Organisers of SW Innovation Expo have announced Dhiraj Mukherjee, Co-Founder of Shazam and experienced investor in tech start-ups, as the keynote speaker of the region’s flagship technology and business event. SW Innovation Expo will be held at Sandy Park, Exeter on 14th October 2021 bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs and investors for panel discussions, an interactive technology expo, Pitchfest competition and networking opportunities.
Dhiraj Mukherjee is the Co-founder of Shazam Entertainment, the world’s first mobile phone-based music recognition service and is...
Devon CPRE believes the expansion of anaerobic digesters (ADs) has to be curtailed to protect rural communities and the countryside, as fourteen villages and hamlets join forces to protest against development plans for an industrial-scale lagoon near Upton Pyne. This facility will act as a massive storage and distribution centre west of Exeter for liquid digestate, a by-product of ADs.
Devon CPRE, the leading campaigner for the protection of Devon's rural environment, says that the AD sector in the county is out of control. The result is a rise in pollution incidents, damage to...
Parents can breathe a sigh of relief next week as baby and children’s classes finally reopen after the most recent lockdown.
But as well as having to adapt to the new Covid social distancing restrictions Exeter and Exmouth’s Phonics with Robot Reg classes will also look a bit different.
Instead of just focussing on the children the classes will also be supporting the parents.
Local class leader Jessica Jenner explained: “So much has changed in the last 13 months and we have realised that our classes do more than teach the foundations of reading and writing....
With great disappointment and sadness, the volunteer committee that organises the renowned annual Exeter Craft Festival has announced that the Festival will not take place this year.
The current Chairman, Madeleine Millington said: "We were very hopeful earlier in the year, with the roll-out of the vaccination programme, that we would be able to stage the Festival in July, but after careful consideration, we feel that there is still insufficient guidance as to the safety of doing so. Our event, which was planned for 1–3 July, would have been a matter of days after the government...
Having postponed their annual concert in Exeter Cathedral last July due to Covid, the Amadeus Orchestra is delighted to announce that it will now take place in July 2021.
Principal conductor Philip Mackenzie says: “As an orchestra, we have been silent since February 2020 when we performed in the House of Commons and we are very excited by the prospect of performing once again. It is very fitting that our first post-Covid concert will be held in Exeter Cathedral as this is the city where the orchestra was founded in 1990.”
Gallagher today announces the appointment of two new managing directors in the insurance broker’s Exeter and Torquay offices.
Cheryl Phillips has been appointed Managing Director for Gallagher’s Exeter office. In her new role, Cheryl will be responsible for heading up Gallagher’s 50-strong team, which looks after insurance and risk management for businesses of all sizes across the region, from SMEs through to large corporate organisations, as well as operating a dedicated regional claims hub. Gallagher’s Exeter office has been based at Milford House on Pynes Hill since 2020, when...
Having postponed their annual concert in Exeter Cathedral last July due to Covid, the Amadeus Orchestra is delighted to announce that it will now take place in July 2021.
Principal conductor Philip Mackenzie says: “As an orchestra, we have been silent since February 2020 when we performed in the House of Commons and we are very excited by the prospect of performing once again. It is very fitting that our first post-Covid concert will be held in Exeter Cathedral as this is the city where the orchestra was founded in 1990.”
Households in Exmouth will receive their own map of the town that showcases the best of the outdoors. The maps will be delivered by Royal Mail by 24th April.
Wild Exmouth , a three year community nature project, has produced a wonderful map to highlight trails and cycle paths along with parks, nature reserves, play areas and community orchards.
Working with local designer, Jo Salter , a brilliant bird’s eye map has been created to give an inspiring view of the town. The map will be posted out over the coming weeks to every household...
Projects, teams and individuals from across the South West are in the running to win at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2021 , it has been announced.
Finalists from the South West at this year’s RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence are
Interactive Plymouth Plan, submitted by Plymouth City Council (Excellence in Tech within Planning Practice)
Transformation of groundbreaking plan into fully interactive website; a portal to the plan’s strategic vision and policies as well as its delivery and monitoring
The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies has extended its weekday operating hours and will now open at 7am on Monday to Friday throughout the summer.
The extended hours give customers, particularly those who work in the trades, more flexibility in when they collect supplies and arrive at their jobs. Lengthening the opening times of the branch also helps maintain and improve social distancing.
Paul West, Branch Manager at RGB Exeter, commented: “We are always looking at ways we can evolve to support the requirements of our customers, and by extending our weekday summer...
