There is just one week to go to have your say in an online consultation to make positive improvements to streets in Heavitree and Whipton in Exeter.
More than 400 people have responded so far to the “Exeter Streets” consultation , which was launched jointly by Devon County Council and Exeter City Council last month and runs until Friday 18 December.
People in Heavitree and Whipton are being asked what changes they would like to see made in their community to make walking and cycling safer and easier.
The consultation is part of the County Council’s commitment to...
Lifting their first-ever European crown in front of an empty stadium wasn’t quite how the Exeter Chiefs had envisaged celebrating their greatest triumph, but on Sunday Rob Baxter’s side will kick-off their title defence with a small section of supporters back inside Sandy Park.
For the first time since March, there will be a match-day buzz about the place as the Chiefs prepare to welcome back 2,000 of their season ticket holders for the visit of Glasgow Warriors (3:15pm) in Round One of the Heineken Champions Cup.
The Covid-19 outbreak around the world has meant...
Multi-million selling recording artist Bryan Adams is coming to the UK next summer with a spectacular open-air tour set in the grounds of some of the UK’s most beautiful venues.
Kicking off in Bristol on 26 June, Bryan Adams’ 2021 outdoor tour will visit Powderham Castle on Tuesday 6 July.
Enjoy a live performance from one of the world’s best selling artists in summer 2021, taking in an open-air show set against stunning, picturesque backdrops. The tour also visits Cardiff, Scarborough, Widnes, Telford, Canterbury and Leeds, plus The Eden Project in Cornwall and the...
Slim Chickens is coming to town! The US-born chicken brand, founded over 17 years ago in Fayetteville Arkansas, has chosen Exeter to open its 10th restaurant in the UK.
Opening in the Princesshay shopping centre on 17th December, Slim Chickens will be the perfect mid/post-shopping pitstop. What’s more, diners can download the Slim Chickens’ app and receive three free chicken tenders*.
Renowned for its Southern US hospitality, diners can expect the brand’s signature buttermilk-marinated, hand-breaded and cooked-to-order premium chicken. House specialties include crispy...
Businesses across the South West worked more closely together in 2020 despite the economic challenges of the pandemic.
A survey of over 100 companies by Collaborate South West found that over two thirds increased levels of collaboration with other organisations, with 80% believing collaboration to be extremely or very important to their business success moving forward.
A similar number 64% said the experience of lockdown has made them believe collaboration for business is more important than ever before.
Despite the closure of many workplaces, as millions of...
Multi-million selling recording artist Bryan Adams is coming to the UK next summer with a spectacular open-air tour set in the grounds of some of the UK’s most beautiful venues.
Kicking off in Bristol on 26 June, Bryan Adams’ 2021 outdoor tour will visit Powderham Castle on Tuesday 6 July.
Enjoy a live performance from one of the world’s best selling artists in summer 2021, taking in an open-air show set against stunning, picturesque backdrops. The tour also visits Cardiff, Scarborough, Widnes, Telford, Canterbury and Leeds, plus The Eden Project in Cornwall and the...
Award winning, chart topping podcast and online TV channel History Hit has announced a new 11 date live tour for Autumn 2021.
The tour will see one of the world’s most celebrated history broadcasters Dan Snow taking his accessible interview style to the stage in 10 cities across England, Scotland and Wales. He will talk to some of our best historians about the biggest stories from the past as well as hear the history of the towns and cities that he visits.
Dan will be at The Great Hall in Exeter on 16 October.
Interviews and show content will also be broadcast...
Devon digital advertising agency, Launch Online, has raised £1000 for the FORCE Cancer Charity Autumn Bike Ride initiative after the team cycled over 245 miles from underneath their desks during November.
With the help of a fleet of mini pedal exercisers, which fit underneath the desk, the team generated over 389,466 revolutions on their desk bikes over the four weeks of lockdown while they worked.
Senior account manager Elliot Smith was the overall winner of the challenge, nicknamed the Tour de Office, achieving an amazing 101,463 revolutions over the month-long...
Residents have the chance to shape the county’s roadmap to net-zero by taking part in the Interim Devon Carbon Plan Consultation.
The consultation, which opens on Monday December 7 and runs for 10 weeks, gives the public an opportunity to influence Devon’s collective response to the global climate emergency and create a healthier, fairer and stronger Devon.
The consultation follows a series of hearings and more than 893 submissions of ideas and evidence from the public.
It’s the next crucial step towards producing the Final Devon Carbon Plan, which once...
Generous businesses, organisations and individuals have come together to support hundreds of disadvantaged children across the Exeter area in a fantastic display of unity.
In just 10 days, a total of almost £30,000 has been raised to buy devices for children most in need and most at risk of falling behind in their education due to the pandemic. Now, thanks to that generosity, primary schools in Exeter and children attending the Cranbrook Education Campus will be able to access a library of devices which will be loaned to children who are learning from home.
