Academics from the University of Exeter and lifelong learners from the local community are celebrating a new agreement which will help them work more closely together.
Exeter U3A, a member of the University of the Third Age, and academics from the University of Exeter signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony this week.
The new formal link will support efforts already ongoing to create mutually beneficial relationships between academics and U3A members. It should enable more U3A members to collaborate with academics in research projects, attend lectures and be...
In an exciting development for the city, Exeter College has recently launched the new Exeter School of Art – reviving more than 150 years of tradition.
Since 1854 there has been a strong history of art and design education in Exeter. Sited in Queen Street, very close to where the original Art School was established all those years ago, Exeter College has worked with partners to bring Exeter School of Art back to the cultural heart of the city.
The launch of the new Exeter School of Art was celebrated at a recent event held at Exeter College’s Centre for the Creative...
WiFi SPARK, the UK’s fastest growing managed WiFi provider has doubled its workforce in just over year since relocating to Exeter.
Previously based at Heathfield just outside of Newton Abbot, the firm moved to Matford Business Park with the help of Exeter City Council, to open larger offices and new workshop space, now filled with more than 40 full time staff.
WiFi SPARK, whose clients include the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, National Portrait Gallery in London and Plymouth University was launched in 2003 by Chief...
Exeter skipper Jack Yeandle says there must be a response of sorts from the Chiefs this weekend when they play host to Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership.
Rob Baxter’s side slipped to their fifth league defeat of the season on Sunday when they went down 31-27 against fellow play-off contenders Leicester Tigers at Welford Road.
The visitors fought back from a 31-6 deficit to grab a losing bonus point with the last play of the game, but Yeandle was far from what had occurred earlier in the match, particularly during the first half.
South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP has formally agreed a new shared ownership model with the regulators and tax authorities which could open the way for other partnerships and professional services firms to follow suit.
The scheme is a shared ownership and profit model similar to that operated by John Lewis. Stephens Scown, with over 300 staff and a turnover of £17m, is believed to be the biggest law firm to implement such a scheme.
Under the scheme, all profits over a certain minimum threshold will go into a pool, with half being retained by the firm and half being...
The popular International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition, now in its ninth year, will be at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) from 23 April 2016.
The winning photograph from each of nine categories from the 2016 competition, along with a wide selection of finalists, will be included in the exhibition at RAMM. The categories are: The Beauty of Plants, Beautiful Gardens, Wildlife in the Garden, Portfolios, Bountiful Earth, Trees, Woods & Forests, Wildflower Landscapes, Greening the City and Young Garden Photographer.
Folk Duo Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston released their new album in February 2016 and are touring the UK to support the release in 2016
Miranda and Rex are dazzling as ever on their respective instruments - double bass and mandolin/bouzouki catch their live show in Colebrooke at the Parish Hall £11 8pm tel. 01363 84309
Organic, an Exeter-based performance and content marketing agency and consultancy, recently celebrated their 10th anniversary, and commissioned Instagram social influencer Paperboyo to capture some of the city’s most unique sights.
Rich McCor, better known by his Instagram alias Paperboyo (Instagram.com/paperboyo), is a photographer and social media influencer who uses creativity and the power imbued in social platforms to tell stunning visual stories.
With over 125,000 Instagram followers, Paperboyo’s creations celebrate cities and their history through innovative, outside...
East Devon District Council is working with the Environment Agency to upgrade the sea and estuary defences in Exmouth. The proposed project will reduce the risk of flooding to over 1,000 homes in Exmouth.
Since Autumn 2015, the council’s Exeter based consultants WSP │ Parsons Brinkerhoff have reviewed information gathered from flood modelling, a topographic survey and geotechnical investigations and developed a number of options to upgrade Exmouth’s flood defences along the estuary side and sea front.
Following this, East Devon has held consultation events with local...
