Top Academy school auditor secures 200th client

Authored by Josh Webber
Posted: Fri, 02/16/2018 - 10:31am

Bishop Fleming, the UK’s top auditor of Academy schools, has signed the Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) continuing a period of strong growth for the advisory firm.

The firm, which delivers audit, accounting, tax, corporate restructuring and advisory services to academies and businesses, says that its 200 MAT clients represent over 500 individual schools across the UK. This milestone reflects the success Bishop Fleming has had by positioning itself as the UK’s leading provider of professional services to academy schools. Speaking about the appointment of the firm as the trusts...

Branded: Fashion, femininity and the right to vote opens at Killerton

Authored by killerton
Posted: Fri, 02/16/2018 - 10:12am

‘Many suffragists spend more money on clothes than they can comfortable afford, rather than run the risk of being considered outré and doing harm to the cause’ Sylvia Pankhurst

The fashion collection at Killerton has opened its doors for 2018 with a new exhibition called Branded: Fashion, femininity and the right to vote. To mark 100 years since some women got the right to vote, the exhibition reflects the timeline of the campaign for women’s suffrage from 1866 until 1928 through the changing styles of fashion.

The exhibition highlights the relationship between politics and...

BBC Children in Need awards £6,100 to Exeter project

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 02/16/2018 - 10:05am

BBC Children in Need has awarded £6,100 in new funding, as part of Curiosity – a brand new partnership with Wellcome that is providing opportunities for children and young people experiencing disadvantage, to take part in science activities that are meaningful and fun!

The first round of the Curiosity programme has awarded 32 grants of up to £10,000 to fund projects which use the power of inspiring science activities to create change for disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. The programme aims to support young people to build their confidence and self-esteem,...

The Battle of Boat

Event Date: 
14/03/2018 - 7:00pm to 17/03/2018 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

The Battle Of Boat is an original musical by composer Ethan Lewis Maltby and lyricist Jenna Donnelly. Set during WW1, it follows the adventures of a group of children trying to find their place in a world at war. Heartwarming, funny and emotional, The Battle Of Boat is an original musical, beautifully written by composer Ethan Lewis Maltby and lyricist Jenna Donnelly.

Together they have created an extraordinary theatrical piece suitable for the whole family. Battle of Boat is brought to the Barnfield by the immensely talented students of Clyst Vale Community College (previous...

Branded: fashion, femininity and the right to vote

Event Date: 
16/02/2018 - 11:00am to 04/11/2018 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter

‘Many suffragists spend more money on clothes than they can comfortable afford, rather than run the risk of being considered outré and doing harm to the cause’ Sylvia Pankhurst

The fashion collection at Killerton has opened its doors for 2018 with a new exhibition called Branded: Fashion, femininity and the right to vote. To mark 100 years since some women got the right to vote, the exhibition reflects the timeline of the campaign for women’s suffrage from 1866 until 1928 through the changing styles of fashion.

The exhibition highlights the relationship between politics and...

Scheme to help Devon's homeless learn a trade launched

A pilot scheme to help Devon’s homeless gain the skills, qualifications and confidence needed to get their lives back on track and pursue a career in hair and barbering, has been launched.

The scheme gives new hope to homeless and vulnerably housed adults who want to learn a trade so they can support themselves and their loved ones.

Now Devon County Council’s adult education service Learn Devon, Hair@theAcademy, a specialist training salon supporting vulnerable people, Exeter salon The Hair Boutique and homeless shelter Gabriel House have joined forces to give the homeless...

Man loses finger after assault at Devon railway station

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/15/2018 - 4:08pm

A man had to have his finger amputated after an assault at Teignmouth railway station in Devon.

British Transport Police would like to speak to the men shown in the CCTV images in connection with the incident.

The offence happened on Saturday 23 December 2017 at around 10.45pm.

The victim, a 45-year-old man, was assaulted by a group of people in the station car park. He remembers regaining consciousness in the car park.

He believed he had minor injuries but the following day noticed what appeared to be a bite to his little finger.

A few days later,...

Freemasons donate £1,000 to Hospiscare's Kings House in Honiton

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/15/2018 - 3:02pm

This year has seen the Freemasons celebrate their tercentenary and as part of their annual support of hospices throughout the country the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire W. Bro. Chris Yard can be seen here presenting a certificate denoting the £1,000 given on behalf of the Freemasons of Devonshire and the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Maggie Draper, Head of Supportive Care at Hospiscare’s Kings House Day Hospice in Honiton.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the 245 hospices in England and Wales, including nearly £...

IKEA announces Exeter store opening date

Home furnishings retailer, IKEA, today announces that the doors of its new Exeter store will officially open for business on Tuesday 1st May. IKEA has invested £80 million in the 29,000 square metre store on Newcourt Way, and will bring its extensive range of high-quality, affordable products to the south-west of England. The store will feature inspirational room sets, a crèche, restaurant, bistro, a Changing Places toilet facility* and car park with over 1,000 spaces. The store is now going through the final stages of its recruitment process, with almost all of the 350 jobs created for...

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman Personae Tour at Exeter Phoenix

Event Date: 
03/05/2018 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS

Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman; the Dartmoor-based husband and wife have twice won the coveted Best Duo title at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (2016 and 2013), consistently delivering assured, distinctive performances whether live or recorded.

Over two decades of performance they have never been trapped in a groove – always bold and innovative, mixing traditional song arrangements with (increasingly) their self-penned material which reels from the bitter to the sweet, the wry to the sad, the political to the passive, across folk, rock, country and blues genres.

A deft...

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