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Students at Ted Wragg schools across Devon have been celebrating Thank a Teacher Day this month (19th June) by honouring their teachers.

Thank a Teacher Day is an annual day of celebration to acknowledge the amazing work that teachers do. It’s an opportunity to reflect and appreciate the hard work of every single member of school staff.

Headteachers and colleagues from the Trust Executive sent out a video messages to all staff members to say thank you for their incredible efforts, teachers and co-professionals across schools received messages of thanks from students,...

Hair at the Academy (HATA) announces its newly formed sister organisation ‘Hair in the Community CIC’ (HITC) a not-for-profit social enterprise, has kickstarted its free Community School of Barbering by taking on two sisters from St Petrock’s.

HITC has worked closely with St Petrock’s, an Exeter-based charity working on behalf of people experiencing homelessness, by providing free barbering services, including complimentary haircuts each Tuesday, and actively seeking two learners to have a golden opportunity to receive vocational education and training to become fully qualified...

If being an independent musician requires an entrepreneurial mindset, then it bodes well for Emily Davies.

Emily is the University of Exeter’s Head of Student Entrepreneurship, a role in which she helps Exeter’s student and graduate startup businesses to flourish.

But for years she has balanced the full-time job she loves with a passion for making music, which she accepts is no less entrepreneurial.

“Before I started this role I’d never considered being a musician as entrepreneurship,” she says, “but as an independent musician you’ve got to be a bit of a...

Outstanding police officers who work across Devon and Cornwall were given special awards last week.

PC George House, based in Exeter city centre, was Highly Commended in the Neighbourhood Beat Manager of the Year category. The officers received certificates to mark their achievements.

The first annual Excellence in Policing Awards ceremony took place at Sandy Park conference centre in Exeter on Friday 14 June. The event was organised by the Museum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall and a total of 22 awards were handed out.

The honours were presented by Devon...