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Exeter Racecourse's networking event proves the way for gaining new customers

Exeter Racecourse hosted its first networking event of the year with a sell-out gathering that was buzzing with enthusiasm, as businesses from across the region came together full of optimism for the year ahead. Delegates enjoyed a productive morning of networking, followed by afternoon racing.

The quarterly networking events, launched in 2024, have quickly become some of the most popular business gatherings in the region. Hosted at the racecourse, they offer a relaxed yet professional environment that encourages meaningful connections.

The events are spearheaded by Head...

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Thousands of Chiefs fans cheer their champions

Thousands of Exeter Chiefs fans lined the streets of the City Centre today to welcome home their heroes after they claimed the Aviva Premiership title for the first time in the club’s history.

Gareth Steenson’s extra time penalty proved the difference as Devon’s finest edged out rivals Wasps 23-20 at Twickenham.

Club chairman and chief executive Tony Rowe OBE, along with head coach Rob Baxter, led the celebrations, which included two open-top buses making their way down the High Street before they were met by the Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Lesley Robson for a civic...

How local hero Marcus Hutchins was able to stop the NHS cyber attack

The cyber attack that affected much of the NHS' services in the middle of May was halted by a local North Devon man.

22-year-old Marcus Hutchins became famous overnight after he accidentally stopped the attack by activating an in-built "kill switch".

Hutchins, who works for an American cybersecurity firm from his home in Ilfracombe and grew up locally, is credited with stopping the spread of the virus. The young computer whizz kid has been acclaimed on social media as an 'accidental hero'.

Tech experience in action

Along with fellow hacker Kafeine, Hutchins...

All change at Devondale in Newton Abbot

It’s a fresh line up for independent electrical wholesaler Devondale Electrical’s Newton Abbot branch in Olympus Business Park, following the appointment of a new branch manager.

Darren Foot, who was previously based at Devondale’s Torquay branch, has been promoted to the manager role at Newton Abbot. Darren brings with him a wealth of experience gleaned during his 23 years in the electrical trade.

He said: “This opportunity came along quite soon after I’d joined Devondale, and it seemed a really positive move to make. “It’s a great team at the branch, and we’re already...

PKF Francis Clark in with a sporting chance of national award

An Exeter accountancy firm has a sporting chance of winning another national award.

PKF Francis Clark has been named as a finalist in the ‘Best Professional Services Firm in Sport’ category of the Sports Business Awards 2017.

The awards celebrate the hard work and successes of individuals and teams who contribute to sporting success.

This year’s panel of judges include five times rowing Olympic gold medal winner Sir Steve Redgrave; Colin Jackson, the former World, Commonwealth and European champion hurdler, and Steve Cram, the former 1500m, 2000m and mile world...

Down under trip means guest chefs for town pub

A kitchen takeover at The Volunteer Inn in Ottery St Mary will see three well-known guest chefs cooking up a storm during June and July.

Pub owners Mike and Jacqui Down are travelling to New Zealand to visit their rugby-playing son for six weeks. Haydon, who has played for Sidmouth Rugby, is on an extended visit to the country with Eden Rugby Club in Auckland.

With the pub now a popular choice for locals and visitors to the town, Mike and Jacqui invited the local chefs to take over the kitchen during their absence.

First up is Robin Rea from Rusty Pig. Robin is a...

Recruiting for the Gambling Industry

The gambling industry can be a very lucrative place to work and it generates a huge range of jobs. From people working at casinos to the team that look after racehorses, gambling is an area that has created a large number of roles for many years.

Across many industries, advances in technology has lead to certain tasks being automated, resulting in a reduction in certain types of jobs. Recruiting in the gambling industry has also seen huge change, with the introduction of online gambling such as live casino sites, mobile app betting etc.

However, there are certain gambling...

Young Enterprise flourishes in Exeter

A team of young entrepreneurs from Exeter School are celebrating success after coming first in the region's Young Enterprise finals.

The event, held at the MET office on 26 April 2017, showcased the talents of nine teams of schoolchildren from eight Devon schools in an Apprentice-style showdown to see who had the best business idea.

Overall winners were team ‘Company Roots' from Exeter School, who produced a distinctive colouring book based on scenes of Devon, which doubles up as a tourist guide. The team also won an award for Best Trade Stand.

Fleur Lewis, a...

Blackpool 2 Exeter City 1

Exeter City were narrowly beaten in the Sky Bet League Two Play-Off Final as Mark Cullen’s second-half strike sealed the 2-1 victory for Blackpool at Wembley stadium.

The Tangerines, who went ahead early in the match were pegged back by a brilliant finish from David Wheeler, but Cullen’s close range finish ensured the Grecians would remain in Sky Bet League Two.

Paul Tisdale made three changes from the City side that confirmed the Grecians’ place at Wembley against Carlisle United as Bobby Olejnik, Jordan Tillson and Lee Holmes were replaced by Christy Pym, Lloyd James and...

Volunteers spring clean Exe Estuary

More than 100 volunteers filled a skip full of rubbish collected from the internationally important Exmouth Local Nature Reserve on Saturday 13 May.

And this year there was a notable reduction in the amount of litter found on the Exe Estuary when compared with previous clean-ups.

Organised by the Exe Estuary Management Partnership, which includes local authorities like Devon County Council, Exeter City Council and Teignbridge and East Devon District Councils, the clean-up ensures that the area is ready for summer visitors and wildlife.

This year’s volunteers...

‘Good vibrations’ no longer needed for speakers as new research encourages graphene to talk

A pioneering new technique that encourages the wonder material graphene to “talk” could revolutionise the global audio and telecommunications industries.

Researchers from the University of Exeter have devised a ground-breaking method to use graphene to generate complex and controllable sound signals. In essence, it combines speaker, amplifier and graphic equaliser into a chip the size of a thumbnail.

Traditional speakers mechanically vibrate to produce sound, with a moving coil or membrane pushing the air around it back and forth. It is a bulky technology that has hardly...

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Exeter Racecourse's networking event proves the way for gaining new customers

Thousands of Chiefs fans cheer their champions

How local hero Marcus Hutchins was able to stop the NHS cyber attack

All change at Devondale in Newton Abbot

PKF Francis Clark in with a sporting chance of national award

Down under trip means guest chefs for town pub

Recruiting for the Gambling Industry

Young Enterprise flourishes in Exeter

Blackpool 2 Exeter City 1

Volunteers spring clean Exe Estuary

‘Good vibrations’ no longer needed for speakers as new research encourages graphene to talk

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