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Bishop Fleming backs cancer charity

Bishop Fleming’s Exeter and Torquay offices are celebrating a successful year-long partnership with FORCE Cancer Charity, raising over £8,000 to support people affected by cancer across the region.

The collaboration formed part of the firm’s 1% for Communities initiative, launched in July 2024, which pledges to give back 1% of Bishop Fleming’s turnover through fundraising, volunteering, and community-focused projects.

Based in Exeter, FORCE Cancer Charity provides vital face-to-face support and care at its purpose-built centre, helping over 2,500 patients and families...

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Law could make Exeter’s food waste illegal

Exeter Green Party says that if new rules adopted by the European Parliament are agreed by the European Commission, sending food waste to the Exeter’s energy from waste plant could become illegal.

The Parliament last week voted to end the incineration of all recyclable and biodegradable waste. http://www.greens-efa.eu/circular-economy-14330.html

Currently, food waste in the city makes up around 35% of ‘black bin’ waste and is incinerated at the £46m Marsh Barton energy from waste plant site.

Greens have long campaigned for food waste to be collected and processed...

Police appeal after Exmouth theft

Police are appealing for the public’s help in trying to locate some distinctive items stolen from the Exmouth area.

Two rings and an ornament (pictured) were stolen during a burglary at a house in the St John’s Road area between Monday 29 June and Tuesday 7 July.

The items are described as a white gold ladies wedding ring with diamond cut effect, a ladies vintage Art Deco style gold band, and a wind-up ornament.

Detective Constable Matthew Burnell, Honiton CID said: “The stolen items are very distinctive and are of huge sentimental value to the owners.

“We...

Exeter City to host diversity event

Exeter City Football Club will once again celebrate diversity in the local community by holding an international football tournament this Sunday (26 July).

The six-a-side competition has been organised by Exeter City Supporters Trust’s One Game One Community Group and Exeter City’s Football in the Community team. It will take place at the University of Exeter’s Streatham Sports Complex.

The tournament, now in its 11th year, encourages participation from local community teams and especially black and minority ethnic players. The event attracts players from many different...

Crealy's Twister rollercoaster opens

The eagerly awaited Twister rollercoaster at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park officially opens today (Thursday 23 July 2015).

Chris and Katie Down together with their three children will jointly open the park’s latest addition and welcome guests to enjoy the new ride.

The Twister rollercoaster is the biggest ride to be built at Crealy to date and has seen the largest investment in a single ride in over 5 years. The new rollercoaster will feature 310 metres of winding track and will stand 12 metres high, offering fantastic views across the park and thrills and spills...

Our Lives, Our Community, Our Voice free photography course

Meridian Raw CIC, a local social enterprise, is offering 15 places on a free 14-week participatory photography course for the local Exeter community. The course, which will take place every Tuesday from 11th August until 10th November 2015 (12pm-3pm) at The Bridge Collective, will help participants create photo-stories, photographic themes and a portfolio of imagery.

Working in a safe environment within small groups, participants will also learn and develop basic camera skills, take part in inspiring photo-dialogue exercises, go on a photography trip and a community tour, plan a...

SW commercial property in demand

Demand from business for commercial property in the South West rose for the eleventh consecutive quarter, while available space in the region fell for the ninth successive period, according to the latest RICS Commercial Market Survey.

As a result, rents are expected to rise at the fastest pace in the South region as a whole since the survey began in 1998 with 44% more respondents forecasting higher, rather than lower, rent rates going forward. Industrials are the segment of the market in the South West where rental expectations are currently most buoyant, while retail in the South...

Prestigious award nomination for Robert

Robert Camp, managing partner of leading law firm Stephens Scown, has been shortlisted for the The Smith & Williamson Entrepreneur of the Year for the 2015 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. Going up against other finalists, Robert Camp will compete for the prestigious award, with the winner being revealed at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards gala dinner held on 10 November at Park Lane’s Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Since becoming managing partner in 2011, Robert has overseen the firm's growth of 41% and picked up numerous awards including The Sunday Times Best 100...

Little Starz* shine

Exeter's Montgomery Primary School's JM DanceFit Little and Junior Starz* classes ended their Summer term on a Zumba high with performances enjoyed by parents and family.

All of the Little and Junior Starz* were awarded well deserved performance certificates for their creativity and enthusiasm in class this term. Summer Term Star of the Week certificates were awarded to Little Starz Laila-Rose Hutt, Rebecca Hewins and Alfred Woodland and Junior Starz Isabella Buckley and Ella Manley.

The classes which allow children to have fun while improving both their confidence and...

Could you be the next face of Reem?

David Beckham and Justin Timberlake named male fashion icons as Reem Clothing starts its search for the Face of Reem

ReemClothing.com is searching Exeter for its own fashion icon with the launch of the ‘Face of Reem’ – a competition to find a new male model.

To enter, aspiring models need to upload a picture of themselves on to the Face of Reem competition site. The winner will receive a professional photoshoot, modelling portfolio, a year’s worth of clothing and be asked to join the other models on the Reem Clothing website .

The competition was launched after a...

Superfast broadband partnership passes halfway mark

More than 170,000 businesses and households now have access to faster, more reliable broadband due to Connecting Devon and Somerset programme Latest communities to get fibre broadband include (Devon - South Brent, Colyton, Lifton, Buckfastleigh, Cheriton Bishop, East Allington and Exborne) Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) has passed the halfway mark in its rollout of superfast fibre broadband. More than 170,000 households and businesses in the two counties now have access to fibre broadband as a result of the CDS programme, of which nearly 150,000 are estimated to be able to get...

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Bishop Fleming backs cancer charity

Law could make Exeter’s food waste illegal

Police appeal after Exmouth theft

Exeter City to host diversity event

Crealy's Twister rollercoaster opens

Our Lives, Our Community, Our Voice free photography course

SW commercial property in demand

Prestigious award nomination for Robert

Little Starz* shine

Could you be the next face of Reem?

Superfast broadband partnership passes halfway mark

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