FastTrack to Motorsport Championship launched in Devon to find motorsport talent of the future
A radical new approach to finding the future talent of top level motorsport, which echoes the format of this summer’s much anticipated blockbuster film Gran Turismo, is set to launch in Devon from Saturday (29 July) at Apex Race Centre, the UK’s premier motorsport simulator venue.
In a world first, the simulator-based FastTrack to Motorsport Championship, which is designed to be accessible to all, and not just the wealthy, provides a swift and direct route to a potential career...
Taste six Devon craft gins in a unique blind tasting experience alongside the Chef's selection of the Cridford's menu. Including spirits from Exeter Gin, Copper Frog, Brixham Gin, Papillon, Thunderflower and Dartmouth Gin, explore the diversity of flavours on your doorstep. We'll provide a variety of garnishes so you can find your favourite G&T combination.
A social tasting event, book in a group of six people and receive a free bottle of gin of your choice to take away with you.
£35 p/p
Includes;
Six premium gin & tonics A selection of food provided...
Access to full fibre broadband has been rolled out to another 1,700 homes and businesses by internet service provider Airband as part of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme.
The network of Gigabit capable full fibre broadband is now live in areas of Cotford St Luke, Staplegrove, and Monkton in Somerset, as well as parts of Bradninch, Tiverton, Calverleigh, Cruwys Morchard, Halberton, Nomansland, Withleigh, Powderham, Bishopsteignton, Luscombe and Tavistock in Devon.
Work is also nearing completion on providing access to a further 1,150 homes and businesses...
A firm of commercial law specialists, formerly known as Bertram Law, providing advice on corporate, commercial, and property law, is ‘raising the bar’ following a major move from Marsh Barton to larger offices at Pynes Hill, Exeter, and rebranding as Bertram Fairbanks.
Neal Bertram working with a number of law firms across Exeter since 1994 and formerly a commercial litigation partner at Bertram Law, has accepted an investment from Andy Fairbanks to create Bertram Fairbanks to expand what is a niche business model, in order to help stand out from other solicitors across the city...
Azu Spirits blind tasting sets are centred around sharing. Offering a range of Scotch whisky and British gin tasting sets, they have now released a host-your-own Whisky Club series to run alongside their monthly tasting events.
A 5 month series with 30 single malts to explore and a new theme every tasting, each set includes 6 100ml sharing bottles, a guide, tasting tips, a flyer exploring the particular theme, and the ‘reveal’ envelope for when you’re ready to discover which is which. The series is sold online at https://www.azuspirits.co.uk/whiskyclubathome for £96 and includes...
Volvo Group UK Ltd is adopting Devon waterless urinal technology at its UK HQ in Warwick, and its Felixstowe Renault Truck Commercials Depot, to help cut CO2 and water waste. The flushless urinals are part of the organisation’s commitment to reach net-zero by 2040, covering direct and energy indirect emissions from operations, purchased goods and services.
The roll-out of the waterless urinals, provided by Exeter-based Smarti Environmental, is set to slash Volvo Group UK Ltd’s carbon footprint from its washrooms by 105kg of CO2 per urinal, per year. The switch from flushing to...
Drivers and parents preparing for the big summer getaway are being urged to wear gloves at the fuel pump to help prevent the spread of more virulent strains of Covid – including BA.4, BA.5 and BA5.1 variants of Omicron - that can be passed on to passengers and children via food.
GripHero, which provides on-the-nozzle gloves, commissioned independent research into forecourt habits at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020. This showed that one in five adults filled-up without hand-protection and then passed food to children without sanitising. 73% of adults also admitted...
Lightfoot, the trail-blazing, in-cab, driver fleet coaching technology and rewards platform, has announced that Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses leader, Bob Mann, has been appointed as Chairman of the Devon-based green-tech company.
Currently Chair of Openbravo, one.network, Social Value Portal, ethiXbase, and a board member of Zift, Bob Mann is widely recognised as a pioneer in the SaaS space. He previously ran the European operations of several US software companies, including Siebel Systems, and rapidly turned Relayware - now part of Zift - into a leading global SaaS...
A highly-skilled funeral director has joined the ranks of a well-established Devon business which has a combined 90 years’ experience in looking after local families.
Shoobridge Funeral Services, which has branches in Honiton, Exmouth and Exeter, is delighted to secure Michaela Greenslade who qualified in funeral directing more than a decade ago.
Michaela, who is based in the Exeter office at Polsloe Bridge, said she relished the opportunity to join the accomplished team.
She said: “Caring for families is undoubtedly the most important part of my job, and it is...
New Fully Funded 6 Week Program for Start-ups that are Ready to Launch
Register this weekend to start next week! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/take-the-leap-tickets-154509840091
Take the Leap is a fully funded six-week training programme from independent charity Devon Communities Together, that is designed to assist aspiring entrepreneurs who already have a fully formed business concept that they are preparing to launch.
The programme will guide participants through the practicalities and technicalities of how to build a business model around their idea and...
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