News - November, 2019

Exeter Chamber sub-group ExIST (Exeter Initiative for Science and Technology) was recognised at the Tech South West awards for its commitment to diversity.  ExIST was given the award for continuing to address gender balance within the science and technology community and raising visibility of women in these sectors, to encourage...

Exeter City has been named as the best club for fan engagement across the top four tiers of English football. The club topped the first Fan Engagement Index, an index which scores each of the from the Premier League to League Two on the relationship with their fans. It places each...

Free Christmas Networking at Exeter Cathedral School: Thursday 5th December We are delighted to invite you to our ‘Winter Warm Up’: a free festive networking event open to fellow members of the Chamber, alongside other local businesses. We would love you and your team to join us for any or all...

Dennis Venn FRICS MCIArb has bolstered his contribution to Vickery Holman’s Dispute Resolution Service since becoming an Adjudicator. Dennis has over 30 years of experience in building surveying and was, until recently, the Head of Building Surveying at Vickery Holman. His acknowledged expertise in party wall surveying, building disputes and...

Stagecoach South West will be delighting children across Devon with their Christmas themed ‘Santa bus’. The bus, which is vinyl wrapped to look like a Christmas present and is decorated inside with a traditional Christmas scene, will be travelling around Devon with Christmas giveaways and activities for children to enjoy. Family favourite...

Exeter Racecourse is encouraging racegoers to unleash their inner elf for a great cause at its raceday next Friday (December 6). Elf Day is a festive-themed fundraiser for Alzheimer's Society, a charity supported by Jockey Club Racecourses, which encourages participants to get into the Christmas spirit and dress up as elves for the day. This year’s festive event coincides...

Children’s Hospice South West is calling on companies to help sponsor one of its children’s nurses this Christmas. The charity, which runs children’s hospices in Bristol, St Austell and Barnstaple is asking firms to pledge £1,000 towards its ‘Sponsor a Nurse’ appeal and help make Christmas just that little bit more...

Road safety is always important – for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists alike. Cyclists are especially vulnerable on the roads, and this is becoming a bigger issue as their numbers continue to increase. In the UK, for example, the numbers of bikes on the road have skyrocketed by almost 30% since...

This morning, Exeter Phoenix have announced exciting plans for creating a solar-powered auditorium, paving a greener future for the arts in Exeter. If Exeter Phoenix can raise £3,000 by Monday 16th December, the M&S Energy Community Fund could grant the venue the additional funds needed to replace the existing auditorium lights...

The building, known as The Oak Room, offers an imposing frontage onto St. Peter Street, but inside it opens up to reveal a bright and stunning early 19th Century interior with oval-shaped gallery and a wealth of features, plus a lower floor which serves as a function room or seminar suite....