Exeter is to host a new forum for the public to air their views directly to policy makers at the Bank of England.
The Citizens’ Panel will offer people a chance to tell the Bank what they think about issues such as jobs, pay, housing and the cost of living.
The panels are being established following the publication of a report by the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce which called on the Bank to create new panels across the UK to improve its understanding of the economy.
Alex Brazier, the Bank’s Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and...
Proposals to progress with a planning application for the next section of the Teign Estuary Trail and a strategy to complete gaps in the route will go before Devon County Councillors next week (Wednesday 13 March). The County Council's Cabinet is being asked to approve the Teign Estuary Trail strategy to connect the route between Passage House Inn and Dawlish. A recommendation is also being made to agree to progress with a planning application for the section between Passage House Inn and Teignmouth. Teignbridge District Council has committed to contribute £200,000 of Community...
This year as part of their annual support of hospices throughout the country the Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Rt. W. Bro. Ian Kingsbury can be seen presenting a certificate denoting the £800 given on behalf of the Devonshire Freemasons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Denise Hook, Sarah Burns and Chris Webber at Hospiscare’s Pine Lodge Day Hospice in Tiverton.
The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the 245 hospices in England and Wales, including nearly £7,000 to seven hospices here in Devon as part of the £12 million...
A DEVON care provider says it is leading the way when it comes to providing a person-centred care approach for its service users with dementia (March 2019).
Guardian Homecare, which has offices in Exeter, says it views service users with dementia as individuals rather than focusing on their illness or the abilities they may have lost.
Katie Jewell, who is a Regional Manager with Guardian Homecare, said: “We have lots of service users who have dementia and we feel the best way to support them is to take into consideration each individual’s unique qualities, abilities,...
A number of winners at Exeter Racecourse throughout the National Hunt horse racing season go on the four-day Cheltenham Festival on March 12-15, with live chances of following up on their exploits in Devon.
Although the Cheltenham track is configured left-handed and races at Exeter are staged the other way around, the undulating and testing nature of going up into the Haldon Hills can be ideal preparation. With that in mind, here are four Exeter winners to follow at the Festival.
1. Defi Du Seuil
Philip Hobbs-trained six-year-old Defi Du Seuil kickstarted his...
Travel Devon has joined forces with Pennon Group to help staff commute to work in a more sustainable and healthy way.
Pennon, the parent company of South West Water and Viridor with headquarters in Exeter, is the latest business to take advantage of Travel Devon’s travel planning expertise and workplace support service.
Travel Devon, Devon County Council’s travel advice service, supported Pennon during the launch of their Green Travel Month in March.
The campaign is part of Pennon’s commitment to the Year of Green Action. Pennon’s business is about bringing...
Award-winning chartered accountants and business advisers, PKF Francis Clark is supporting the 12th National Apprenticeship Week, by celebrating their apprentices’ success and encouraging school leavers to consider the apprenticeship route to give their career in accountancy a head start.
With attitudes towards higher education changing, apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly popular career path. Research findings have shown that going to university is no longer necessarily the best choice for everyone and in addition to this, over half of the university students that were...
TV antiques experts Christina Trevanion and Timothy Medhurst to visit Millbrook Village retirement community on 20 March to give free antiques valuations
On Wednesday 20 March, BBC TV presenters, valuers and auctioneers Christina Trevanion and Timothy Medhurst will be paying a special visit to Millbrook Village, the later living community in Exeter, Devon to offer free valuations of antiques for residents of the village and the local public. Christina, known for her appearances on the BBC antiques programmesBargain Hunt, Flog It!, Antiques Road Trip and Put Your Money Where Your...
Dr Adolfo De Sanctis, 30, a Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, is attending Parliament to present his physics research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on Wednesday 13th March.
Adolfo’s poster on research about boosting the efficiency of solar panels using two-dimensional materials will be judged against dozens of other scientists’ research in the only national competition of its kind.
Adolfo was shortlisted from hundreds of applicants to appear in Parliament.
World leading chefs - including Raymond Blanc - recently visited the Exeter College Michael Caines Academy and @34 restaurant.
The college was extremely proud to host some of the very best chefs in the world, including Raymond Blanc, Sam Moody and Gary Jones.
The visit was for delegates of the annual Relais & Châteauxconference, hosted by Michael Caines MBE, chef/patron of Lympstone Manor, one of Britain’s most popular and well-known chefs, and founder of the Michael Caines Academy.
It aimed to show how chefs can use their skills and knowledge to set up similar...
