Local family-run business Severnside Security has marked further growth with the opening of a new regional office in Exeter.
This is the firm’s third regional UK office, opening in response to a significant number of new contracts in Devon, from both public and private sectors clients. The office will act as a strategic hub for the far South West, and the enhanced presence in the region will enable Severnside to support both new and existing clients, as well as host its regional engineers.
Renowned as one of Gloucestershire’s first security companies to support and serve...
Andy Short has been appointed as head chef at ISCA, the restaurant at voco Zeal Exeter Science Park .
He brings his expertise in environmentally-focused cuisine to the property, which is due to open in January 2025 as IHG’s first ever net zero carbon hotel.
Andy joins the property from Salcombe Harbour Hotel, where he was head chef, building on a career which has encompassed hotel and restaurant openings across Northern Europe. In addition to his skills in the kitchen, Short also has a degree in environmental science and a master's in environ-mental consultancy...
Tops Exeter is the latest nursery to join Award Winning Tops Day Nurseries family.
Tops and the previously named Owletts nursery colleagues have been hard at work transitioning the management of the nursery for children aged 3 months to 4 years from Exeter College. The purpose-built facility, featuring spacious rooms and a large garden for all age groups, sets it apart from other childcare providers in the area.
This new addition brings the total number of day nurseries owned by Tops Day Nurseries to 33, providing Early Education and Care to over 5,000 children and...
FASHION photographer Mark Sanders is aiming to put motor neurone disease firmly in the spotlight with a sale of images from 100 of the biggest names in photography including Devon-based photographers Jem Southam, Robert Darch and Brendan Barry.
Mark, from Exeter, whose mum, Lin, died from motor neurone disease (MND) earlier this year, has pledged to raise as much as possible on behalf of the MND Association which supports people living with the disease across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Inspired by the statistic 1 in 300 which illustrates an individual’s...
Libraries Unlimited’s popular The Secret Book Quest is being launched in libraries in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
The Quest, which is available both as a free sticker-booklet and an online programme, has so far helped over 10,000 children across Devon and Torbay with their reading.
Originally created by Libraries Unlimited in 2021 with illustrations from artist Emily Fox, the unique challenge is designed to inspire a love of reading in children aged 5 to 12. Children work towards a 50-book goal on a journey through the library with characters Pip, Libro and Zena. Along the...
Local homebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter recently hosted its annual charity golf day, attracting more than 100 golfers who came together to support local causes. The event raised an incredible £18,125 for the homebuilder’s charity of the year.
This impressive sum was further boosted by the Barratt Foundation’s match funding, bringing the total donation to £30,125.
The golf day was held in September at Woodbury Park and was attended by Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter employees and sub-contractors. It marked the close of summer and coincided with the...
As the festive season approaches, why not make your Christmas shopping count for more this year? Cards For Good Causes is returning to Exeter this week, offering you the chance to support both charities and the local community with every card or gift you purchase.
The charity welcomes you to step into a world of festive magic at St. Martin's Church, 2 Cathedral Close from the 11th of October, to discover an enchanting array of greeting cards, advent calendars and a wider range of gifts than ever before, which are sure to ignite your holiday spirit. But the experience doesn’t end...
Just over a month into his role as Exeter’s new MP, Labour’s Steve Race visited one of the city’s business success stories – Re-flow Field Management – to discuss how investment in tech is fuelling growth in the Southwest. The meeting took place at Re-flow’s city-centre office.
Re-flow's field management software is designed to help companies with a large proportion of their workforce in the field to streamline their operational processes required for safe, efficient and profitable projects to be planned and carried out.
The topic of investment is an important one for Re...
Guide Dogs for the Blind in Exeter and District will benefit from more than £500 raised by Bloor Homes at the launch of a new Country Park at the housebuilder’s Bloor Homes at Pinhoe development.
The funds were raised as part of a dog-friendly Family Fun Day, which aimed to raise awareness of the Charity, and let people know about the new Country Park as a new recreation and leisure location, including dog walking.
Guide Dogs and Guide Dog puppies were the stars of the event, which held a raffle of pooch-themed prizes donated by local dog friendly-businesses as well as...
Local pharmacies are working with Public Health Devon to pilot a new service aiming to reduce the number of drug-related deaths in the county.
The authority’s latest figures show that there were 185 drug-related deaths in Devon from 2020-2022.
Devon County Council already funds a range of initiatives that help prevent harmful effects of alcohol and other drugs.
But now the council is also looking to work with a number of high street pharmacies in specific locations to help prevent deaths caused by overdose of illegal opiates, such as heroin.
