A Planning for Emergencies Fair has been organised for residents of Mid Devon.
This is so that individuals and communities can plan should a major emergency event occur to them or in their community.
The free event is to be held on Thursday 16 October at Tiverton Town Hall. The ‘drop in’ event is organised by Mid Devon District Council and the Environment Agency and runs from 3pm to 7pm.
Representatives from other agencies such as the Police, Devon County Council, British Red Cross, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Services, Western Power Distribution, South...
Exeter City Centre Management today launches an innovative crowdfunding campaign which will help provide Exeter City Centre with a bigger and better Christmas lights display this year. The Exeter City Centre Christmas lights display has become a key part of what the city has to offer during the festive period. It provides a focal point at the heart of the city centre, fostering good will and a feel good factor for the community whilst, crucially, increasing the number of people into the city centre - helping local businesses have a successful and prosperous Christmas. That is why this year...
One of Devon’s leading law firms is lending its support to TEDxExeter, the inspiring event that will bring some of the world’s best thinkers to Exeter in 2015.
Stephens Scown LLP, which is based in Exeter, will be one of the main sponsors of the event which will take place on 24 April next year at the Exeter Northcott Theatre.
TEDxExeter is an independently organised event, which is inspired by the TED conference, which has seen some high profile speakers including Bill Gates and Sting, give the talk of their lives. A social media phenomenon, some of the talks are watched...
Chantry Dance Company brings to life Oscar Wilde’s magical story of The Happy Prince in their new triple bill UK tour programme.
2014 is the 160th anniversary of Oscar Wilde’s birth. The celebrated author and poet, best known for his novel A Picture of Dorian Gray, wrote many fairy stories for children. One of the best loved of these is the magical story of The Happy Prince. To celebrate Wilde’s anniversary, Chantry Dance Company have included this wonderful story in their UK tour programme this year. The poignant tale of a statue and lost swallow who sacrifice everything they have...
A big increase in the number of people starting their own business in Scotland has led to increased demand for alternative financing and in particular for crowdfunding.
This is according to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, which opens its first office in Scotland this week to support existing customers in the region and service a strong pipeline of prospective growth businesses and start-ups.
According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), the number of new businesses in Scotland registered with Companies House rose to more than 30,000 last year, up 19 per...
Prospective MP for Exeter Dom Morris welcomed Greg Clark, Minister for Universities, Science and Cities, to Exeter yesterday to sign the £270.3 million Heart of the South West Growth Deal.
The partnership with councils and businesses from across the South West secures £130.3m of Government funding, as well as a further £140m of additional investment from local partners and the private sector. The official signing ceremony took place at the Exeter Science Park. Dom Morris said: “The Growth Deal signed today is a huge opportunity for Exeter and the South West. In creating jobs, homes...
Comedic entertainment act The Comedy Fitness Brothers will be part of the nationwide Stoptober roadshow in Bedford Square on Friday October 10 from 10.30am to 4.30pm, to mark the return of the nation’s biggest mass quit smoking attempt.
The 28-day stop smoking challenge from Public Health England is coming to Exeter to encourage smokers to swap their fags for gags and to help them quit for good this October. They will be based in a huge silver American air-stream caravan parked in Bedford Square, Princesshay.
The roadshow will give residents and visitors in Exeter the...
A local energy co-op have signed an agreement with Exeter veg-box scheme and online farm shop Shillingford Organics to set-up the city’s first ever source of community-owned electricity – and in turn create an income for much needed community projects.
Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) is getting local people to team up and invest in solar panels which will supply the farm with cheap electricity. By selling electricity to the farm, they will create an income which can be used for community projects that tackle fuel poverty and energy efficiency.
Business Doctors invites your business to ‘Break Big’
If you are looking to grow your business, the locally based Business Doctors invite you to find out what steps to take and how to sustain that growth.
Two free ‘BREAKING BIG’ seminars, from noon till 2pm on Monday 13 October at the Woodbury Park Hotel, Exeter and from 7.30am to 10am on Tuesday 4th November at Boringdon Park Golf Club, Plymouth will show you how to review where your business is right now and decide where it should be going. Then you can start taking the right steps straight away to achieve breakthrough...
Around 100 tickets have already been sold for an ‘Evening with Jenny Agutter’ in Tavistock with event organisers urging people to get their tickets as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
The star of BBC series Call the Midwife and The Railway Children is due to visit Tavistock on 25th October for a special screening of her film, The Riddle of the Sands.
The Taunton-born actress who has a home on the Lizard in Cornwall has been a patron of children’s charity CHICKS, who will be benefitting from the event, for many years.
