A group of six talented trainee solicitors are starting their careers as newly qualified solicitors with leading South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP. Taking up positions in the employment, dispute resolution, real estate, family and corporate teams in Truro and Exeter, Olivia Miller, Sam Dunstan, Lauren Mankee, Laura Britton, Carrianne Matta and Holly Bryan have all recently completed their training contracts with the firm. Liz Allen, partner and head of the family law team at Stephens Scown heads up the firm’s graduate recruitment. She said: “It has been so rewarding to see these...
To mark the end of the First World War Centenary, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has launched its “Road to Peace” project. The project tells 120 personal stories of casualties who died during the final 100 days of the First World War, from 8 August to 11 November.
The stories have been compiled by the CWGC’s team of historians and includes the remarkable account of a First World War Reverend, Chaplain Theodore Hardy from Exeter, who was one of the most decorated non-combatants of the First World War, he was awarded a Victoria Cross, Military Cross and received the...
Metal matters and it can be endlessly recycled in to new items from cars to kettles – that’s the message that children from two East Devon primary schools have been learning over the last few weeks as part of a district-wide campaign asking residents to recycle more metal.
East Devon District Council and its partners SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, are calling on households to recycle more of their drinks cans, food tins, deodorant cans, aluminium food trays, foil and metal jar and bottle lids in their green recycling sacks which are collected every week from the kerbside.
A local house builder is helping four intrepid fundraisers make a splash by supporting a quartet of Devon hockey players who will be swapping their sticks for oars this December to row across the Atlantic Ocean.
Bovis Homes is sponsoring ‘Astro to Atlantic’, a team of four girls - Louise Read, Helen Symons, Chloe Harvey and Emily Read – who are taking part in one of the world’s toughest races, The Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge.
The team, who have been playing hockey together for the past eleven years, will be rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean on a 23-foot...
As we approach November, preparations are being made at Exeter Racecourse for one of their biggest fixtures on the horse racing calendar. This year’s Haldon Gold Cup is scheduled to take place at the Devon venue on Tuesday 6th with organisers promising history will be made.
A real favourite for followers of the British National Hunt chase scene, the contenders have 2m 1f between themselves and a share of a staggering prize pot. The Grade 2 contest has thrown up some famous winners since it was first run in 1987, when won by Very Promising for jockey Richard Dunwoody and trainer...
Exeter Airport’s winter flight schedule brings new opportunities to do business in a sought-after location, where companies already benefit from business rate relief.
Flybe recently added some extra flights on key business routes from Exeter Airport bringing improved national and international connectivity for corporate and leisure trips.
The new schedule starts on the 28th October and includes a number of significant enhancements, with up to 110 flights a week to 17 destinations.
With research last year estimating that Brits are likely to spend around £320 million on Halloween, its popularity in the UK is growing at a frightful rate. Exeter is no exception – the city and its surroundings offer a monstrous array of spine-tingling experiences for all ages.
Halloween has always been a kids’ favourite and Exeter has plenty of fearsome family fun to raise their spirits. Crealy Adventure Park features the Scarecrow Scare Maze, the Treehouse Trolls and some ghastly goings-on at the Creaky Hotel. With bewitching tales of wars and sieges, Exeter’s Underground...
Brexit continues to dominate the news headlines here in Britain and is unlikely to stop doing so any time soon. Negotiations are ongoing and there’s no guarantee that a deal will even be reached before the deadline of March 2019. Overall, Exeter voted “remain” back in 2016 – but no matter how you voted, it’s easy to admit that all aspects of British life could in theory be affected by Brexit. For example, a visa process for British citizens visiting European countries for holidays or for work could be introduced, and imports and exports from and to EU countries might also be affected....
