News - November, 2020

Independent retailers in Exeter need your support more than ever. After such a turbulent year, this festive shopping period will be vital for many businesses throughout the city centre. It is Small Business Saturday on 5th December, a campaign which is now in its eighth year in the UK and the campaign has...

Public concerns raised over insufficient social distancing space on Queen Street Devon County Council now exploring emergency road layouts on Queen Street Formal consultation on proposed options taking place from 26th Nov to 10th Dec Devon County Council have today opened an online public consultation that is due to run from the 26th...

Following Government’s announcement of national restrictions, 5 Nov – 2 Dec.  Local authorities will administer a new Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG)which is available to businesses that provide direct in-person services from their premises and have been required to close from 5th November until 2nd December. The amount of grant funding...

Marketing guru recognised for professional support provided to business owners Marketing expert Jennifer Corcoran, founder of My Super Connector based in Shaldon, Devon, has been crowned one of the UK’s Top 10 advisers for the support she provides to small businesses and entrepreneurs to help them build their LinkedIn profile. The...

We all know that cycling can help us boost our mood and mental wellbeing. At the same time, it is a great way to stay active during times of coronavirus restrictions. So, keep cycling this winter and join friends, family and colleagues for Winter Wheelers! What is Winter Wheelers? Winter Wheelers is...

Visit Exeter have launched their first ever Virtual Christmas Market. The aim of the initiative is to promote local businesses online in the run up to Christmas, during England’s second national lockdown. “Traditionally, this is the busiest time of the year for many of the businesses taking part, so that’s why...

Devon County Council and Exeter City Council are seeking your views to make your area better, sustainable and community-driven. A number of emergency active travel infrastructure measures were introduced in the Heavitree and Whipton area earlier in the year, in a bid to support the areas to become greener, healthier and...

No Christmas Party and don’t know how to reward your team? We have an idea! It’ll be lonely this Christmas without a Christmas party! Luckily, we at Circa have put together a great selection of corporate hampers to keep staff happy over the festive period. For those of you that don’t...

At Greenhayes Garden Design, we've come up with something that will bring some much needed cheer this Xmas in what has been a difficult year – Garden design buddy gift cards available across Devon, Somerset & Dorset.  We have been offering mentoring type consultations for some time, where we walk through...

FORCE Cancer Charity has a great selection of Christmas Cards available to buy online now. https://forcecancercharity.co.uk/force-christmas-cards/ All cards come in packs of 10 and cost just £4 per pack.  The charity would also welcome the opportunity to drop off a number of Christmas card packs to sell within your team. Would...