Exeter

Charity bike sale

A second-hand bike sale is set to raise funds for Rainbow Living, thanks to the fantastic efforts of a supporter of the Exeter-based charity.

On Saturday 18th November, Curly Wright will be selling refurbished bikes and donating all proceeds from the sale of these bikes to Rainbow Living.

Following a great response to his plea for donations of unwanted and unused bikes, Curly has spent months refurbishing and updating the donated bikes; he has stripped bikes down where needed, repairing and rebuilding them, as well as undertaking safety checks and ensuring they are road...

Exeter Lib Dems announce by-election candidate

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 11/17/2017 - 7:50am

Exeter Liberal Democrats have announced their candidate for the forthcoming City Council by-election in Newtown & St Leonards ward.

Vanessa Newcombe, a prominent local campaigner has been chosen to fight the seat. Vanessa has 7 years experience on both Exeter City Council and Devon County Council, with a strong reputation for championing young people and working on health and adult services.

Vanessa played an integral part in getting the Haven Bankes Outdoor Education Centre built on Exeter Quayside.

As a governor at various schools, Vanessa is concerned about...

GDPR Seminar

Event Date: 
05/12/2017 - 9:30am
Venue: 
Taurus, Exeter, EX2 7NR

Guest Speaker: Tom Chartres-Moore, IP and IT Solicitor at Stephens Scown

Is your data strategy compliant with the new GDPR regulations coming into force in May 2018?

Held at the newly expanded Taurus premises, this morning seminar will provide an all-round view of the GDPR legislation and how it will impact your business.

Guest speaker Tom Chartres-Moore will cover:

  • Dispelling GDPR myths - what it means on a day to day basis
  • GDPR for IT strategists - how GDPR affects IT
  • GDPR and HR issues - reducing the risk of human error
  • ...

Chiefs duo set to light up Exeter

Exeter Chiefs duo Jack Nowell and Olly Woodburn are to switch on the city’s festive lights tonight.

England & British Lions star Nowell, together with fellow winger Woodburn, will be the star attractions at the event, which is set to draw thousands of residents and visitors to the heart of the city for a huge family friendly celebration brimming with entertainment and live music.

Hosts Ashley Jeary and Ben Clark of Radio Exe will introduce exciting acts from 4pm with the official switch on taking place from 6.20pm. More entertainment is planned until 7pm when the...

Rising stars in antibiotic resistance research awarded Industrial Fellowships

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 11/16/2017 - 11:54am

Two talented young researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School have been awarded prestigious Industrial Innovation Fellowships by the National Environment Research Council (NERC) for their work on antibiotic resistance and our natural environment.

In World Antibiotic Awareness Week this week, rising research stars Dr Anne Leonard and Dr Aimee Murray have received awards to carry out innovative studies into antibiotic resistance – widely recognised as one of the greatest health challenges of our time.

Many bacteria are becoming resistant to commonly prescribed...

Devon County Show’s 12 days of Christmas

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/16/2017 - 8:07am

The Devon County Show has rewritten the ‘12 days of Christmas’ to create a unique seasonal gift card.

According to Show organisers, ‘On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a day at the Devon County Show!’

Show favourites including heavy horse, leaping lambs, tractors a’pullling, buzzing bees and mooing heifers all feature in the festive ditty.

Show Secretary Ollie Allen said: “We’ve had great fun putting our own words to the verse and hope everyone enjoys our Show-inspired idea.”

Ollie added: “This is a great present for young, old and...

Exeter University injects £1.1 billion into economy, generating 11,000 South West jobs

The University of Exeter injects more than £1.17bn into the economy and generates almost 11,000 jobs in the South West, a major new study has revealed. An analysis of the economic impact of Exeter University found that in 2015-16 it injected £540 million (output) into the economy of the city of Exeter alone, helping to create more than 5,300 jobs in the city. In total, 10,757 jobs were generated across the South West by the University. The report the Economic Impact of the University of Exeter was commissioned by the University and carried out by Viewforth Consulting, which provides...

Lidl UK opens new £55m regional distribution centre in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/15/2017 - 6:29pm

Lidl UK has officially started operations from its new Regional Distribution Centre in Exeter. This £55 million investment has created approximately 500 jobs and will service 40 stores across the region during the busy Christmas period, rising to 51 from February 2018. The new, 50,000 m² hub in the Exeter Gateway business park comes as part of Lidl’s wider investment and modernisation programme across the South West. The Regional Distribution Centre will serve stores from Penzance to as far as Burnham-on-Sea and across to Weymouth, with 1,700 pallets of products projected to go through its...

Success story continues at MiHi Digital

A local digital marketing agency has celebrated its fourth birthday after another year of record breaking growth.

MiHi Digital, which was created from a one-bedroom flat on the Exeter Quayside by online marketing specialist Mark Worden in 2013, has grown by more than 30% over the past twelve months, winning 62 new clients and launching 42 websites.

Director of MiHi Digital, Mark Worden said “They say that the first two years in business are the hardest, so it’s an incredibly proud moment for us to pass our fourth anniversary and still be growing at an exponential rate. We’...

Give HIV the finger for National HIV Testing Week 2017

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/15/2017 - 2:28pm

The sexual health teams at The Centre in Exeter and Barnstaple, part of Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, are taking part in National HIV Testing Week, which runs from 18-25 November 2017. The theme for this year’s National HIV Testing Week is ‘Give HIV the finger’, which promotes the quick and easy finger-prick HIV test. From 20–24 November, The Centre’s sexual health clinics in Exeter and Barnstaple are offering a free, confidential, no-questions-asked finger-prick HIV test. Abbey Eboigbe, nurse adviser for The Centre in Exeter, said: “National HIV Testing Week gives us the...

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