Two firefighters from Exeter Airport have raised more than £2,500 for charity after successfully completing the gruelling 100km Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge in South Wales.
Chris Briggs and Iwan Jones, who serve with Exeter Airport Fire & Rescue Service, took on the two-day endurance event to support Young Lives vs Cancer, a charity that provides vital help to children, young people and their families facing cancer.
The cause was especially personal for Chris, whose sister-in-law, Kaley Fitzsimmons, passed away 10 years ago at the age of just 33 from osteosarcoma...
One of the UK’s leading specialists in robotic 3D printing systems will lead the manufacturing element of a new £700,000 project to transform maritime vessel design and production.
Rapid Fusion, which develops advanced production solutions from its R&D centre in Exeter, will join forces with Compute Maritime and consortium partners BYD Naval Architects, Siemens Digital Industries Software and the University of Southampton on the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition initiative funded by the UK government.
Together, the core innovation of ‘GenDSOM’ will be to...
A leading Exeter property consultancy is embarking on an epic walking, running and cycling challenge to boost the funds of Devon Air Ambulance.
Fisher German is celebrating its 25th anniversary with its ‘Big 25’ charity challenge, where colleagues will travel between the firm’s 25 UK office locations without using motorised transport to raise money for 25 different charities.
Colleagues from across the firm originally aimed to raise £25,000 from the ambitious relay, but this target has already been smashed, and they are now looking to boost this further. Fisher German...
Exeter Round Table returns with a Halloween-themed display on Saturday 1st November 2025.
The annual fireworks display returns to Westpoint Arena, Exeter, in support of Devon Air Ambulance for the 13th year in a row this November, and, since the event falls the day after Halloween, it has a chillingly spooky theme.
This year’s Halloween-themed event will feature a fireworks extravaganza choreographed to music by Sonic Fireworks, the 2022 British Firework Champions. Hosted live by Radio Exe, the evening will include funfair rides, catering outlets and a bar making it a...
Leading audit, accountancy, tax, and advisory firm Bishop Fleming has appointed a new Audit Director to its Exeter office.
Hannah Cox, who joins from Grant Thornton, brings significant mid-market experience, complementing Bishop Fleming’s growth ambitions and adding strength across a variety of sectors, including consumer products, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and automotive sectors.
Hannah’s appointment is the latest in a string of senior hires as the firm accelerates its growth across its offices in the South West and Midlands, and follows the announcement of 73...
Steve Carrick , an infrastructure manager from Exeter, Devon, is circumnavigating the globe in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Now in the second of thirteen stages of the global route, Steve has just departed Puerto Sherry, Spain, to race across the Atlantic.
Founded by sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston in 1995, the Clipper Race is a 40,000-nautical mile circumnavigation of the globe, open to anyone regardless of previous sailing experience. Formed of ten teams racing identical stripped-back ocean-going yachts, non-professional Race Crew are led by a professional...
Law firm Trowers & Hamlins has welcomed Managing Associate, Ben Neville, its first permanent Banking and Finance lawyer in Exeter.
Ben specialises in a wide range of banking matters and property related finance, with further expertise in Islamic Finance. Joining from Clyde & Co, he has worked for a broad spectrum of clients including financial institutions, real estate investors and developers.
Ben is the first permanent Banking and Finance lawyer in the Exeter office and will work closely with Corporate and other teams on any multi-disciplined projects....
Live music fans are set for another celebration of amazing entertainment in the Devon countryside as TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham confirms its return for 2026.
Following its debut outing at the historic country estate this July, which saw headline performances from Duran Duran and Basement Jaxx, Live Nation’s Cuffe and Taylor are now planning for a bigger and better event next summer with plans to unveil the first 2026 headliner in the coming weeks.
Cuffe and Taylor have already invested heavily in the venue’s infrastructure, redesigning the site and introducing a...
Staff and residents at Cumberland Grange Care Home in Exeter are celebrating because two of the homes much-loved characters, Avril Tucker and Brian Edwards, have been elected as Resident Ambassadors, a role they are extremely proud of and one they do very well. With their kindness and support to new and existing residents, no one at Cumberland Grange could think of better people to represent them.
Originally from London and living in another care home at the time, Avril moved down to Cumberland Grange in August 2022 to be closer to her sister-in-law. She said: ‘I arrived here and...
Two Ted Wragg Trust schools, St James School in Exeter and Marine Academy Primary in Plymouth, have been appointed as Lead Schools for the Department for Education’s new Attendance and Behaviour Hubs programme.
They are among the first 21 schools nationally to be selected for this prestigious role, leading the way in supporting schools across the country to improve attendance, strengthen behaviour cultures and create supportive environments where every child can thrive.
Both schools previously served as Behaviour Hub Leads between 2022-2024, in recognition of the...
