As the Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) reaches the next stage in its campaign, those involved in the BID are beginning to explore options with other businesses within the city centre with a view to design, plan, manage and deliver a Business Plan that reflects their business priorities to take the city centre forward for the next five years.
Ray Frame, store manager at Wilkos is one of the faces of Exeter BID who are supporting the scheme
1. How do you feel about the Exeter BID?
City and town centres have, over the years, lost their position in the...
A Mid Devon village school has been praised by education inspectors for making learning enjoyable and achieving above average standards.
They have rated Rackenford primary as a good school across the board.
They say the quality of teaching and the achievement of pupils is good, as is the behaviour and safety of the children and the leadership and management.
Pupils say the school is ‘brilliant’ because the teachers make it fun to learn, report the inspectors from the school standards agency Ofsted.
Lead inspector Andrew Saunders says: “Pupils reach standards...
When push came to shove, it was Bath who emerged triumphant in a pulsating Aviva Premiership encounter with Exeter Chiefs at the Recreation Ground.
With little to choose between either side for much of the game, it was Mike Ford’s gladiators who ultimately prevailed in the famous Roman City.
Tries from international stars Horacio Agulla, Kyle Eastmond, Dave Attwood and Anthony Watson were the key highlights, whilst a further 11 points from the boot of England ace George Ford brought the curtain down on the stubborn Exeter resistance.
As much as £300 million worth of gift vouchers bought this year could go unspent according to research by the UK Gift Card and Voucher Association (UKGCVA).
Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson is urging consumers to spend and enjoy any vouchers they get for Christmas before they expire.
Every year 6% of vouchers bought by consumers go unused as they lay forgotten in people’s wallets and drawers.
In 2013 some £2.5 billion worth of gift cards and vouchers were sold in UK retail stores as gifts and £2.25 billion were purchased by businesses as staff or customer...
It is thought that up to 40 Exeter-based City Link drivers could lose their jobs after the firm announced it had gone into administration on Christmas Day.
The firm has a depot on Marsh Barton, which is likely to be affected.
On the company's Exeter Chamber of Commerece web page the compnay says: "Our drivers are the biggest ambassadors of our business and you will usually see the same driver on a daily basis at an agreed collection time.
"Our people are at the heart of our business and take pride in everything they do. We continually invest in training programmes...
Productivity could grow faster in the countryside than urban areas over the next decade, with a rise in rural jobs, thanks to a high-tech boost from speedier broadband and better transport links, a new analysis has shown.
Increased connectivity, spread of innovation, growth in knowledge-based industries and changes in working patterns are expected to help rural areas catch up with urban areas over the next decade, contributing to the government’s long-term economic plan.
This is expected to deliver higher wages and output of rural areas could potentially increase by around...
The Fire Service was called to a collision involving five vehicles on the M5 near Exeter shortly after 1pm yesterday (December 27).
One fire appliance from Cullompton, one fire appliance from Danes Castle and a further fire appliance and heavy rescue vehicle from Middlemoor were mobilised to this incident.
On arrival crews confirmed the collision involving five vehicles in lanes two and three of the motorway between junction 28 Cullompton and junction 27 Sampford.
One elderly woman was trapped in a vehicle.
A spokesman for the fire service said: “Crews got...
Rail union RMT has pledged an all-out fight over rail investment in the South West after the Transport Secretary cast doubt on the scale of investment in the Plymouth region’s railways by admitting that just £40million has been promised – despite calls for a £7 billion package. RMT has branded the move a “complete and utter betrayal of the South West despite all the posturing and promises after the resilience of rail services was exposed in last year’s floods and storms.”
A spokesman added: "The line into Plymouth continues to be beset by delays and cancellations as the failing...
Broadclyst’s new £9,000 outdoor gym is ready to use! East Devon District Council has been working hard with Broadclyst Parish Council to provide residents with the free-to-use outdoor gym that they wanted.
Having an outdoor gym in Broadclyst was proposed and chosen by the local community. Earlier this year Broadclyst Parish Council and EDDC asked community groups and others to put forward their ideas as to how £11,800 of sports funding accumulated from recent local housing developments (Section 106 money) should be spent.
These ideas were then taken out to residents and...
Police are reminding the public to be vigilant about telephone scams and to follow some simple advice to prevent them from becoming a victim of this crime in the lead up to Christmas.
Detectives at Liskeard are investigating two recent reports of fraud from Saltash and Torpoint. On both occasions the callers have claimed to be from high street banks and have conned people into transferring money to them. This scam has applied to both individuals and businesses.
The scammers tell the victims their bank cards have been stolen or cloned and used fraudulently, they are then...
