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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

Exeter City Council has today announced it will be submitting an expression of interest (EOI) for the prestigious UK City of Culture title. 

The City of Culture bid follows the culmination of five months extensive engagement and consultation with artists, creatives, cultural organisations and residents to shape the council’s commissioned new five-year Cultural Strategy for Exeter.

This will set out a clear ambition to become a leading city of culture. The new Exeter Culture Strategy is ambitious and will be delivered in partnership with the city’s cultural organisations...

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RSL roofing supplies sold to Longhouse Group

South West-based Longhouse Group has expanded its portfolio of companies with the acquisition of the region’s leading independent roofing supplies merchant, Roofing Supplies (SW) Limited (RSL). The announcement means Longhouse’s stable of South West companies, which includes grounds care machinery specialist MST and light engineering supplier Parkins, now has assets with a combined turnover of £22m employing over 110 people. Formed in 2012, Longhouse is owned by the ex CEO of Plymouth-based Sutton Harbour Holdings plc, Nigel Godefroy, and ex Redhall Group plc CEO, Simon Foster. The...

Exeter BID welcomes new board members

Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) has recently welcomed three new members, further widening the expertise offered in this thirteen-strong leadership team. Andrew McNeilly, Daisy Otton and Andrew Wise attended their first Board meeting at the end of October and represent Exeter Chamber of Commerce; Area 4 (Cathedral Green, Yard, Close and High Street) and Area 1 (Paris Street and Sidwell Street) respectively.

Guildhall Centre Manager, Andrew McNeilly has over 15 years of retail experience and 17 years of property management. Andrew currently manages Guildhall Shopping...

Pothole funding welcomed but Council warns it only “scratches the surface”

Devon County Council has given a cautious welcome to a Government funding announcement (on Monday 28 November) for road repairs saying that it still only “scratches the surface”.

The Department for Transport has announced a £70 million allocation from the Pothole Action Fund in 2017/18. This is part of the £250 million over five years which the Government announced for its Pothole Action Fund last year.

Devon will receive £3.192 million in the next financial year, which the DfT calculates is enough to repair 60,200 potholes.

The County Council will use the funding...

Santas swing into action for Exeter YMCA

On Saturday 3rd December, thrill seekers will abseil 100ft down the side of Princesshay’s car park raising vital funds for YMCA Exeter in the hair-raising process.

For the third year, Princesshay will be hosting this year’s YMCA Santa Abseil. A festive spectacle awaits onlookers as the abseilers don festive attire for their adventure.

Fundraising & Communications, Hilary Bush, YMCA Exeter, said, “We are looking forward to this year’s abseil. We hope that it will encourage the local community to do something fun for a very worthy cause. By raising sponsorship from family...

Tesco Mince Pie man on his way to Exeter

The Tesco mince pie van is back and it’s delivering a very Happie Christmas to people in Exeter. To help customers get into the festive spirit, the retailer is once again delivering thousands of the little festive treats, free, to people’s front door over the next few weeks.

Visiting the length and breadth of Britain, local residents in towns and cities will be surprised and delighted with a knock on the door as the Mince Pie Man looks to drop off over 18,000 packs of mince pies ranging from Tesco Finest to Free From, and wishing them all a Merry Christmas. Any customers not at...

Police support National Counter Terrorism Awareness Week

In support of National Counter Terrorism Awareness Week, which will run from Monday the 28th of November to Sunday 4 December, Devon and Cornwall, and Dorset Police will be taking part in a week of action which will include providing advice on how to keep safe, and encouraging people to report any concerns.

Both police forces will be asking anyone who has concerns about online material that they suspect to be extremist or terrorist, to report it by clicking on a distinctive red "STOP" button that can be found on each force website. STOP stands for Stop Terrorists' and extremists'...

Cranbrook and Skypark power through at energy awards

Cranbrook and Skypark has won two major industry awards for the low carbon district heating system which powers the new community and neighbouring business park.

It was a clean sweep for E.ON and project partners as the scheme won ‘Overall Project of the Year’ and the ‘Homes and Communities Project of the Year’ category at the prestigious Association for Decentralised Energy Awards (ADE Awards) held in London this week (23 November 2016).

The awards showcase innovation, best practice and achievement across combined heat and power, district heating and demand response and...

CCTV appeal following pub burglary

Police are appealing for information following a burglary at The Galleon Inn, The Strand, Starcross.

The burglary occurred in the early hours of Wednesday 5 November 2016, between 3am and 3.40am.

Entry was gained by the rear door and after a tidy search of the property, £260 cash was taken from a till along with a distinct old cigar pot containing £200 lottery syndicate money and a red book.

A safe which was bolted to the ground was also taken and contained £2,500.

Police would like to hear from anyone who noticed anything suspicious in the area, or...

KOR Communications named Outstanding Small PR Consultancy

Exeter-based KOR Communications has been named the most Outstanding Small Public Relations Consultancy in the South of England and Channel Islands after collecting a Gold in the CIPR PRide Awards 2016.

KOR was one of six PR consultancies shortlisted for the accolade and, on Friday 25th November, at a ceremony in Bristol, KOR was awarded the Gold, having been selected by a panel of industry experts.

KOR’s founder and Managing Director Annette Richman said: “2016 marks our 10th anniversary and we could hardly have wished for a more fitting recognition of our achievements....

Gritters out in force as temperatures plummet

Devon’s army of gritters will be out in force tonight (Monday 28 November) as forecasters predict temperatures to plummet below freezing.

With the mercury set to drop as low as -5 overnight, Devon County Council’s salt spreading crews are out across the county starting to treat more than 2,000 miles of road on the primary and secondary network.

Road surface temperatures across Devon have already started to fall, and gritting activity this afternoon focussed on secondary routes around Torridge, Mid, West and North Devon, and inland areas of East Devon where cold temperatures...

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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

RSL roofing supplies sold to Longhouse Group

Exeter BID welcomes new board members

Pothole funding welcomed but Council warns it only “scratches the surface”

Santas swing into action for Exeter YMCA

Tesco Mince Pie man on his way to Exeter

Police support National Counter Terrorism Awareness Week

Cranbrook and Skypark power through at energy awards

CCTV appeal following pub burglary

KOR Communications named Outstanding Small PR Consultancy

Gritters out in force as temperatures plummet

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