News - April, 2020
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April, 2020
The impact of the coronavirus lockdown is ‘severe’ according to a
survey of businesses in and around Exeter. The results of the
survey by Exeter Chamber of Commerce demonstrate the enormous
financial impact of the Coronavirus lockdown with two thirds of
businesses rating the impact as severe and 60% anticipating...
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April, 2020
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Digital innovation from Heinz was delivered by one of the UK’s
fastest growing e-commerce consultancies based in Exeter.
Working remotely from homes across the SW, the Good Growth team
were commissioned and then designed and delivered the first ever
Direct to Consumer to website for the food giant in less...
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In February, we wrote to you on behalf of Exeter City
Living regarding development proposals for a mixed housing
development of 44 homes on the former Leisure Centre site at
Clifton Hill. At the February consultation we said we would
hold a further event to present the detailed proposals. In light
of...
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Exeter’s Really Big Quiz, which has raised over £84,000 for local
charities over the past 16 years, has announced that despite the
decision to move the annual May Exeter fundraising event to 2021,
the Lord Mayor’s Charity of the year, CITY Community Trust, will
receive £1,200 from The Really Big Quiz....
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April, 2020
Exeter College has offered
its state-of-the-art industrial kitchen
facilities to Food4Heroes; a charity that provides
free nutritious meals to frontline NHS staff during
the Coronavirus pandemic. The College’s
@34 training kitchens will now be in use
providing nutritionally balanced, free meals to NHS staff.
These meals will include a vegetarian and a
meat option and allergens will be listed on
the dishes provided. Meals will be distributed to
Royal...
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In a show of support to Devon’s dedicated frontline NHS workers,
Devon law firm Stephens Scown LLP is offering a 50% discount on
Will-writing services to workers in the county. To accommodate
shift working, legal advisors at Stephens Scown are available to
discuss Wills out-of-hours by video call with NHS workers...
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April, 2020
A grassroots community project has raised an
incredible £3000 in aid of their production of
vital Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
for community-based health and care workers in
their first weekend. They are hoping to continue raising
around £1000 a day to keep up with the demand for face shields in
the local community.
The PPE4Exeter project was launched last week in
order to raise money for...
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April, 2020
Exeter Science Park Ltd’s Board of Directors has appointed Nick
Ames of the SG Group as its new Chair, replacing Professor Sir
William Wakeham who retires after more than ten years at the helm.
As Chief Executive of the SG Group, which has its headquarters in
East Devon and includes Supacat,...