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Exeter firm Paradigm Norton wins prestigious King’s Enterprise Award for Sustainability

Exeter based financial planning firm Paradigm Norton has been honoured with the UK’s most coveted business award. Paradigm Norton is one of only 185 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in 2026, with just 36 receiving an award for sustainable development.

Announced today (Wednesday 6 May), the Award recognises businesses which have excelled in international trade, innovation, sustainable development, or promoting opportunity, and is the highest award for British businesses.

Paradigm Norton has been recognised for its...

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Hard work pays dividends, says Horstmann

Kai Horstmann believes the hard graft being put in on the training field is now bearing fruits out on the pitch after Exeter Chiefs made it back-to-back wins in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday.

The experienced back-row forward was part of an impressive Chiefs line-up that brushed aside visiting Worcester Warriors 57-22 at Sandy Park.

The Chiefs ran in eight tries during the game and recorded a maximum haul for the second successive week, having accrued a similar tally against Newcastle Falcons the week previous.

The victories have helped to position Rob Baxter’s...

Exeter tops the table

Exeter College has been placed in the top spot in a league table of colleges published by FE Week, an industry leading publication focused on delivering the latest further education and skills news.

The table was compiled using a points based system, with points awarded against a number of key criteria published by the Department of Education. Each college was scored out of a possible 16. A process that saw Exeter College score a perfect 16, something no other college was able to achieve.

“We are delighted that our unremitting focus on outstanding teaching, learning,...

Second man charged with murder following Exeter death

A second man has been charged in connection to the death of 30-year-old James Woodhouse, whose body was discovered in a property in Okehampton Road, Exeter, on Monday 21 November.

Thomas Killen, aged 32 from North Lawn Court, Exeter, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Exeter Magistrates court today.

As previously confirmed, Brett Williams Edwards, 37, from Okehampton Road, Exeter, was charged for the murder of James Woodhouse and is remanded in custody to appear before Exeter Crown Court on Thursday 22 December 2016.

A 47-year-old local man was...

Absolute adds ‘Moor’ support to Otter campaign

Exeter-based PR and marketing communications agency Absolute PR & Marketing is providing its expertise as the official communications partner of Dartmoor National Park’s new Moor Otters public arts initiative.

The agency is undertaking a consultancy role to support the fundraising project, which aims to raise £100,000 to support projects to conserve and enhance Dartmoor’s landscape and wildlife, as well as improve access for everybody to the Moor.

Moor Otters is a series of 100 life-size sculptures that will be displayed in accessible public areas around Dartmoor and...

Are you ROCK SOLID enough?

“Tricep Tyranny”, “Hurdles from Hell”, “Muddy Dunk” and “Son of a Bitch Ditch”. If these strike you as a good way to spend a day, then ROCKSOLID is for you! There’s a challenge for all with 5k, 10k or 20k routes where you will conquer fear, work as a team and push yourself to the limits to become a ROCKSOLID race champion.

ROCKSOLID takes place at the beautiful Escot Park on 25-26 March 2017 and Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) is looking for participants to join TEAM ELF! The charity has FREE spaces for fundraisers and also is putting on a FREE bootcamp for all ELF participants with...

Exeter City 0 Luton Town 0: Match report

Exeter City came within inches of victory at home to Luton Town but had to settle for a 0-0 draw.

It was a game of limited chances throughout the 90 minutes, but Ollie Watkins came closest to getting the breakthrough as his volley cannoned off the crossbar.

City manager Paul Tisdale welcomed back Troy Brown to the starting line-up for the first time since August 27. The 26-year-old defender played the last 25 minutes of last Saturday’s defeat to Carlisle United but had spent two-and-half-months out injured prior to that.

There was also a place on the bench for Ryan...

Honiton Dragons’ Den attracts community groups in need of funding

Innovative event run by Active East Devon, District, Town and County Councils gives local projects a boost

Over 30 people from six Honiton based community groups packed the town’s Beehive centre as they took part in the third annual Honiton Dragons’ Den – a community funding event, which took place on 26 October 2016. Representatives from Action East Devon, East Devon District Council, Devon County Council and Honiton Town Council, were also present.

Funding for the 2016 event –totalling £4,000 - came from Devon County Councillors (DCC) Cllr Sara Randall-Johnson and Cllr...

Exeter homeless charity awarded £20,000

Exeter’s local homeless charity, St Petrock’s has been awarded £20k by Provident Financial Group’s Good Neighbour programme for the sixth year in succession.

Cathy Prior, who helps manage PFG’s Good Neighbour project, explains, “Our primary objective is to make financial products and services available, in a responsible way to people who are not well served by mainstream financial providers. Alongside this, our Good Neighbour programme enables us to help the communities in which our customers live and work by supporting grassroots projects like St Petrock’s who work to address...

Exeter funders support local lawyers

Private client lawyers in need of short term funding are being supported by Exeter based Bricks Finance whose relationship approach to lending and prompt decision-making suits legal practitioners unable to readily secure funds from traditional sources.

At a meeting of the West of England branch of STEP (Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners) held at Sandy Park conference centre last week, delegates heard of opportunities to help their clients by using local and bespoke borrowing to meet short term financial requirements associate with probate, litigation, estate management,...

Chiefs 57 Warriors 22

Storm Angus may have come and gone over the UK, but Worcester Warriors felt the full force of Exeter Chiefs as they were blown away with an eight try battering at Sandy Park.

Rob Baxter’s side were ruthless in their execution all game, producing an attacking display that will have others within the Aviva Premiership sitting up and taking note.

Last season’s beaten finalists have in recent weeks started to rediscover their mojo and this latest display underlined the strides they have made.

Jack Yeandle, Will Chudley and a Penalty Try helped set the tone in the first...

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Exeter firm Paradigm Norton wins prestigious King’s Enterprise Award for Sustainability

Hard work pays dividends, says Horstmann

Exeter tops the table

Second man charged with murder following Exeter death

Absolute adds ‘Moor’ support to Otter campaign

Are you ROCK SOLID enough?

Exeter City 0 Luton Town 0: Match report

Honiton Dragons’ Den attracts community groups in need of funding

Exeter homeless charity awarded £20,000

Exeter funders support local lawyers

Chiefs 57 Warriors 22

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