Exeter

Grab a bargain train ticket to London

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Wed, 11/04/2015 - 1:43pm

Grab a bargain train trip to London and help your local hospice at the same time.

Great Western Railway has very kindly donated to us a carriage of seats. Yes, a whole carriage which means you can bag a seat for just £40!

This special offer return trip from Exeter St David's to London Paddington takes place on Saturday 21 November.

“We are so grateful to GWR for once again running its Christmas Hospiscare Train,” said Hospiscare corporate fundraiser Richard Cousins.

“This is a great chance to visit London for some Christmas shopping and see the sights. You'...

Digital marketing agency marks 2nd anniversary

Authored by MiHi Digital
Posted: Wed, 11/04/2015 - 12:18pm

A local digital marketing agency is celebrating its birthday this week after two years of rapid growth.

MiHi Digital was set up by Mark Worden to help businesses across Devon, improve their online presence through all aspects of digital marketing, including website design, social media, search engine optimisation and strategy.

Since founding MiHi Digital, Mark has worked with more than 100 companies from across England and three other continents, which have a combined turnover in excess of £400 million.

Clients include a Bafta and Emmy Nominated cameraman, aerial...

Exeter Airport voted the best by travel trade

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 11/04/2015 - 10:22am

Exeter Airport has been voted the best in class at this year’s Travel Agents Choice Awards which were entirely nominated by and voted for by UK travel agents and designed to identify and acknowledge the industry’s favourites.

The UK travel retailers, who cast 1,000 votes for 42 categories, gave Exeter Airport top marks in the UK domestic airport category.

Exeter Airport managing director Matt Roach said: “I’d like to thank all those in the industry who voted for us and our staff for the major role they have played in Exeter Airport receiving this accolade. The award follows...

Chagstock Festival nominated for top award

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 11/04/2015 - 10:07am

Chagstock Festival has been nominated for 'Best Small Festival' at the prestigious FestivalKidz awards.

The awards honour the very best family and child-friendly festivals out of the thousands taking place across the UK every year.

Attendees who enjoyed this year's Chagstock Festival are heartily encouraged to cast their vote at http://www.festivalkidz.com/blog/festival-kidz-awards-2015 .

Chagstock festival organiser Si Ford says: "We are delighted that the hard work of all our staff and volunteers has been highlighted with this shortlisting for a national festival...

Christmas coffee & crafts at Exeter Quay

Following on from a very successful event in August, local brain injury charity Headway Devon are looking forward to a Christmassy Coffee & Crafts by the Quay event this Saturday.

Taking place at the XCentre on Commercial Road on Saturday 7th November from 10am-4pm, this coffee and crafts event is the perfect place to get ahead on the Christmas shopping and discover some unique gifts!

With lots of local craft stalls to browse selling a huge range of beautiful items there should be something to suit all tastes and budgets.

What’s more, there will be live music...

Rural roads in Devon the deadliest in Britain

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/04/2015 - 9:37am

Figures from the Department for Transport reveal that out of all the highways in the county, rural roads carry the highest number of fatalities - with 83 per cent of the 23 deaths in 2014 occurring on Devon's rural network.

Last year there were 1,668 casualties on Devon’s rural roads - 19 of who lost their lives.

A rural road could be any class of road away from main areas of population that may join towns and villages – but often not the road that runs through them.

Although rural roads include the county's extensive network of narrow country lanes, most rural road...

AnTech celebrate Wear it Pink Day

Suppliers and customers noticed something different about the AnTech team last Friday as they wore pink to support ‘Wear It Pink’ Day, a national campaign to raise funds for Breast Cancer Now.

As well as wearing a whole spectrum of pink shades, the AnTech team also held a pink raffle with local companies’ kindly donating prizes, children’s toys and a homemade Mary Berry’s White Chocolate Cheesecake to take home – who could resist?

AnTech’s team of keen bakers also took to their kitchens and created fabulous pink sweet treats including cheesecakes and cupcakes to sell on the...

Stephens Scown shine in new legal guide

A leading Exeter law firm has performed strongly in a national independent guide to the legal profession, Chambers 2016, with a number of teams and individual lawyers achieving band 1 status. Stephens Scown LLP achieved band 1 rankings in the Exeter region for family law and corporate M&A. It also saw its private client ranking rise from band 3 to band 2. The firm’s “fantastic” family law team, widely regarded as the best in Devon and Cornwall, has retained its number one status, and once again partner Liz Allen, based in Exeter, has been placed in the individual band 1 rankings. The...

Our Lives, Our Community, Our Voice

Meridian RAW CIC, the Exeter-based social enterprise, has announced an exhibition at the Exeter Picturehouse to celebrate the culmination of their community project in central Exeter.

This diverse exhibition is part of the Our Lives, Our Community, Our Voice project which was a two-year community project in Exeter and used photography as a means of engagement and empowerment. The project was managed by the Olive Tree Association/Devon Grapevine in partnership with Meridian Raw and has been generously funded by the People’s Health Trust.

The exhibition takes place at the...

Our Lives, Our Community, Our Voice - Photography Exhibition

Event Date: 
04/11/2015 - 12:00pm to 08/12/2015 - 9:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Picturehouse, Bartholomew Street West, Exeter

Meridian RAW CIC, the Exeter-based social enterprise, has announced an exhibition at the Exeter Picturehouse to celebrate the culmination of their community project in central Exeter.

This diverse exhibition is part of the Our Lives, Our Community, Our Voice project which was a two-year community project in Exeter and used photography as a means of engagement and empowerment. The project was managed by the Olive Tree Association/Devon Grapevine in partnership with Meridian Raw and has been generously funded by the People’s Health Trust.

The exhibition will take place at the...

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