As part of its Community Fund initiative, RGB Building Supplies is delighted to be launching a new campaign called ‘Surprise Supplies’. Every quarter, two businesses, charities, schools or community groups will receive £1,000 each to spend at an RGB branch.
RGB’s campaign aims to help organisations with projects that could remain uncompleted without the much-needed materials the scheme will provide.
For its first Surprise Supplies giveaway, RGB is inviting local businesses that have been closed for large parts of the past 18 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic to get in...
Competition winners announced just in time for British Sandwich Week
A chef from Exeter has scooped a top prize at the annual British Sandwich & Food to Go Industry Awards, for his mouth-watering bacon and egg creation.
Edd Melloy is chef at the Chandos deli in Exeter. He wowed the panel of judges with his entry, named ‘Crispy Eggs & Bacon’, which scooped him the winning prize for the the Danish Crown Pre Cooked Bacon Category in this year’s Sandwich & Food to Go Designer competition.
Combining crispy cooked bacon, homemade brown sauce and a ‘show-stopping’...
Exeter Phoenix has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £26,000 for its Exeter Cinema Heritage project. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project aims to document the physical and cultural changes to the landscape of Exeter through its lost cinemas and by recording the stories of its older residents and their earliest memories of visiting the cinema.
Supported through The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project will create a series of short documentary films that capture some of the city’s cinema history, recording the individual and...
National law firm Browne Jacobson has announced its latest partner, legal director and senior associate promotions which took effect from 1 May 2021. They include:
8 promotions to partner
2 promotions to legal director
19 promotions to senior associate
The promotions run across all five of the firm’s offices with 10 in Birmingham, 1 in Exeter, 3 in London, 1 in Manchester and 14 in Nottingham.
The promotions will bring the total number of partners to 146, legal directors to 13 and senior associates to 112.
The Devon County Show have announced unprecedented demand for their Advance Show Tickets, with sales up 600% year on year, as people rush to secure their attendance at this year’s Show after a 26 month absence.
The Show this year on 2, 3 and 4 July will be the 125th in the Show’s history and will be the first County Show to make an appearance on the circuit in 22 months.
‘People are champing at the bit to go to an event’ says Sam Mackenzie Green, Devon County Show Manager. ‘This has been entirely reflected in our advance ticket sales which are by far and away the best we...
National law firm, Enable Law, which has offices located in Bristol, Exeter, London, Plymouth, Southampton, Taunton and Truro, has announced the promotion of two Legal Directors to Partners.
Stacey Bryant and Michelle Biddulph have been promoted in recognition of their outstanding commitment to Enable Law and their field of expertise.
The promotions are part of Enable Law's continued organic growth, investment in the South West and dedication to nurturing legal talent.
Stacey leads the firm's market-leading Mental Capacity team, which has seen significant growth...
A new study has revealed which UK towns and cities offer the most, and least, accessible parking for blue badge holders. Nationwide Vehicle Contracts analysed Parkopedia data for 56 car parks to calculate the percentage of accessible car parks available in each location.
Since the UK government announced that those with hidden disabilities could also apply for a blue badge back in 2019, there has been a surge in demand for disabled parking. But which cities are falling short?
Over 40% of Exeter's car parks do not have disabled spaces
The original bingo brand Mecca is bringing bingo back and will open its clubs to customers on Monday 17 May – promising to do so with even more fun and entertainment.
Reopening venues is an even bigger deal for Mecca as 2021 marks its 60th year of being a part of British towns and cities, and at the heart of local communities.
With all eyes on the leisure sector to help drive people back into the local area, Mecca say that their unique combination of being a community brand, alongside the fact that they have lots of new ways to play and win in store, will see them bounce...
Tickets for Glastonbury – Live at Worthy Farm on sale from Wednesday
THIS month, a line-up of performances from world famous musicians will be streaming live to the home of the ultimate big screen experience, as Glastonbury Presents – Live at Worthy Farm arrives at Vue Exeter - and tickets are on sale from Wednesday 12 May.
The five-hour music spectacular will see a host of performances filmed across Worthy Farm’s most famous stages, including the Pyramid Field and Stone Circle, and streamed live to the silver screen.
Performances from the likes of music superstars...
FoodCycle , the charity that fights food poverty and loneliness is serving up free meals to the community through their new Project, FoodCycle Exeter at the Mint Methodist Church.
Serving up free takeaway meals every Tuesday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm this vital service aims to provide food and conversation to local communities across the country.
With the additional aim of reducing food waste, FoodCycle volunteers create nutritious meals from surplus food. The meals are open to all, and guests range from low-income families, people affected by homelessness and those who...
