Visitors to Newton Abbot can now listen and learn about significant events in the town’s history through new, energy efficient heritage posts.

Positioned by places of historical interest at St. Leonards Tower, one of Newton Abbot’s most recognisable landmarks, Passmore Edwards Library and Courtenay Park, opposite the town’s railway station, the three heritage posts came about through a partnership between Teignbridge District Council, Newton Abbot Town Council and Newton Abbot Museum.

A first of their kind for Teignbridge, the posts are operated by selecting one of a total...

Wollen Michelmore Solicitors have recently promoted eight staff members to Associate status within the firm.

The solicitors from across the firm’s five Devon offices have made a significant contribution towards managing client cases and developing new areas of work across the region and this promotion is in recognition of their successes to date.

Located at the Torquay office, three solicitors have been promoted: Jaime Denega – a solicitor specialising in trusts and estate planning, Edward Lee – a private client solicitor and later life expert and Brigit Nolan – who...

Striker Jayden Stockley says he wants to be a big part of Exeter City’s future having put pen to paper on a deal at St James Park.

The 23-year-old striker, who spent the second half of the 2015/16 season on loan at City, has signed from Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen for a club record fee.

Stockley, who scored 10 goals in 21 starts in his previous spell at the club, said once he knew Paul Tisdale was interested in signing him there was no other club he wanted to join.

“As soon as I became aware that there was a chance of me leaving (Aberdeen), I had a...

Heathrow and the Department for International Trade’s ‘Exporting is GREAT’ Campaign have awarded Exeter-based business ‘Appen’ one of 20 UK funding and support packages to encourage them to export their goods or services to new international markets. Through the ‘World of Opportunity Programme’ Heathrow will provide £40,000 for SME trade missions or research into global markets of their choice. Appen will also have access to the personalised advice of an International Trade Advisor from the Department of International Trade, and a Plaza Premium lounge pass to begin their trip in style as...

Visitors to Knightshayes, Tiverton, on Saturday 9 September will be treated to free admission and the chance to experience behind-the-scenes tours and talks as part of the Heritage Open Day scheme. The National Trust team have seen the day as a great opportunity to champion the work their organisation does as a charity to help conserve special places like Knightshayes, and talk to people about how their support can help make a difference to their local National Trust property. There will be tours of both the house and the garden throughout the day that visitors can sign up to, and that...

The chance of surviving a cardiac arrest has been boosted, thanks to the staff at Bigwave Media in Exeter and the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The creative agency decided to join the BHF’s force of Nation of Lifesavers by training ten of their staff in Exeter, to learn life-saving CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) skills. The staff were trained by Hilary Sanders, who is the coordinator and a trainer for a BHF Heartstart Community Group based in Kentisbeare near Cullompton. She volunteered to provide the training, including a practice defibrillator to help the staff become confident...

Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants has announced that partner and head of its audit team, Shona Godefroy, has been promoted as the firm's new deputy managing partner.

Shona takes her new role at the same time she celebrates 10 years with the firm, which has more than 250 employees across Devon and Somerset, having joined from Big Four accountancy firm E&Y in 2007.

As well as taking even more responsibility for the strategic direction of Thomas Westcott and day to day management decisions, Shona will remain as the firm's head of audit and retains her role as partner...

Hyde + Seek takes top spot in Exeter BID’s Summer of Independents competition

Hyde + Seek has been crowned Exeter’s Independent Business of the Year by Exeter Business Improvement District (BID). The Summer of Independents competition was launched on 4th July to celebrate the very best of the city’s independently run shops, restaurants, cafes and businesses. A staggering 1,658 people voted for 117 Exeter “indies” during the competition which saw a broad range of businesses nominated by their customers for the chance to win the top accolade: Independent Business of the Year 2017....

Exeter School pupil Tom Lammonby has been named Man of Series after topping the England Under 19 batting averages in their five match one day series against India. The 17-year-old joined Somerset Cricket Academy in the autumn of 2015 and was thrilled to play in all five games in the international series against India Under 19s. He said it felt incredible to have won the Man of Series Award and the icing on the cake. “It’s nice to have got some runs for England, but it has all happened so fast and one thing has led to another. “To have played for the England Under 19s is better than any...