Plans to improve trade waste collections and reduce business overheads in Plymouth’s Waterfront area have been announced. The Plymouth Waterfront Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) and Alpha Logic have agreed a series of measures aimed at reducing the number of bins on the street, improving the management of collection times and offering Waterfront businesses within the BID area a 30% discount on their waste collection rates.
The agreement results in the BID’s endorsement of Alpha Logic’s services until the BID’s current Business Plan term comes to an end on 31st March...
Europe's top Rugby Sevens stars will be heading back to Exeter next July after it was confirmed Sandy Park will again host the final leg of the Rugby Europe 2016 Grand PRIX 7s series.
Thousands of spectators packed into the Devon venue for this year’s hugely successful event, which brought together Europe’s top 12 countries for two days of thrilling on-field action.
As one of the 13 venues for this year's Rugby World Cup, Sandy Park is ideally placed amongst a hot bed of rugby in the South West, creating an ideal opportunity for supporters from around the region, and...
Featuring city landmarks, national landscapes and the work of the English visionary Cecil Collins, the new exhibition of Exeter’s Fine Art starting at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) on Saturday 24 October will delight art lovers.
Drawn from RAMM’s extensive collection of topographical prints, drawings and watercolours, distinctive city landmarks include Mol’s Coffee House and the Higher Market. The fine art collection also includes outstanding British landscapes and some of the finest are included providing dramatic views of Wales, the Lake District and Yorkshire.
The latest section of the Stop Line Way walking and cycling route has opened to the public.
The one kilometre section, from Seaton to Colyford, has been developed by Devon County Council over the past four months by JTT Contracting Ltd. Councillors will visit the new trail on Tuesday (20 October) at 10:30am to mark the opening.
The route, which was granted planning permission in September 2011, provides an off-road connection from the cemetery, near Marsh Lane, in Seaton, to Colyford Common near the junction of Seaton Road/Popes Lane, in Colyford. Councillor Stuart Hughes,...
He is one of the most recognisable, most decorated and bestselling British artists of all time, and once again Elton John will perform on British shores, having announced a string of huge dates in June next year – including a very special show at Westpoint Exeter on June 19th.
Elton will, as part of these dates, bring his world-renowned live band show to Exeter on June 19th, in what will be a truly unique and special event – he has only performed in Exeter twice before, once in 1973 and once in 2003 solo. So it is over 40 years since Elton and his band have performed in Exeter....
The main build of Seaton Jurassic and the public amphitheatre has now been completed.
The construction work started in September 2014 and has been successfully carried out by the Exeter-based firm Kier Construction. The internal installation of the exhibition halls as well as café and signage will be finished by February, ready for opening in spring 2016. Harry Barton, Chief Executive of Devon Wildlife Trust, said: “This is a huge moment for east Devon. Come to Seaton and see for yourself what has changed. Seaton Jurassic, which has been dreamed of and talked about for more than a...
Communities across Devon are being called on to nominate their unsung recycling heroes, whose efforts have helped the county become one of the greenest in the UK.
The fourth Recycle Devon Thank You Awards are being held in February and from this week nominations for the eight categories, including those for schools, business, children and community groups, can be submitted.
The awards are organised by the Recycle Devon team, and were first launched to recognise those people who do that bit extra to help ensure Devon remains clean and green.
A law firm in Exeter has been rated by its trainees as one of the friendliest in the whole country as well as offering excellent work/life balance and high overall job satisfaction, according to an influential national student guide. The Lex 100 guide for 2014/15 is based on responses from over 3,000 trainee solicitors at 165 of the UK’s largest law firms. Based solely on their responses, it allows trainees to give candid comments about their firms. Stephens Scown LLP was ranked second in the country for friendliness and came in the top ten in a further five categories: work/life balance,...
Housing charity Shelter has revealed the potentially devastating impact of government plans to freeze housing benefit for private renters, with new research showing just under 36,000 working families in the South West could be affected.
Housing benefit helps families on lower incomes to pay their rent, and is already restricted to cover rents in the cheapest third of privately rented homes. The freeze, which comes into force next April, will see housing benefit frozen at its current level until 2020.
Worryingly, this comes at a time when private rents are climbing,...
Flexible workspace provider Regus in Exeter is opening its doors in support of Operation Christmas Child, the campaign that sends present-filled shoeboxes to deprived children in developing and war torn countries around the world.
The Regus centres in the city will be local drop off points from 2nd to 18th November for the 2015 appeal operated by international relief charity the Samaritan’s Purse.
Exeter residents are encouraged to fill shoeboxes with toys, stationery, small clothing and hygiene items which will be sent to children living in refugee camps, orphanages and...
