Exeter

Local Police officers awarded for bravery

Superintendent Chris Eastwood; police commander for the areas of Exeter, East and Mid Devon has awarded a number of police officers for their selfless acts of bravery and diligent examples of professionalism in frontline policing.

Supt Eastwood said, “These awards recognise the excellent work that goes on across the policing area, both on the frontline and behind the scenes. Their bravery and professionalism help keep the communities of Exeter, East and Mid Devon safe. I am proud to command such a skilled and hard working team of officers”.

Commander Certificates awarded to...

Exeter City Centre Church Wins Heritage Lottery Fund Award

The Church of St Michael and All Angels on Mount Dinham, Exeter, has been awarded a £40,100 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a series of projects which will bring together cultural and environmental interests in a unique setting.

The grant from HLF will primarily go towards the cost of installing a newly restored, historic pipe organ and a webcam trained on the nest of a breeding pair of peregrine falcons high on the church’s spire.

It represents a significant recognition of St Michael’s unique and long-standing contribution to our choral and organ music...

The Exeter Daily launches new local Jobs site

From the team that brought you The Exeter Daily, which has already been shortlisted for a prestigious national newspaper award and clocked up over 50,000 unique users and 250,000 hits just six months after it launched, comes Exeter Daily Jobs. Whether you are a job seeker, an employer or a recruitment company – Exeter Daily Jobs is fantastically easy to use and packed with features that make searching for jobs and prospective employees all the more easy.

Dean Croft from Exeter-based recruitment firm Paramount Personnel says: "Paramount Personnel has always been a proud supporter of...

Exeter BikeFilmNight Returns on 24 April

Event Date: 
24/04/2013 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

The second edition of the rather cosy BikeFilmNight is happening on 24th April 2013 – 8pm at Exeter Phoenix ( http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/ ).

With a capacity of 40 seats in the Black Box, tickets are limited and mandatory to access the free screening space – to get yours contact the Phoenix Box Office 01392 667080 ( http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/bike-film-night/ )

What’s on the programme?

Two films:

40 YEARS IN PARIS 2012, 7 mins. Dir. JC Peiri

A beautiful short film celebrating Alain Massabova as he flatlands his BMX across the magical...

Dean Clarke Lofts to offer unique student living experience

If I think back to my student accommodation, luxury was certainly not a word I would have used to describe the pokey, although admittedly much-loved, student digs I inhabited during my Uni years. How times have changed! Dean Clarke Lofts, in which a couple of show apartments are ready to view by the general public from this coming Saturday (16 March), will provide students and young professionals in training the option of an altogether more refined way of life. They will also offer foreign students a very attractive prospect while studying at Exeter, with a Chinese language version of the...

Diocese launches multi academy trust to sponsor schools

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 03/14/2013 - 10:03am

The Department of Education has formally approved the orders to allow the first schools to join the Diocese of Exeter’s new Multi Academy Trust.

The Trust, named St Christopher’s, has been set up by the diocese to enable it to support schools which are becoming academies.

The Diocese of Exeter has 130 church schools across Devon, which educate around 22,000 children aged 4-18. The vast majority of church schools in the diocese (85 per cent) are rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding.

The Trust’s mission statement says: “The St Christopher’s Multi Academy Trust will...

And the Rural Oscar for local food goes to... Pipers Farm!

The 2012 Countryside Alliance Awards (aka the Rural Oscars) were presented to top rural businesses by the Secretary of State for Defra, Owen Paterson MP, at a ceremony at the Houses of Parliament on 13 March. The Awards are the Countryside Alliance’s annual celebration of rural produce, skills, enterprise and heritage through our small hard-working businesses. They are now in their eighth year and have become the definitive rural business award to win. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said: “Rural businesses are vital to the country’s economic recovery. The Government is right behind...

SETsquared businesses secure £30m of funding in one year

In the last 12 months alone, businesses being incubated by a partnership of five UK universities have raised some £30m in investment.

The figures have been unveiled by SETsquared , a collaboration between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. The organisation partners in enterprise activities and collectively supports the growth and success of new business opportunities through its five incubation centres.

SETsquared’s Partnership Director, Graham Harrison, shared the partnership’s latest success figures with MP David Willetts as he visited...

Beetroot juice – the winning formula for team sports

New research shows that drinking beetroot juice can significantly improve performance in team sports involving bouts of high intensity exercise.

Trials by the University of Exeter Sport and Health Sciences department have found a direct link between the high nitrate content of beetroot and the chemical processes needed to get muscles working at their most efficient during intermittent bursts of activity.

During the tests, sportsmen were either given beetroot juice with a full complement of nitrates, or juice which had had the nitrate removed. Those who had taken the nitrate...

Hays opens its doors in Exeter

Cementing its presence in Exeter, leading recruitment expert Hays has marked its ongoing commitment to the area by launching a new office in the city centre. Over 15 expert consultants will be based in the office at Dix’s Field, Exeter, EX1 1QA. The official launch on Tuesday 12 March was marked with an event where the Lord Mayor of Exeter, Councillor Rob Newby, spoke about employment in the area. Hays’ recruiting experts in Exeter cover nine disciplines including education, human resources, office support, accountancy and finance, senior finance, procurement and supply chain, social...

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