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Exeter BID launches photography competition

The Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) is offering one lucky photographer the chance to win a £100 Jessops voucher and a Jessops photography course worth £119.

The Exeter BID is calling all budding photographers to capture what they love most about Exeter in one glorious image.

The photograph can be of a well-known location within the city such as the architecturally stunning Cathedral, the bustling Exeter high Street or the ever so quirky Fore Street. With Exeter having such a great history no one will be short of inspiration in finding the shot that sums up the...

Geo-tagging tech firm move into Science Park

A geo-tagging video technology firm has moved into the Exeter Science Park Centre following incubation in the Innovation Centre at the University of Exeter.

RouteShoot, founded in September 2012, specialises in the production of geo-referenced video and route tracking for public and private sector organisations as well as a wide range of consumers.

The firm works with customers across the world including The World Bank, Premier Utility Services, Mouchel and Worcestershire and Dorset County Councils in the UK. Their move to the purpose-built Exeter Science Park Centre comes...

Princesshay kick-starts new charity partnership for 2016

Princesshay is delighted to announce local charity, Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education as their 2016 charity partner. Each year the city’s premier shopping destination officially supports a different local charity, helping to raise awareness through fundraising and events.

Exeter Deaf Academy is the only specialist day and residential Deaf education provider in the South West, and at 190 years old, it is also one of the city’s oldest charities. It runs a school and college for students from throughout the UK in a bilingual environment, providing tailored education and care in...

Council considers initiative to help make Exeter less wasteful

Authored by Diana Moore
Posted: Tue, 02/09/2016 - 3:44pm

The Green Party in Exeter has welcomed Exeter City Council’s response to their proposals to set up a ‘Food Waste Roundtable’ to take action on reducing the city’s vast quantity of food waste.

Food waste makes up 36% of ‘black bin’ waste in Exeter and ends up in the incinerator at Marsh Barton.

The Green Party has long campaigned for Exeter to have separate food waste collections, like other areas in Devon, so that this waste stream is removed from ‘black bin’ waste and treated differently.

A petition set up by Exeter Greens calling for food waste not to be...

ECFC Fans Forum

Event Date: 
11/02/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Apple Suite, Exeter City Football Club, St James Park, Exeter

Exeter City Supporters Trust's next Fans Forum is taking place in the Apple Suite at St James Park on Thursday 11th February at 7pm.

Joining the forum for the evening will be City stars (and new Trust members), David Wheeler, Ryan Harley, Will Hoskins and Jamie McAllister.

The Trust would like to encourage younger supporters in particular, especially the Red Legion, to say thank you for creating such a great atmosphere, home and away in recent weeks.

Everyone is encouraged to spread the word far and wide!

The bar will be open upstairs and there will be tea...

World's smallest RWC museum opens in Exeter

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Tue, 02/09/2016 - 11:59am

The world’s smallest museum dedicated to the Rugby World Cup in Exeter has been opened by two of the Exeter Chiefs stars who played a part in the 2015 tournament.

Hooker Elvis Taione and full-back Chrysander Botha helped to remember last year’s global tournament coming to the city, when they helped to officially open the museum, which is in the boardroom of Exeter PR, marketing and design firm Astley Media.

In the eyes of millions, Sandy Park and the City of Exeter were showcased in all its glory as five different countries battled for honours during three games.

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Half-term fun at The Donkey Sanctuary

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 02/09/2016 - 11:20am

This February half term there’s plenty of fun and adventure to keep the whole family entertained at The Donkey Sanctuary, including daily grooming and face painting activities from the 13-21 February

Open from 9am to dusk every day. An array of family-friendly activities will be on offer. In addition to exciting activities, there are rescued donkeys to meet and visitors can, explore the Maze, or take a walk through the beautiful woods and amazing scenery.

Chris Phillips of The Donkey Sanctuary says “This half term we have some great exclusive activities planned. These will...

Inspectors praise RD&E

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 02/09/2016 - 10:29am

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) inspection report published today (9 February) follows the planned inspection of the RD&E conducted last year. The CQC’s team of nearly 50 inspectors visited the RD&E last November speaking to more than 300 staff, and dozens of patients, carers and relatives and visiting clinical areas of the Trust.

The report praises the Trust’s culture as “strongly focused on quality and safety with patients being the absolute priority”. The report goes on to say this was a “consistent theme in the feedback from staff at all levels”. Seven out of eight...

Exeter Deaf Academy thanks BBC

Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education is sending a big thank you to BBC Bitesize for adding more subtitles to the video clips shown on their free online learning resource.

The Exeter Deaf Academy’s School Council contacted the BBC in December because subtitles for the majority of classroom video clips were unavailable and not meeting the needs of deaf students.

They rallied support from their fellow pupils, school Governors, Trustees, staff and parents, who wrote letters to Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC in support of adding more subtitling to BBC Bitesize video...

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