Ten teams of students participating in the Young Enterprise Company Programme from schools and colleges in Devon will be holding their Spring Trade Fair at the Historic Guildhall in Exeter High Street.
The Lord Mayor is opening the event at 10am.
The teams have bee running their own companies in the last six months, expereincing the highs and lows of running a business. the teams are selling a variety of products that they have developed
some of these products include stress balls,body boards and adult colouring books. Come along to the Guildhall tomorrow, and meet...
Living Options Devon (LOD) is an award winning, Devon-based charity which supports local disabled and Deaf people to live the life they choose.
Over 8,000 disabled and Deaf people benefit from the charity's charitable activities each year.
They include an equipment and support service for people with sensory loss; a Countryside Mobility scheme enabling people with limited mobility to better access the outdoors and a campaigning service for Deaf people who use British Sign Language.
The charity is led and run by disabled and Deaf people and achieved The Best Employer...
Double Olympic Champion James Cracknell and Run Joy Ltd have announced that Exeter’s Great West Run 2017 will be held on Sunday 15th October.
Early bird entries will open on Friday, 17th March from 10am at www.thegreatwestrun.co.uk .
An October date means that you can train during the best of the British weather, then race in the Indian summers we're becoming used to. Having taken over the running of Exeter’s Great West Run in 2016 and investing and improving in key areas, consulting key event stakeholders and taking onboard expert local knowledge, we are determined to...
Princesshay is launching its charity car raffle in April to help raise vital funds for their charity of the year, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). From the 6th April, visitors to Princesshay will be able to purchase a raffle ticket to be in with a chance of winning an amazing Toyota C-HR worth £23,595.
Phil Maddison Group Board Director from Snows Toyota & Lexus Exeter said; “We are so pleased to be able to support Children’s Hospice South West in their charity partnership with Princesshay this year. CHSW is an outstanding charity that carry out vital work throughout the...
The Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA) is putting the finishing touches to the county’s largest annual event, the 122nd Devon County Show, which runs from May 18-20 at Westpoint, Exeter.
Billed as a joyful celebration of farming, food, fun and rural life, the County Show is one of the South West’s most impressive rural shop windows, showcasing hand-reared livestock, the finest food and drink and rural living at its most vibrant all in a fun-packed day.
Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex is the DCAA President and is a keen supporter of British agriculture in...
Improvements have been carried out to an area in Exeter’s Higher Cemetery.
The ashes section next door to the World War II areas of the cemetery in Heavitree was prone to becoming a muddy patch of grass during wet weather but now the area has been smartened up and made better for visitors.
New footpaths giving greater access have been installed and the memorials have been set against a smart stone background.
Cllr Rob Hannaford, Lead Councillor for Place, said: “We’ve had really good feedback from people about the improvements. Visitors can now visit the memorials...
Exeter School celebrated the Ides of March, the day Julius Caesar met his end, with a visit by a bestselling author of books about the Romans.
Ben Kane, who has been writing bestsellers about Roman soldiers and gladiators for ten years now, appeared at the school on 15 March dressed as a Roman soldier, bringing with him a complete legionary's equipment: boots, shield, chain mail, helmet and the dreaded gladius, the Roman short sword.
Pupils enjoyed trying the helmet and shield for size and there were some near misses with the sword. Ben then gave a fascinating talk about...
Mush is a new free app that connects mums with other local, like-minded mums and generates friendships.
It’s mission is to make the lives of mums more sociable and fun, enabling meet-ups in real life with other mums who can support each other.
A recent study commissioned by Mush found that 80% of mums prefered to go to a playgroup with a friend, 50% go to shops for adult interation, 22% have only one other mum friend and 60% go through a full day without adult interation.
Mush was born through the experience of its founders Katie & Sarah, who had two small...
Head coach Rob Baxter today bolstered his options for next season and beyond by bringing in two new faces to the playing ranks at Exeter Chiefs.
Experienced Australian international scrum-half Nic White will head to Devon from French Top 14 side Montpellier, while back-row forward James Freeman will also be checking into Sandy Park having joined from Championship outfit Jersey Reds.
Both men have agreed two-year deals with the Chiefs and takes Baxter’s new faces list to that of five having already brought in England international Matt Kvesic from Gloucester, plus Toby...
