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Ibiza Orchestra Experience comes to Exeter

After the incredible excitement around the event coming to a number of cities around the UK, Ibiza Orchestra Experience will bring its unique entertainment to Exeter Castle on Friday 16th September 2022!

Friday 16th September will see the fantastic Ibiza Orchestra Experience feature a full live 26-piece orchestra and a soundtrack that will transport listeners through three decades of iconic White Isle classics. The orchestra night will also feature other warm up and closing acts to be announced SOON!

Tom Cullen, Marketing Manager for Ibiza Orchestra Experience said: “We’...

Zeal submits planning for sustainable hotel at Exeter Science Park

Zeal Hotels has submitted plans to East Devon District Council to develop a sustainable hotel at Exeter Science Park under its own brand.

The 142-room hotel will be the first of a number of sustainable hotels Zeal Hotels plans to open around the UK.

The development, which is backed by a private investor, will be operated by a third-party management company. Confirmation of the hotel’s operator is expected within the next two months.

The property is the culmination of many years of work by Zeal Hotels. Tim Wheeldon , managing director, Zeal Hotels, said: “We’re...

Tech South West Awards return to celebrate the best of the sector

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/02/2022 - 5:24pm

The annual Tech South West Awards have opened for entries as the prestigious event returns for a fourth year to celebrate the region’s tech sector.

Covering the whole of the South West from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset to Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, the awards showcase innovation across the region’s fastest growing sector.

Awards include Best StartUp, Women in Tech, MarineTech, Commitment to Diversity, Workplace Culture, AgriTech, Tech For Good, FinTech and Commitment to Talent.

The launch comes hot on the heels of the release of the SW...

LICENSING ACT 2003: APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE

Park Cafe Heavitree Ltd is applying for the grant of a Premises Licence for Park Life Cafe and Hub.

The licence is granted to enable the following activities to take place from

1 June 2022

Retail sale of alcohol on/off

Monday to Sunday 09.00 hrs – 22.00 hrs

Films

Thursday to Friday 15:30 hrs – 22:00 hrs

aturday to Sunday 09:00 hrs – 22:00 hrs

Live Music

Thursday to Sunday 09.00 hrs – 22.00 hrs

Performance of Dance

Monday to Sunday 08.00 hrs – 22.00 hrs

Any persons wishing to make...

World famous explorers to head to Gone Wild as Bear Grylls announces day tickets on sale

This August, a group of world famous adventurers and explorers will make their way to Devon creating a once in a lifetime opportunity for kids and adults to see their heroes and hear all of their exciting tales in one place. Bear Grylls, known for his wild adventures, will be joined by expedition legends including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Ed Stafford and Laura Bingham at Nature Valley Gone Wild Festival, and for the first time the festival is now offering day tickets.

Those living across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset will be delighted to hear that after many requests Nature Valley...

Sight-saving diagnosis shows importance of eye tests

AN Exeter optometrist whose diagnosis saved a woman’s sight is raising awareness about the importance of eye tests.

Emily Beard, who works at the Specsavers Exeter store, assessed a 33-year-old woman whose sight was deteriorating.

As part of an extensive eye examination Emily used a hospital-grade optical coherence tomography (OCT) machine to look at the woman’s eyes and what she saw concerned her, so she urgently referred the woman to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

They immediately did an MRI scan and found a tumour pressing down on her optic nerves. The...

Mike completes 400 mile run for suicide prevention

Re-flow's Co-Founder & Managing Director, Michael Saunders, has completed his 400-mile run to raise money for the prevention charity, PAPYRUS.

Over the past four weeks, Michael has run a 10-mile commute from his home in Cheriton Fitzpaine to the Re-flow offices in Exeter, Devon. Undertaking this distance twice a day, he’s completed just under a full marathon every weekday, for 4 weeks in a row. Overall, this has amounted to 400 miles and 40,000 feet of elevation – the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest one and a half times.

Re-flow works closely with companies in...

Beloved daughter remembered at Brain Tumour Research centre

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/29/2022 - 1:01am

Family and friends of a young woman lost to a brain tumour have visited a research centre where scientists are searching for a cure for the disease which took her life.

Mum Paula D’Souza from Exeter and dad Michael Bullous of Teigngrace, Newton Abbot, were invited to the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the University of Plymouth on Wednesday (27 April) to place tiles on the Wall of Hope in memory of Emma Louise Bullous, who passed away in January 2021, aged 23.

Emma, who graduated from Birmingham University in 2019 with a BSc in Geology and Physical...

Lympstone Manor: 5 years on

Outdoor heated pool and Pool House Restaurant & Bar to launch in May 2022

Firmly established as one of the finest country house hotels, this month, Lympstone Manor celebrates five years since launch, and is showing no signs of slowing down its evolution. Late Spring 2022 is set to bring the launch of the hotel’s highly anticipated outdoor swimming pool and neighbouring Pool House Restaurant & Bar, as well as the unveiling of the vineyard’s first wine, Triassic Pinot Noir, following the planting of 17,500 vines in 2018. The news follows swiftly after the hotel’s launch of six...

IKEA hosts free family activities this bank holiday weekend

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/28/2022 - 11:23am

IKEA is bringing the bank holiday fun this weekend with in-store activities from Friday 29th April until Monday 2nd May for the whole family to enjoy. Customers with an IKEA Family membership will also receive £5 off purchases when spending £50, and £10 when spending £100¹.

IKEA stores in Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Milton Keynes and Reading are launching a number of free activities for the four-day extravaganza. Kids can let their imaginations run wild and get creative with face painting and balloon modelling, or experience the thrills from the marvellous magician. Or there’s the...

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