Exeter

Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group and Cyrus confirm offer for Flybe

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/11/2019 - 9:21am

The Boards of Flybe and Connect Airways, a company bringing together Virgin Atlantic Limited, Stobart Group and Cyrus Capital, are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for Flybe. Following which Connect Airways will acquire the entire issued, and to be issued, share capital of Flybe. Stobart Group will contribute Stobart Air and Propius, Stobart’s aircraft leasing business into Connect Airways. Concurrently with announcing the Acquisition, Cyrus, Stobart Group and Virgin Atlantic have committed to make available a £20 million bridge...

New Year, New Home

Authored by Hayley431
Posted: Thu, 01/10/2019 - 5:56pm

New Season, Trend Lead Homeware At Great Value Prices From The Original Factory Shop!

This January The Original Factory Shop is the savvy shopper’s one stop shop to spruce up the home with great looking products that won’t break the bank.

From a new range of affordable, functional and stylish homeware to top quality household brands the discount retailer will enable shoppers to transform their homes with great products at great value prices.

The retailer has released a number of different ranges for the home, from warm and plush winter themed items to cosy up the...

Car parking charges set to increase in Exeter

Car parking charges in Exeter are set to rise by 10 per cent from April to support the City Council’s aim of reducing congestion, while helping it to balance its budget.

A report due to be discussed by councillors next week reveals that the council cannot support its aim of reducing congestion in the city centre without “reasonable and regular increases in tariffs”.

A key strategic priority for Exeter is to tackle congestion and accessibility, where sustainable means of travel are safer, cheaper, quicker and more convenient than private car ownership.

The council is...

Topsham Rugby Club invites women to grab a friend and take on a new challenge!

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/10/2019 - 11:44am

Rather than making a new year’s resolution that you break by the end of January, ensure 2019 a year of positive change by taking on new challenges and trying something new. Like playing rugby.

Don’t let your preconceptions put you off, you can do this. Topsham Rugby Club are offering women a less daunting way of broadening their horizons as they encourage women to step out of their comfort zone with a fun introduction to rugby. During the Warrior Camps, women are encouraged to unleash their inner strength and determination as they embrace the challenge of trying a new sport....

Beyond the Barricade bring you all the musical theatre classics

Now in the 20th successive year, Beyond The Barricade, the show that recreates original West End/Broadway musical hit songs with amazing authenticity, will visit Exeter's Northcott Theatre this Saturday, 12th January.

Made up of a cast of past principal performers from Les Miserables, this blockbusting two hour show, has delighted audiences throughout the UK, mainland Europe, Asia and New Zealand for two decades and in doing so, has established itself as the one of the nation’s longest running musical theatre concerts.

Beyond the Barricade presents exciting concert...

Award-winning Devon care home celebrates a standout year of quality care

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Thu, 01/10/2019 - 10:18am

It’s New Year celebrations all round for Devon-based Care Home, ‘The Old Vicarage’ in Otterton, following an exceptional year. The independent care home, which has just celebrated their 30th year, received an ‘outstanding’ rating in the domain of caring from Care Quality Commission (CQC) and was recently recognised with not one, but two prestigious national awards by Caring UK.

Set in the picturesque village of Otterton, The Old Vicarage provides quality care in a charming country house setting, ideal for those wishing to spend their retirement in a caring family atmosphere. It has...

Jumpers for Goalposts Revisited

Authored by nhind
Posted: Thu, 01/10/2019 - 9:37am

Contemplating the post-Christmas slog of returning to work took lifelong football fan Nathan Hind on a search for the boyhood friends he shared the 1980s playing football with.

As the 43-year-old office worker explains, since turning forty, he's lost contact with a lot of mates but noticed his fiancée and her friends regularly meet up. 'I hit forty and started to compare where I was with Society's ideal and felt miles behind. I was stuck in a rut and convinced life was getting away from me. It was a very isolating time.'

Apart from a sense of his forties posing more...

Support for £1.3m cycle and pedestrian bridge proposals

Proposals for a pedestrian and cycle bridge over Summer Lane in Exeter have received the support of Devon County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 9 January).

Councillors approved the construction of the £1.3 million bridge, which will form part of the E4 cycle route from Monkerton to the city centre, subject to planning permission being granted.

The 18-metre span bridge would connect to existing paths in Exhibition Fields and Bettys Mead Playing Fields. These paths are being widened and improved as part of a separate project and would retain their connection directly with...

Council shows further commitment to environment with its green recycling points for mercury-filled light bulbs

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 01/09/2019 - 3:17pm

East Devon District Council has further demonstrated its commitment to the environment through its collection boxes for the recycling of light bulbs.

It will be working alongside Recolight – a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment compliance scheme for the lighting industry - and town and parish councils, to help residents recycle their low-energy bulbs.

The Collection Boxes, where residents can recycle their lightbulbs, can be found at various locations across East Devon including the reception areas of the District Council offices in Sidmouth, the town councils of...

RD&E opens revamped Medical Triage Unit to reduce unnecessary admissions

A medical unit designed to assess patients quickly and avoid unnecessary admission into hospital has been reopened following a major £1 million refit.

The RD&E’s Medical Triage Unit (MTU) provides rapid diagnosis and care to stable emergency patients referred from their local GP or the RD&E’s Emergency Department. The unit allows patients to be treated by expert clinical teams in a bed or seated in a treatment area if mobile, without being admitted to hospital. The unit’s overall purpose is to minimise unnecessary hospital admissions, which can sometimes delay a patient’s...

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