New Lord Mayor Lesley Robson will use her term of office to raise money for her chosen charity, Age UK Exeter.
“The charity provides support and opportunities to over 1,200 older people in Exeter each week, she said, “combatting loneliness, improving wellbeing and giving older people and their families the advice and information they need to navigate an ever-more complicated world.” “Age UK Exeter is striving hard to maintain its services in a very challenging financial environment which makes it an excellent choice for my support given its vital role in the city.” Martyn Rogers,...
Along Broadfields Road in St Loyes, the roads are named after English composers and it's always summer. Come and join Sine Nomine in serenading the neighbourhood with the music of each composer on their eponymous street corner.
We start in Britten Drive EX2 5RY then move to Coates Road, Grainger Close, Stanford Road, Sullivan Road, Walton Road, Delius Crescent, Purcell Close, finishing at Elgar Close with a rousing chorus.
Audience participation! Dambusters March! English Country Garden! Land of Hope and Glory! FREE!!! Raincheck #SingBroadfields
Councillors elected for 11 Devon County Council seats in East Devon, 2 East Devon District Council seats (Broadclyst and Whimple wards), Axminster Town Council Weycroft ward and West Hill Parish Council (uncontested)
Following a count administered by East Devon District Council at Knowle, Sidmouth, the results for the East Devon local elections were declared today (Friday 5 May 2017) by the East Devon Returning Officer Mark Williams.
Councillors have now been elected for 11 county council seats in East Devon, two East Devon District Council seats for Broadclyst and Whimple...
The Exeter branch of Brewin Dolphin; a leading wealth management company, has selected Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF), as its new Charity of the Year, which is celebrating its 30th Birthday in 2017. Jon Crompton and Rhiannon Cox from Brewin Dolphin, joined Alison Upton of ELF to enjoy a cuppa and delicious cakes served in the private courtyard of Cakeadoodledo, located next to Exeter Cathedral. The scrumptious cake and scone extravaganza launches the new ‘ELF Cream Tea’ campaign, running throughout the month of June.
Every week in the Exeter area, 600 people visit ELF at the R D...
The new Marks & Spencer (M&S) Foodhall in Exmouth is set to open at 10am on Wednesday 29th March. Located on Royal Avenue, a stone’s throw from the railway station, the M&S Foodhall will feature a 24 seat Café, as well as the very best of M&S’s innovative and delicious food and drink products.
Opening just in time for Easter, the team at Exmouth will be delighting shoppers by handing out Easter eggs to the first 20 customers in store to celebrate opening day. Shoppers will also be able to discover the mouth-watering range of products for Easter from M&S’s Spring...
Darts Farm which has just joined Exeter Pound features in the 2017 2nd Edition of the Exeter Pound Guide published today.
Five thousand copies will be available this week from the 166 businesses in the scheme.
Martyn Goss, Chair of Exeter Pound Board said: "All our local independent businesses are enterprising, colourful, creative and above all unique! We are particularly welcome Darts Farm, a very well known and successful independent local business with a nationwide reputation." Michael Dart from Darts Farm added: "We are proud to be joining forces with Exeter Pound....
A local digital marketing agency is aiming to help businesses hit the ground running in 2017 with a series of free events.
The first masterclass, to be held on Wednesday 15th February, will focus on how businesses can tweak their current Twitter activity in order to increase the amount of leads and enquiries they are gaining.
MiHi Digital, which has quoted for more than £150,000 of work from Twitter over the past three years, has used the social network to grow their own business and is now looking to share some of the key principles behind their success.
On Friday 28 October, at the Masonic Hall, Uffculme, Queen Elizabeth’s School in Crediton was presented with a cheque for £1,000 to be used to purchase licences for the Nessy reading and spelling computer programme.
Amanda Middlemost, a Special Educational Needs Coordinator at Queen Elizabeth’s said: “These licences benefit many of our students who struggle with persistent spelling or reading difficulties. They will be used to contribute to literacy interventions that are delivered by our Learning Support Department, but they also can be used to provide additional and ongoing...
In celebration of three successful years in business, founders of Thermalogica Terri Bainbridge and Lisa Portman hosted a party at the newly opened Exeter Cookery School.
It’s no coincidence that Thermalogica celebrated turning three during breast cancer awareness month. It was Terri’s own battle with breast cancer that led to her opening Thermalogica with childhood friend, Lisa, in 2013. In 2016, they remain one of the few UK based clinics specialising in thermal imaging as a means of early clinical detection and prevention of disease. Since opening their doors, the clinic has...
Two local mums are launching a brand new pop up children’s market this month. The Cheeki Monkeys preloved sale will open it’s doors at the end of the month and, along with lots of bargains for mums and dads to browse, will also feature a ton of exciting entertainment for the kids. Taster sessions will be available from Rugby Tots, Pyjama Drama and Urban Flow to keep the little ones amused whilst the grown ups shop. The event will also include a bouncy castle, face painting, colouring contest and much more!
Rosanna and Sally are really proud to be organising the monthly event...
