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Pret A Manger has announced it will be opening its first ever campus-based shop at the University of Exeter, with work starting on the site in the coming weeks. The shop, located in the Forum, is expected to open towards the end of April and follows the successful opening of Pret’s first outlet in Exeter last September. The shop will offer Pret’s popular menu of organic coffee and handmade natural food, including sandwiches, salads, wraps, baguettes and hot options – all of which will be made fresh each day in the shop’s on-site kitchen. Caroline Cromar, Pret’s Group Director of Food and a...

The Exeter Pound has launched a crowdfunding campaign today (15 February) in order to prepare the way for the community currency to go digital. Exeter launched its own paper currency in September 2015 and its reach has been growing ever since. There are now 131 local, independent businesses where shoppers can spend the local cash, and 9 exchange points across the city where the public can swap sterling for Exeter Pounds, at a 1:1 exchange rate. But the scheme is already looking to the next stage in innovation: a digital Exeter Pound. Exeter Pound user Hannah Watson explains, “there is a...

East Devon District Council has a new Council Plan, which together with its Transformation Strategy, sets out how it aims to improve its service delivery by working towards four priorities that will ensure East Devon continues to be an outstanding place to live, work, visit and enjoy.

Each part of the Plan, which covers the period 2016-2020, has a role to play in a joined-up approach that will provide better service delivery.

However, the priorities also focus on how the council will ensure successful end results across all its responsibilities, such as housing, planning,...

The huge success of Exeter community energy group’s recent call for investment will make possible some significant new renewable energy projects in the region.

Stephens Scown has advised Exeter Community Energy on a range of projects, including the installation of solar panels on the roofs of buildings across the city in 2015, at Wonford Community Centre, Exeter Central Library, Great Moor House and Shillingford Organics.

With four projects under their belt, Exeter Community Energy will not be stopping any time soon. There are five projects in the pipeline which, together...