Business continues to go from strength to strength for an Exeter family farm.
The Freemantle family has been farming pigs at Kenniford Farm on the outside of Exeter for more than 20 years.
And the farm had just signed a deal with a local pub chain Webb Enterprises to supply three local pubs with its Red Tractor approved pork.
Webb Enterprises specialises in running traditional pubs and restaurants and owns the Halfway Inn on the A3052, The Saddlers Arms at Lympstone and The Bowd Inn, Sidmouth.
Andrew Freemantle, of Kenniford Farm, said: ‘We are delighted to...
The youth of today are a whole lot more sedentary than ever before, with more children than ever classified as obese throughout the UK. With rapidly evolving technical trends and a huge increase in foods and drinks with high sugar/ fat content, we are heading fast towards an obese generation.
As parents and professionals we know that exercise and a healthy lifestyle is good for both physical and mental wellbeing. With the correct role models and especially when sport is on a national stage, participation increases significantly, which with it brings huge health benefits, but how...
Labour’s Police and Crime Commissioner candidate is calling for an immediate review of Tony Hogg’s decision on his Middlemoor move. Tony Hogg decided just a few weeks ago to move his office less than one mile to what will be newly refurbished premises inside the Police HQ at Middlemoor. The cost of this is undisclosed, but is believed to be approximately £400,000. The lease on his existing premises that were inherited from the old Police Authority expires in November 2016. The Chief Constable has already objected publicly to this plan saying that it “sends the wrong signal financially” and...
All Exeter children will be offered free swimming lessons before they finish primary school, Exeter Labour have pledged.
Exeter Labour thinks it's important that young people learn to swim as early as possible - not only to ensure they are safe and confident around water, but also because it gets children active.
Exeter Labour spokesperson Rosie Denham said, “We are committed to helping residents to improve their health and wellbeing, and have been working with Active Devon to make Exeter the most active city in the South West by 2018.
Between the 12th and 23rd November 2016 Kate Rothwell, Nicky Dunn, Jessica Burrage and Jacqueline Gentile will put on their cycle helmets, slide into the lycra and hit the trail in Vietnam, the ‘Land of the Ascending Dragon’. They will cycle over 450km to Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the ’Kingdom of Wonder’. Cycling in temperatures of around 30 degrees, they will cross the Mekong River, pass ancient temples and rice fields in lush South East Asian countryside. It will...
Leaders from across Exeter are gathering this week for the first TEDxExeter Adventure
The masterclass, at the University of Exeter, will feature Cormac Russell and bring together key influencers from the public, voluntary and community sectors.
Mr Russell is the managing director of Nurture Development, Europe’s leading asset-based community development organisation and advocates how institutions can support ‘bottom up’ community driven change. He supports both communities and organisations to create conditions where any neighbourhood can identify, connect and mobilise...
Exeter Finance Ltd, a two year old, privately funded lender, founded by two local finance entrepreneurs has secured their highest loan to date of £1m to a property developer wanting to complete a housing project in Cornwall.
Exeter Finance, set up in 2014 by David Kirk and Peter Keech, has gone from strength to strength in a short space of time with their first ever loan given to John Allen (pictured above with Peter Keech) for The Loft Club building in St Thomas.
Two years later with 75 loans under their belt, the private lenders provide loans from £26,000 up to their most...
The Environment Agency has announced that it is looking for enthusiastic individuals to get involved in managing flood risk in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee is one of 12 committees across the country that make key decisions on local priorities for flood and coastal risk management.
The Environment Agency is looking for three members of the public to join the committee to represent conservation, inland flooding interests and utilities.
Applicants do not need to be experts in flood and coastal risk...
