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An aerial view of Long Lane and Exeter Airport. Image: East Devon District Council
An aerial view of Long Lane and Exeter Airport. Image: East Devon District Council

Work begins on road improvements that will ‘unlock’ East Devon and Exeter AirPark and 1,000 jobs

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By on Business, East Devon, Exeter, News

Work is under way on a £3.7million road improvement scheme at Exeter Airport that will pave the way for a major new East Devon business park boasting 1,000 jobs. The Long Lane enhancement project will ‘unlock’ development of a 19-acre ‘AirPark’ site. It will form part of the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone. The Long Lane scheme will widen the road that runs past Exeter Airport and down to Hampton by Hilton hotel. It also features a bus loop and cycleway to the Future Skills Centre and the maintenance hangars which have recently been taken over by Exeter Aerospace.…

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Honiton
Pictured here is Liz and Duncan Chilcott. Photo: Rosie Parsons.

‘Real surprise’ in Honiton as medal of trailblazer WWII female pilot sells for £5,800 at auction

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By on Business, News

A medal belonging to one of Britain’s World War Two first-ever female test pilots auctioned in Honiton proved a ‘real surprise’ when it sold for £5,800. The MBE belonging to trailblazer WW II pilot Joan Hughes, plus her Pike Trophy medal and a scrapbook charting her skills, sold for the ‘unexpectedly high’ sum last month during the two-day sale held by Chilcotts Auctioneers. Auctioneer Duncan Chilcott said Joan’s war efforts associated with the MBE – awarded in 1946 – prompted high interest in the sale, reaching more than 20 times the estimated price when it went under the hammer in…

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Ottery
Mrs Dean, right, won the raffle hamper in aid of Hospiscare. Photo: McCarthy & Stone.

Ottery retired residents and local businesses rally to raise funds for Hospiscare

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By on Business, Editor's Choice, News, Ottery St Mary, Property

A Christmas raffle for retired residents living at an Ottery St Mary development has raised funds for Hospiscare. Residents living at Tumbling Weir Court raised £50 for Hopsicare buying tickets to win a host of prizes, including a festive hamper, wine and chocolates donated by local businesses. The money raised helped fund Christmas dinner for Hospiscare families while their loved-ones received care at the hospice. Toni Hiscox, East Devon Hospiscare community fundraiser, announced the winners, presenting Mr and Mrs Dean with the festive hamper. Toni said: “Last year was full of unprecedented challenges, so it was really important that we…

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Ottery
The 17th century brass-studded chest was made by King Charles II own cabinet maker, Richard Pigg Junior, and is thought to have been kept at Knightstone Manor near Ottery St Mary. Photo: Woolley and Wallis.

Rare 17th century leather chest from Ottery manor is to go under the hammer after it was discovered in Wiltshire

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By on Business, News, Ottery St Mary

A rare leather chest more than 400 years old that originated from Ottery St Mary is set to be auctioned after it was discovered in Wiltshire. The 17th century brass-studded chest was made by King Charles II own cabinet maker, Richard Pigg Junior, and is thought to have been kept at Knightstone Manor. The metre-wide chest, seen photographed in a room in Knightstone Manor in a 1950 edition of Country Life, is estimated to make between £3,000-5,000 at auction. Salisbury-based auction house Woolley and Wallis, selling the chest, said the photograph was taken at the time Knightstone Manor was owned…

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East Devon
Hospiscare nurses at Christmas. Photo: Hospiscare.

Hospiscare thanks businesses in Exeter and East Devon for raising £14,500 to make a difference during December

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By on Business, East Devon, Editor's Choice, Exmouth, News

Businesses from across East Devon and Exeter teamed up to make the ‘difference-of-a-lifetime’, raising £14,500 for Hospiscare. During December more than 20 firms and traders rose to the challenge set by the charity to make a difference to families facing terminal illness over the holiday period. Hospiscare thanked the 24 businesses who signed up to the charity’s 12 Days of Care campaign, where firms sponsored a period of care on the hospice ward. Ruth Wills, Hospiscare nurse and ward manager, said: “The holidays really have the power to bring happiness and to give people the chance to make memories to…

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East Devon
Mark Diacono, right, with his In My Back Yard food delivery. Photos: IMBY.

