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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

Exeter City Council has today announced it will be submitting an expression of interest (EOI) for the prestigious UK City of Culture title. 

The City of Culture bid follows the culmination of five months extensive engagement and consultation with artists, creatives, cultural organisations and residents to shape the council’s commissioned new five-year Cultural Strategy for Exeter.

This will set out a clear ambition to become a leading city of culture. The new Exeter Culture Strategy is ambitious and will be delivered in partnership with the city’s cultural organisations...

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Redrow Homes celebrates deserving causes in Okehampton

Redrow Homes South West has supported a number of deserving causes in the Okehampton community – home to its new Romansfield development – through the creation of a fund for local organisations.

The housebuilder invited applicants to write to them and explain how they would benefit from the financial boost, and Redrow chose six organisations in the area to support with this particular fund.

In a cheque presentation ceremony held on Friday 25 October, Redrow celebrated the fantastic work of the North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, the Ockment Centre, the Okehampton Public...

structureHaus appoints new principal engineer

Award-winning consulting, civil and structural engineers, surveyors and designers, structureHaus with offices in Exeter, London and Stuttgart, announces the appointment of Gemma Thornhill as new principal engineer.

Following her graduation from the University of Bath, Gemma has worked on a number of prestigious projects including the Palace of Westminster, Halley V1 Antarctic Research Station and BBC EastEnders Film Set Redevelopment. She has also worked in a variety of sectors such as commercial, retail and health as well as a series of secondary schools and further education...

First tech podcast for South West launched

Tech South West has launched a new podcast to showcase and celebrate the best of the region’s technology sector.

The TribeTech podcast is hosted by ‘non-techie’ journalists Robert Hillier and Feyaza Khan who are on a mission to discover the latest tech trends and answer the big questions in tech including "are women and ethnic minorities avoiding the tech sector?" and "will technological advances erode our sense of community?". The podcast is produced in association with regional law firm Stephens Scown LLP and will help shed light on some of the ground-breaking technology being...

Top commercial broker expands into Plymouth Science Park

One of the region’s premier commercial financial brokers has expanded its operation into Plymouth Science Park and is set to recruit new brokers to join its existing teams based in Plymouth, Bristol and Kingsbridge.

Start Point Finance finds the best deals for clients by working with 90 different banks representing all aspects of the industry, from the High Street, to foreign providers and UK challenger banks.

Since it started trading in 2007, the team has helped hundreds of clients with numerous transactions, the largest of which being £1.7 million, which was for police...

Highways & transportation conference steers the way to rejuvenating the regional economy

The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation South West (CIHT SW) has set the theme of ‘Rejuvenation and the Economy’ for its annual conference, being held on 27th February 2020 at Reed Hall, University of Exeter. The annual South West regional conference is sponsored by WSP who develop creative, comprehensive and sustainable engineering solutions for a future where society can thrive.

The topic for the annual CPD event will look at insights into how transport can influence regional prosperity. This reflects CIHT’s vision of: ‘World-class transportation infrastructure...

Front Row: Liz Cook – Volunteer Co-ordinator & Supervisor/ Sara Bennett CEO (Balloons) / Symon Garratt / David Gibson/ Chris Heal/ Alison Whitfield / Julie Weaver (Partners – W&L) Back Row: Gem Watson – Volunteer Grief Support Worker & Becky Hopley – Volunteer Grief Support Worker (Balloons)

Independent estate agents 'reach for the sky' in aid of Balloons

Award-winning south west estate agents and chartered surveyors Whitton & Laing have generously donated £1,884 to Exeter-based ‘Balloons’, a charity who help support bereaved children and their families.

The sum represented the year the independent estate agency was established and their way of giving back to the local community as part of the firm’s 135th anniversary celebrations.

Balloons, an independently run charity, provides bespoke 1:1 pre and post-bereavement support to children and young people (C&YP) aged 5-25 living in Exeter, Mid and East Devon. It also...

Nailing your first management role: A guide

Going into a new management position for the first time can seem daunting. Managers need lots of skills in order to be successful, including being curious, enthusiastic and being good at managing the bad times as well as the good. Below is some advice that will help you become an amazing boss:

Be Enthusiastic

Managers not only need to hold the correct skills and competencies in their job roles, but they also need to be enthusiastic about the role too. Enthusiasm , the ability to work in a team and a thirst for learning new things can get you a long way as a manager. An...

Picture shows (left to right): l-r) James Welton, Partner at Simpkins Edwards; Geoff Goldsworthy of Age Concern; Jan Marshall of See Hear Centre; Mayor of Barnstaple Cllr Alan Rennles; Colin Brown of See Hear Centre; Louise Lecky-Thompson, Civic and Ceremonial Manager for the Mayor’s office; Jilly Watson, Partner at Simpkins Edwards.

Really Big Quiz raises over £30,000 for North Devon charities

Barnstaple’s Really Big Quiz, which marked its 10th anniversary on 13 November, is celebrating a major milestone having raised over £30,000 for the Mayor of Barnstaple’s charities of choice since its launch in 2010.

This year’s event, which was once again organised and hosted by Exeter and Barnstaple-based accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, raised over £2,900, tipping the total collected over the years to £30,316.96. Combined with Simpkins Edwards’ Exeter edition of the Really Big Quiz, which has been running since 2003, the firm has helped raise over £114,000 for local charities...

Exeter College Shortlisted for National Award for Employer Engagement

Exeter College has made it to the finals of the Association of Colleges Beacon City & Guilds Award for Engagement with Employers.

The Beacon Awards celebrate the best and most innovative practice among UK colleges each year. This award, supported by City and Guild, recognises exemplary practice in demonstrating an outstanding ability to work with and provide a direct service to employers. In particular, colleges that are effective in meeting employers’ skills needs and Apprenticeship requirements.

Exeter College has made the coveted list of four finalists; recognised...

Extra Flybe winter flights to Amsterdam from Exeter

Flybe is operating up to 16 flights a week to Amsterdam from Exeter Airport this winter.

This includes the newly added weekday opportunity to fly to the Dutch capital one-way on the early morning London City flight that then continues to Amsterdam Schiphol without through-passengers having to leave the aircraft. This gives business travellers in particular the opportunity to make convenient day returns.

In addition, is the return for winter of eight extra weekday flights and evening services on three days a week (Mon/Thurs/Fri). These provide a significant boost to Flybe’s...

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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

Redrow Homes celebrates deserving causes in Okehampton

structureHaus appoints new principal engineer

First tech podcast for South West launched

Top commercial broker expands into Plymouth Science Park

Highways & transportation conference steers the way to rejuvenating the regional economy

Independent estate agents 'reach for the sky' in aid of Balloons

Nailing your first management role: A guide

Really Big Quiz raises over £30,000 for North Devon charities

Exeter College Shortlisted for National Award for Employer Engagement

Extra Flybe winter flights to Amsterdam from Exeter

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