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Trowers' Exeter office continues growth with new partner hire

Trowers & Hamlins has expanded its Exeter team with the rehiring of Brian Hitchcock as Partner in the Projects and Construction team.

Brian brings 18 years of experience as a transactional infrastructure and project delivery lawyer, advising across a full spectrum of infrastructure, energy and real estate development projects in the UK. Brian has particular expertise in advising on contracting strategy and dispute avoidance.

He is ranked and recognised by the Chambers & Partners UK legal guide as "a go-to practitioner for large-scale construction project advice...

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Haven Banks wins national award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2016 - 4:37pm

Devon County Council and Exeter College have been recognised nationally for the pioneering and innovative Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre.

The partnership has been recognised with an Association of Colleges Beacon Award for Innovation in Further Education.

The college has been working in partnership with Devon County Council to develop Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre with the aim of encouraging more young people and adults to get involved in outdoor activities.

The success of the project has been demonstrated by the recruitment of more than 200 full time...

Exeter Labour looks to introduce doorstep food waste collection

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2016 - 3:57pm

Exeter Labour has pledged to complete work on the business case for kerbside food waste collections and to introduce the service at the earliest opportunity, if re-elected to run the City Council in May.

Exeter is already in the top 10% of district councils for waste minimisation – with residents producing less waste on average than nearly anywhere else in the country.

However, Exeter Labour is not complacent and is committed to improving both waste reduction and recycling rates.

33% of rubbish in our black waste bins could have gone in the green recycling bin or a...

Police appeal after man assaulted in Tiverton

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2016 - 3:37pm

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Tiverton on Saturday the 26th March.

At around 5.50pm, a man was seriously assaulted outside the Seven Stars Public House on Bridge Street.

The victim, a man in his 50’s suffered a cut about his eye and bruising during the altercation and had to attend hospital for treatment.

A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with this incident and has since been released on police bail until the 11th of May pending further enquires.

Police are appealing for witnesses, if you have any information that can...

Community Fund gets new look

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2016 - 12:09pm

Due to its overwhelming success, RGB Building Supplies is delighted to be relaunching its Community Fund for a third year, but this time the local community will be given the opportunity to decide who receives £1,000 worth of building materials.

Having made donations to a youth group, animal welfare centre, charity that supports the homeless, a martial arts centre and an outdoor project in the last year alone, RGB is asking for different deserving groups to get in contact and explain how a donation of building materials would help.

To relaunch the fund, the first donation...

A new generation of trees for Exeter

Authored by Diana Moore
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2016 - 11:46am

Exeter Greens have accused Exeter City Council of pruning tree staff to the bare minimum and say that a lack of investment is leaving communities in the dark about when and why trees are being cut down.

Exeter Green Party has discovered that 150 trees have been cut down in conservation areas alone in the past year, with countless others lost across the city. Exeter’s tree cover stands at just over 22% and includes some rare, culturally and locally significant trees.

Joe Levy, Green Party Candidate in St Thomas, said: “Trees in Exeter are coming under severe pressure from...

Radio 1's Big Weekend in Exeter sells out in an hour

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2016 - 11:34am

Fifty thousand tickets for Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Exeter were released at 8am today during The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw - with more free tickets than ever available to local people living in Exeter and Teignbridge.

Twenty five thousand eagerly-anticipated tickets were available for each day of the two-day event which takes place at Powderham Castle on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 May.

The lucky ticket-holders will enjoy performances from the likes of Coldplay, Ellie Goulding, The 1975, Chase And Status, Bring Me The Horizon, Craig David and Jake Bugg....

Graduate theatre company reaches halfway mark on Crowdfunder campaign

Authored by jackisageek
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2016 - 11:11am

The Argosy Arts Company have successfully raised over £1000 in 5 days for their debut theatre production, ‘The House of Edgar. The show is an original gothic horror musical based on the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe. The show will preview in Exeter before traveling to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe this August.

Cornwall and Devon vie for top place on solar

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2016 - 7:44am

A new renewable energy league table reveals which counties have the most solar panels installed across England and Wales. The South West comes out top, with Cornwall taking first place and Devon hot on its heels. The renewables industry is an important source of jobs, with more than 10,000 in the South West, including 2,800 in the solar sector. There are 120,000 people employed in the industry across England and Wales. The league table is published just after Plymouth’s largest solar array went online. Constructed on a former landfill site in Ernesettle, energy generated from the 4.1MW...

12 arrested during Exeter v Plymouth derby

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2016 - 7:24am

Devon and Cornwall Police arrested twelve people for a variety of offences connected to the Exeter City versus Plymouth Argyle football match this weekend (Saturday 2nd April).

One man has been charged with breaching the public order act, two men received cautions and a further nine men have been bailed pending further enquiries and will be attending Heavitree Station at a later date.

Chief Inspector Richard Hooper-Bennett said: “For a crowd of around 8,000 people, to report than we had just 12 arrests reflects well on the day as this is a very small number.

“It was...

Exeter Chiefs 50 Worcester Warriors 12

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Sun, 04/03/2016 - 11:43pm

Ruthless in it’s extreme, Exeter Chiefs fired an ominous warning shot to their Aviva Premiership rivals as they edged ever closer to a first-ever appearance in the end of season play-offs.

Rob Baxter’s produced arguably their best display in weeks to run in eight tries against in-form Worcester Warriors at Sandy Park.

The free-scoring Thomas Waldrom extended his lead at the top of the division’s try pile with his second treble of the season, while winger Olly Woodburn added three of his own alongside further scores from James Short and Ollie Atkins.

Fly-half Gareth...

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