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Exeter IT Provider Completes Microsoft 365 Migration for Concorde During Corporate Restructuring

Exeter-based IT support provider Timewade has successfully delivered a complex Microsoft 365 migration project for Concorde , supporting the business through a period of corporate restructuring and the transition to a standalone IT environment.

The project involved migrating Concorde’s domain into a brand-new Microsoft 365 tenant, enabling the organisation to operate independently as part of its corporate restructuring. Timewade planned and delivered the migration with minimal disruption, adopting a cloud-first approach aligned with modern security and management standards....

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Annual Santa abseil for YMCA Exeter returns

YMCA Exeter’s 8th annual Santa Abseil from Princesshay car park returns once again on Saturday 9th December.

Dressed in Santa suits, local people of Exeter, from amateurs to abseiling veterans, will be challenged to take on the 100ft abseil down Princesshay car park to raise funds and awareness for youth homelessness over the festive season.

With the aim for each volunteer to raise £150, these essential funds will help to support those transitioning from vulnerable accommodation into their new home at YMCA Exeter. Every year the charity provide Support Accommodation for...

Clean sweep for 'excellent' Teignbridge beaches

Swimming spots in Teignbridge have all reached ‘excellent’ bathing water quality standards.

Visitors to Teignbridge will be able to enjoy swimming in cleaner water than ever before thanks to huge strides made to improve water quality.

Teignbridge has welcomed the 2017 results of water testing at more than 400 outdoor swimming spots in England – called bathing waters - published today by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

This is great news for beach-goers and a major success for Teignmouth Town Beach which has improved from ‘sufficient’...

Good news as emergency beds provide refuge for rough sleepers this winter

Extra bed spaces have been made available for rough sleepers in Exeter over the winter period, the City Council has announced. The 15 extra emergency beds will be provided at Gabriel House in the city centre as part the City Council’s response to providing emergency accommodation and bringing rough sleepers inside during the harshest winter weather. Bournemouth Churches Housing Association (BCHA), who run Gabriel House, will be running the service from 1 December through to the end of March. This year the initiative has been extended by an extra month. Cllr Emma Morse, Lead Councillor for...

Community consultation launched to help shape how Cranbrook develops over next 15 years

Following last year’s ‘Issues and Options’ consultation, residents of Cranbrook and neighbouring parishes are being encouraged by East Devon District Council to comment on the ‘Preferred Approach’ to how Devon’s newest town will grow and develop, as part of an 8 week community consultation.

Anyone living or working in and around Cranbrook can have their say on ‘The Cranbrook Plan: Preferred Approach’ from Friday 10 November 2017 – Monday 8 January 2018.

East Devon District Council sifted through all the comments and suggestions from the previous round of consultation to...

Awards for Cycle Challenge winners

Award winners from this year’s Devon Cycle Challenge have celebrated their achievements at a special presentation at County Hall.

It is the third year that Devon County Council has run the Cycle Challenge as part of Cycle September, and in that time more than 900 new riders have been encouraged to take up cycling by signing up to the scheme. In total, over 2.3 million miles have been clocked up in the past three years. The Cycle Challenge is a friendly competition among workplaces and individuals in an effort to get as many people cycling in Devon as possible. Almost 130...

Repairs due to start on A380

The first of a programme of planned repair schemes is due to start on the A380 next week.

Following survey and inspection work carried out on the route earlier this year, Devon County Council has announced that day time lane closures, from 9:30am to 3:30pm, will be introduced on the northbound section of the A380 between Gappah Lane and Wapperwell Cottages from Monday 20 November for a maximum of a week. This is to enable drainage cleaning and investigation and to prepare for reconstruction work in December. Due to the depth of reconstruction needed, from Monday 4 December, this...

Housebuilder supports Exeter Foundation with gala dinner

A fundraising evening organised by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes has raised £6,500 for The Exeter Foundation charity, with money raised going towards helping a range of charities and groups across the region.

Staff from the five star housebuilder together with suppliers and sub-contractors enjoyed a black tie evening at Sandy Park, the home of the Exeter Chiefs which included a presentation by Exeter Foundation chairman Tony Rowe and included a raffle, auction and fundraising casino.

Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes managing director Paul Moran said the...

Entrepreneurs event at Exeter University

Entrepreneurs can pitch ideas about a new concept or product and begin creating their own business at an event, later this month in Exeter.

Startup Weekend, a 54-hour event, will help people develop solutions and ideas that have the potential to make a positive difference to society.

The weekend takes place from 17 to 19 November 2017 at University of Exeter’s Business School and is open to anyone with a novel product, idea or code - with the drive to turn their ideas into a startup business.

Teams will be supported to build a product or service and then present...

New equipment at Exeter skate park

There’s good news for skate fans with new, temporary equipment installed at Exeter Arena Skate Park.

Work is ongoing but some of the ramps will be available to use this weekend.

Exeter City Council is carrying out the work with Tim Ruck of the Boarding House. When finished the facility will include:

• A flat spine • Wall ride • Grind block • Sub box

Local BMX riders have contributed a flat rail to the park.

Recently the City Council was forced to break up the old skate park on the same site after the equipment had become rotten and dangerous....

Council’s special parking offer designed to be a winter shopper winner

Temporary car parking deal in East Devon will run for five months from 1 November 2017 to 31 March 2018

Anyone planning to start their Christmas shopping early will be able to take advantage of East Devon District Council’s five-month winter parking special offer, which starts on 1 November 2017 and runs until 31 March 2018. The daily parking tariff of £2 offers unbeatable value as it enables shoppers to take their time when making purchases, as the ticket will cover them for the entire day, from whatever time they choose to arrive until midnight.

The revised timing is a...

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Exeter IT Provider Completes Microsoft 365 Migration for Concorde During Corporate Restructuring

Annual Santa abseil for YMCA Exeter returns

Clean sweep for 'excellent' Teignbridge beaches

Good news as emergency beds provide refuge for rough sleepers this winter

Community consultation launched to help shape how Cranbrook develops over next 15 years

Awards for Cycle Challenge winners

Repairs due to start on A380

Housebuilder supports Exeter Foundation with gala dinner

Entrepreneurs event at Exeter University

New equipment at Exeter skate park

Council’s special parking offer designed to be a winter shopper winner

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