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People who may need a stair lift in their home are being encouraged to apply for a grant.

Disabled Facilities Grants are available from Exeter City Council for those who cannot use their homes freely or safely.

People who are registered or could be registered disabled can apply for grants to adapt their properties.

Grants are also available for works including widening doors, installing ramps or bathroom adaptions.

Applications for stair lifts are no longer means tested, making funding more accessible for those in need.

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New Exeter Theatre Company launches at this year’s Exeter Fringe Festival

Two South West based artists have come together to found a brand-new theatre company, Yet To Be, which will launch with two original shows, The Geneva Convention of Human F**ks and stories at the end of the world, at the Exeter Fringe Festival this October.

The driving aim for founding the company was born out of a desire to see more original work created here in the South West and to give more opportunities to artists based in the region. Something that is ever more relevant, after the year the arts...

The University of Exeter Business School’s MBA community is set to continue its successful speaker series after announcing its exciting autumn line up.

The Leading Edge speaker series sees world-renowned leaders and entrepreneurs come together with students, faculty and alumni, chief executives and senior leaders to discuss the most pressing global challenges facing business, and through their ideas they challenge us to reflect upon how business can shape a better and more sustainable world.

This autumn’s series features influential business people, leading arts figures...

Willis Towers Watson, the global insurance broker, has selected Lightfoot’s trail-blazing in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform as a self-managed solution to help company car and van fleet clients enhance driver safety and reduce accidents on the road.

Selected as a Motor Risk Management Partner, Lightfoot will be made available to all Willis Towers Watson clients in the UK. That represents many hundreds of businesses that will have access to Lightfoot’s driver-focussed in-cab technology. Blending alerts that keep the driver in the sweet spot of their engine with...