Almost half of UK graduates and students from the South West (40%) have aspirations to set up their own business after leaving University according to new research from Lloyds TSB Commercial , with many citing excitement and a sense of autonomy as key motivating factors . Furthermore, half of the region’s graduates (50%) and students (50%) who want to start up, hope to do so in the next five years – compared to last year when just over a third (33% and 43% respectively) wanted to start up their own business in a similar time frame.
Will you help Santa out and bring the gift of a home to over 40 young homeless people this Christmas?
Join dozens of Santas on Saturday 8th December as they abseil 100ft down the @Renslade offices to tackle youth homelessness across Devon. This sponsored event will help Exeter YMCA continue to provide 15,000 nights of supported accommodation each year. To find out more about the difference your support is making in the lives of young people click here .
A Santa costume is provided for every participant and the event is run by professionals who will give you all the...
Do you have a writing ailment? Your story is going well but there’s something adrift and you’re not quite sure what. The beginning’s good but then it seems to peter out? Do you struggle with point of view?
In the supportive and encouraging atmosphere of a workshop novelist, Sophie Duffy and lecturer, Cathie Hartigan will offer efficacious advice after the reading and discussion either of the whole piece or relevant passages.
For more info and booking: www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk
New poll findings from YouGov commissioned by charities Grandparents Plus, the Family and Parenting Institute and Family Lives show huge backing for better financial and practical help for grandparents raising children because their parents can’t look after them.
81% of adults in the South west of England think grandparents and other relatives bringing up a child should receive practical help from their local council, and 71% think they should receive a financial allowance. This rises to 84% of adults who think grandparents should get a financial allowance if they are on...
Event Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 10:00 to Saturday, November 24, 2012 - 17:00 Venue: Spacex
In The work between the lines, John Court’s first UK solo exhibition, new works will be shown alongside drawings and performances produced over the last fifteen years. His output includes performance, sculpture and video, but he considers all his work to be fundamentally concerned with drawing, in that drawing connects the elements of line, movement, space and time.
Exeter Chiefs winger Gonzalo Camacho will win his 18th international cap when he lines-up for Argentina in their opening Autumn international against Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday (2.30pm), writes Mark Stevens.
The 28-year-old speedster has only recently returned to Sandy Park having been away featuring for the Pumas in the inaugural Rugby Championship, a competition in which he started every game for his country.
Camacho, however, has wasted little time in making his mark for the Chiefs since his return – scoring Exeter’s opening try in their 33-9 victory...
As with many successful businesses, Ashgrove Kitchens really grew as a result of personal recommendation. In 1987 Andy Davis had set up a small business in Crediton to supply kitchen units to other trades, such as kitchen designers and fitters. But local people got to hear about it and word of mouth led him to start producing designer kitchens for retail customers.
The kitchens units are individually made at their factory in Crediton by skilled craftsmen, many of whom have been with the business since the beginning. As the company grew they expanded into making other interior fittings...
Network Central, the giant business-to-business exhibition, is returning to Exeter in November.
Among the highlights of the event promises to be a talk by Sally Hurst, the owner and founder of The Old Bag company, who is also the wife of Burts Chips’ founder Nick.
The free-to-attend event, at Sandy Park on Thursday, 29th November, also features a host of expert speakers on a wide range of subjects from business growth to the local press and media.
And there’ll also be a reverse Dragons’ Den hosted by Mark Jenkins of Exeter City Football...
Soon the people of Exeter will be able to enjoy the YO! Sushi experience both in and out of the new restaurant (due to officially open on 22nd November), as it is set to offer a take away option.
As these photographs show, the world-renowned sushi chain is nearing completion in time for an eager clientele. YO! Sushi’s dishes are freshly prepared on site daily by its nifty kitchen ninjas, whether to dine in or for takeaway. Although sushi is at the heart of YO! Sushi's concept and brand, you can choose from over 80 Japanese-inspired items, including delicious soups, rice or...
Courageous David Jones, co-owner of Manna from Devon Cooking School, will be setting off on Sunday 16th December to walk the South West Coast Path.
David is embarking on this challenging walk, in the middle of winter, to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The South West Coast Path is England's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for 630 miles, running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset.
This walk is perhaps the ultimate challenge for the...
