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TerraCycle® Brings Joy to Exeter Community By Donating Bench Planters Made From Recycled Materials

Authored by Alice Newlyn
Posted: Tue, 11/19/2024 - 11:36am

TerraCycle, the global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials, has unveiled Sylvania Community Stores and Café in Exeter, Devon, as the winner of two bench planters made entirely from recycled materials.

The bench planters are made using recycled waste collected via TerraCycle’s various recycling solutions including TerraCycle's Zero Waste Bags. These bags allow consumers to recycle 14 different types of waste streams that are not typically recycled kerbside, including crisp wrappers, medicine blister packs, and office supplies. The bench planters are now available for the...

no ordinary fish album launch "Adverse Camber", ticket proceeds to Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis

Event Date: 
08/10/2023 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix Studio One

Exeter original band “no ordinary fish” are playing a gig at Exeter Phoenix Studio 1 on Sunday 8th October from 7.30-9.30pm to release their 2nd album “Adverse Camber”. Tickets cost £5 and proceeds from ticket sales will go to the charity Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis as drummer/singer Stu has the condition and recently had to quit teaching after 25 years ...how many singing drummers do you know with MS?! CDs, t-shirts, baseball caps and tote bags will also be on sale.

Tickets available here https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/no-ordinary-fish/

The new album features songs...

Doucet chef David Knapman, image © George Chesterton

Local chef hosting Sunday pop ups at Sidwell Street Cafe in Exeter

Doucet head chef David Knapman will be at The Sidwell Street Cafe in Exeter for three lunches this winter cooking a menu inspired by local produce and local recipes.

After growing up in Devon, David has spent 15 years working in some of the world’s top restaurants, including six years at The Fat Duck and most recently two years in France at the 3-Michelin star Maison Lameloise.

David and the Doucet team will be serving a 3-course lunch menu priced at £35 on Sunday 20 November, Sunday 4 December and Sunday 18 December.

To accompany the food there will be a drinks...

Salcombe Distilling Co. and Darts Farm Refill

Salcombe Distilling Co. Hosts Gin Refill Day at Darts Farm

Salcombe Distilling Co. is delighted to host a pop-up gin refilling day at family run Darts Farm, just outside of Exeter, on Saturday 8th October 2022. The event, which will run from 10am until 4pm, will give customers a chance to refill their empty Salcombe Gin bottles with award-winning Salcombe Gin ‘Start Point’ or Salcombe Gin ‘Rosé Sainte Marie’ and receive a 10% discount. Commenting on the pop-up, Howard Davies, co-founder of Salcombe Distilling Co. says: “We are thrilled to bring a pop-up refill station to Darts Farm, as part of our commitment to reducing waste. We already have...

Growth of shopping locally is a 'huge opportunity' for businesses

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 07/01/2022 - 3:28am

The results of a consumer survey, which reveals that 88 per cent of local people try to buy Devon-sourced goods whenever possible, presents a ‘huge opportunity’ for local businesses says Devon County Council’s (DCC) Cabinet Member for Economic Recovery.

Councillor Rufus Gilbert, DCC's Cabinet Member for Economic Recovery and Skills, is encouraging Devon’s businesses to ‘grasp the nettle’ and sign up to the Made in Devon scheme , who will be at the Devon County Show this weekend from Thursday 30 June to Saturday July 2.

Made in Devon enables businesses to advertise that...

Darts Farm Win Large Farm Shop of the Year Award

Darts Farm named Large Farm Shop of the Year at Farm Retail Association Awards

Authored by kath@raw
Posted: Tue, 03/22/2022 - 11:31pm

Nationally-renowned Darts Farm, based just outside Exeter, is thrilled to have been named ‘Large Farm Shop of the Year’ at the Farm Retail Association Awards held on 1st March. Darts Farm is an innovative, family-run business, which was established in 1971 and has grown from humble beginnings to become the unique shopping experience it is today, with a string of prestigious awards to its name.

Michael Dart, who runs Darts Farm alongside his two brothers, James and Paul, comments: “We are absolutely delighted to receive this latest accolade from the Farm Retail Association Awards,...

Elections are coming – don’t lose your chance to vote

Elections are coming – don’t lose your chance to vote

“Don’t lose your opportunity to vote in this year’s local elections,” people in Exeter are being reminded.

People have until 19 April to make sure they are registered to vote.

It takes just five minutes to apply online but if people are not on the electoral register they won’t be able to vote.

That’s the message from Exeter City Council, who are organising the elections throughout the city.

This year elections will be held in Exeter on Thursday 6 May. These will be for:

  • Exeter City Council (14 seats)
  • Devon County Council (9
  • ...
Revealed Graffiti Incidents and Costs

Exeter City Council spent £113,646 on graffiti removal last year

New study reveals the number of graffiti incidents and graffiti removal costs across the UK, with Exeter having the 13th highest expenditure.

Bridging the Gap, TEDx Youth @ Gandy Street

Speaker applications open for TEDx Youth Gandy Street

Committed to showcasing ideas worth spreading within Exeter's student community, we are hosting Exeter's first ever TEDx Youth event this November. TEDx Youth Gandy Street is an independently organised youth conference arriving virtually in Exeter on November 21st, 2020. We are an event focused on spreading the innovative and pioneering ideas of young people throughout Exeter. Our goal is to ‘bridge the gap’ by creating a sustainable and collaborative future for generations to come.

We are looking for pioneering, insightful and thought-provoking speakers to share their ideas with...

Devon in 'good position' if local outbreak occurs

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/09/2020 - 9:37pm

Devon is ‘in a good position’ if a local outbreak occurs, following sustained low numbers of positive COVID-19 cases and steady flow of quality data, says Devon’s Director of Public Health.

Dr Virginia Pearson was answering questions at Devon County Council’s Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (July 8) on the Local Outbreak Management Plan.

The plan is a blueprint which details how any future outbreaks of the virus in Devon would be managed and how its transmission would be contained.

It involves local organisations including the NHS, local authorities, emergency...

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