Awards

Hornoring Outstanding Talent in Business.

Honouring Outstanding Talent in Business

The South West is a region brimming with innovation, creativity, and resilience. Yet, so many of the individuals and organisations driving this dynamic business ecosystem remain under the radar. That’s something the HOT List 2025 is set to change.

Recognising Unsung Business Heroes

Launched as part of the prestigious Business Fest South West, The HOT List 2025 is a new initiative designed to celebrate the unsung heroes of the business world across the South West. These are the individuals and organisations whose effort, ingenuity, and leadership are transforming...

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DCF to host awards with BBC Radio Devon

Authored by LauraHew
Posted: Thu, 07/10/2014 - 8:49am

Devon Community Foundation are set to hold their annual Volunteer of the Year awards in October at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in Exeter, honouring the hard work and achievements of the hundreds of volunteers contributing to community groups across Devon.

The awards will have an added element of excitement as BBC Radio will be broadcasting the awards live with David Fitzgerald as host for the evening.

In 2013 BBC Radio Devon selected the Foundation as their Charity of the Year and together they raised nearly £37,000 helping local people to build better and more...

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Students recognised for their innovation

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 07/09/2014 - 3:40pm

Four young Devon-based students have received a prestigious award recognising talent in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) at this year’s Enterprising Young Devon Awards.

The accolades, sponsored by Devon County Council, were held at the University of Exeter’s Big Bang Fair South West.

Students from South Dartmoor Academy, Braunton Academy, Tavistock College and Kingsbridge Community College beat off 450 competitors from 36 schools in the region, all aged between 11 and 18 years, to have their projects crowned the best in demonstrating innovation, creativity...

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Police officer scoops Heroes Award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 07/09/2014 - 10:15am

PC Rachel Ward of Devon and Cornwall Police is among the winners of the Trading Standards Heroes Award, presented on 3 July. PC Ward, based in Kingsbridge, was recognised for her bravery in bringing a rogue trader to justice following a lengthy investigation by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards. In this case, 30-year old Daniel Ward from Yorkshire had performed sub-standard work at a number of victims’ properties, overcharged them and dumped building material including asbestos in nearby countryside. Dan Ward targeted elderly customers including an 88-year old frail widow and a...

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Entries for volunteer awards close on Friday

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 07/08/2014 - 11:00am

Entries for the Devon & Cornwall Police Partnership Community Volunteer Awards 2014 close on Friday, 11 July.

The awards will reward and recognise those who give their time to support local neighbourhoods to build strong and cohesive communities.

The awards are supported by PCC Tony Hogg, the police, Devon and Cornwall Community Watch Association and Crimestoppers.

The new partnership wants to recognise and value the contribution that volunteers can make to support the delivery of policing services.

“Greater public involvement in policing is a top...

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Excellence in Fire and Emergency Awards 2014: Call for entries

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 07/01/2014 - 11:36pm

Do you know someone in the emergency services who has made a real difference? Here’s your chance to support them.

Entries are open for the first Excellence in Fire and Emergency Awards (the EFEs).

Launched by FIRE Magazine, in association with Babcock to honour the many heroes who save millions of lives and help countless others every day.

The awards acknowledge the ‘hidden’ heroics of the innovative people committed to improving safety and efficiency in the face of massive financial cuts.

Why Excellence in Fire and Emergency Awards?

In his review on...

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Exeter expert wins prestigious Physics award

A University of Exeter physics expert has been bestowed with a prestigious award, for his significant widening participation and outreach work.

Professor Peter Vukusic has been named as the 2014 winner of the Bragg Medal, awarded by the Institute of Physics.

The citation made reference to Professor Vukusic’s “significant and impactful contribution to widening participation in physics education and outreach”.

The prestigious award was instituted by the Council of the Institute of Physics and the Physical Society in 1965, with the first award being made in 1967. The...

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Exeter College lecturer honoured

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 06/30/2014 - 12:16pm

The Pearson Teaching Awards hosted a prestigious event at the House of Commons last week to honour all those who have won a Silver Teaching Award in 2014.

Andy Waite of Exeter College attended the event which was held to celebrate exceptional teachers from across the UK. He won his trophy in the category FE Teacher/Lecturer of the Year, after being shortlisted from a record number of over 20,000 nominations made by grateful pupils, past and present, parents and colleagues.

He will now join 59 fellow silver award winners at the UK final of the Teaching Awards at London’s...

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Top award for Exeter Rugby Group

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 06/29/2014 - 5:23pm

Chairman and chief executive Tony Rowe OBE has spoken of his joy after the Exeter Rugby Group were crowned ‘Company of the Year’ at Thursday night’s South West Dealmakers Awards.

At a glittering awards ceremony in Bristol, Mr Rowe accompanied by fellow ERG director Nigel Hall, accepted the prestigious prize in front of an audience of some 300 people at the Thistle Grand Hotel.

Exeter Rugby Group beat off stiff competition from Good Energy, Advanced Insulation and Loungers with judges highlighting the work which had been carried out by the company over the past 12 months....

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Are you a sporting superstar?

Can your brother bend it like Beckham? Got a mum who really knows her stuff when it comes to teaching tennis? Or maybe your club embodies the Team Teignbridge spirit?

Whatever talent lies in the district, now is the chance to have it recognised! Teignbridge District Council is on the hunt for the best of the best as it opens nominations for its annual Teignbridge Sports Personality Awards.

Nominations are being sought for this year’s awards gala on Friday 28 November at the Langstone Cliff Hotel in Dawlish Warren.

The yearly event has become one of the largest of...

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The Magdalen Chapter needs your vote

The Magdalen Chapter is delighted to announce it has been nominated as a finalist in The Food & Travel Magazine Readers Awards 2014.

For the second year running, the Exeter hotel is one of five finalists in the City Hotel of the Year category. The hotel is defending its title, having last year been crowned the winning establishment in this category.

The Magdalen Chapter is one of only two properties outside of London to be nominated in this prestigious category. Other properties nominated include The Berkeley in London, Charlotte Street Hotel in London, Mandarin...

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