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Cornish Bakery to open in Exeter

Cornish Bakery, the independent, founder-driven company first started in Mevagissey, Cornwall, has announced that it will be coming to Exeter.

The beautiful, design-led new bakery is set to open in style on Monday 17thNovember. The company already successfully operates bakeries nearby in Sidmouth, Totnes and Taunton.

Located in a corner unit at 38 High Street, what was previously a Mountain Warehouse shop will be transformed into a stunning welcoming space for up to 46 visitors to gather and relax whilst enjoying the bakery’s range of exceptional food and drink....

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Stand out fine art sale for Chilcotts

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Thu, 10/12/2017 - 9:56am

Chilcotts is celebrating one of the most successful sales ever with its most recent Fine Art & Antiques Medals & Militaria auction.

An impressive 89 per cent of the lots were sold and the sale total was 12 per cent higher than the top pre-auction expectations.

Auctioneer, Duncan Chilcott said: “The sale was particularly fruitful as there were fewer lots than usual but each having a higher value.

“We knew there would be a lot of interest in this particular sale due to a number of important collections.”

Two of these hailed from North Devon and came to...

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Date set for Exeter Christmas lights switch on

The annual Christmas Lights Switch On is back to light up the city once more this Christmas.

On Thursday 16th November in Princesshay the official switch on ceremony will mark the countdown to Christmas for the city of Exeter.

From 4pm-8pm the city will be treated to a festive programme of entertainment from local artists and performers for visitors to enjoy and celebrate the start of the Christmas season.

Organised by Exeter Business Improvement District (BID), this popular ceremony will get the whole family into the festive spirit and begin your celebrations with...

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Exeter building society staff urge people to donate socks for homeless

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/11/2017 - 4:27pm

Yorkshire Building Society colleagues in Exeter are asking the community to sock it to them by donating new pairs of socks to help keep homeless people warm this winter.

The Society is running its month-long Socktober appeal throughout October as part of its charity partnership with End Youth Homelessness (EYH).

Donations of new pairs of socks, plus other items such as woolly hats, gloves, scarves and toiletries can be made at the Exeter branch, on the High Street.

Nicola Ballard, manager of the Exeter branch of Yorkshire Building Society, said: “It’s shocking that...

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Form Design Group architects help veterans build their own homes

Without Devonport’s new building for former service personnel, 39 year old Mike Bellamy was resigned to a life of ‘sofa surfing.’

Today his future is brighter thanks to the successful completion of the Nelson Project, in Plymouth, where veterans built homes for themselves.

Form Design Group Architects, based in Lockyer Street, Plymouth, drew up the plans for the building and was one of the attendees at an event to mark its opening which took place on Friday.

With 12 years of proud service to his country, Mike Bellamy found himself facing an uncertain future...

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Lord Mayor officially launches landmark new homes development at Exeter Science Park

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/11/2017 - 9:13am

The Lord Mayor of Exeter, Councillor Lesley Robson, has officially launched a landmark scheme for more than 200 new homes on the outskirts of the city.

The new Minerva development, which will feature a 15-acre country park, will be constructed close to Exeter Science Park, where more than 60 people attended the launch party.

Barratt Homes will create 159 homes with David Wilson Homes delivering 63 homes to meet the rising demand for new homes in Devon. The scheme will support more than 650 jobs.

The Lord Mayor said: “This is a significant development which will not...

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Winners of the Food & Drink Devon Awards announced

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/11/2017 - 8:43am

Devon is truly magnificent.

At Monday night’s annual Food & Drink Devon Awards the pinnacle of the county’s food and drink producers, hospitality businesses and speciality retailers celebrated in fantastic style at the Deer Park Country House Hotel. The ceremony was hosted, for the third year running, by BBC Radio 2's utterly brilliant Nigel Barden.

There was fierce competition in the ‘Taste of Devon Producer Awards’ for the coveted ‘Best Producer’ Award. Salcombe Distilling Co. was announced the winner with judges commenting that Salcombe Gin has ‘clean, unique and...

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ExIST explores artificial intelligence and robotics technologies in Exeter at a ‘state of the art’ venue

On Thursday 19th October , the Exeter Initiative for Science and Technology (ExIST) will be taking a closer look at AI and Robotics, focusing on emerging technologies, the sector’s impact on the workplace and the implications and effects of both on workplace and education needs currently and in the future.

Confirmed speakers for October’s quarterly event will include; Kate Doodson, Joint Chief Executive of Cosmic, David Ferguson, Head of Digital Innovation at EDF and John Laramy, Principal at Exeter College.

First on the agenda of speakers will be Kate Doodson, Joint Chief...

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Teignmouth flood defence scheme works complete

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/10/2017 - 11:09pm

Work on Teignmouth’s flood defence scheme is now complete, helping protect people, homes and businesses from flooding for years to come.

The project started in February and focused on the repair, renewal and strengthening of the sea defence structure at the Point. Additional essential work was then carried out to tackle erosion found under the sea wall during the works.

Facing the challenges of the tide and weather conditions, construction was carried out by local firm Teignmouth Maritime Services Ltd (TMS). This involved putting 230m of steel sheet piles from the...

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RMT suspends strike action on Stagecoach South West buses

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/10/2017 - 4:56pm

Bus Workers Union RMT has suspended its planned strike action across Devon.

RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: “The union is able to confirm that new pay proposals have been tabled by management following intense negotiations.

“After careful consideration and noting this development, the union’s National Executive Committee has decided to suspend the planned industrial action. The union will now conduct a referendum on the new proposals in the coming days. “Therefore, all the strike action which was due to start on Friday 13th October, Tuesday 17th October and Monday...

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Pheasant roadkill peaks in autumn and late winter

Chickens’ motives for crossing the road are often questioned – but pheasants should probably avoid it altogether, new research suggests.

Researchers from the universities of Exeter and Cardiff compared roadkill figures from the 1960s and 2010s – before and after the start of mass release programmes of pheasants for shooting – and found pheasants remain disproportionately likely to be run over compared to other birds.

“There may be a number of reasons why pheasants are so commonly killed on the roads, including their short flight distances and relatively small brains,” said...

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