Devon based Energy Hair has been presented with the prestigious Design Salon Award for their outstanding salon refurbishment in 2019. Thousands of national salons including Gatsby & Miller and Mark David were also competing for this highly sought-after award.
Owner, Nathan Plumridge comments: “ After expanding last year we’ve never looked back and feel so privileged that our beautiful salon has not only been enjoyed by our fantastic clients, but recognised by experts we hold in such high regard.” He continues : “We continue to review and improve our customer experience every...
A donation hub has been set up for the first time in Princesshay as part of its Christmas 2020 charitable initiatives. The Giving Hub will occupy a unit on Roman Walk and will be collecting specific donations to support people who are homeless or vulnerably housed this Christmas.
Princesshay is working with the Exeter Homelessness Partnership to deliver the scheme.
The hub will open Thursday 3rd December and will operate until the 16th January on Roman Walk on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday, collecting items such as winter coats, sleeping bags, boots and some other...
Pioneering University of Exeter work on worldwide health challenges will continue thanks to renewed funding for a unique research centre.
The Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health at the University of Exeter has been awarded an additional £1.43m by Wellcome.
The support will allow the centre’s experts to scale up their innovative research programme, which includes new analysis of the health impacts of social and environmental inequalities.
During the next three years, staff at the Centre will conduct research on health across the life course,...
Exeter College has today announced the launch of a new Student Covid Charter, created in collaboration with students, to ensure the continued safety of students, staff and the wider community.
The Student Covid Charter provides an eight-point plan, which has been created and agreed with students from across the College, that lays out clearly the expectations of learners when conducting themselves at College and when interacting with the wider community.
The Charter builds on the College’s stringent COVID safety measures it has had in place since the start of the pandemic...
Sideshore, Exmouth’s exciting new watersports centre has today announced the launch of its new website showcasing the exhilarating activities available at the centre, both on and off the water.
From kitesurfing, to stand up paddleboarding (SUP), the new watersports centre will not just provide ocean and beach-based activities, but also cater to those looking to dine for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Award-winning local chef, Michael Caines, will be providing a casual dining restaurant complete with an upstairs terrace, to a dog-friendly cafe offering a lighter menu and...
A spectacular drive-through winter wonderland is coming to Exeter’s Westpoint Indoor Arena this Christmas.
Local business, Re:Fuel, will be creating the unique experience for families from all over the South West to enjoy. The company, well known for their “cars and coffee” style events in the South West, has had to close for most of the year due to Covid-19. So, they decided, rather than using the furlough scheme this Christmas, to use their event skills to spread some much-needed Christmas spirit and raise some money for a local charity. The ticket profits will go to the Exeter...
Pivotal work conducted by staff and students to transform the University of Exeter’s approach to sustainability has won a prestigious Guardian University Award.
The transformative work carried out by the University’s Climate Emergency Working Group today (November 25th) won the Sustainability category at the annual awards.
The University also secured runner-up position in the Business Collaboration category, for its work as part at the SETsquared Partnership’s Scale-Up Programme.
Professor Lisa Roberts, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of...
Following on from the success of its August event, independent charity Devon Communities Together is hosting a second FREE online community resilience event this year, which will cover a whole range of topics designed to support communities in emergency situations, including flooding, lockdowns, emergency shelters and more.
The event, on 2nd and 3rd December, is being run by Devon Communities Together as part of its role as facilitator of the Devon Community Resilience Forum. Anyone with an interest in community action and community resilience is welcome to attend, including...
Master Florists Julie Collins and Tina Parkes of award-winning British Floral Academy of Art, launches a special festive fundraising campaign to help save England’s most threatened species from extinction. The internationally renowned duo who offer professional floristry training and flower-arranging courses suitable from beginners to masters, have created an online professional Christmas floristry course to help you dress your home in style in aid of ‘The Back from the Brink’ project.
Back from the Brink is one of the most ambitious conservation projects ever undertaken. It is...
The population of rats in Exeter has increased to 264,267 in 2020 - boosted by quiet urban areas and plentiful waste food. There are now thought to be 2.2 rats for every person in Exeter.
“They say you are only ever 6ft away from a rat – and in typical 2020 fashion it’s now more likely in Exeter than ever this year!”, says Jenny Rathbone from Exeter Pest Control company Pest.co.uk
There are now 2.2 rats for every person in Exeter
Rats have enjoyed a bumper year, breeding like crazy during lockdown and making their nests in vacant buildings in quiet streets with...
