The University of Exeter, as part of the SETsquared Partnership, today launched a programme to enable some of the UK’s best tech scale-up companies become the sector giants of tomorrow.

It is expected to generate over £25bn for the economy by 2030, create an additional 30,000 high-skilled jobs in the tech sector, and help improve Britain’s poor investment record in research and development. SETsquared is the Global No. 1 business incubator and since it started it has helped over 3,500 businesses who have gone on to create over 20,000 jobs and raise £1.5bn in investment. This is...

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this Bank Holiday weekend (25-28 May):

THEATRE

English Touring Opera: Il Tabarro & Gianni Schicchi Friday, Exeter Northcott Puccini’s one-act operas Il tabarro and Gianni Schicchi could hardly be more different: one is a moody romance ending in a grotesque murder on a barge in Paris, and the other is a sparkling comedy about a family inheritance in Florence. First performed in 2011 to great critical acclaim, this double bill shows Puccini at his finest as a master of the theatre that speaks to the heart. Sung in...

Rob Baxter refused to be too downbeat despite seeing his Exeter Chiefs side surrender their grip on the Aviva Premiership to rivals Saracens at Twickenham.

Hopes of replicating their success of 12 months ago were ended as the Londoners reclaimed English Rugby’s prized crown by securing a 27-10 victory, thanks in the main to tries from Billy Vunipola, Chris Wyles (2) and Nathan Earle.

The Chiefs fired the odd shot through a Joe Simmonds penalty and a converted Gareth Steenson try, but that was all they could muster on an afternoon when they were distinctly second best for...

Workplace injuries are very common in the UK with more and more being reported each year. If you are injured at work, it is very important that you report it to your manager or your employer so that they can avoid anything like this happening in the future. Between 2016 and 2017, 609,000 workers reported that they had received non-fatal injuries in their workplace. This is a huge number compared to the 70,116 that were reported by employers in the same year. This shows that employers are not reporting all of the accidents that are occurring and that this is an issue that needs to be...

Love this beautiful lace like pattern of trees roots I saw on a recent walk through Dunsford Woods with my daughter and granddaughter.

Nature is so beautiful.

We really are so lucky to live here in the South West where there are so many places to walk and observe nature.

Real estate is one of the highest-returning, low-risk investments available. It does take more capital than playing the markets, but the real property, relative stability and frequently huigh returns over both short-term and long-term investment periods make real estate an attractive choice. For entrepreneurs, real estate ventures may be more lucrative and less demanding than many start-ups. Rather than finding customers, positioning products or services, and managing a team as you chase that elusive point of profit where income finally outweighs expenditures, real estate ventures are...

South Devon University Technical College (UTC), Newton Abbot’s specialist secondary school for young people with an interest in science, engineering, technology and the environment, only has a few spaces left at its open day for the September 2018 intake of students on Friday 1st June, 10am – 3pm.

The college is welcoming young people and parents to its open day for students interested in starting at the college in September 2018. Throughout the day, tours of the college will be given every hour by Principal Ian Crews. Tours will start at 10am with the last tour being given at 3pm...