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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...

Solar panels bring light to Devon Darkness

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 09/04/2015 - 10:53am

It may be just 20 months since Devon family brewery Hanlons opened its new facility, but it’s already delivering on its promise to source as much of its ingredients as possible from the local area – and that includes the electricity used to brew its Devon Darkness ale, which will be launched this winter. After starting production of its award-winning ales using water from the borehole on its farm in Half Moon Village, near Exeter, it’s next ‘green’ step forward has been to generate the electricity to power its machinery from a tailored-made solar PV system on the brewery’s roof. “It all...

Find out how your business could benefit from Broadband Connection Vouchers scheme

Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry is partnering with Exeter City Council and swcomms to hold an event explaining how local organisations can benefit from up to £3,000 Broadband Connection Vouchers, currently being offered by the Government. The Broadband Connection Vouchers are part of a national scheme available in more than 50 cities across the UK, to help businesses improve their internet connectivity.

Taking place at Sandy Park on Wednesday 16 September 2015 the event is open to businesses across the city and its surrounds. The event will be a chance for businesses in the...

Chime reach finals of Social Enterprise Awards

Authored by Stacy Hill
Posted: Thu, 09/03/2015 - 2:09pm

Chime Health, hearing specialists, have this week been announced as a finalist in The Social Enterprise Awards 2015, shortlisted as a finalist in the Health and Social Care Enterprise category.

Social Enterprise UK aims to promote businesses that trade to tackle social problems, improve communities, people’s life chances, or the environment. As the issue of hearing loss increases across the UK, Chime Social Enterprise has set about making a difference in becoming a leading non-profit company dedicated to providing excellence in hearing services to those with hearing loss.

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New deals for Chiefs favourites

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Thu, 09/03/2015 - 12:50pm

The new season has yet to start for the Exeter Chiefs, but head coach Rob Baxter is already hard at work planning for the future with the news that two of his first-team squad have today agreed contract extensions.

Welsh international Tomas Francis, along with centre Sam Hill, have both put pen to paper on new deals that will keep them at Sandy Park until 2017 and 2018 respectively.

With the stock of both players have risen significantly over the past 12 months, the Chiefs have moved swiftly to tie down the futures of both players who helped to play a key role in helping...

RGB recognised in national awards

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 09/03/2015 - 10:56am

RGB Building Supplies, which has a branch on Alphinbrook Road, Exeter, has been recognised in the national Build It Awards for the second year running.

The awards, which celebrate all aspects of self build and renovation, has named RGB as a finalist in the ‘Best Builders Merchant for Self Builders’ category; a category that they won in 2014.

Keith Harris, Product and Marketing Manager at RGB Building Supplies, commented: “Over the past year we have continued to add product ranges that are relevant to the self build market and look at ways we can enhance our service. We’re...

Drinkers subsidise teetotallers with tax

The direct costs of alcohol use to the government in England – including NHS, police, criminal justice and welfare costs – amount to just under £4 billion each year, whilst revenues from alcohol taxes amount to over £10 billion.

Using the most recent health, crime and drinking data, a report by the Institute of Economic Affairs claims that contrary to popular belief, drinkers are not a burden on the taxpayer. The net cost of alcohol to the state is minus £6.5 billion. Even if the Government halved all forms of alcohol duty, it would still receive more money in tax than it spends...

Kitsons launch charity will scheme

Devon law firm Kitsons has teamed up with FORCE Cancer Charity to offer supporters the opportunity to make or update their Will, in return for a donation to the charity.

Through the scheme, for every new Will completed by the Private Client Team at Kitsons Solicitors in Exeter, the firm will donate a proportion of its fees for those Wills to FORCE.

The Will Scheme for FORCE started on 1 September 2015.

Charlie Siegle, Partner and Head of the Kitsons Private Client Team in Exeter said: “Making or updating a Will can be easy to put off or overlook but it is vital to...

How UK schools are using modular buildings for cost-effective expansion

Authored by SamMorgan
Posted: Thu, 09/03/2015 - 6:37am

As the school age population in Britain continues to rise, we're seeing many communities experience exponential growth in their education systems. As a result, many schools are having to make additions to the original building and/or renovate existing classrooms to accommodate for more students and/or more equipment.

However, the old way of enlarging and expanding a school is quickly becoming archaic and expensive in comparison to the simple addition of modular buildings, mobile classrooms, and portable cabins. These units are affordable, easy to incorporate into a campus layout,...

Firms invited to Exeter mentoring event

Business leaders from across Exeter and surrounding areas are invited to share their experiences and skills at an enterprise mentoring event organised by Lloyds Banking Group and the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI), aimed at increasing the support available to SMEs.

The free Meet a Mentor event on 10th September from 10am until 1pm at the historic castle of the City of Exeter, aims to connect business owners with experienced enterprise mentors, providing them with an opportunity to learn from one another and make new connections with the wider business and...

Solar panels on Exeter car parks a UK first

The installation of solar panels on top of Exeter car parks is a UK first.

The pioneering initiative at John Lewis and Mary Arches Street Car Parks is being delivered by Devon firm Sungift Energy on behalf of Exeter City Council.

Once in place it will provide a gross income of over £50,000 per annum, generating 285,227 kwh per year of electricity and saving more than 150 tonnes of carbon.

Extensive structural engineering and canopy design work has allowed the City Council to build Solar PV Car Port frames to the roof of both car parks. This is the first carport...

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