The Donkey Sanctuary’s Car Show in Sidmouth is back on Sunday 3 July from 10am to 2pm, and it’s bigger than ever.
After the success of the first Car Show in 2015, The Donkey Sanctuary is pleased to announce that they will be running another show in July! At last year’s show they were host to over 300 fantastic cars from humble Austins to exotic Lamborghinis and this year’s show is set to be even better.
The Donkey Sanctuary Car Show brings car fanatics of all types together. As well as getting to see the cars on show, there will be trade stands and refreshments on offer....
Leading UK real estate business, The Crown Estate, which jointly owns Princesshay in Exeter with TH Real Estate, has today (28 June 2016) announced another record income return of £304.1m to Treasury for the public finances, up 6.7% on 2015. Overall performance was significantly ahead of the market, with a total return of 17.2% against an IPD universe benchmark of 11.3% and a bespoke benchmark of 13.1%. Over the past 12 months The Crown Estate has secured outline planning consent for the £75 million Princesshay development, which involves transforming part of Exeter’s bus and coach station...
The summer meeting of the Devon Maritime Forum on Thursday (30 June) will serve as a timely opportunity to look at the future of managing coasts and seas following the recent EU referendum.
"Brexit: What now for our marine environment and maritime economy?" is the theme of the meeting at the Robbins Conference Centre, University of Plymouth, which will be a chance to start discussions on the way forward from here.
The meeting will enable representatives from different sectors to identify and discuss areas of conflict and common ground.
Leading construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall has completed work on a £1.1 million project to transform a biosciences building at the University of Exeter. The four-phase project saw Morgan Sindall refurbish and modernise areas of the Hatherly Laboratory Building on the university’s Streatham Campus to update, improve and expand teaching space for the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. Faithful+Gould delivered the contract administration and multi-disciplinary design services for the nine month project, which saw Morgan Sindall create new innovative learning...
The National Citizen Service has shown its support for the South West’s future talent and skills by sponsoring the Big Bang Fair South West Award Ceremony, the region’s biggest celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. The event which is run by the CSW Group and hosted by the University of Exeter, is entering is sixth year and will welcome two thousand young people from schools in the region. The students will be competing to reach the national finals of the Big Bang Science and Engineering competition and to be crowned Young Scientist or Engineer of the year. As many as...
An impressive level of enquiries for the landmark Exeter Science Park demonstrates that the high-tech facility is acting as a significant catalyst for growth in the South West, according to national property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH).
LSH, which is the agent appointed to market the first phase of the science park, said the 55-acre site is attracting the attention of a number of innovative businesses considering relocating there or launching new enterprises.
Peter Musgrove, head of office at LSH in Bristol, said the recent news that veterinary pathologist...
Thanks to an array of Exeter businesses, Exeter Deaf Academy students have seen how they could achieve their dream careers during their first World of Work Week which ran from 13 – 17 June.
Exeter Deaf Academy’s vision is to see Deaf people valued by themselves and their society, well educated, independent with good and appropriate employment and housing. This vision is at the core of their World of Work Week which aims to partner with Exeter businesses to help open the Deaf Academy Year 10’s eyes to the opportunities available to them and show how, with the correct skills, they...
On Sunday 3 July, the gates of Exeter’s historic Mount Radford Lawn will be thrown open to the public for a traditional summer fete to raise funds for Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education.
Fete organisers, Crikey Nostalgia Events are promising a true family-friendly English country fete in the heart of the city, where visitors can immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of a traditional Great British day out.
The grassy festival is a perfect opportunity to bring the local community and Exeter Deaf Academy together to celebrate the charity’s 190th anniversary year....
PEOPLE in the South West suffering from high blood pressure are being given the chance to take part in a major clinical research trial which could herald a ‘new era’ in the treatment of the life-threatening condition.
The ‘WAVE IV’ trial at the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust is testing a new one-hour, one-off non-invasive treatment which aims to reduce blood pressure permanently, cutting the patient’s risk of stroke and heart attacks and eliminating the need for on-going medication.
Principal investigator for the study, Dr Andrew Sharp, Consultant Cardiologist and...
Retiring Consultant, Tim Harlow, gives thanks to the local community and urges their continued support for the future
Tim Harlow has been a Doctor and Consultant at Hospiscare for 14 years and retires in September. As he reflects on his time at the charity he wants to say thank you to the many people in the community who have supported his work.
Tim says of his time at Hospiscare “Sometimes the word ‘privilege’ is overused, but here it is absolutely correct. It really has been, and still is, a privilege to do this work – to help people as they face this sternest of tests....
