Aspect Windows’ cakes raise £321 for Comic Relief

Aspect Windows has raised £321 for Comic Relief with its hugely successful cake sale on Friday 15 March. Staff sold homemade cakes and biscuits to their colleagues, customers and other local businesses on the Trade City estate.

The company joined property guru Kirstie Allsopp in the Twitter Million campaign, a challenge on the social networking site to raise £1 million for the charity, and had hoped to raise £100.

A record £75 million was raised for Comic Relief this year. The total amount, to be spent on charity projects in Africa and Britain, topped the 2011 total of £74....

Kim Walker joins Exeter law firm Morgan & Pope

Local law firm Morgan & Pope are growing from strength to strength with the latest appointment of Kim Walker, who joins them as a consultant.

Kim, formerly of BHR Law, specialises in Commercial Property work.

Kim says that she is looking forward to working with such a forward-thinking dynamic firm

Charlotte McGregor Managing partner says “I am delighted that Kim has joined us, which boosts our Property department. Kim is a real asset to the firm.”

Morgan & Pope recently celebrated their 1st year anniversary of the merger between two local firms J...

Baroque Glories

Event Date: 
23/05/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Mint Methodist Church, Fore Street, Exeter EX4 3JQ

Thursday 23 May 2013 at 7.30pm Vivaldi – Gloria Pergolesi – Magnificat Handel – Chandos Anthem No. 9 : O praise the Lord

Exeter Philharmonic Choir celebrates the beginning of summer with a programme of thrilling pieces in the wonderful acoustics of The Mint Methodist Church under the baton of their director, Andrew Millington. The programme includes the much-loved Gloria by Vivaldi, Handel's Chandos Athem with its echoes of the famous Zadok The Priest and the less familiar setting of the Magnificat by Pergolesi.

Tickets: £12 unreserved On-line: www.exephil.org.uk EPC...

Plymouth man sustains life-threatening injuries after losing control of his car

A 23-year-old Plymouth man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle road traffic collision on the A30 at Tedburn St Mary.

The collision took place at around 5.30pm on Sunday 17 March 2013 and involved a Peugeot 106 car, which was travelling east.

The driver lost control of the vehicle, which left the road and came to rest down a steep embankment.

The driver sustained serious head injuries, which are said to be life-threatening and was taken to Derriford Hospital.

Police ref: 0616 170313

Young Devon film makers shortlisted for award

Young people from Devon will be heading to London this week to find out if their film has won the best drama category at the British Film Institute's First Light Awards.

‘The Woodland’, the short film made by young people from Newton Abbot and Dartington, follows a young girl who wanders into woodland alone. Following the sounds of voices she falls into a hole, momentarily becoming the size of a beetle, while learning about the woodland and herself from this new perspective.

Two young people will be going to Leicester Square to the award ceremony on Tuesday 19 March, where...

Exeter business Rokk Media continues impressive growth

Authored by Rokk Media
Posted: Mon, 03/18/2013 - 10:31am

After a meteoric 2012 which saw Exeter-based bespoke software, mobile apps and web development agency Rokk Media Ltd reach its first decade, move to a purpose-built office and realise a doubling in turnover, it has continued to buck the economic trend in 2013 after securing major new clients and adding more members to the team.

New appointments in project management, web development and a key appointment at director level, all reinforce Rokk Media’s commitment to further extensive growth over the next few years.

New Marketing Director Ian Creek joins Rokk Media after...

Stagecoach forced to make fare changes

Rising costs and reduced public sector investment have forced up fares for passengers, Stagecoach South West confirmed today... but argue that taking the bus still offers better value than commuting by car.

Fares in Devon and Somerset will rise by an average of 4.2% from 1 April 2013. The cost of a weekly Exeter Megarider, which is one of the company’s most popular tickets, will change from £13.00 to £13.50. This offers passengers unlimited travel for seven days within Exeter for just £1.93 a day.

Furthermore, in recognition of Exeter’s increased catchment area and new...

Northgate Vehicle Hire appoints new Rental Manager to its Exeter depot

Northgate Vehicle Hire, market leader in flexible vehicle hire and fleet solutions, has appointed Vicky Davison as Rental Manager at its Exeter depot.

Having worked in the rental industry since 1990 for companies such as Avis, Arriva and Europcar, Vicky’s existing industry experience will see her take responsibility of the day-to-day management of staff and drivers at Northgate’s Exeter depot.

Felix Beltran, Area Sales Manager at Northgate Vehicle Hire, said: “We’re delighted to have Vicky on board and feel confident that her experience will help to build on what has...

Police appeal after three-vehicle collision near Newton Poppleford

Police are appealing for witnesses after three vehicles were involved in a road traffic collision on Saturday 16 March near Newton Poppleford. The collision happened at around 3.30pm on the A3052, one mile west of Newton Poppleford, near Sidmouth. Fire and ambulance crews attended the collision which involved a Suzuki Wagon, an Audi A3 and an Audi A4. The female driver of the Suzuki, from Exeter, was airlifted to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with serious back and leg injuries. An elderly man travelling in one of the other vehicles sustained a head injury which was not serious....

Exeter Bedroom Tax Protest

On Saturday 16 March 150 or so concerned people gathered in Bedford Square in Exeter to show their opposition to the reviled Bedroom Tax. This was one of nearly 60 such rallies across the UK coming together at the same time, a groundswell of some 15,000 protesters.

Over the past couple of months, I've been a frequent tweeter on the subject as @CllrPaul4Cowick . Through these tweets I have campaigned, questioned, and informed. In addtion, I have contributed an editorial article on the Exeter Labour Party website.

As a result of all this activity on the Bedroom Tax, the...

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