On 1st November 2017, Awcock Ward Partnership (AWP) are celebrating their 5th anniversary as a successful local business. They’ve grown from 7 members of staff in 2012 to 28 in 2017 including 8 apprentices. With 3 awards under their belts, they are both locally and regionally recognised for the work they do and the way they care for their staff. In 2016 they won the Exeter Living ‘Professional Services’ Award and in 2017 they won the Express and Echo Business ‘Small Business of the Year’ award and the National Apprenticeship, South West Regional ‘Newcomer SME of the Year’ award. Their next...
In recent years, financial issues have plagued many people in the UK, leading to a surge in the amount of debt-ridden homeowners and businesses facing bankruptcy. At one time, the Exeter postcode EX6 was one of the top ten most debt-ridden postcodes in the UK, according to research by the Telegraph . Unfortunately, this difficult reality also affects many students, who are equally struggling to find the means of debt management.
It is a well-known fact that the cost of attending university in the UK is steep, as the combination of fees and the price of living increase annually. In...
Your essential guide to What’s On in around Exeter this weekend (3-5 November)
THEATRE
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Hot Rock Productions presents ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’. Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece, and the definitive ‘Grusical’, don’t miss out on the ultimate theatrical horror experience. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Medea Friday & Saturday, Beer Quarry Caves Four of Swords perform Medea in the spectacular Beer Quarry Caves. Freely adapted from the Greek masterpiece...
Members of the Polish ‘307’ nightfighter squadron which defended Exeter during the Second World War will be honoured with a plaque in Exeter Cathedral this month, as the city marks the 75th anniversary of the Exeter Blitz. The events on 15th November are part of ‘307 Squadron Day’, recalling the same date in 1942 when the squadron presented the city of Exeter with the Polish flag as a sign of international cooperation. This year’s events will be attended by His Excellency Arkady Rzegocki, Polish Ambassador to Great Britain. Ambassador Rzegocki will unveil a plaque in the Cathedral’s St...
Bishop’s Move Exeter, part of the UK’s largest family owned removal company, are storing British Legion poppies to support the Armed Forces community, past and present in the Devon and Cornwall area.
When Bishop’s Move Exeter Manager, Mark Neave was approached by the British Legion to help regarding the storage of poppies for the British Legion Poppy Appeal, he couldn’t have been happier to assist.
Bishop’s Move are providing indefinite courtesy storage for the British Legion’s Poppy Appeal stock at their warehouse located in the Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter. Due to...
Remember, remember… organised displays are the safest place to enjoy a firework display
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have been working alongside the National Fire Chiefs Council and a North Devon family to highlight the potential dangers of having a firework display at home. The Fire Service encourage everyone to attend an organised firework display as they are safer and they have safe and well organised displays . Maisie’s story
On Bonfire night, November 5, 2016, four year old Maisie Roe was badly burned by an ordinary garden firework. Stephanie, her...
