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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...

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Exeter CAB launches ‘Click or Call’ service

Leading local advice charity Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau has announced the launch of a new ‘Click or Call’ advice and information service.

The charity is suggesting that clients with access to the internet first click the on-line advice and information resources and factsheets available at www.citizensadvice.org.uk

The website is available 24 hours a day. A pilot webchat service has also been launched as part of the new service, with plans for an email service also being developed.

Clients who do not have access to the internet, or are unable to find what they are...

Shortage of houses fuels higher prices in South West

House price growth increased again in the South West in June, pointing to renewed acceleration in house price inflation during the second half of the year, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

In the region, 50% more surveyors expect house prices to rise over the next three months, which is the highest proportion since April 2014. As new instructions continue to fall in the region, 25% more surveyors saw a fall rather than rise in the last month, demand

continued to edge upwards despite the more cautious attitude of lenders. 26% more surveyors saw a...

PCE engineers gain DAB qualifications

All of Premier Communications Electronics’ (PCE) engineers have gained industry-recognised qualifications to carry out safe DAB upgrades to in-vehicle radios.

The Government is committed to a digital switchover and the car industry has joined the cause with around 40% of new vehicles fitted with digital radios.

However, they will be plenty of vehicles still using FM/AM radios. Their owners will need to install replacement DAB radios or upgrade their existing ones to prepare for the switchover.

The vehicle communications industry is primed for this event with an...

Politeness could be costing businesses money

Research released today reveals that over politeness in the workplace could be detrimental to Plymouth businesses.

The research conducted by online expenses management provider, webexpenses, found that a staggering 82% of office-based business managers claim that being too polite could be costing their organisation money.

When asked if they were too polite when managing difficult situations at work, two thirds of respondents (74%) said that they were. In addition, as many as 22% of managers said that they have not challenged the people they manage about taking too long on...

Michelmores expands relationship with South Devon College

Michelmores has been appointed to advise South Devon College following a successful tender and presentation under the Crescent Purchasing Consortium framework.

South Devon College has five campuses in Torbay and the surrounding area including Paignton, Newton Abbot and Torquay. The College offers people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds a wide range of courses and qualification opportunities. An Ofsted 'Outstanding' college, it is one of the top Further Education and Tertiary Colleges in England based on student success and achievement. Led by Emma Honey, who will...

Expanding business consultants appoint finance associate

Westley Consulting are delighted to announce that Mike Armstrong has joined them this month as Senior Associate Consultant to be their lead in finance and provide wider business consultancy.

Mike has a wealth of experience at senior level in financial management in abattoirs and processing plants, is qualified in accountancy and also holds an MBA. He was treasurer of AIMS for a long period and financial controller of a leading meat sector business and is therefore a very valuable and flexible source of advice and support for existing and new Westley clients.

Mike is...

Creative space proposed for Quayside

The Bike Shed Theatre has announced it intends to establish a new creative venue in Exeter’s historic Quayside.

The proposal is for the Maclaines Warehouse, a Grade II listed building adjacent to Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre, to be transformed into a space which could attract new productions from across the globe, offer unrivalled artist development and create a vibrant social destination for food, drink and entertainment.

Formerly the Exeter Maritime Museum, the building is preserved by Exeter Canal and Quay Trust which granted The Bike Shed Theatre nine months and...

Exeter Uni celebrates summer graduation

A Lord, a Nobel Prize winner, a BAFTA winning playwright and a European athletics gold medallist will be amongst those honoured at the University of Exeter’s summer graduation this year.

In total, 15 special guests will receive an Honorary Degree and the CSM Trust will be inducted into the College of Benefactors as part of the celebrations at the Streatham campus in Exeter and in Truro Cathedral for the Penryn Campus in Cornwall.

The Rt Hon Lord Adonis and the Rt Hon Sir John Goldring will be taking to the stage in the Great Hall at the Streatham Campus on Monday 13 July,...

Kyran Bracken welcomes the Webb Ellis Cup to Exeter

Hosted by DHL, the Official Logistics Partner of Rugby World Cup 2015, and with less than 100 days to go until the Opening Match, the Webb Ellis Cup visits Exeter as part of its UK and Ireland tour, marking the final countdown to this year’s showcase tournament.

Former England rugby player and DHL ambassador Kyran Bracken commented: “I have always been so passionate about playing and supporting local rugby fans so it’s extremely exciting to be able to welcome the Webb Ellis Cup to Exeter. It is thanks to companies like DHL who are playing such a huge role in not only delivering the...

Chair appointed to lead Devon’s libraries

Experienced local leader Julie Dent has been appointed to chair the new independent organisation being set up to run the county’s library service. Work is underway to establish a staff and community owned ‘mutual’ which would be commissioned by the County Council to run libraries on their behalf from April 2016. In partnership with the county council, library staff, communities and eventually the new organisation’s board, Julie will play a leading role in the future of the service. Julie, who has considerable experience leading a number of organisations across the South West and London,...

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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

Exeter CAB launches ‘Click or Call’ service

Shortage of houses fuels higher prices in South West

PCE engineers gain DAB qualifications

Politeness could be costing businesses money

Michelmores expands relationship with South Devon College

Expanding business consultants appoint finance associate

Creative space proposed for Quayside

Exeter Uni celebrates summer graduation

Kyran Bracken welcomes the Webb Ellis Cup to Exeter

Chair appointed to lead Devon’s libraries

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