Holbefest 2018

Event Date: 
09/06/2018 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Flete Park, Holbeton PL21 9NU

HOLBEFEST is a Devon family festival in Holbeton. A charity event, this family fun and music festival, promises to be bigger and better than ever - with a new location in the beautiful Devon countryside. Get tickets now!

Great bands

Live music will be provided by a cracking line-up including C-Force, Three's Company, Tamar and Crocked Tempo plus more.

Family fun

Family activities include the legendary assault course, which gets harder each year, along side an increasing range of fun activities. The emphasis of Holbefest is on family fun.

5k Fun run...

Stunning new Middle Eastern production arrives in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/24/2018 - 8:48pm

Audiences in Exeter are being treated to a sensational live music and dance performance from Club Cairo as the group’s spectacular Middle Eastern production ‘The Serpent Slayer’ arrives in town. The show promises audiences a true spectacle, in which they will be transported to exotic lands. The show tells the touching story of two sisters on a magical quest, showing how hope can shine through the darkest skies. The cast of dancers and musicians combine poetic verse and multimedia projections to create a world of magic and fantasy. Following The Serpent Slayer, the entertainment continues...

Vospers new £12m Exeter supersite will transform customer experience of servicing

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/24/2018 - 6:15pm

Vospers today revealed more details about its exciting new £12m Exeter supersite, by announcing plans for an innovative service centre, set to transform the customer experience.

The car dealer’s new 61,215 square foot state of the art facility at Matford, opening late 2018, will feature a new FordStore and five state of the art showrooms for Ford, Mazda, Fiat, Jeep and Alfa Romeo. A key feature of the new site will be the after sales service centre with its superior design, quality engineering and intuitive technology. The space has been designed to the highest standard...

Exeter Trade Aluminium appoints General Manager

Authored by JennaETA
Posted: Tue, 04/24/2018 - 4:02pm

Exeter Trade Aluminium (ETA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Sandbrook as General Manager. As Devon’s leading fabricator of aluminium windows, bi-folding, sliding, and entrance doors, ETA is recognised by customers for its fast efficient service, high-quality products with excellent guarantees and for its competitive prices.

Nick has worked for Exeter Trade Aluminium’s parent company since 2011. Initially in the sales department as a Senior Sales Estimator, later taking up the position of Technical Manager and enjoying responsibility of the VueLite brand. Nick’s...

Finalists announced for the 21st annual Devon Sports Awards

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The Awards, which will take place on 22nd June at Sandy Park, celebrate sporting contributions and achievements from community level coaching and workplace fitness right through to the next generation of...

How Technology Can Help Your New Company

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Tue, 04/24/2018 - 11:29am

Technology has completely revolutionised how we conduct business, but the crux of the problem with this technology is that it is forever changing. You need to keep up with the times and the current trends as a business in order to succeed. You need to be able to manage your business better and offer your customers excellent service they are starting to expect. You need to have these five technologies in your business in order to succeed:

Faster More Efficient Payment Methods

Very few people carry cash on them anymore, but that does not mean you should ever be losing out on...

Eight races at Exeter's penultimate meeting of the season

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Tue, 04/24/2018 - 10:54am

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Pub-goers invited to raise a pint to science in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/24/2018 - 10:44am

Experts from the University of Exeter will bring their research out of the laboratory and into city watering holes, as the world’s largest festival of public science talks arrive in Exeter.

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The international, three day event will see thousands of...

Challenging Diversity: Encouraging Inclusion Within the Business Sector

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Tue, 04/24/2018 - 10:38am

Many people perceive diversity as a box-ticking exercise by organisations that is used to promote fairness and equality. You will already be familiar with the term diversity; you may have seen it in the many job advertisements published in newspapers and websites, but the benefits are very real and far-reaching.

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