East Devon ‘ethical supermarket’ celebrates launch of home delivery service

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By on Branscombe, Business, East Devon, Farming, News

An ‘ethical supermarket’ that launched in Branscombe last year amid the pandemic has branched out to offer home delivery across East Devon. After two years of planning, In My Back Yard (IMBY) began in April 2020 during the first coronavirus lockdown, sourcing as many products as possible within a 30-mile radius of its East Devon hub. Now the cooperative business, which is run largely by volunteers, is offering home delivery to customers living within a 15-mile radius of the ‘ethical supermarket’. A spokesperson for the cause said: “In My Back Yard – also known as IMBY – is a local,…

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fitness
Photos: Funmumsfitness

Personal trainer shining spotlight on maternal mental health launches help for mums in East Devon

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By on Axminster, Business, East Devon, News, What's on in East Devon

A personal training business shining the spotlight on maternal mental health and motherhood has launched in East Devon. Funmumsfitness recently launched classes and sessions in Axminster and Colyton in a bid to promote body confidence to mums in East Devon. The workout sessions aim to help mums recover after birth, lose weight, get fit, feel strong and make new friends. The East Devon classes are held at the Reece Strawbridge Community Centre, in Colyton, and at Axminster Football Club. In September 2020 a new private studio for personal training sessions was set up in Axminster. Founder Dora Szentivanyi said: “Very…

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Exeter
Travelodge Exeter. Photo: Tripadvisor.

Hotel chain reveals bizarre lost property haul left behind in Exeter in 2020

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By on Business, Exeter, News

A family of garden gnomes, a jeweller’s trunk of precious stones and a barrister cloak with wig are among some of the property left behind in Exeter’s Travelodge over the last year. The hotel chain this week revealed a list of its lost property haul, handed in across its 563 UK sites over the last 12 months. Exeter staff also found left behind a divorce settlement, a limited-edition Banksy print and a pair of giant feather angel wings. Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge spokeswoman, said with millions staying in the budget hotel over the year, staff often found a host of interesting…

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Honiton
Honiton Scouts presented certificates to (clockwise L to R) Happy Humbug, in first place, Honiton Eye Clinic was awarded second place. Coming in third was Ganesha, fourth was awarded to Just Cards and fifth place was presented to Wild and Whimsical Flowers. Robson Financial won a special award.

PHOTOS: Honiton Scouts present certificates to town’s businesses for window displays as youngsters pack in festive-filled December of fun

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By on Business, East Devon, Editor's Choice, Honiton, News

Honiton Scouts presented certificates to shopkeepers in the town after the youngsters held a Christmas window display competition. Festive fun has been at the forefront of the scouts’ December meetings as the youngsters took part in a host of Christmas activities. Card and wreath making activities, judging festive shop displays, plus dreaming up new ice cream flavours and making new laws as part of UK Parliament Week, have kept the youngster busy in the lead-up to Christmas. Helen Turner, 1st Honiton Scout Group leader, said the youngsters ‘loved’ the annual tradition of judging the town’s Christmas windows. She said: “We…

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Ottery
Pictured here at draw night is Robin Rea and Harriet Steel from Rusty Pig and Toni Hiscocks from Hospiscare (front) Ruud Jansen Venneboer and Jacqueline Parke from Mazzard Farm Cottages (back). Photo: Rusty Pig

‘Phenomenal’ festive fundraiser in Ottery exceeds expectations to raise £2,550 for Hospiscare

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By on Business, Editor's Choice, News, Ottery St Mary

Christmas community spirit smashed an Ottery St Mary fundraising drive to give a much-needed boost to end-of-life care charity Hospiscare. The Rusty Pig’s Ho Ho Hospiscare draw, which aimed to raise £500 for the charity, collected more than £2,000 for the cause after the community rallied in support. Businesses piled on extra prizes as the total topped all expectations, and the draw raised £2,300. Robin Rea, Rusty Pig owner, said: “With times being hard for so many, we are incredibly grateful for the generosity shown by the local community.” Toni Hiscocks, local Hospiscare fundraiser, said: “Thank you so much to…

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