Alexandra Penn, Head of Sales at Event Exeter, University of Exeter will be taking the helm as chairman for the Exeter and Heart of Devon Hotels and Restaurants Association.
A Commercial Manager with over 15 years’ experience in the industry, and having been with Event Exeter since 2014, Penn brings with her a wealth of knowledge and passion for the hospitality industry.
Mark Godfrey, Managing Director of Deer Park Country House Hotel, Derek Phillips, John Wheeler, Head of Faculty at Exeter College and Jemma Mitchell, Owner of Rendezvous Wine Bar retain their positions as...
Families for Children, Chief Executive Caroline Davis, OBE, has received a Lifetime Achievement award for her services to children and adoption in the South West. Caroline beat off three others worthy contenders from across the UK to be awarded the Gareth Marr Lifetime Achievement Award the National Adoption Week awards in London.
Caroline has worked in children’s services for 40 years. She has spent the last 25 years as the CEO of one of the UK’s most successful Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Families for Children. She works tirelessly with other professional bodies and agencies...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (23-25 March).
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Up 'n' Under Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott The Wheatsheaf Arms rugby team, the laughing stock of Castleford’s Amateur Rugby League 7-a-Side tournament have never won a game, don’t have seven players and spend more time in the pub than on the pitch. With just 5 weeks to go, our hero coach Arthur has to convince them they can beat the mighty Cobblers Arms, but first he has to work out how to communicate with them… https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
National late night bar and club operator, The Deltic Group has today announced its acquisition of The Terrace rooftop bar and club lounge in Exeter, from its current owner for an undisclosed sum. The venue, in the heart of the city’s shopping centre on Queen Street, which has a strong reputation for its food, drinks and club nights, will continue to be managed and operated by Deltic in its existing format. Commenting on the acquisition, Russell Quelch, regional director of Deltic Group said: “The Terrace is an outstanding venue with a well-deserved reputation for food and entertainment....
Hundreds of men braved the plunging temperatures and snow flurries on Saturday to step it out in Hospiscare’s Men’s Walk 2018. Some 900 men – 250 more than last year – signed up for the challenge, making it Hospiscare’s most successful Men’s Walk ever.
Temperatures may have been low but spirits were high as the walkers set off from the Double Locks pub, while along the route they were buoyed by the enthusiastic support and encouragement of a team of stalwart volunteers. On return to the pub they settled down with a pasty and a pint to watch Ireland beat England to achieve the grand...
Kitty Macfarlane is a Somerset-based singer and songwriter. Her lyrics combine honest snapshots of everyday humanity with the bigger questions that have connected minds and voices for centuries, driven by her own fingerpicked guitar.
As well as the release of her debut EP Tide & Time - featuring Sam Kelly (co-producer), Jamie Francis, Lukas Drinkwater, Maya McCourt and Ciaran Algar, and gaining her first national airplay on the BBC Radio 2 folk show with Mark Radcliffe, and Tom Robinson's show on BBC 6Music - 2016 has seen Kitty complete an extensive national support tour with...
Velvet & Stone’s brand of indie-folk combines haunting soundscapes with catchy pop hooks and great songs – giving an original and beautiful take on a traditional genre. Crafting their live set with performances at Cambridge Folk Festival, Celtic Connections and Somersault, they take their audiences on a journey from stunning melodies to foot-stomping folk-rock.
Led by the ethereal combination of Lara Snowdon’s vocals, and Kathryn Tremlett’s violin, Velvet & Stone’s...
Since being named Best Newcomer at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Sam Carter has been stirring audiences from Camden to Canada, via an attention grabbing appearance on Later ... with Jools Holland and a dreams-really-do-come-true performance in a specially assembled band to back Richard Thompson at Shrewsbury Folk Festival.
Since the release of his last solo album The No Testament Sam has toured the world, equally happy to perform on his own, with a band or to collaborate with other artists – including a trip to Pakistan to work with revered South Asian classical musicians...
Vospers today announced plans for their exciting new 61,215 square foot state of the art facility in Exeter destined to open late 2018.
The supersite at Matford will include a new FordStore, five state of the art showrooms for Ford, Mazda, Fiat, Jeep, Alfa Romeo, all with the latest corporate identity and futuristic technology to aid customers in making a purchasing decision. The site will see the consolidation of Vospers’ three current sites in Exeter, all relocating to the new site on Matford Way adjacent to the recently opened Audi site and opposite Jaguar and Land Rover....
Final preparations are well underway for Luscombe Drinks’ export manager and international lawn bowler, Natalie Chestney, as she travels to Australia’s Gold Coast in search of success at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Natalie, who lives in Exeter and trains with Torquay’s Kings Bowling Club and Exeter’s Exonia Bowls Club, will be representing England in the women’s pairs and fours disciplines this April.
Natalie has been playing bowls since the age of nine, and for the last ten years has been competing with bowls partner Sophie Tolchard from Marldon. Together they have played...
