The Isca School of English is seeking host families for their foreign students as we prepare for a very busy summer. Why be an Isca Family?
We have been based in St Leonard’s since 1966 and are a family run school . We know that taking someone into your home is a very personal and so make sure that you feel supported throughout their stay. Jo our Accommodation and Welfare Manager is always a phone call away day and night!
We have lovely students and they have a full timetable of school, sports and evening activities and a
Joy Wilkinson, a resident at RMBI Home Cadogan Court in Exeter, has been reunited with a recording from her husband Eric, an RAF serviceman, whilst he was serving in India during the Second World War. The message was found on an old record by a member of the public in Salisbury during a clear out and was played on BBC’s The One Show, to help reunite the recording with its rightful owner. Representatives from the RAF Association visited the Home on Tuesday 8 May to give the recording back to Joy and had a short chat with her which featured later on The One Show.
Fun 5K or 10K run, walk or jog through beautiful Mid Devon parkland this September.
Roll out of bed, grab you sponsorship money and jog in your jim-jams for Hospiscare.
The whole family is welcome to run, walk or jog to raise funds for your local Hospice and then enjoym a well earned breakfast on us. The route takes in the beatiful gardens and parkland of Knightshayes Court, where family and friends are welcome to cheer you on.
Run as a family or a team with friends and colleagues. Make every step count by maximising your sponsorship to provide local patients and...
If you were living under a rock for the past year or so, you might not be aware that Prince Henry of Wales is marrying American actress Meghan Markle in a couple of days’ time. The wedding, which will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (pictured above), has drawn massive scrutiny from the media in Britain and beyond.
From the moment the couple got engaged last year, bookmakers have been putting out markets for Royal Wedding betting 2018 . But this is not just a one-off, increasingly punters like to have a punt on the novelty bets, everything from royal baby names to...
Free advice for anyone concerned about skin cancer will be available in Princesshay this weekend. Specialist nurses from the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital’s dermatology department will be at the Eastgate end of the precinct from 10am to 4pm on Saturday May 12.
With temperatures on the rise and summer just around the corner, Claire Facey and Sarah Sandford will be on hand to answer questions and offer confidential help and advice. The drop-in service is part of a partnership between FORCE Cancer Charity, the RD&E and Princesshay.
Devon has been selected as one of two parts of the UK to host a new initiative which will see thousands of the county’s 87,000 7-17 year-olds get together to learn to code and create with technology in a fun creative environment in Devon and Torbay Libraries.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation, has partnered with Devon-based charity Libraries Unlimited to bring nine brand new CoderDojos to libraries across Devon and Torbay in the first phase of the project. Sessions will be held in libraries in Exeter, Bideford, Braunton, Crediton, Ottery St Mary, South Molton, Teignmouth, Paignton and...
Exeter Racecourse concluded its season against the backdrop of blue skies and a plethora of colour as ladies and gentlemen from across the region converged to celebrate Heavitree-sponsored Ladies Night.
Dozens came forward for the best dressed competitions, with Daria Cernobrivec from Plymouth judged the overall winner, her stunning Karen Millen dress and headpiece by Sara Tiara clinching a plethora of prizes including a stay at the luxury boutique hotel Bayards Cove Inn, Dartmouth and vouchers from Hoopers of Torquay.
Daria, who works for Plymouth-based GA Solicitors was...
Exeter based charity CEDA (Community, Equality, Disability Action) is the latest South West organisation launching a new ‘go green’ initiative, raising awareness of small changes that can be made to help protect our planet.
CEDA delivers education and social opportunities with disabled people and works with over 150 individuals each week. The charity employs 90 staff and volunteers each of whom are being encouraged to make small changes one step at a time.
CEDA has replaced its plastic straws with new biodegradable alternatives and it has increased the number of recycling...
Wollen Michelmore won the DASLS Legal Award - ‘Leading Law Firm of the Year’ for firms with over 11 partners, held at the English Riviera Centre on the 1st May.
The award was one of the biggest of the evening, competing against many high-profile law firms in the 11+ Partners category.
The DASLS Legal Awards has been going for 3 years now. It is an opportunity to celebrate the role of lawyers and to also recognise the outstanding contributions they make in supporting their clients, businesses and the communities in which we live and work.
Gilbert Stephens Solicitors are delighted that fee earner Antonia D'Alessio has recently qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive.
Antonia initially obtained her Exeter University LLB law degree in 2013, she then undertook Bar exams in London in 2015 before recently completing the Graduate Fast Track Diploma with CILEX Law School.
Antonia, who specialises in residential conveyancing, joined the firm in 2015 and has been an important part of the team ever since. We asked Antonia a few questions about why she is passionate about law and what advice she would offer to those...
