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Dr Sally Basker, chief executive of Exeter Science Park

Exeter Science Park CEO Sally Basker announces retirement

Exeter Science Park’s Chief Executive, Dr Sally Basker, has announced her decision to retire from full-time work in June 2026.

This will promote a smooth transition and stability following the recent appointment of Dr Eulian Roberts as the new Chair of Exeter Science Park .

Dr Basker, who has led the organisation since 2017, leaves behind a powerful legacy. Under her leadership, Exeter Science Park has grown fivefold and now contributes approximately £50 million annually to the regional economy. Today, the Park supports more than 750 jobs and is home to over 45 high-growth...

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600 body boards collected from Westcountry beaches

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 09/21/2016 - 9:09am

Keep Britain Tidy's BeachCare programme has collected broken body boards left on three Westcountry beaches, highlighting the problem of the cheap polystyrene boards and the amount of waste they create.

BeachCare will be using the boards for an educational challenge project for South Devon’s University Technical College (UTC) before sending the boards onto a play scheme in Bristol for recycling.

With the help of South West Water, Cornwall Council, Cory Environmental and the beach ranger team at Croyde, these cheap, poorly constructed boards have been collected after being...

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'High Five' Hygiene Award for Otter Nuseries

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Wed, 09/21/2016 - 5:14am

The busy restaurant at Otter Nurseries in Ottery St Mary has been awarded the highest rating by the Food Standards Agency in its most recent inspection.

With over 280 covers, the restaurant serves hundreds of hungry customers every day using fresh ingredients from approved local suppliers.

Restaurant Manager Anthony Adams, said: “In a big kitchen like ours there is a lot to keep on top of in terms of hygiene.

“We work extremely hard to achieve the highest of standards, including staff training. It applies to me too - I recently attended a four-day course in Exeter...

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South West Water creates new Customer Challenge Group

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 09/20/2016 - 8:55pm

Nick Buckland OBE has been appointed as independent Chair of a new Customer Challenge Group for South West Water. The Group will assist and challenge South West Water during the three-year development of the company's next regulated business plan, which will run from 2020 to 2025.

The Customer Challenge Group (CCG) will help to ensure that during the development of the new business plan, customer views and priorities are adequately addressed and activities and outcomes are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.

Following the merger of Bournemouth Water with...

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Women’s Equality Party leader Sophie Walker to visit the South West to find out what women want

Women’s Equality Party leader Sophie Walker is visiting the University of Exeter on Saturday 24 September as part of her nationwide tour asking ‘What do women want?’ The event is being jointly hosted by the Somerset, Exeter and North Devon branches.

“The Women’s Equality Party has launched a national conversation with women in communities across the country, asking them the simple question ‘What do you want?’,” says Fodo Higginson, leader of the Somerset branch. “We are at a pivotal moment in British politics, and Sophie is visiting the South West to show that WE are the only party...

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Dumped dog found with ‘excruciating’ ear infection

RSPCA inspectors are investigating after a dog was found dumped with a severely infected ear in Exeter.

The dog warden collected Trixie, who is thought to be a Staffie Sharpei cross, who was left tied up outside the One Stop Shop on Topsham Road. They contacted the RSPCA after she was found to be suffering from a skin condition and a really bad ear infection on September 4.

Trixie is now being treated at an RSPCA centre for her infection and investigations are underway into what happened to her. It is hoped she will make a full recovery and eventually be rehomed.

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Police launch Youth Week

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 09/20/2016 - 12:31pm

Devon and Cornwall Police have launched Youth Week - a dedicated week of action aimed at tackling some of the issues young people encounter.

Each day will focus on a specific topic which will include drugs, sexting, internet safety, bullying, sexual consent and hate crime; and will provide help, support and crime prevention advice to young people at secondary schools and colleges across the region.

The campaign will be focused online to encourage engagement with young people and will be supported by local neighbourhood teams and community groups across the Devon and...

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The Great Big Cathedral Quiz returns

Exeter Cathedral has announced the return of its popular team quiz night. Comedian and author Tony Hawks has once again agreed to host the event, which takes place on Thursday 13th October 2016 in the medieval Nave of the Cathedral. A regular on the Radio Four show “I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue” and is author of several best-selling books, including “Round Ireland With A Fridge”, Tony will be pitting the assembled team's wits against one another from the pulpit. The Cathedral’s Development Director, Paul Courtney, said “After the success of last year we’re delighted that Tony has agreed to...

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Getting literary to help unmarried couples

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Tue, 09/20/2016 - 11:01am

With increasing numbers of couples choosing to live together outside of marriage, a family law expert has turned his hand to writing to help unmarried couples understand their position better.

The resulting book, Living Together and the Law: A Guide to Cohabitation provides essential information for unmarried couples, whose rights when in a relationship or when separating are a conundrum - even for the legal community.

The author is David Cobern, Director and Shareholder with The Family Law Company in Exeter. David has worked in family law for 27 years and has a particular...

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Exeter Racecourse celebrates opening meeting with fundraiser

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Tue, 09/20/2016 - 10:54am

The new season begins at Exeter Racecourse on Thursday, October 6, the first of 17 racing fixtures that race through until May, and this year’s curtain raiser is a fundraiser for the charity Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony.

The charity was founded by 18-year-old event rider Hannah Francis who passed away in August just 15 months after being diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Osteosarcoma.

A talented horsewoman, in 2015 Hannah had been accepted onto a Rider Development Eventing Pathway camp with the aim of upgrading her mare Mavis to intermediate level. Her...

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Large numbers of SW smokers quit

Smokers across the country are being urged to take part in Stoptober (the mass quitting challenge from Public Health England (PHE) starting on 1 October) and join nearly 15 million people who have already quit.

Last year, out of the 2.5 million smokers who made a quit attempt, 500,000 people (20%) were successful; the highest recorded success rate and up from just 13.6% 6 years ago.

And the South West recorded one of the highest success rates from 18.7% to 15.5%.

This increase in successful stop smoking attempts reflects the high number of people using quitting aids...

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