Constructing Excellence South West (CESW) announces the appointment of Exeter-based businessman David Greensmith, as the new chair of CESW Sustainability Forum. CESW is the single cross sector, cross supply chain organisation charged with driving the change agenda in construction within the south west region, forming part of the Constructing Excellence Regional Partnership (CERP). They exist to improve industry performance to produce a better built environment. The ‘jewel in the crown’ is the ‘Adopt a School’ campaign, with 44 active partnerships of construction related companies, and...
Associate Solicitor Vanessa Priddis of The Family Law Company in Exeter has qualified as a Children Issues Arbitrator within the Family Law Children Arbitration Scheme.
This means she can help separating couples to resolve issues involving children without them having to go to court.
Vanessa said: “The experience of going to court can put intense pressure on couples already going through a stressful time; even the thought of it can cause anxiety.
“By using arbitration, practical issues such as the time the children spend with each parent, choices about education or...
A major networking opportunity for young women seeking a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) is due to be held at Dartmoor Zoo in November.
Organisers, Women in STEM Plymouth (WISP), regularly hold meetings for women working in STEM at the prestigious Plymouth Science Park (PSP).
They are keen to promote the crucially important role women play in the industry – especially when so many female scientists and mathematicians have made significant, historical breakthroughs.
Marie Curie’s discovery of radium at the end of the nineteenth century...
Experts are using cutting-edge technologies to study the past and present in a new, state-of-the-art digital humanities laboratory at the University of Exeter.
The £1.2m new building houses cutting-edge tools so academics can use the latest methods to investigate important historical, literary and visual artefacts. The laboratory contains specialist scanning equipment which can create high-resolution 3D models of objects too fragile to be handled, allowing them to be studied in detail and seen by the public for the first time while helping to protecting them for future generations...
Applications are now open for a new course giving people the chance to become a key part of a hospital operating team.
The RD&E and other NHS partners in Devon and Cornwall have teamed up with Birmingham City University to launch a two-year Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) course.
ODPs are a crucial part of the operating department team, working with surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses to ensure that surgery is as safe and effective as possible, providing a high standard of care to patients throughout each stage of their operation.
In a US Senate Intelligence Committee hearing yesterday, US Senator Angus King stated that Russia’s attempt to influence governments around the world will not stop with the 2016 US Election meddling. Senator King warned the world of Russia’s attempt to expand its influence through online and offline means around the world.
The statement also revealed that Russia may be looking to influence and support a second independence referendum in Scotland. This isn’t just an isolated attempt. It is a coordinated series of attacks on the world’s democracies.
Updated plans for a footbridge to replace Alma Bridge in Sidmouth will be presented to local town councillors on Monday (6 November).
Devon County Council had put forward proposals for a structure over the River Sid which included short flights of steps at either end of the bridge. This gained the support of Sidmouth Town Council earlier this year. The County Council has been assessing the suitability of an alternative diversion route for those who would not be able to use the bridge, while also continuing to look at options to enable access to the bridge by parents with prams and...
On 1st November 2017, Awcock Ward Partnership (AWP) are celebrating their 5th anniversary as a successful local business. They’ve grown from 7 members of staff in 2012 to 28 in 2017 including 8 apprentices. With 3 awards under their belts, they are both locally and regionally recognised for the work they do and the way they care for their staff. In 2016 they won the Exeter Living ‘Professional Services’ Award and in 2017 they won the Express and Echo Business ‘Small Business of the Year’ award and the National Apprenticeship, South West Regional ‘Newcomer SME of the Year’ award. Their next...
In recent years, financial issues have plagued many people in the UK, leading to a surge in the amount of debt-ridden homeowners and businesses facing bankruptcy. At one time, the Exeter postcode EX6 was one of the top ten most debt-ridden postcodes in the UK, according to research by the Telegraph . Unfortunately, this difficult reality also affects many students, who are equally struggling to find the means of debt management.
It is a well-known fact that the cost of attending university in the UK is steep, as the combination of fees and the price of living increase annually. In...
Your essential guide to What’s On in around Exeter this weekend (3-5 November)
THEATRE
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Hot Rock Productions presents ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’. Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece, and the definitive ‘Grusical’, don’t miss out on the ultimate theatrical horror experience. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Medea Friday & Saturday, Beer Quarry Caves Four of Swords perform Medea in the spectacular Beer Quarry Caves. Freely adapted from the Greek masterpiece...
