Leeds-based specialist, APP Construction has been appointed by Vospers, the family-owned, Plymouth-based car dealer group, to deliver a £10m multi-franchise car dealership facility in Exeter.
The 45,000sq ft. site is the largest at the recently opened Matford Green Business Park and will include sales showrooms and service facilities for Mazda, Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo. It will also include a FordStore, one of only 60 concept stores in the UK. This new showroom is uniquely designed to showcase Ford’s most desirable products including Mustang, RS and Vignale and will also include a...
Iron Bridge in Exeter will be closed next week for routine maintenance to be carried out.
The road will be closed between Paul Street and Dinham Road from Monday 29 January until Friday 2 February to enable new width restriction bollards and signs to be installed. The bridge deck will also be inspected during the closure with trial holes being excavated in order to inform future improvement work to the structure and its drainage. Access to adjacent businesses will be maintained throughout the closure, as will pedestrian access across the bridge. A signed diversion will be in place...
The start of a new year is often filled with enthusiasm and exciting business plans and here at QualitySolicitors Dunn & Baker, we have plenty to celebrate with multiple promotions across the firm, which took effect at the beginning of the month.
Firstly, congratulations to Sarah Finn, Associate Solicitor who has now agreed to join the Partnership with effect from 1st January 2018.
Sarah has over 28 years’ experience in residential property matters including: sales and purchases (freehold, leasehold, registered and unregistered property), re-mortgages, transfers of...
Officers are appealing for witnesses following a theft outside the Co-operative bank on Exeter High Street.
The incident took place on Friday 19 January between 11:20pm and 11:45pm. The victim, an 18-year-old woman, was approached by two men after withdrawing a quantity of money from the cash point in Exeter High Street.
The cash was taken from the victim’s hands by the two offenders before they made off.
The offenders remain unidentified. The first man has been described as white, aged between 40 and 50-years-old, approximately 6ft tall with a grey beard. He was...
On Sunday 7 January 2018, an official ribbon-cutting ceremony was carried out by the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Executive Committee (SEDHREC): Cllr Rachel Sutton (representing Chair Cllr Daniel Gottschalk) for Exeter City Council, Cllr Humphrey Clemens for Teignbridge District Council and Cllr Phil Twiss for East Devon District Council.
The Countryside Park has been set up to help protect key conservation sites at Dawlish Warren, the Exe Estuary and East Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths, by SEDHREC, a partnership of Teignbridge, Exeter and East Devon Councils . The 26.4 hectare...
Following 2017's record-breaking year, entries are now open for the prestigious Food & Drink Devon Awards 2018. These gold standard awards celebrate the very best Devon has to offer by recognising the county’s most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments.
The awards, currently in their eighth year, continue to grow with 2017 recording the highest number of entries to date as well as boasting a glittering sell out awards evening. Last year the judges tasted over 250 of the finest products and visited nearly 100 establishments...
More than 100 key business contacts from Exeter and Devon attended Sandy Park’s third Network at Sandy Park event on Thursday 18th January. Guest speaker Michael Caines MBE gave fascinating insights into his career and shared how his hard work, vision and determination enabled his dreams to become a reality when he opened Lympstone Manor nearly a year ago. He also highlighted how important it is for him to create jobs in the South West, as well as support the community by sourcing local produce where possible and through his work with the Exeter Chiefs’ charity the Exeter Foundation....
Two researchers from the University of Exeter have made a positive start to 2018 and put their New Year’s resolutions into action as they strive for success in completing an epic 350 mile cycle ride.
Drs Mark Tarrant and David Llewellyn got straight into the saddle following the Christmas festivities as they prepare to cycle London to Paris for the charity Alzheimer’s Society.
Dr Llewellyn knows how tough preparation can be. He had planned to join a team of six dementia researchers on the ride last summer – but had to withdraw after breaking his wrist when he fell off his...
Volunteer Paula McConnell has received a Royal Voluntary Service Long Service Award to mark 20 years of dedicated service at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
Paula, from Budleigh Salterton, has volunteered in the Orthopaedic Outpatients department at the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre (PEOC) since October 1997 when the building first opened until late last year when she retired due to ill health.
She volunteered at the hospital as a member of the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS), one of the largest volunteer organisations in the country, which offers support for...
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (19-21 January):
THEATRE
A Clockwork Orange Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre An iconic story, set in an abandoned warehouse. Alex and his Droogs wreak havoc and mayhem resulting in Alex’s imprisonment. After spending two years in prison, Alex undergoes corrective treatment to cure his violent tendencies. How does he fit back into society and how does society respond to him? When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. This bold and dynamic production seeks to explore concepts of power and control...
