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SW small business eye share of nation’s £5bn Christmas Spend

Local small businesses across the South West are gearing up to take their share of a much-needed Christmas boost, as new data predicts the UK could spend £5.3 billion with small firms over the festive period, delivering critical end-of-year gains for this vital segment of the economy.

In wider positive economic signs, new data from the Small Business Saturday campaign also found Brits could spend over £23 billion in total across the UK this festive season, representing a nominal 16% year-on-year spending rise.

On average, one fifth of the nation’s seasonal spending pot...

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Two more key Chiefs players sign contracts

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Thu, 01/25/2018 - 10:45am

Rob Baxter says he is expecting both Sam Hill and James Short to get even better over the next two years after the duo both agreed terms on new deals with the Exeter Chiefs.

The talented backs are the latest squad members to commit their futures to the reigning Aviva Premiership champions, following in the stud marks of team-mates Greg Holmes, Mitch Lees, Gareth Steenson, Elvis Taione, Ian Whitten, Harry Williams and Jack Yeandle, who themselves have all penned new contracts this month.

Keen to ensure the player pool at Sandy Park remains largely untouched, Director of...

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Exeter Airport unveils bumper 2018 schedule

Exeter Airport has unveiled one of its busiest ever schedules with publication of the latest edition of Exeter Connects Magazine.

With more than 40 destinations on offer this year, the magazine includes full listings of all the airport’s scheduled services, charters and seasonal specials available in 2018.

Flybe has an extensive summer schedule with 19 routes and up to 105 departures a week from Exeter to destinations across the UK and mainland Europe, as well as daily flights to London City and regular services to Norwich.

Matt Roach, Managing Director of Exeter...

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Volunteer opportunities at Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink

The award-winning Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink is returning for its 15th consecutive year and is now recruiting volunteer ambassadors.

Festival ambassadors will gain valuable work experience and an exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ insight to one of Exeter’s leading events.

A firm fixture on the food calendar, the Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink is held in the scenic grounds of Exeter Castle Courtyard and Northernhay Gardens. The festival celebrates local, artisan South West Food & Drink, and features celebrity chefs, cookery demonstrations...

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Have you got a winning entry for the Michelmores Property Awards 2018?

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 01/24/2018 - 11:54am

Send through your entry for the Michelmores Property Awards, which showcase and celebrate the very best of the South West's property and construction industry.

Now in their sixteenth year, the annual Awards are an opportunity to bring the industry's most talented property developers, building contractors, architects and other industry professionals together to recognise the outstanding property and construction projects in Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and Somerset.

Previous winning projects have covered schools, sport centers, universities, offices, heritage attractions...

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Finance in the South West: Flagship event returns for 2018

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 01/24/2018 - 10:59am

PKF Francis Clark is set to be hosting their annual flagship ‘Finance in the South West' event for the sixth time, this year. Delegates at last year's event described ‘Finance in the South West' as "an excellent summary of the competitive funding landscape" and "really good, a successful regional event with an impressive line-up of keynote speakers". More than a dozen sources of funding, covering grant, debt and equity, as well as business support agencies will be presenting this year. ‘Short and sharp' presentations will allow delegates to initially assess which funding stream or funder...

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Next phase of A380 improvements due to start

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 01/24/2018 - 6:25am

The latest phase of a programme of repairs on the A380 will start next week.

The work at Ware Barton is due to start on Monday 29 January and is expected to take around two months to complete. The majority of the work on this section of the road will involve the replacement of the existing waterproofing of the two bridges over the junction, but it will also include the replacement of barriers, reconstruction of the pavement, vegetation clearance and drains will also be cleaned. Daytime lane closures and 40mph speed restriction will be in place throughout the duration of this work...

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Exeter playing an important part in keeping SW beaches plastic free

Exeter is playing a very important part in keeping the oceans and beaches in the south west clear of plastic. Discarded plastic collected from our coastline is being sent to Exeter City Council’s Materials Reclamation Facility, where it is being sorted, batched up and sent for recycling. The partnership with Keep Britain Tidys’ BeachCare programme and Fathoms Free not only helps rid the sea and beaches of unwanted and damaging materials but also helps keep council tax bills down by raising much needed revenue from the sale of recycled plastic. Cllr Stephen Brimble, Lead Councillor for...

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Expanding Exeter tour operator announces rebrand

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 01/23/2018 - 8:00am

Friday 19th January 2018 - Exeter-based school’s tour operator, the School Travel Consultancy (the STC), today announced the business’s rebrand to ‘STC Expeditions’.

The name change, which comes about from immediate effect, is a result of an extensive rebranding programme designed to mirror the evolution of the organisation and reflect the variety of expeditions and educational experiences on offer. Adrian Ferraro, Founder & Director says: “The STC has been trading since 2006 and has grown from a one-man band in the early days, to a team of seven. As the business has evolved,...

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Contractor appointed by Vospers for £10m car dealership in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/22/2018 - 9:59pm

Leeds-based specialist, APP Construction has been appointed by Vospers, the family-owned, Plymouth-based car dealer group, to deliver a £10m multi-franchise car dealership facility in Exeter.

The 45,000sq ft. site is the largest at the recently opened Matford Green Business Park and will include sales showrooms and service facilities for Mazda, Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo. It will also include a FordStore, one of only 60 concept stores in the UK. This new showroom is uniquely designed to showcase Ford’s most desirable products including Mustang, RS and Vignale and will also include a...

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Record breaking 24 Oxford and Cambridge offers for Exeter College students

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/22/2018 - 8:57pm

Exeter College today announced that a record breaking 24 students are holding offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge starting in 2018. A total of 17 students have been offered places at Oxford and seven at Cambridge in a diverse range of subjects from Medicine to Law. An outstanding five students were offered places to study Medicine at either Oxford or Cambridge, two of the most sought after medical programmes in the country. The successful students are from all corners of Devon and beyond, from a variety of schools. A remarkable 71% of students from Exeter College who were invited to...

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