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Record number of Exeter College students secure Oxbridge offers

Fourteen Exeter College learners have received offers to study at the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge, marking another year of exceptional academic achievement across the College and highlighting the ambition and determination of its learners.

This year, a record 73 Exeter College learners submitted an Oxbridge application. Of those, more than half (56%) were shortlisted for interview, with 14 securing highly competitive offers. Eight learners received offers from the University of Cambridge and six from the University of Oxford to study subjects including...

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Celebrating 95th birthday with a return to Otter Garden Centres

First trip out since lockdown for Lionel

The red carpet was rolled out for a very special customer at Otter Garden Centres in Ottery St Mary when Lionel Smith paid a visit.

Lionel chose the garden centre as his preferred destination to mark his 95th birthday and Otter team members worked hard - within social distancing guidelines - to make his visit memorable. They rolled out the red carpet, with a banner, balloons, cake and birthday card from founders Marilyn and Malcolm White, signed by many team members.

It was the first time Lionel had left home since lockdown...

Call for used candles to help relight candle recycling business

If you’ve been lighting up your lockdown with candles, The Recycled Candle Company urgently needs your help!

As lockdown measures ease, owners Richard Hills-Ingyon and Sargon Latchin are asking anyone with a stockpile of used candles to either drop them off at the shop or pop them in the post so they can start production again.

Richard said: “Lockdown meant donations pretty much stopped, and without the wax, we can’t make our recycled candles.

“But we know the wax is out there as we’ve had loads of enquiries from people desperate to give us their old candles.”...

Everys Solicitors expands family team

Everys Solicitors is delighted to announce the expansion of its Family team with the appointments of two new solicitors and a legal assistant who joined the firm on Monday, 8th June, 2020. The new appointments come at a time of substantial increase in demand for Family Law services.

Moira Reynolds joins Everys as a Partner and Head of the Family department. Moira has over 19 years’ experience within Family Law and her career also encompasses three years as a law lecturer at Weston College. Moira is a very experienced lawyer who provides constructive support and expert advice on all...

Measures to support cyclists social distancing in place

New temporary traffic calming measures to support social distancing and provide a safer environment to encourage walking and cycling in Exeter are now in place. The changes are the first set of traffic calming measures along the E3 cycle route linking Heavitree and Whipton to the City Centre. The route also passes close to four primary schools, a secondary school as well as local parks.

The changes also include temporary traffic order preventing through traffic in several roads.

These include Vaughan Road, from the junction with Clifford Close to the junction with Bodley...

Adventure Drive-In announce UK's biggest drive-in cinema tour

Adventure Drive-In, the UK's biggest drive-in tour, will be visiting over 20 towns and cities this summer, including Exeter and Newton Abbot!

Friends and family are invited to enjoy outdoor screenings of their favourite films, new and old, from the safety and comfort of their cars. With 80s classics including Dirty Dancing, Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Labyrinth, The Goonies and The Blues Brothers, to family favourites such as Grease, The Lion King, Cool Runnings and The Greatest Showman, to critically acclaimed 90s films like Pulp Fiction and Jurassic Park, and...

Heir follow their heroes and record at world's most famous studio

Groove pop band Heir have followed in the footsteps of their music heroes – all the way to Abbey Road!

The five-piece – whose keyboard player Sam Perry hails from Exeter – have just released their eagerly-awaited new single Fear of Falling .

The brilliant slice of throwback pop was not only recorded at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios but was produced by the great Ken Scott who has famously worked with such icons as The Beatles, David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Elton John .

The magical experience at Abbey Road was new territory for Heir whose previous singles...

Exeter based team launches new service providing remote business support to local organisations

A new business service has launched in Exeter offering short and long term remote business solutions to local organisations. Sky Business Solutions (SBS) was formed in March 2020 as the Coronavirus pandemic tightened its grip and the nation went into lockdown.

The company is the brainchild of founding members Amy Helm and Jenny Evans who, after finding themselves being made redundant, worked remotely to collaborate their business background and expertise. Having worked closely in previous roles and aware of their strengths, the ethos behind Sky Business Solutions quickly started to...

Care home residents have a fizzy time with local business during lockdown

Staff and residents at a Budleigh Salterton residential home have been having a fizzy time creating bath bombs with a local Exmouth business, but in a safe ‘virtual’ way.

During lockdown, all care homes have had to close their doors to family, loved ones and their usual activity visitors.

The dedicated staff and carers have been doing a fantastic job looking after and entertaining residents and to date there have been no cases of covid at the home. To add a little extra to the ‘usual’ in-house activities, Pinewood Residential Home decided to do something different and...

Former Foreign Secretary Heads Panel Discussion

David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, is headlining an online panel discussion that is examining the impacts of COVID-19 on developing countries. BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet is hosting the event on 2 July, that also features Waad al-Kateab, Dr Hamza al-Kateab, and Dr Weeda Mehran of the University of Exeter.

Waad al-Kateab made the film For Sama, which documented the life of her family during the siege of Aleppo. The film was nominated for BAFTAs and an OSCAR, and she now reports for Channel 4 News on COVID-19.

Those who...

Bring Your Dog to Work (at home) Day: The UK’s best day out (in) for dogs

It is the 7th annual Bring Your Dog to Work Day on Friday 26th June, and this year we’ve turned this pupular charity day out into an exciting “day in” for our hardworking pawsome pals and their homeworking hoomans.

We’ve got five pawtastic online events on the big day from celebrity judged Dog Shows to an exclusive Rescue Moon Bear Experience live from Chinacelebrating that special bond we have with animals.

This year we are raising money for animal welfare charities that includes the Bring Your Dog To Work Day official charities – All Dogs Matter and Animals Asia ....

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Record number of Exeter College students secure Oxbridge offers

Celebrating 95th birthday with a return to Otter Garden Centres

Call for used candles to help relight candle recycling business

Everys Solicitors expands family team

Measures to support cyclists social distancing in place

Adventure Drive-In announce UK's biggest drive-in cinema tour

Heir follow their heroes and record at world's most famous studio

Exeter based team launches new service providing remote business support to local organisations

Care home residents have a fizzy time with local business during lockdown

Former Foreign Secretary Heads Panel Discussion

Bring Your Dog to Work (at home) Day: The UK’s best day out (in) for dogs

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