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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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Five ways hoteliers can attract more guests

With peak travel season is fast approaching, hoteliers are seeking out for the ways to invite more guests, but how things will be executed appropriately is something they are still untouched with. If you are also waking up after a long seasonal gap, be prepared to welcome the flock of guests since autumn is round the corner. Let’s wash up the dirty windows, burnish the silver and do all other little things for which you don’t have time during the peak season, especially while you are running apart hotels (like http://www.spaceaparthotel.com ), hostels and other accommodation businesses....

Bluebird Care launches community grant scheme

The Bluebird Care Grant scheme has been created to provide local community and volunteer groups much needed funds so they can continue to perform the fantastic work they do.

William and Sara Flint, Directors of Bluebird Care – Exeter and East Devon, are passionate about making a positive difference to people’s lives, be that of their customers, staff or by supporting local community projects.

The £500 Grant will be awarded quarterly and more information can be found here .

Devon Cycle Challenge launches

People across the county are being invited to take part in the Devon Cycle Challenge which starts next week.

Devon County Council is working with Love to Ride, as part of the National Cycle Challenge, to launch the new initiative which is aiming to get more people in Devon on their bikes.

The event is a fun, free and sociable competition which is open to all local organisations and businesses, to see who can get the most people cycling between Monday 8 June and Sunday 28 June.

Everyone who registers online and logs a cycle ride of at least 10 minutes during the...

Everys Solicitors invite businesses to second networking event

Everys Solicitors is holding a networking event at the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel next month and would like to invite extra guests to join them.

This will be the second networking event held by the Southernhay Gardens-based firm after the first one was held on April 17 and attracted 40 guests.

This event costs £25 per person and will start at 5.30pm on Thursday, June 25. Ticket price includes a barbecue supper.

Anyone interested in attending should contact Rosie Ridgers at rosie.ridgers@everys.co.uk .

Michelmores supports the launch of YangTze Law

Michelmores LLP has announced the launch of YangTze Law − the UK's first wholly Chinese-owned law firm. YangTze Law has been set up as an Alternative Business Structure, following approval from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, to serve the needs of a new generation of mainland Chinese corporates looking to invest in the UK and Europe.

Malcolm Dickinson, Managing Partner at Michelmores, has been appointed as its CEO, and will work alongside the Chinese management team. He will continue to fulfil his role as Managing Partner at Michelmores.

The firm is the brainchild...

Haines Watts celebrates Accountancy Firm of the Year award – again!

Champagne corks were popping at Sully House in Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, Bideford as the partners and staff of Haines Watts North Devon LLP, celebrated the group’s national success as ‘Accountancy Firm of the Year’ – Larger Clients. The prestigious award was presented at the 2015 Financial Directors (FDs) Excellence Awards, where Haines Watts was also a close-second to winning the ‘Smaller Clients’ award. This recognition follows on from winning the national award for Small, Medium Size Entities (SMEs’), last year, and ‘Auditor of the Year’ in the SME category for two consecutive...

Exeter-based firm secures £106m refinancing deal

Andromeda Capital, the Exeter-based investment company and owner of leading renewable energy investor, Low Carbon, is pleased to announce the completion of its £106 million refinancing deal with Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS) for part of its existing portfolio of operational UK solar parks.

The refinancing deal enables Andromeda-owned Low Carbon to continue its momentum in driving scale in the development of clean, renewable energy. With a strong track record in funding and managing solar assets, Low Carbon has developed one of the largest portfolios of...

1,351 neon night runners race through Exeter

A total of 1,351 crazily dressed runners raced through Exeter’s city streets on Saturday night causing quite a stir!

They were taking part in Exeter’s first ever neon night run and raised tens of thousands of pounds for local end of life charity Hospiscare.

“Our runners were amazing!“said Celia Wilkilnson, Hospiscare fundraiser. “They looked great, with funky neon facepaints and lots of neon racing gear - I’ve never seen so many tutus! Everyone was in a great party mood and we are so grateful to our wonderful runners for supporting us and the University of Exeter for...

Landlords in Devon could face mandatory licensing

Landlords in Devon could be forced to secure a licence under Government plans to tackle illegal immigration.

The Residential Landlords’ Association understands that the new Conservative Government plans to extend the scope of the mandatory licensing regime to tackle illegal immigration.

In a speech last week, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a new licensing scheme to tackle landlords who “cram” their houses full of illegal immigrants and powers to make it easier for landlords to evict tenants in private rented housing.

There was widespread concern that this...

Wellness programme improves Landmark’s employees’ attitudes to diet and exercise

A survey of employees undertaken by Landmark Information Group to measure the impact of a genetically-guided corporate wellness programme, just six months after being the world’s first company to do so, has revealed significant changes both in awareness and attitude to diet and exercise.

The programme, which is being run in partnership with DNAFit, has seen more than three quarters (80%) of the Landmark employees who were tested, report an increase in the overall awareness of their health and wellbeing with a further two thirds (70%) making changes to their diet, while over 50%...

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

Five ways hoteliers can attract more guests

Bluebird Care launches community grant scheme

Devon Cycle Challenge launches

Everys Solicitors invite businesses to second networking event

Michelmores supports the launch of YangTze Law

Haines Watts celebrates Accountancy Firm of the Year award – again!

Exeter-based firm secures £106m refinancing deal

1,351 neon night runners race through Exeter

Landlords in Devon could face mandatory licensing

Wellness programme improves Landmark’s employees’ attitudes to diet and exercise

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