Devon Loves Dogs , a pioneering initiative dedicated to promoting responsible dog walking, has been nationally recognised by the Forestry Commission for its outstanding efforts in educating dog walkers on protecting wildlife and natural habitats while they enjoy the countryside.
The project, which has been a game-changer in harmonising dog walking with environmental preservation, focuses on creating a positive experience for dogs, dog walkers and nature. Its educational focus not only helps dog owners enjoy scenic outdoor spaces with their pets, but also actively involves them in...
Exeter-based homebuilder, Tilia Homes, has achieved the top score in a major industry survey for customer satisfaction for the first time in its four-year history.
The rating comes from the Home Builders Federation’s (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey, widely regarded as the industry’s benchmark for quality. Tilia Homes was awarded five stars, a rating given to companies when more than 90 per cent of customers would recommend them to a friend.
The result marks a significant step up for the business, which has moved from a three- to five-star rating since...
A research project exploring how Victorian attitudes towards the decorative arts continue to influence the way women’s creativity is viewed today will conclude with a public event featuring award-winning journalist and author Mishal Husain.
The Art of Fiction, led by the University of Exeter, has investigated the legacy of 19th-century attitudes that textile-based art and craft, like embroidery, knitting, and crochet, were lacking in artistic value.
Among the project’s outputs is a textile collage, to which more than 100 members of the public have contributed patches and...
Since 2017, Aldi has invested almost £600 million to upgrade its stores across the UK, including six in Devon.
Its store enhancement programme has seen the UK’s fourth largest supermarket focus on expanding its fresh, chilled and food-to-go offerings, while also creating simpler layouts and energy efficient LED lighting.
The stores that have undergone the changes include Exeter and Plymouth.
Aldi is now preparing for the next stage of development, which will see nearly £67 million invested in existing stores throughout 2025.
To celebrate Exeter City qualifying for the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup for the first time in 44 years, customers can enjoy 1981 priced pints at Ludo Exeter!
That’s right… As part of a new agreement, Ludo Sports Bar & Kitchen will now be stocking Harbour Singlefin. So, as an ode to the last time Exeter City made it to this round of the FA Cup, if Exeter score against Nottingham Forest, pints of the Cornish Lager are rolled back to 1981 prices and become 51p.
Offering a premium sports viewing experience with full UHD screens and state-of-the-art sound systems...
Aldi is installing InPost lockers outside more of its UK stores in Devon.
Thanks to the supermarket’s ongoing partnership with parcel locker provider InPost, more customers can now easily collect and return online orders at the Exhibition Way, Exeter store.
Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket first trialled the lockers at 22 stores across the country in December 2023.
Following positive feedback from customers on how convenient the service is, over 260 InPost lockers have been installed across Aldi UK stores.
From 28 October to 1 November 2024, Exeter will host the Social Mobility Business Partnership (SMBP) Programme dedicated to creating career opportunities for students from low-income backgrounds. The programme is designed to break down barriers to social mobility by providing students with valuable work insights, resilience and workplace skills training and lifelong career support.
Since its inception in 2014, SMBP charity has grown from supporting just 20 students in London to working with over 1,000 students from all parts of the UK. Three new locations have been introduced...
Virgin Money’s funding will support the construction and operation of Derril Water Solar Park, the first solar park in the UK where members share the power it produces, as well as the ownership. Approximately 68,000 solar panels will generate enough electricity to power 14,000 homes and save 20,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year when the solar park near Torridge becomes operational in 2025.
Established in 2017, Ripple Energy have pioneered an innovative co-operative business model for the development of new renewable energy resources. Virgin Money has helped fund one of two...
I am writing to ask everybody in Exeter to join us this October and take part in the UK’s biggest and boldest pink fundraiser, wear it pink. Wear it pink takes place on Friday 19 October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to raise funds for Breast Cancer Now’s vital research.
To take part, all you need to do is ditch your everyday colours and dig out your pink glad rags or favourite pink items for one day, and fundraise to help Breast Cancer Now achieve its aim that by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live - and live well. Breast Cancer is still the most common...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (20-22 July).
THEATRE
Summer Showcase: Have I Made It Yet? Friday, Exeter Phoenix KT started her career in comedy as an online character comedian creating skits and sketches for social media platforms, gaining herself a huge online audience. After growing tired of competing with cat memes for views, she has recently taken to the stage as a live stand-up comedian gigging around London. Using her own curve balls and humiliations KT reveals the reality of her life after University as an unemployed twenty-...
