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Rugby World Cup 2015 - The Business Legacy

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 10/24/2014 - 11:46am

Over 120 delegates attended the RWC Business Conference on Monday 29th September which was held at Sandy Park Conference Centre.

At the conference, delegates were split into 7 groups to discuss any risks, opportunities, actions and the knowledge needed to produce the best business legacy for the Rugby World Cup in 2015.

Sectors that were discussed included Retail, Hospitality & Attractions, Export & Trade, Inward Investment, Business Marketing & Branding, Business Growth, Development & Buddying and Transport & Communications.

A follow up session...

Record number of students graduate

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/24/2014 - 10:40am

Around 130 Exeter College Higher Education students will don their caps and gowns on today (Friday 24 October and take to the streets to process through the city for their Graduation Ceremony, which is being held at Exeter Cathedral at 3.00pm.

With the Cathedral providing the stunning backdrop to the formal ceremony, the College’s largest cohort of graduates to date will be joined by over 500 guests to celebrate their achievements at this spectacular event, including the Lord Mayor, representatives of Exeter College and its Board of Governors, VIPs from Devon’s schools, colleges,...

Local actors bring Trinity Hall alive

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 10/24/2014 - 10:10am

Over the last few months people have been calling in to offer information and memories about Trinity Hall – now Cygnet Theatre – in Friars Gate, Exeter. Trinity Hall is 100 years old this year and everyone is invited to a spectacular birthday celebration!

Up and coming young local playwright Tom Nicholas has gathered and formed the stories people have brought into a play called Trinity, which has been woven into an immersive piece of theatre by Alistair Ganley and Clare Parker, Cygnet’s talented Artistic Director and Dance Specialist and Choreographer.

Audiences are now...

Flybe add Exeter to London City and Newcastle

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/24/2014 - 10:06am

Flybe’s brand new, year-round London City flights together with the return of its daily Newcastle service are set to take off from Exeter Airport as the airline starts its extensive 2014-15 winter schedule this Sunday, 26 October.

The airline is also increasing its popular flights to Manchester with the added choice of an extra six flights a week.

This is the third winter season for Flybe’s successful Manchester hub from where passengers are increasingly taking advantage of by-passing congested London airports to make more convenient, seamless onward connections. This can...

Holiday pay in the spotlight at CBI event

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/24/2014 - 9:16am

HR directors from major regional and national businesses gathered in Exeter to hear the latest news from the CBI on 17 October.

Hosted by South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP, the event took place at its Exeter offices and saw Neil Carberry, the CBI’s Director responsible for Employment and Skills discuss holiday pay - a major emerging issue for employers. Many businesses face potentially significant additional costs because of tribunal cases which are challenging the way holiday pay is calculated under the Working Time Regulations.

The CBI is lobbying the government on...

WiFi SPARK welcomes ‘Friendly WiFi' scheme

Authored by WiFi SPARK
Posted: Fri, 10/24/2014 - 9:03am

WiFi SPARK, the fastest growing WiFi provider in the UK, has welcomed the launch of the ‘Friendly WiFi’ scheme unveiled by the Government recently.

This scheme is the first to officially block pornographic and explicit websites, videos and images across public WiFi – a positive step in the right direction, but something which WiFi SPARK has done for the past decade as standard.

WiFi SPARK has been including content filtering as a matter of course across all of its WiFi installations, which include hundreds of NHS locations as well as schools, colleges and universities,...

Lung cancer patients in the South West missing out on surgery every year

Around 120 (119.8)* lung cancer patients in the South West may be missing out on life-saving surgery each year, according to figures released by Cancer Research UK today (Friday).

With the countdown to the General Election underway, the news comes as the charity launches a new campaign - ‘Cross Cancer Out’.

Playing on the idea of a ballot paper, it asks election candidates to back a raft of vital measures aimed at ensuring all cancer patients are diagnosed much earlier and have greater access to the best possible treatments.

Worryingly, figures for lung cancer in...

Exeter gallery shows work by infamous art forger

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/24/2014 - 4:26am

A new collection by an infamous art forger will be on display at an Exeter art gallery for two weeks only. Castle Galleries, Exeter will be exhibiting the works of painter John Myatt from Saturday 25th October until Sunday 9th November. Myatt rose to fame through his involvement in what Scotland Yard refers to as ‘the biggest art fraud of the 20th century’. His unique story has caught the eye of media producers across the globe, and has been the subject of two major TV series, as well as the upcoming Hollywood movie ‘Genuine Fakes’, and the universally published book ‘The Conman’. Castle...

Community woodland day

Event Date: 
01/11/2014 - 10:00am
Venue: 
The Knapp, Sidmouth

Community woodland day at the Knapp, Sidmouth If you would like an introduction to woodland management on a small scale, or if you would just like a bit of exercise in the open air, there's an event just for you!

Join the East Devon District Council Countryside Rangers at the Knapp Community Nature Reserve on Station Road, Sidmouth, on Saturday 1 November – drop in between 10am and 3pm.

Experts and enthusiasts will be coppicing and thinning to benefit woodland flowers and butterflies.

All you need is a reasonable level of physical fitness.

Embroidered collage workshop

Event Date: 
12/11/2014 - 10:00am
Venue: 
A La Ronde, Exmouth

A la Ronde is hosts an embroidered collage workshop led by Jenny Moon.

Create a picture using fine chiffon fabrics and simple embroidery for just £25 for the two days.

10am until 1pm

Booking is essential for both of these events on 01395 265514.

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