Crucial work to strengthen a high-profile wall on Exeter’s quayside are now complete, the City Council has announced.
The local authority carried out repairs and stabilisation to a 105-metre stretch of cliff face wall above Exeter Quay on the city centre side of the River Exe.
The cellars below the wall were once used by smugglers many years ago with an underground route connecting to the basements of properties in nearby Colleton Crescent. Today the cellars provide a home to a number of quirky and interesting businesses serving tourists and visitors to the quayside....
If you never do something wrong, then you never learn how to do it right. It is said there’s no teacher like experience but we only learn from experience if we learn from our mistakes. And while beginner’s luck can get you so far, it won’t help you to understand what it is you’re doing, or enable you to get better at doing it.
Forex trading is an example of a field where beginners often have a run of success despite their inexperience. Buying and selling foreign currency pairs can seem deceptively simple, and it’s possible to carry on for a reasonable amount of time under the...
Exeter BID is celebrating the achievements made by its members’ benefits scheme which has identified savings in excess of £50,000 for levy payers so far.
Introduced in July 2016, the scheme is the result of a successful partnership with Meercat Associates and offers businesses in the BID area a personalised service to identify how they can reduce their costs. The scheme is funded and managed by the Exeter BID.
Craig Bulley, CEO of Exeter BID said: “Meercat Associates are experienced at working with businesses to ensure they are receiving the best possible rates for services...
BHP Events Ltd, the organisers that brought you the BHP Performance Show, are proud to present 'BHP FUEL FEST' at Westpoint Arena, Devon.
The event, held on Sunday June 15th, features childrens entertainment, food village, trade stands, static displays from Classic to modern machinery, car to bike, offroad to on road vehicles and the highlight being the hours of live action including motorsport demonstrations, passenger rides plus much more. And to stick with our brand we will also be opening the show to car clubs and performance show cars.
Businesses and shops in Exeter's Mount Pleasant have come together to launch a traders association to co-ordinate raising the profile of their businesses, work together to bring forward improvements to the area and create a forum under which to liaise with the city and county council and others.
The creation and subsequent launch of the Mount Pleasant Independent Traders Association has been supported by the Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Rachel Lyons who will be touring member businesses in Mount Pleasant, Pinhoe Road and Polsloe Road on Saturday (25 February 2014). The Lord...
Traders, businesses and community organisations who want to make the most of social media are invited to come along to the first Teignmouth and Dawlish Social Media Cafe on Thursday 10 October being held at Fresh Ground Cafe, Bank Street, Teignmouth.
The Social Media Cafe is the brainchild of Mandy Pearse, Director of local firm Seashell Communications and Emma Kay, Teignmouth and Dawlish Town Centre Development Manager. It provides a free drop-in event where people can pick up tips and hints on using social media, ask questions, meet other like-minded people over a cup of coffee...
Exmouth’s Town Team and local MP Hugo Swire are celebrating after hearing that their bid for Town Team Partner status has been successful and £10k of funding has been awarded for setting up pop-up shops in Exmouth’s beleaguered town centre.
This follows the announcement by Local Growth Minister Mark Prisk that hundreds of towns across the country are being offered support that will help them revitalise their high streets.
The Exmouth Town Team is a grouping of independent traders in town, plus the Chamber of Commerce, Residents and Traders Association, the Town...
TALENTED artists, food producers and crafters are being invited to air their wares at a new outdoor market launched in Devon this summer.
The Local Produce Market will be held in the streets surrounding Plymouth City Market on the second Saturday of every month from May (starting May 10) to September.
Traders will be able to show of their creations from homemade cupcakes and pickles to pottery, glasswork, carvings and cards.
Stallholders are now being invited to take up a stand. Traders must be from within a 50-mile radius of Plymouth and have been involved in some...
