Adventure Drive-In, the UK's biggest drive-in tour, will be visiting over 20 towns and cities this summer, including Exeter and Newton Abbot!
Friends and family are invited to enjoy outdoor screenings of their favourite films, new and old, from the safety and comfort of their cars. With 80s classics including Dirty Dancing, Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Labyrinth, The Goonies and The Blues Brothers, to family favourites such as Grease, The Lion King, Cool Runnings and The Greatest Showman, to critically acclaimed 90s films like Pulp Fiction and Jurassic Park, and...
Groove pop band Heir have followed in the footsteps of their music heroes – all the way to Abbey Road!
The five-piece – whose keyboard player Sam Perry hails from Exeter – have just released their eagerly-awaited new single Fear of Falling .
The brilliant slice of throwback pop was not only recorded at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios but was produced by the great Ken Scott who has famously worked with such icons as The Beatles, David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Elton John .
The magical experience at Abbey Road was new territory for Heir whose previous singles...
New data from Patient Experience Platform (PEP) has shown that NHS patient satisfaction has hit 91% in South West England, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%. The increase sees the region once again ranked highest for patient satisfaction.
The findings come at a time of overwhelming general positivity towards the NHS, as front-line healthcare professionals continue to deliver essential treatment alongside the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Patient satisfaction is a key part of quality in healthcare alongside safety and outcomes. The indicators cultivated by the PEP algorithm...
Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their back three options with the signing of highly-rated back Josh Hodge from Gallagher Premiership rivals Newcastle Falcons.
The 20-year-old is Baxter's fifth addition to his squad, joining the likes of Jonny Gray, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Aaron Hinkley and Corey Baldwin, in making the switch to Sandy Park.
Equally adept on the wing or at full-back, Chiefs' Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, has spoken of his delight at landing Hodge, who as well as being capped at both Under-18 and Under-20 level for England, also took up an apprentice role in Eddie...
A new business service has launched in Exeter offering short and long term remote business solutions to local organisations. Sky Business Solutions (SBS) was formed in March 2020 as the Coronavirus pandemic tightened its grip and the nation went into lockdown.
The company is the brainchild of founding members Amy Helm and Jenny Evans who, after finding themselves being made redundant, worked remotely to collaborate their business background and expertise. Having worked closely in previous roles and aware of their strengths, the ethos behind Sky Business Solutions quickly started to...
Staff and residents at a Budleigh Salterton residential home have been having a fizzy time creating bath bombs with a local Exmouth business, but in a safe ‘virtual’ way.
During lockdown, all care homes have had to close their doors to family, loved ones and their usual activity visitors.
The dedicated staff and carers have been doing a fantastic job looking after and entertaining residents and to date there have been no cases of covid at the home. To add a little extra to the ‘usual’ in-house activities, Pinewood Residential Home decided to do something different and...
David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, is headlining an online panel discussion that is examining the impacts of COVID-19 on developing countries. BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet is hosting the event on 2 July, that also features Waad al-Kateab, Dr Hamza al-Kateab, and Dr Weeda Mehran of the University of Exeter.
Waad al-Kateab made the film For Sama, which documented the life of her family during the siege of Aleppo. The film was nominated for BAFTAs and an OSCAR, and she now reports for Channel 4 News on COVID-19.
It is the 7th annual Bring Your Dog to Work Day on Friday 26th June, and this year we’ve turned this pupular charity day out into an exciting “day in” for our hardworking pawsome pals and their homeworking hoomans.
We’ve got five pawtastic online events on the big day from celebrity judged Dog Shows to an exclusive Rescue Moon Bear Experience live from Chinacelebrating that special bond we have with animals.
This year we are raising money for animal welfare charities that includes the Bring Your Dog To Work Day official charities – All Dogs Matter and Animals Asia ....
Following the impact of Coronavirus on the leisure industry, South West marketing agency, Bigwave media, have created the ‘Get U Back’ national campaign designed to champion Cultural & Leisure Trusts and engage a positive message to the community to get people back into gyms, libraries, parks, theatres and more. They have also launched ‘Workout@Home’, a free web-based app to keep the nation active during lockdown and self-isolation.
Bigwave media, with offices in Exeter, Plymouth, and Torbay, has a specialist team working with leisure and cultural facility clients across the UK...
It is estimated that £2bn a year is overpaid to HMRC due to mistakes and missed reliefs.
Buying a property can be an expensive business. There are many costs to pay, such as legal fees, estate-agent fees, mortgage set-up fees, valuations and surveys. One of the largest costs is likely to be Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), a tax you pay when you buy a property or a piece of land in the UK. It’s always advisable to get some professional advice on what stamp duty relief maybe available. Below are 10 things you may not already know about SDLT:
