A brand new interactive whiteboard, donated to Princetown Primary School by the Dartmoor Classic cycle sportive, is set to open the eyes of pupils this year when it’s used for a series of live broadcasts with groups around the world. Provided to the school as part of Dartmoor Classic’s commitment to engage with local communities and to support good causes, the whiteboard will be used, among other things, to bring the literary world into the classroom after the February half term. Clare Luther, a London-based children’s author whose series of books, including The Safari and Okavango sets,...
Snap up your ticket for our annual trip to Exeter where we'll be pouring a range of over 30 wines in the heart of the city. There will be the latest customer favourites and new discoveries from around the world. Taste big reds, crisp whites and refreshing roses as well as a selection of sparkling and even a few dessert wines – there is so much variety!
5 reasons to join us in Exeter:
A glass of chilled sparkling on arrival – the perfect way to begin your tasting!
Taste over 30 delicious wines from around the world.
GB Davis Cup captain Leon Smith helped lead local coaches at the Tennis for Kids Coach Training Day at Exeter Tennis Centre last week.
Back for a second year following a successful roll out in 2016, Tennis for Kids is a national initiative devised by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to get 20,000 children aged 5 to 8 playing tennis for the first time and, best of all, for free.
Around 40 coaches gathered at Exeter Tennis Centre to be put through their paces in the on-court training session and to pick up resources to help them manage their Tennis for Kids courses.
Following their ★★★★★ sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and SOHO Theatre, Roxy Dunn (C4’s Babylon , BBCThree’s Top Coppers ) and Alys Metcalf (Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong ) compete with their egos to tell a comic, time-hopping story, exploring whether our lives are predetermined or shaped by our choices.
’A breath of fresh air’
THE TIMES
’An hour well spent in the company of two future stars’
SUNDAY MAIL
’Very funny stuff and the performances are excellent’
‘In Iona Macdonald’s singing resides a loveliness that cannot be taught’ Rolling Stone, Germany ‘[Paul Tasker] is one of the guitarists of his generation’ Maverick Magazine Glasgow’s Doghouse Roses (Iona Macdonald and Paul Tasker), once more present their unique take on contemporary folk and reaffirm that they are ‘Something a little bit special’ (The List) with the release of their long-awaited third studio album ‘Lost is Not Losing’.
Touring with Doghouse Roses is the Joseph Parsons Duo. Paul met Joseph in Germany, where they had the same booking agent, and they toured together....
Newton Abbot solicitors, Wollen Michelmore has recently grown the Family Law team with two additional members joining the already successful team.
The firm’s established solicitors Cate Jewell and Natalie Pouya have been joined by Gemma Stevens who is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in private law Children and Domestic Abuse.
Gemma deals with a variety of elements of family law, including divorce and financial settlement, children, domestic abuse and cohabitation agreements and disputes.
Also joining the strong family team is Emma Ward, Paralegal supporting...
South West Apprenticeships Ambassador Network and Exeter College are hosting the Apprenticeship Expo 2017 for the third year running, as part of National Apprenticeship Week.
The Apprenticeship Expo is the only event of its kind in the South West dedicating itself to only showcasing employers that support Apprentices.
The Apprenticeship Expo is taking place at Exeter College’s Sports Hall on Queen Street on Thursday 9th March 2017 between 2pm and 7pm. The event is part of the tenth annual National Apprenticeship Week which takes place from 6-10 March 2017, with hundreds of...
Watch local history come alive as Devon Wildlife Trust start the ancient waterwheels turning to grind grain into flour using traditional milling methods.
Volunteer millers will run milling demonstrations throughout the morning. For more information contact 01392 279244 or email contactus@devonwildlifetrust.org
The most successful holiday parks in England and Wales are sharing their tips for success in a new guide, which aims to help raise standards across the board in the holiday parks sector. Stephens Scown – the current holder of the British Legal Awards’ UK Law Firm of the Year title – has produced ‘Park Life’, bringing together insights and advice from award winning holiday parks. The guide includes case studies from a range of holiday parks including Devon’s Ladram Bay, Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight and Tree Tops Caravan Park in North Wales, along with advice from industry experts...
Kitsons, who have offices in Exeter, Plymouth and Torquay, have been awarded the Government’s Cyber Essentials Plus certification in recognition of their robust cyber security systems and controls. The Cyber Essentials Plus certification demonstrates an organisation is addressing the most common internet threats with a series of key controls that have been independently tested and verified by qualified cyber security professionals. It builds upon the base level Cyber Essentials certification for organisations that wish to achieve enhanced levels of cyber resilience. Kitsons worked with...
