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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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Ali Amin, CEO & Co-Founder UBI Global; Ibrahim Mannai, Executive Director of Advisory and Incubation Qatar Development Bank; Khalid M. Al-Ali, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman SENSETA Qatar; Karen Brooks, Programme Director at SETsquared Partnership; Monika Radclyffe, Centre Director at SETsquared Bristol

SETsquared ranked global #1 university business incubator for third time

The SETsquared Partnership, a unique enterprise partnership between five leading, research-led UK universities, including the University of Exeter, has been ranked the global number one university business incubator for the third consecutive time by leading research and advisory firm, UBI Global.

The title, which was awarded at last night’s World Incubation Summit in Qatar, continues SETsquared’s ongoing success, having maintained its world-leading position since 2015. This year, the Partnership was commended for demonstrating exceptional value for tech start-ups and the local...

Carbon Neutral Festival to engage city in developing a roadmap for change

A major festival will take place next year to engage the whole city in developing a shared roadmap for a carbon neutral Exeter.

Exeter City Futures is working alongside Exeter City Council to develop a programme of activities for the Carbon Neutral Festival.

Achieving a carbon neutral city will require the involvement of individuals, communities, businesses and organisations all working together.

The City Council has given Exeter City Futures the responsibility of coordinating a city-wide plan (roadmap) to how the city can work towards achieving the ambitious...

New director appointed to deliver Liveable Exeter Garden City project

Exeter City Council has appopinted a new Programme Director to deliver the Liveable Exeter Garden City project.

Richard Marsh joins Exeter City Council from Bristol City Council where he was the Head of Regeneration with oversight of key regeneration projects, including the Bristol Temple Quarter, and economic development. He will start in January.

Liveable Exeter Garden City is an ambitious plan for building 11,000 new homes for people in a unique way to improve quality of lives and reduce inequalities.

It will focus on at least eight key sites over the next 20...

Superfast broadband public consultation launched

A public consultation has been launched by Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) ahead of undertaking a fresh procurement to find contractors to provide superfast broadband. CDS, which is responsible for rolling out broadband across the two counties, is establishing the remaining area where there are no current or credible future plans to deliver Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband infrastructure capable of download speeds of at least 30Mbps. To establish the existing coverage of broadband infrastructure in the programme area as well as that planned for the next three years, CDS carried...

Smithers Purslow acquires Byrom Clark Roberts

Exeter-based consulting engineering and surveying firm, Smithers Purslow (SP), has acquired its northern and Wales-based counterpart, Byrom Clark Roberts (BCR), increasing staff numbers to over 100 working from 10 locations across the UK.

Five employees based at SP’s office in the Basepoint Business Centre, Yeoford Way, will now work alongside colleagues in Chester, Glaston, Leeds, Llandudno, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Reading.

The buy-out, completed at the end of October, follows a period of phenomenal growth for SP. In five years turnover has grown by...

Work starts on region’s new broadband network

Jurassic Fibre today announced that construction of its ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises network has begun, following the granting of Code Powers by OFCOM.

The first premises will be connected in late November, when the company starts its friendly user trial in the area between Exeter Airport, Clyst St Mary and Sowton Industrial Estate.

Jurassic Fibre CEO, Michael Maltby, said: “It’s a testament to the Jurassic Fibre team’s experience that we have started to build so quickly. We are confident we will minimise disruption to local communities whilst future-proofing them for...

Richard Hills-Ingyon (left) and business partner Sargon Latching

Exeter candle shop named as a runner-up to Britain's Best Small Shop of 2019

A small shop in Exeter that sells candles made from recycled wax has been named as a runner-up in the search to find Britain's Best Small Shop of 2019.

The Recycled Candle Company, which moved into its new shop in Exeter in June this year, sells candles fragranced with its own bespoke scents created in collaboration with a UK-based French perfumier. The shop includes a workshop space for candle-making workshops, guest classes or hot-desking, and customers who donate used candles and students receive a discount whilst the shop's loyalty card rewards returning customers. Last year...

Exeter builders merchant's tool appeal recognised in national awards

RGB Building Supplies has been shortlisted in the prestigious Builders' Merchants Awards for the Tools for Africa appeal it ran with Devon-based charity Amigos.

The appeal invited the local community to donate preloved tools, which Amigos arranged to be repaired and shipped to Africa. The tools will be used to provide vocational training to young people so they can help lift themselves and their families out of poverty.

Following the success of the appeal, RGB has been named as a finalist in the Marketing Initiative of the Year category of the awards, which celebrate the...

Thompson Jenner Financial Services welcomes trainee advisor to the team

As part of the firm’s expansion plans to meet the demands of a growing client base, Thompson Jenner Financial Services, sister company to chartered accountants Thompson Jenner LLP, have appointed a new trainee advisor to work at the firms Exeter and Exmouth offices.

Having worked in the insurance sector for 11 years, most recently as a protection advisor, Laura Hinton has already gained considerable experience in building client relationships in a financial services environment and has achieved the CII Certificate in Insurance giving her a sound platform for her new role.

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Baker Estates wins two national Housebuilder Awards

Baker Estates has won two prestigious Housebuilder Awards in London last night seen by the industry as the leading national event of the year.

Baker Estates is one of the fastest growing companies in the area, having grown to 62 employees in three years. Based in Decoy Industrial estate, Newton Abbot, the company is currently building and selling in eight locations throughout the south west.

The south west housebuilder won Best Design for ‘Three Storey or Fewer’ category for its widely regarded Great Court Farm development in Totnes, as well as highly commended in the Small...

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

SETsquared ranked global #1 university business incubator for third time

Carbon Neutral Festival to engage city in developing a roadmap for change

New director appointed to deliver Liveable Exeter Garden City project

Superfast broadband public consultation launched

Smithers Purslow acquires Byrom Clark Roberts

Work starts on region’s new broadband network

Exeter candle shop named as a runner-up to Britain's Best Small Shop of 2019

Exeter builders merchant's tool appeal recognised in national awards

Thompson Jenner Financial Services welcomes trainee advisor to the team

Baker Estates wins two national Housebuilder Awards

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