A leading local commercial property lawyer has urged developers to act quickly to make the most of a government financing scheme for house builders, which opens on 14 May.
The £525 million Builders Finance Fund is designed to help restart and speed up housing developments that have slowed down or stalled due to lack of finance and the government hopes it will allow 15,000 “shovel ready” homes to be built across England.
Michael Beadel, a partner and Chairman of Stephens Scown LLP is a specialist in commercial property. He said: “The Builders Finance Fund could provide much...
A widow who lost her husband to an agressive asbestos-related cancer has asked for former workers at the Cowley Bridge Road Depot to come forward and share their memories.
Diane Allen, aged 59, widow of the late Bernard Allen (formerly Stone) is seeking help from former workers at Kneels Laundry Services, at Cowley Bridge Road Depot to come forward.
Bernard died at the age of 72 from an asbestos related disease; mesothelioma in February 2014. Bernard had been fighting this aggressive cancer since October 2012. This type of cancer is linked with past exposure to asbestos...
Elvis Taione says he cannot wait to pull on an Exeter Chiefs jersey for the first time after completing his move from Championship side Jersey. The Tongan international is the latest addition to the playing ranks at Sandy Park ahead of next season and his arrival will help bolster the club's options for the No.2 jersey following the retirement of Chris Whitehead. Although at Jersey for only one season, the 30-year-old hooker is relishing the prospect of testing himself in the cut and thrust of the Aviva Premiership. "To be given the opportunity to join one of the strongest sides in England...
On Sunday 1 June PUNY GODS! will take over the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter and turn it into a Cinema featuring films by Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy award winning filmmakers and a series of talks about The Changing Face of Cinema.
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is home to one of the largest collections of material relating to the moving image in Britain.
The museum chronicles the development of optical entertainment from shadow-puppets and 17th century manuscripts to the most recent Hollywood blockbusters, including artefacts such as Magic Lanterns, rare...
Devon and Cornwall Police and Devon Air Ambulance Trust have this week relocated helicopter operations to a new shared airbase at Exeter Airport. The two aircraft have been moved from the former site at Police Headquarters, Middlemoor, following the sale of land for development. The helicopters will be housed at a secure location at the nearby airport which features a dedicated landing pad, hangar and purpose-built flight operations offices for both teams. There will be no change in service from either helicopter, and they will be under visual direction from Air Traffic Control when...
Exeter’s 11th annual Really Big Quiz broke its fundraising record once again, raising an impressive £6,200 for the Lord Mayor of Exeter’s charity, Ataxia UK – which funds research into a group of neurological disorders that affect balance, co-ordination and speech.
Organised by chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, the quiz took place at the Corn Exchange in Exeter on Wednesday 7 May. The hall was packed with 70 teams representing local firms, all eager to win the title of Exeter’s brainiest business.
Guests enjoyed a light-hearted evening of challenging quiz...
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has become the latest public figure to criticise the BBC over its dismissal of a Veteran DJ for broadcasting a song containing racist language.
Commenting on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, David Cameron said that the BBC had acted “unfairly” in its treatment of the BBC Radio Devon DJ David Lowe who was dismissed after broadcasting a 1932 recording of ‘The Sun Has Got His Hat On’.
A listener complained to the BBC after the recording, which includes a verse containing the ‘n-word’ that has been omitted from later versions of the song, was...
A 27-year-old man who died following an assault on Saturday night has been named by Police as Exeter man Joseph Wake.
Earlier today two men from Exeter were charged with manslaughter in connection to Mr Wake's death
Craig Melhuish, aged 38, and Colin Smith, aged 34, have both been charged with manslaughter and were due to appear at Exeter Magistrates Court this morning (12 May).
Two others a 34 year-old woman from Exeter and a 41 year-old man, also from Exeter have both been released on police bail until August.
East Devon District Council has listened to traders in Axminster and is proposing to launch a special car parking rate in all its pay and display car parks in the town – starting this month.
The move follows the success of an experimental Christmas parking promotion in December 2013, which proved successful in a number of East Devon towns.
Councillor Iain Chubb, EDDC’s Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “This scheme is an example of EDDC working smarter and engaging with communities. We have been working with town representatives to find a mutually acceptable way of...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after highly-rated forward Luke Cowan-Dickie today put pen to paper on a new contract with the Aviva Premiership club.
The 20-year-old’s new deal – which is a two-year extension to his current contract – will keep him at Sandy Park until at least the summer of 2017 and is another clear indicator that Baxter is willing to back the club’s crop of promising youngsters to deliver on the big stage.
Cornishman Cowan-Dickie, a product of the club’s academy system at Truro College, has built on the success of helping...
