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A University of Exeter Renewable Energy doctoral student focusing on wave energy has claimed first prize and £1200 at an international conference.

Anthony Gray, who is due to complete his EngD in Engineering with the Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) in which Exeter is a key partner, impressed the judges at the International Conference on Ocean Energy in Edinburgh with his poster on the operations and maintenance (O&M) of wave energy devices.

IDCORE is a partnership of the Universities of Edinburgh, Strathclyde and Exeter, the Scottish...

Multi-award winning Devon farmer, Peter Greig, who together with his family, runs Pipers Farm, a 50 acre farm just north of Exeter, has been appointed to the board of Farmers & Fletchers in the City, the official home of The Worshipful Company of Farmers and The Worshipful Company of Fletchers, which also operates as a commercial conference, meetings and private dining venue.

Peter will bring to the board a wealth of experience gained over 25-years running a successful farming enterprise that works closely with 25 local family farms to provide high quality produce that is sold...

More than 100 guests attended the latest Exeter Chamber of Commerce networking lunch which took place at the 2016 Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink.

The event was sponsored by Paignton Zoo and delegates were given a presentation on the coffee industry and specifically the impact that coffee producers have on the environment.

Simon Tonge, Executive Director of Paignton Zoo, said “The lunch is a great way for Paignton Zoo, as an environmental and conservation charity, to reach a wide range of businesses and speak to a large number of business people. The Chamber’...

Traditionally known as Ladies Do Latte, new network owners, Christelle Johnstone and Ashley Petrons, unveiled the new brand on Tuesday 17 May at Café Rouge. The occasion was the official launch of the new Ladies Do Exeter network, which also has branches in South and East Devon.

The Ladies Do network, set up in 2010 by image consultant, Jo Smallbones, attracts a broad range of professional women, who span from full time employed to small business owners.

Owner, Ashley Petrons said “we were thrilled that choosing a location in the middle of Exeter city centre brought forward...