Top 40 law firm Trowers & Hamlins has promoted three senior lawyers from its Exeter Office to partnership, with effect from 1 July 2019.
Ben Neary, Hannah Jackson and Emma Sear are three of the 12 lawyers promoted by the firm this year, nationally and internationally. All three work in the Real Estate department, serving clients in the South West and across the UK.
Joseph Acton, partner and head of Trowers' Exeter Office commented:
"I'm pleased to welcome Ben, Hannah and Emma to our partnership. All three have shown a real commitment to delivering an outstanding...
A MAN who impressed three of the judges in Series 13 of the ITV talent show “Britain's Got Talent” - but failed to impress Simon Cowell so much that he became irritated and stormed off - will perform the official opening of the 42nd Dartmoor Folk Festival on Saturday, August 10.
Roger Butler, aka Chucklefoot, a traditional one man band and who is well-known across the folk scene, performed an original song in his audition on the television show.
Roger, who was 73 at the time of his tv audition, performed an original song, with the refrain "don't give Granny any whisky at...
You may be forgiven for unfamiliarity with the story of the gigantosaurus, especially if you don't have young children. The gigantosaurus is a book by Jonny Duddle, essentially it's a modern version of the 'boy that cried wolf' and worth adding to any parents collection. The story for anyone still in the dark, is one of a small dinosaur called Bonehead, who volunteers to be the lookout for his friends while they play. After repeatedly warning of impending doom in the form of the gigantosaurus on several occasions, his friends ignore him and finally when the mighty prehistoric beast appears...
A resident at RMBI Care Co. Home Cadogan Court in Exeter has celebrated her 100th birthday.
Joan Dyer enjoyed a party at the Home with her family, residents and staff. She was very surprised and delighted to receive an official birthday card from Her Majesty the Queen.
She was presented with a birthday cake made by the Home’s chef Rosie, whilst everyone sang Happy Birthday!
After a special lunch with her daughter Joanne, Joan enjoyed listening to Exeter harpist Luc Walpot and sipped some of her favourite prosecco. Joan had requested that Luc play on her birthday as...
Can you help British Transport Police officers trace wanted woman Nicole McGregor? The 29-year-old of The Lindfield, Coventry, failed to appear at Exeter Magistrates’ Court on 2 July after being charged with possession of an offensive weapon and fare evasion. The charges relate to an offence at Exeter St David’s station on 22 April. Another man was arrested in connection to this incident and has since been handed a custodial sentence. Enquiries by officers suggest that McGregor has connections in the Leamington Spa and Coventry areas, as well as the Exmouth area of Devon. McGregor is white...
On Sunday 2nd June three intrepid Freemasons from Devon set out to conquer the beaches which formed the landing places of the 2nd world war Normandy Landings on the 6th June 1944.
Steve Robertson and Chris Wollacott both members of St. Thomas Lodge no. 4198 in Exeter and Ian Morton of Lodge Virtue & Honour 494, in Axminster met up before boarding the Poole ferry to Cherbourg, but even before they set sail disaster struck, when Steve’s bike wheel shed a spoke (possibly due to the weight of his baggage) luckily they found a friendly repair shop owner who opened up on a Sunday...
More “intensive” beekeeping does not raise the risk of diseases that harm or kill the insects, new research suggests.
Intensive agriculture – where animals or plants are kept crowded together in very high densities – is thought to result in higher rates of disease spreading.
But researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of California, Berkeley found this is not the case for honeybees.
Their study modelled the spread of multiple honeybee diseases and found that crowding many colonies together was “unlikely to greatly increase disease prevalence...
Swimming trunks, a fishing rod and part of a car exhaust system were among the surprising items found on the latest beach clean organised by staff at Living Coasts.
The charity zoo’s Events Coordinator Hayley Gibson said: “We had 72 volunteers on the day, which was fantastic, and we collected 4 large bin bags full of litter. Goodrington is a fairly well-kept beach, but if you look beneath the surface you will find lots of rubbish!
“Some of the more peculiar item included a pair of Speedos, a fishing rod and part of a car exhaust pipe. There were as usual lots of crisp...
AN EXETER care provider is raising awareness of what it’s like to work in the industry and how rewarding it can be via a special week dedicated to the topic next month (August 2019).
Guardian Homecare, a domiciliary care provider that provides services in Exeter, is launching a #ChangeLives awareness week on its social media and on the ground from August 5 until 9.
Guardian Homecare’s Manager, Catherine Porter said: “We are regularly campaigning for care work to be taken more seriously as a career, which is why we have decided to host this week to help raise awareness. We’...
