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One of Exeter’s leading firms of Chartered Accounts, Kirk Hills has recently launched a new brand identity marked by the introduction of a new logo that signifies their growth and development over the company’s 25-year history.

The new logo maintains the company’s dependable colour of blue, but with a deeper tone to signify our growing strength and vigour. We have re-designed our name Kirk Hills into the strong square icon so that the new logo offers a clean, modern and solid identity.

Partner, David Kirk has said about the new brand: "Through the launch of our new logo and...

Family secrets uncovered by the new Earl of Devon, Charlie Courtenay - including an ancestor so close to Henry V that the King had him buried in his Royal tomb in Westminster Abbey – are revealed in a new exhibition at Powderham castle. Details of the life of the Earl’s 15th Century ancestor, Richard Courtenay, a childhood friend of King Henry V and, as an adult, his closest adviser, are presented to visitors this season. On display in the Castle, which opened its doors to visitors this month, are medieval manuscripts from the Courtenay archives never before seen in public. The manuscripts...

Exeter City Futures is facilitating a collaboration between City Science and Lightfoot to offer free Lightfoot devices to drivers in Exeter. One of the biggest problems with modern day motoring is that good drivers are paying for all the bad drivers out there on the road. Not to mention the air quality issues that bad drivers create.

Well, thanks to a new technology called Lightfoot, good drivers are now rewarded.

Although the technology is not being released to consumers until later this year, if you drive in or around Exeter for two or more days a week you could be...

A local man, whose Mother lived at Lucerne House Care Home in Exeter at the end of her life, has helped plant a memorial tree outside the care home as a permanent way for care home staff, residents, relatives and friends of the home to remember those who lived there. Chris Wallington sprinkled the first layer of soil onto the roots of the memorial tree at a planting ceremony held on 20th April, attended by residents, relatives and care home staff. The ceremony began with General Manager, John Bayliss giving a speech in honour of past residents and sharing why he felt it was so important to...

A 50-year-old teacher from Exeter, who was inspired to run the London Marathon to help vulnerable children and young people proudly crossed the finish line on Sunday to raise hundreds of pounds for The Children’s Society.

Tracey Lloyd completed the gruelling 26.2 mile course in an impressive four hours and 22 minutes on Sunday 23 April to support the charity’s work with the most vulnerable children across the country who experience issues such as child sexual exploitation, poverty and neglect.

Tracey is passionate about helping young people – a cause that led her to run for...

The full council meeting of Exeter City Council on 25th April passed a motion opposing central government education funding cuts and calling for revision of the proposed funding formula which otherwise would together result in an average cut of £420 per annum for Exeter students.

Councillor Hannah Packham moved the motion arguing that: “When leaders in our local schools, the Devon Association of Secondary Heads, and the Devon Association of Primary Heads, describe the current funding situation in Devon schools as reaching “a real crisis point in the immediate future” we need to...

People can gain a fascinating insight into the Exeter Blitz and how locals took refuge from the falling bombs in Exeter’s Underground Passages at a series of events next week. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Exeter Blitz of 1942. Although the first bombs fell on Exeter on 25 April 1942, it was not until a few days later on 4 May that the city was devastated by what has become known as the Exeter Blitz. To commemorate these events, Exeter’s Underground Passages & the Red Coat Guided Tours have planned a number of events running from Monday (1 May) until Sunday (7 May)....

David Doel headed the Rathbones CIC2* at Bicton Arena International horse Trials riding Gillian Jonas’ Shannondale Quest adding four showjumping penalties to his dressage score of 43.4.

More than 700 horse and rider combinations competed over the course of the three day competition where organisers’ hard work to produce good safe ground in light of the dry spell earned plenty of plaudits.

Organiser Helen West said: “The feedback has been incredible. After such a long dry spell we’ve had to put a lot of work in on the ground, in addition to our longer term plan which was put...