The University of Exeter has retained the prestigious Green Flag Awards for its beautiful eco-friendly campuses for 2018-19.
For the eighth year running, judges have renewed the Green Flag status of the University’s Streatham Campus in Exeter. The judges described the grounds as “delightful and a credit to all who contribute to its upkeep and management”.
They also commended the site as excellent, saying “it has been carefully and successfully enlarged to accommodate demand without altering its character or diminishing its beauty”.
Exeter Tennis Centre has been selected as a Local Player Development Centre as part of the LTA's 10-year Performance Strategy for tennis in Britain.
The centres will be operational from September 2018 and will play an important part in developing the next generation of British tennis players.
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) today named 50 tennis centres across the country that will act as Local Player Development Centres (LPDCs), marking the next milestone in the development of the new ten-year Performance Strategy for tennis in Britain.
Property developer and investment company, Propiteer, have completed a multi-million pound development on their new asset, the Hampton by Hilton hotel in Exeter. The 40-bedroom extension has taken the room total to 160 and included an extensive internal upgrade, including the addition of three new fully-equipped meeting rooms to meet the corporate and conferencing demand. As well as the new upgrade, the Hampton by Hilton recently received a Hilton ‘Best of The Best’ Award following a recent quality assurance audit, which distinguishes it as one of the leading performers in Hilton Worldwide...
Otter Garden Centres has added to existing green credentials with the installation of car charging points at the company’s Ottery St Mary, Plymouth, Wincanton and Lymington branches.
Customers who drive electric cars will now be able to use the EV (electric vehicle) charging stations free of charge while they shop. Each station is capable of charging two vehicles.
As a company, Otter Garden Centres is committed to an environmentally friendly approach and this is the latest in a series of green initiatives undertaken.
Managing Director, Jacqui Taylor explained: “We...
A day-long conference at Exeter University will discuss some of the difficult issues related to mental health problems at work and how organisations can create positive mental wellbeing in the workplace.
The ‘Good Work and Mental Well-Being Lab’ will review Macmillan Cancer Support and Exeter University’s approach to mental health in the workplace. It will also discuss the latest research on management interventions to support mental health and how this is influencing practice in Cornwall Council.
The event will be facilitated by Peter Totterdill and Rosemary Exton from...
Local author Justin Newland will be visiting Exeter Library to sign copies of his novel, The Genes of Isis.
The event will take place in the Rougemont Lounge from 11 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. on Saturday 8th September, 2018.
The novel is an epic fantasy and supernatural thriller set under Ancient Egyptian skies and weaves together two threads: the story of the flood in the Book of Genesis and the myth of Isis and Osiris. Justin’s second novel, The Old Dragon’s Head, is a historical fantasy set in Old China (published November 2018)....
A day-long conference at Exeter University will discuss some of the difficult issues related to mental health problems at work and how organisations can create positive mental wellbeing in the workplace.
The ‘Good Work and Mental Well-Being Lab’ will review Macmillan Cancer Support and Exeter University’s approach to mental health in the workplace. It will also discuss the latest research on management interventions to support mental health and how this is influencing practice in Cornwall Council.
The event will be facilitated by Peter Totterdill and Rosemary Exton from...
A former Home Secretary, an LGBT campaigner, the leader of the first all-female crew to cross the Pacific and a legendary journalist are among those being given honorary degrees by the University of Exeter.
The Right Honourable Alan Johnson, Ruth Hunt, Chief Executive of Stonewall, rower Laura Penhaul and John Simpson CBE, the BBC’s World Affairs Editor, will join leading figures from the world of science, sport, health and literature whose achievements will be recognised during graduation ceremonies in Exeter and Truro.
They include Performance Director of the Lawn Tennis...
The expansion of the UK’s first on-street city electric bike hire scheme continues with new sites approved for Exeter and East Devon.
Devon County Council’s East Devon Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HATOC) have given approval for three new Co-Bike sites, which follows Exeter HATOC’s approval in May for ten new and three expanded sites. The combined programme totals £340,000 to expand the Co-Bikes network in and around the city. Currently the scheme, launched in 2016, has 20 bikes in operation at six sites with more than 700 members registered up to February 2018. The...
Congratulations! You have a new job, and that indeed is worth celebrating; however, it can be an event that fills you with mixed emotions. Happiness that your skills and expertise have been recognised, but nerves too, what if you make mistakes, or your skills fall short?
You also must contend with entering a new workplace culture that you do not know will suit your personality. What if you hate it? There’s a lot to be thinking about.
Research commissioned by 4imprint has shown that half of workers have a terrible first day, which is itself a daunting statistic, so to help...
