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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...

Delay to agri-environment scheme payments 'unacceptable'

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/19/2015 - 6:16am

A delay of up to four months for agri-environment scheme payments to farmers in England will put added pressure on farm businesses at a time when thousands are facing low farmgate prices.

Natural England has told the NFU that payments will start being made to farmers in October but the majority of transactions will take place in November and December. This autumn farmers in England are owed £200 million for environmental measures they have carried out.

NFU Vice President Guy Smith said: “I am extremely frustrated to learn that the first payments under the agri-environment...

Trolley Bags go global

Authored by Stacy Hill
Posted: Tue, 08/18/2015 - 12:38pm

Whether it is the big monthly shop, or the smaller weekly one, one thing both supermarkets and consumers alike strive for is a slicker, more efficient shopping experience.

Online shopping means goods can be delivered direct to your door, whilst self-scan-and-pack checkouts, and the more recently introduced hand-held scan-and-pack systems all make shopping easier for consumers, for many, it is the end of the shop that causes the most stress – the dreaded bag pack.

In 2010, Paul Doyle, a father regularly in charge of the weekly shop, created a nifty invention to help with the...

Chiefs cup kit unveiled

Just a week after revealing their new home shirt for the 2015/16 season, Exeter Chiefs and Samurai Sportswear have today officially launched the club’s eye-catching cup kit. Set for its first outing in Thursday's Singha Premiership Rugby 7s at Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium, the orange and black Iconix™ rugby match shirt will also be sported by Rob Baxter’s side in all of their European Champions Cup fixtures and comes with a host of new features, including high performance 4D fabric for improved fit and comfort. Worn around the world and boasting a sleek style for both players and...

Government will miss apprentice target

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 08/18/2015 - 12:17pm

Government plans to increase apprentice numbers by 2020 will fail according to training providers and businesses with training academies in England. Many businesses say they would rather take on a migrant worker than an apprentice.

As 16 year olds prepare themselves for their GCSE results this week, research published today reveals that FE colleges and businesses believe they will struggle to recruit the numbers and quality of apprentices they need to sustain economic growth over the next five years. Education cuts, poor careers advice, and schools keeping pupils on to maintain...

Property specialist chalks up third sale in as many months

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 08/18/2015 - 10:30am

Plymouth commercial property specialist Bruton Knowles has sold an office investment near Plymouth city centre.

Glenn Kelly sold 210 Exeter Street next to the Cattedown Roundabout to a private investor off an asking price of £415,000 freehold.

The two-storey building – currently occupied by GP Strategies Training – offers a total of 3,818 sq ft of modern accommodation with seven parking spaces.

Glenn said the sale underlined increased investment interest across the city.

“We have seen a number of headline deals going through in the past few months and the...

Careers fairs for former military in Exeter

Exeter-based recruitment platform for ex-forces personnel, Cross Deck, is all set to launch a National series of Careers and Training fairs, with the first on the calendar taking place here in the city on Wednesday 9 September 2015 at Exeter Castle. Cross Deck is the leading careers and training information resource for everyone with a military background and their families. With over 30,000 members of the site, they aspire to be the recruitment channel of choice for companies seeking to hire qualified, experienced and motivated ex-service personnel.

Former members of the armed...

Jamil sets his sights on British Curry Awards

Jamil Miah, founder of Denley's Essence of India in Topsham, is hoping to garner some all-important support from fans of the popular Indian restaurant for the chance of winning a prestigious British Curry Award later this year. Having been shortlisted four times already, since 2009, Jamil says he is excited about the possibility of coming away with a grand prize this year.

Jamil says: “With over 200,000 nominations received last year, every person’s vote counts, so we are asking all our loyal customers to help us in our goal of winning one of these esteemed awards.”

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Kitsons raise £5k in Three Peaks Challenge

Twenty-four members of staff from leading Devon law firm Kitsons braved the elements and successfully overcame the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.

Their reward for completing what is known as one of the toughest challenges in the UK was raising more than £5,000 for Diabetes UK in memory of their colleague Mark Batten.

Mark, who was Chief Cashier at Kitsons, passed away suddenly in March 2014. He worked at Kitsons for over 35 years and was a prominent and well liked member of the firm.

On Saturday 11th July 2015, four teams of walkers and one team of runners from...

Exeter CAB reports huge rise in urgent debt

Leading local advice charity, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau, has today published its advice trend statistics for July 2015.

The charity helped 17% more people; with 2435 people helped directly with advice and information on 5446 individual problems since 1 April 2015.

Clients with urgent, or priority debts, owed an average of £3,039.92 to their creditors, an increase of 122.3% on the previous year. Urgent debts include things like mortgage, rent and council tax.

The increase in the amounts owed to urgent, or priority, creditors is a real worry. It is a clear...

Chiefs name squad for Singha 7s

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Mon, 08/17/2015 - 12:14pm

Exeter Chiefs skills coach Ricky Pellow believes the Singha Premiership Rugby 7s offers a brilliant opportunity for young rugby players to showcase their talents to a global audience.

With the event rising in stature year on year, the Cornishman will again lead a youthful Chiefs squad into action at Kingsholm tonight determined to make their mark on the competition which acts as the ideal curtain-raiser ahead of the new Premiership Rugby season.

Certainly since their arrival in the top flight back in 2010, Devon's finest have not been afraid to parade their fine array of...

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