Commenting on the impact of the Budget Mark Simic, partner at Simpkins Edwards LLP, said: “Many listening to the Chancellor’s Budget will have let out a sigh of relief. There was more content than might have been expected but many of the announcements appear quite modest, measured and manageable and it is a relief to many that the more complex tax issues, including VAT, pensions and Inheritance tax were left alone by ‘Fiscal Phil’.
“The rabbit out of the hat was quite definitely the accelerated increases in personal allowance and the higher rate threshold, which will come into...
Repairs to four breakwaters, which protect the coast from the force of waves, will begin in November to immediately improve protection for the Dawlish sea wall and the railway running along the coast
The work is expected to take six months and community events will be held in Dawlish, Teignmouth and Holcombe in the coming weeks for local communities to find out more
World leading engineers in coastal, tunnel, cliff and railway engineering are to carry out vital repair work in Dawlish, Devon, in November as Network Rail continues work to safeguard the...
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, started operating its 2018-19 Winter schedule from Exeter this past weekend (Sunday 28th October 2018) featuring a total of 18 routes with a choice of up to 93 flights a week available throughout the UK and mainland Europe for travel through to 30th March 2019. The winter schedule features increased frequency on a number of attractive destinations. Flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle now depart up to twice a day and there are an additional four flights a week to Amsterdam. There is also an increase in flights to Manchester, now featuring up to four...
The Brexit vote was an unprecedented outcome for the people of the United Kingdom. More people than ever came out to vote on the UK’s future relationship with the European Union (EU) with a four per cent majority deeming that the UK should leave the EU and chart its own course – despite Exeter voting to remain by a ten per cent majority . Negotiations regarding the terms of Brexit are reaching a climax, with Prime Minister, Theresa May confirming that 95% of the withdrawal agreement has now been completed. So, with the UK set to depart the EU in less than half a year, what effect is Brexit...
Exeter based signs and graphics specialists, Signs Express (Exeter), has been recognised as a finalist in the British Signs & Graphics Association (BSGA) Sign Awards for their Architectural project on behalf of The Leat Student Accommodation. The commission included the provision of both internal and external architectural and wayfinding signage for the bespoke student accommodation which is set in historic buildings and includes the centrepiece, the Leat, which dates to the middle ages. It was important that the signage created an industrial heritage feel and this was achieved by...
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rarely seen masterpiece “Aspects of Love” is to be staged in an exciting new production by the recently formed theatrical production company EX3 Productions. The company, established by local musical director Jeremy Rawlings, secured the rights after weeks of negotiations with the Really Useful Group.
The musical premiered in London’s West End 3 years after Phantom of the Opera, opening at the Prince of Wales theatre on 17th April 1989. The production ran for 3 years totting up a very respectable 1325 performances.
Heading out into the community for a firework display is something many of us love to do, according to a survey carried out by Barratt Homes, which is building homes across Exeter.
Questioning 2,000 people from across the region, the five star housebuilder was keen to discover whether we prefer fireworks at home or join community events - particularly as it is creating new communities across the local area.
“It is important to us that we are helping to create new communities, rather than just bricks and mortar, so it’s good to know how people feel about local events,” said...
This November Nexus Open Systems Ltd is delighted to celebrate its 20th anniversary as a national IT solutions and service provider. Nexus was founded in 1998 with the aim of providing expert IT solutions and services for business across the South West.
To mark the occasion, Nexus will be hosting 20 events to give back to the local community who has supported their growth over the years, kicking off with an IT hardware donation at St. Peters School in Budleigh on Friday 12th October.
Over the past 20 years there have been many changes in how we work and communicate, with...
Princesshay has announced five top street performance acts to appear at its late-night shopping Thursdays.
The illuminated entertainment will bring the centre to life with jaw-dropping aerial acrobatics from Heliosphere and the incredible light-up drummers, Spark.
The festivities kick off on the first of the late night shopping events on Thursday 22nd November. The full line up is as follows:
Thursday 22nd November - Heliosphere, a suspending balletic aerialist flying high on a gravitating giant balloon, performing in Princesshay square at 5pm, 6pm and 7pm
A grant scheme supporting rural businesses in parts of Devon and Somerset has awarded more than £1.5 million of funding over the past two years - becoming the top performing LEADER Local Action Group in the country.
The Making it Local LEADER Local Action Group, which is part of the LEADER European rural development funding programme, has now closed to new applications, having provided support to over 50 projects.
To mark its success, the project, which covers East Devon, South Somerset, Taunton Deane and six parishes in Mid Devon, has visited a number of projects in...
