New data released by leading property consultancy JLL shows that direct real estate investment in the South West hit £1.5bn in 2014, up 23 per cent on the previous year, and accounted for 5.3 per cent of all direct real estate investment into the UK regions in 2014. This figure included TIAA Henderson Real Estate's acquisition of Land Securities’ 50 per cent stake in Princesshay Shopping Centre in a deal worth £127.9 million, the single largest transaction in the region in 2014. Looking ahead, there are many big investment projects already in the pipeline in Exeter, including Princesshay...
A leading local law firm has been named one of the top 100 firms to work for in the UK, according to the influential Sunday Times list.
At a glittering awards ceremony in London on Thursday, 26 February 2015 Stephens Scown LLP, which took part in the Sunday Times Best Companies survey for the first time this year, was placed at number 39 in the top 100 mid-sized companies list. The announcement was made by screenwriter and producer Richard Curtis at an event at Battersea Evolution in central London.
The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for is an annual survey and 2015...
As part of ongoing efficiency savings, Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner is moving office.
Next year Mr Hogg and his team will leave privately rented offices in Exeter, inherited from the former Police Authority, and move into vacant and unused space at Middlemoor Police HQ. The new space is also slightly smaller than the current premises.
The lease on the OPCC's base at Pynes Hill runs out in 2016, and Mr Hogg is taking that opportunity to further reduce OPCC running costs. They will now become lower than the Police Authority.
Modern slavery is the topic of discussion at a conference to be held in Cornwall at the iconic Eden Project on Tuesday 3 March.
A number of speakers from across the UK will be delivering keynote speeches addressing the complexity of this issue.
The event is being co-hosted by Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, National Policing Lead for Modern Slavery; Bishop of Truro, the Right Reverend Tim Thornton, and Chief Executive of Cornwall Council, Andrew Kerr.
The conference aims to raise awareness of the issue in Cornwall in the hope that it will increase reporting of this...
The results are in! A voting event was held by Bishops Clyst Parish Council for residents of Bishops Clyst to choose their new £7,000 free to use outdoor gym.
The turnout was impressive, with 40 residents from all age-groups coming along to vote at the event in January.
Residents got to vote on which one of three designs they wanted installed, the winner with all 40 votes was a design from a company called HAGS SMP. The result has been ratified by Bishops Clyst Parish Council EDDC will now look to ratify the result to release the available money.
The acrobatic gymnastics season is well and truly under way for Honiton Gymnastics Club men’s pair Devon Roe-Lavery and Jack Britten, who have taken two silvers in two competitions.
But it’s their performance at the Bristol International that really made the pair stand out, as they were competing against gymnasts from the top clubs in Great Britain. Nine-year-old Devon, a pupil at Honiton Primary, and 14-year-old Jack, a student at Westfield Academy in Yeovil, were competing in the Grade 4 men’s pair discipline.
“The first competitions of the season are often an anxious...
If so, you may want to go to the stage door of the Princess Theatre on Saturday 7 March at 10.30am.
Toads Stage Musical Company, who are presenting one of the first amateur productions of Legally Blonde there, from 23-27 June 2015, are looking for two dogs - a Chihuahua, or similar type, to play Bruiser, (the leading lady - Elle Woods’ dog) and also an interesting, characterful large dog, to play hairdresser Paulette's dog, Rufus.
Auditions will be on the stage to enable director Ruth Bettesworth to see how the dogs react to...
A ground-breaking project is being rolled out across Devon to eliminate the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus (HCV) from the county – supported by the region’s key health chiefs. National drug charity Addaction has joined forces with the Hepatitis C Trust to pilot the scheme, which was announced at a meeting of the region’s top health professionals and decision makers in Exeter earlier this week. The project includes hugely increasing rates of HCV testing by training many more drug service staff in awareness and how to test, along with a peer educator system which will see people who...
A new law against drug driving coming into force today (2 March 2015) has been strongly welcomed by road safety charity Brake, which has been campaigning for the law alongside families bereaved by drug driving. The law will make it a criminal offence to drive with drugs in your body in England and Wales, removing the need to prove impairment and making it much easier to prosecute drug drivers.
The new law has specified zero-tolerance limits for a range of illegal drugs, and will be enforced with the aid of roadside screening devices. Those found guilty will face a maximum six month...
Encouraging people to take a positive look at asylum and celebrating the contributions of refugees in the UK forms the basis of Refugee Week.
The University of Exeter is hosting and supporting events until March 13 to bring awareness to individuals seeking sanctuary in Devon and around the world. Students have arranged a series of free events 9 – 13 March at the University’s Streatham Campus.
The Red Cross will talk about their work in supporting refugees and asylum seekers on 9 March, in the Forum and on the 10 March they will present a talk ‘Trading in Flesh: Human...
