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Speculation mounts over sale of company that owns the E&E

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Mon, 10/29/2012 - 11:14pm

Speculation is continuing to grow over the possible sale of the company that owns Exeter's Express & Echo newspaper.

The E&E is owned by the Daily Mail group and reports suggest it is discussing the sale in a deal that would see 84 titles, including the Echo, sold to a new firm that is backed by private equity.

The new venture, called Local World, would also buy family-owned regional newspaper and property group, Yattendon, which has 30 titles.

Diminishing sales and a difficult trading environment have led to Daily Mail and General Trust looking to offload...

Express & Echo owners 'in talks over future of business'

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Mon, 10/29/2012 - 12:10am

The newspaper group which owns Exeter's Express & Echo is widely reported to be in talks over the future of the business. Northcliffe Media is apparently in negotiations over a deal to pool its regional titles with another company. Both the Sunday Times and Financial Times said the deal was being led by David Montgomery, the former Mirror Group CEO. The FT said talks were at an advanced stage but sources warned they could still fall through. Northcliffe, which is part of the Daily Mail group, has suffered serious circulation declines in recent years. Revenues have also suffered due to...

The Hub on the Green’s Cake & Craft Fair

Event Date: 
18/05/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
The Hub on the Green, 8 Cathedral Close, Exeter

The Hub on the Green is in a beautiful medieval building on the Cathedral Green.

Our next Craft & Cake Fair is on May 18th. Our fairs are family friendly with our pop-up cafe full of delicious homemade cakes (chocolate brandy cake and the brownies are firm favourites).

We have Nina Fenner's handmade books stall and she will be running a making table too, we have a book-signing with Darren Marsh (his new book about Exeter and it's buildings includes the hub), and we have Lou Bluebird and Exeter Baking Club who will be baking for us. Yum!

The Cake & Craft Fair...

Crikey it's Vintage at Exeter University

Event Date: 
07/06/2013 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Devonshire House, Exeter University

A retro events with a difference! Vintage and Handmade Sellers, with 20 stalls selling a large range of vintage clothing, home-wares, jewellery, accessories and gifts.

We are helping to raise money for a brilliant charity called the Women's Land Army Tribute, they are raising enough funds to erect a permanent memorial to the land girls, as currently there is no national memorial to commemorate.

We have a brilliant array of local small independent business and talented handmade sellers. We are passionate about supporting and promoting our local sellers.

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