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South West Investment Fund marks 150th deal milestone

The British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund is marking its 150th deal having driven almost £66m of investment into new and growing businesses across the region.

Launched in 2023, the £200m fund is increasing the supply and diversity of early-stage finance for smaller businesses across the whole of the South West, offering loans from £25,000 up to equity investment of £5m.

The British Business Bank is the UK’s government-backed development bank dedicated to making finance markets work better for smaller businesses.

Latest figures show the South West...

Summer Street Food returns to Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/27/2017 - 4:38pm

Exeter Street Food is excited to spring into 2017 with our regular night markets and our weekly Southernhay venue perfect for business networking and the local community every Friday! We have a varied new line up of street food traders to spice up the menu! Running for only 5 months this summer we urge locals and visitors to make the most our new additions such as live entertainment, pop up bars and fabulous food.

With an exciting array of new stalls including Brazilian food, wood fired pizza and Asian cuisine, locals and visitors can find something unique at any of our prestige...

Leading Exeter accountancy firm unveils new logo

Authored by KirkHills
Posted: Thu, 04/27/2017 - 11:37am

One of Exeter’s leading firms of Chartered Accounts, Kirk Hills has recently launched a new brand identity marked by the introduction of a new logo that signifies their growth and development over the company’s 25-year history.

The new logo maintains the company’s dependable colour of blue, but with a deeper tone to signify our growing strength and vigour. We have re-designed our name Kirk Hills into the strong square icon so that the new logo offers a clean, modern and solid identity.

Partner, David Kirk has said about the new brand: "Through the launch of our new logo and...

Bridge Road in Exeter closed next weekend

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/27/2017 - 7:53am

The next weekend closure of Bridge Road is planned to take place from 10pm on Friday 5 May until 5am on Monday 8 May for the continuing installation of cantilever beams and spans for the Countess Wear pedestrian and cycle bridge.

The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road, Alphington Road, Marsh Barton and the A379. Details of the diversion route are available here .

Details of changes to Stagecoach bus services will be available at https://www.stagecoachbus.com/regional-service-updates/south-west/greate...

Information on diverted bus services is also...

Free Lightfoot devices for drivers in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/27/2017 - 7:12am

Exeter City Futures is facilitating a collaboration between City Science and Lightfoot to offer free Lightfoot devices to drivers in Exeter. One of the biggest problems with modern day motoring is that good drivers are paying for all the bad drivers out there on the road. Not to mention the air quality issues that bad drivers create.

Well, thanks to a new technology called Lightfoot, good drivers are now rewarded.

Although the technology is not being released to consumers until later this year, if you drive in or around Exeter for two or more days a week you could be...

Exeter-based company Packexe wrap Concorde

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/26/2017 - 9:04pm

Ahead of the new museum’s highly anticipated launch this summer, Aerospace Bristol [www.aerospacebristol.org] has taken the wraps off its star attraction: Concorde 216, the last of the supersonic passenger jets to be built and the last to fly.

Concorde had been wrapped in protective film while works took place around the aircraft and the end wall of her new purpose-built hangar was built. The challenging task of wrapping and unwrapping a supersonic passenger jet was accepted and successfully completed by protective film specialists Packexe.

Lloyd Burnell, Executive Director...

Exeter Labour leads the call to improve funding for Devon schools

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/26/2017 - 4:57pm

The full council meeting of Exeter City Council on 25th April passed a motion opposing central government education funding cuts and calling for revision of the proposed funding formula which otherwise would together result in an average cut of £420 per annum for Exeter students.

Councillor Hannah Packham moved the motion arguing that: “When leaders in our local schools, the Devon Association of Secondary Heads, and the Devon Association of Primary Heads, describe the current funding situation in Devon schools as reaching “a real crisis point in the immediate future” we need to...

Overnight lane closures on Bridge Road in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/26/2017 - 1:36pm

An overnight lane closure and temporary traffic signals will be in place on Bridge Road in Exeter tonight (Wednesday 26 April) and tomorrow evening (Thursday 27 April).

On both evenings, the signals will be in use from 8.30pm and up to 5.30am the following morning. The lane closure is needed to enable safe working during the installation of sockets for new traffic signals north of the Bascule Bridge, which will eventually replace the existing pedestrian crossing at the canal.

The next weekend closure of Bridge Road is planned to take place from 10pm on Friday 5 May until...

Exeter to become UK hub for Connected Car technology

Exeter-based Lightfoot has been awarded a £1.8 million Government funded project to help cut harmful air pollution through “Connected Car” technology that rewards better drivers. The project will use Lightfoot’s trail-blazing in-car device to aid and reward smoother driving styles, cutting fuel bills and pollutants on the UK’s roads.

The project will also see Securious, a cyber security compliance company based in the Exeter Science Park, utilising their sector-leading experience to find new and better solutions for connected car security. Awarded by Innovate UK, the grant is part...

Charity launches new financial support project

HOMELESS charity, Community Housing Aid, has secured funding to help vulnerable people resolve financial and housing issues.

The new project, entitled What Works 4 You, will target offenders, ex-offenders and young people aged between 16-25.

It has been funded by a grant of £80,482 from the Money Advice Service and will operate from Community Housing Aid’s office at Co-Lab, Wat Tyler House, in Exeter.

Stuart Hooper, Director of Community Housing Aid (CHA) said: ‘We are very pleased to be working with Money Advice Service to improve the wellbeing of people who are...

Hustings for Devon County Council Elections

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:02am

Transition Exeter has organized a hustings for the Devon County Council Elections on Thursday April 27th at Exeter Community Centre at 7pm.

Local candidates from will speak and answer questions from the public. The event will be chaired by Martyn Goss, Director of Church and Society and Convenor of Exeter Food Network.

The County Council election is on May 4th; however the proceedings may be coloured by the impending General Election on June 8th as many County Council matters are deeply influenced by policies of central government.

Hilary Ackland with represent the...

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