatre.

All of your favourites are here: Alice and Hugo, the star-crossed lovers whose combined IQ would struggle to reach treble figures; David Horton, the pompous chairman forever trying to make sense of his...

Exeter Little Theatre Company presents The Vicar of Dibley

When the new vicar arrives at the sleepy English village of Dibley, the last thing the locals are expecting is a woman. But the irrepressibly cheerful Reverend Geraldine Granger soon wins over the hearts and minds of her flock.

Based on the much-loved BBC sitcom, this stage adaptation brings a selection of the best episodes of this multi-award-winning show to our theatre.

All of your favourites are here: Alice and Hugo, the star-crossed lovers whose combined IQ would struggle to reach treble figures; David Horton, the pompous chairman forever trying to make sense of his...

Michelmores bolsters growing Corporate team with partner hire

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/13/2023 - 10:22pm

UK law firm Michelmores has appointed Cathy Bryant as a Partner in the Bristol office of its growing national Corporate Team.

Cathy, who takes on the role of Head of Corporate Tax, joins from Blake Morgan LLP and brings extensive experience in the tax aspects of complex corporate transactions. Cathy joins Senior Associate Anthony Reeves in the Corporate Tax team, building on the Firm’s strong expertise in corporate deal tax and share incentive schemes.

The appointment demonstrates the continued growth of Michelmores’ Corporate team in Bristol, which has also seen the...

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