Thrifty Car and Van Rental has been recognised for its outstanding service provision yet again by winning the Fleet News Best Short-term Rental Company of the Year award at Monday night's awards ceremony held in the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
In announcing the award Alan Dedicoat highlighted “Thrifty’s customer service procedures are very strong and backed with excellent management information. Its fleet is one of the youngest in rental, resulting in very low CO2 emissions – perfect for fleets concerned about the environment.
Operation Vortex, the successful road safety campaign run by Devon and Cornwall Police, is to be staged on Thursday 2 April and on days throughout April and May.
Police will be using a number of unmarked vehicles including police motorbikes to help identify and target motorists who disregard road traffic laws and cause danger to others.
Officers from the Armed Response Unit will be joining their colleagues in the Safer Roads Support Unit for the operation which will take place on major roads across the region.
Inspector Richard Pryce from the Force’s Roads Policing...
Crowdcube, the leading equity crowdfunding platform, has hired former Google product manager, Thor Mitchell as Head of Product.
In the newly created role, Thor will build a team of Product Managers focused on serving the needs of entrepreneurs and investors, and ensuring that Crowdcube continues to innovate and grow.
Thor was at Google for nine years, based in London, Sydney, and Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters. While at Google he was primarily focused on developer products and strategy, and managed a number of popular services including the Google Maps API, and the...
"After last year’s good summer, and the easing up of the recession, we’re heading into an exciting new era of top quality dining in the South West," says two Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines of Gidleigh Park, and chairman of the Trencherman’s Guide’s editorial board.
"With consumers increasingly viewing the South West as an exceptional food destination, we chefs are feeling buoyant and confident in developing the dining scene further. And nothing showcases what’s going on in the South West dining scene as successfully as The Trencherman’s Guide."
Blue Fizz Events are thrilled to announce their upcoming ‘Modern Blooms & Brights’ Wedding Fair at the Deer Park Country House Hotel, Honiton, on Thursday 9th April, 6pm – 8:30pm.
The Modern Blooms & Brights Wedding Fair is all about giving brides colourful, vibrant, fun and fabulous bridal inspiration, perfect for the bride & groom looking for the modern alternative to the traditional wedding styling. The evening will be full of music and entertainment, with over 25 fabulous wedding exhibitors brimming with new ideas to excite the imagination.
The popular Night Markets at Exeter Quay return with a whole host of exciting street food to tempt the taste buds and of course a pop up bar run by local favourites The Prospect Inn.
The night market takes place on the first Thursday of every month from 2 April.
Exeter-based Rainbow Living are celebrating after a sell-out fashion show raised around £1,350.
Run in conjunction with John Lewis Exeter, this VIP event was supported by over 120 guests who enjoyed a fun fashion fiesta. Volunteer models took to the catwalk on behalf of the charity, showcasing clothes from the new Men and Women’s Summer collections, and John Lewis experts were on hand with fashion and beauty tips and advice.
Ruth Airdrie from Rainbow Living said: “We are absolutely thrilled at the support the show received, it was a fantastic success! We must say a huge...
This Easter, John Lewis Exeter will host a long weekend of exciting events for all the family.
From 3–6 April there will be a range of activities to keep the little ones entertained, including an epic Easter egg hunt across the different departments and Easter card making workshops as part of our Bringing Skills to Life community programme.
For the adults there will be a series of fashion trend talks and Easter gift food tastings from brands such as Godiva, Chase and Jelly Belly. Shoppers can also enter into nationwide prize draws to win an array of exciting prizes...
People suffering from dementia are being offered the chance to get out and enjoy pottering around on an allotment thanks to Age UK Exeter and Exeter City Council.
Linking Lives is a new project being rolled out by Age UK Exeter.
With funding from Age UK nationally five pilot projects across the country have been selected to try out innovative ideas that may help people newly diagnosed with dementia to live well and enjoy life.
The Exeter project allows people who have been recently diagnosed with dementia to meet up with others, share their experiences and make new...
