This March sees Rock Solid Race returning to Escot Park for the third time – bringing with it more obstacles, more races and more days to do it in (the event will be running on both days this year).
Founder and owner Ashley Jardine is thrilled with the reaction to the event. Having left a safe career as an Optician just three years ago, he took a big gamble on carving out a new career in Obstacle Racing. It looks like it has paid off.
“Just three years ago, Escot Park was our very first event and since then we have become known as being one of the best races around.”...
Devon County Council is preparing guidance on the implementation of the county’s new Waste Plan.
Following adoption of the Waste Plan in December, it now forms part of the Development Plan for Devon and is to be considered when determining all planning applications in the county.
Planning applications for housing and commercial development will rely on other organisations, such as district councils and developers, to comply with the plan’s policies on waste prevention, collection and storage infrastructure, and the protection of waste management capacity.
JLL’s Exeter office has announced it is moving to the best office building in central Exeter – The Senate.
The move to larger premises, from nearby Keble House, is a reflection of the global property firm's ongoing success and need to accommodate its growing team.
The property consultancy firm, which has had a presence in the city since 1990, has agreed to take a large part of the ground floor of the office building, from landlord Valad, as the firm continues to expand its business. It has agreed terms on over 4,500 sq ft of Grade A office space.
A pioneering fitness device which has received global acclamation is being debuted at an Exeter health and fitness club.
The MYZONE® chest strap and monitoring system has been introduced to the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel this week, meaning residents and gym members can track their fitness goals more effectively than ever before.
The strap is the only exercise tracking system in the world that is able to provide real-time feedback of workout intensity as well as wirelessly uploading the data that has been stored.
Manager of the hotel’s Spa Naturel Fitness, Steve...
River Cottage have released 15 sought-after spaces for their Traineeship Scheme to start this January. Available to everyone aged 16-24 across both Devon and Dorset, the scheme will run from 26 January for three months.
This ‘work-experience’ scheme aims to bridge the gap between education and employment for young people. Trainees will attend the iconic Park Farm twice a week for the first eight weeks, then once a week from then on. In addition to practical cookery, they will complete a range of activities aimed to increase employability, including interview techniques, CV writing...
Jamie’s Italian will officially open on Monday 2 February 2015 at noon in Princesshay.
The restaurant is the first Jamie's Italian to open in the West Country.
Jamie Oliver’s Italian mentor and celebrity chef, Gennaro Contaldo will be welcoming guests to the restaurant on Tuesday 3 February, the day after the official opening. The Italian legend is said to have taught Jamie Oliver everything he knows about Italian food.
Jamie’s Italian has won thousands of fans for its delicious and affordable food and its friendly and welcoming service. The menu is based on dishes...
Exeter City fell to successive home defeats by suffering a 2-0 reverse at the hands of Northampton Town.
After Exeter saw plenty of chances come and go in the opening quarter of an hour, the scoring was opened at the other end by a close-range header from Marc Richards.
The scoring was completed just before the half-hour mark when former Bristol Rovers man John-Joe O’Toole was fed by ex-Exeter loanee Lawson D’Ath to hook in a second for the visitors.
Midfielder David Noble returned to the starting XI for the Grecians for the fixture – his inclusion was the only...
East Devon District Council cabinet has recommended that an extensive refurbishment and replacement programme be put in place to improve the current provision of its popular beach huts and chalets at Sidmouth, Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Seaton and Beer.
To ensure the economic viability and sustainability of the beach huts, as an enduring local amenity, a sinking fund of £19,000 will be established, which will enable new beach hut schemes to be created. It will also mean that old huts, which have reached the end of their life, can be replaced.
The managing director of Devon’s leading housebuilder says he’s delighted with the company’s most recent results and says his team is gearing up to deliver even more in 2015. Simon Perks, managing director of Persimmon Homes South West says the strong performance in 2014 was a real team effort. “Nationally there was an increase of 17% in legal completions in 2014 to 13,509. This is compared to 11,528 in 2013. Our average selling price rose 5% from £180,941 to £190,500 and our full year revenues increased 23% over 2013 to £2.6 billion. “Our focus is now on continuing to deliver new homes...
Dartmoor National Park has been chosen as one of the 101 British landmarks that Visit Britain will be featuring in their £1.6m marketing campaign in China - GREAT Names for GREAT Britain
The campaign is designed to encourage Chinese people to learn more about Britain by inviting them to come up with the most fitting, meaningful and memorable Chinese names for British places and experiences.
This is especially important as some British names are difficult to translate or pronounce in Chinese.
Over the next week, Dartmoor National Park will be promoted in China across...
